Philip Ahn
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Ahn (born Pil Lip Ahn (안필립), March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean American actor. He was the first Korean American film actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ahn's first film was A Scream in the Night in 1935. He appeared in the Bing Crosby film Anything Goes, though director Lewis Milestone had initially rejected him because his English was too good for the part. His first credited roles came in 1936 in The General Died at Dawn and Stowaway, opposite Shirley Temple. He starred opposite Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937) and King of Chinatown (1937). During World War II, Ahn often played Japanese villains in war films. Mistakenly thought to be Japanese, he received several death threats. He enlisted in the United States Army, having served in the Special Services as an entertainer. He was discharged early because of an injured ankle and returned to making films. Ahn appeared in Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Around the World in Eighty Days, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Paradise, Hawaiian Style, with Elvis Presley. He got to play Korean characters in Korean War movies such as Battle Circus (1953) and Battle Hymn (1956). In 1952, Ahn made his television debut on the Schlitz Playhouse, a series he would make three additional appearances on. Ahn would also be cast in four episodes of ABC's Adventures in Paradise, four episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers crime drama Hawaiian Eye, and the CBS crime drama Hawaii Five-O. He made three appearances each on Crossroads, Bonanza, and M*A*S*H. He would also appear in two television movies. Ahn's most notable television role was as "Master Kan" on the television series Kung Fu. A Presbyterian, Ahn felt that the Taoist homilies his character quoted did not contradict his own religious faith.
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Third Uncle
Age 50 (now 72)
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Master Kan
Age 66 (now 72)
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
as General Yamashita
Age 69 (now 72)
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Master Kan
Age 66 (now 72)
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
Age 65 (now 72)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
Age 51 (now 72) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Third Uncle
Age 50 (now 72)
Halls of Montezuma
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
Age 45 (now 72)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Wong Chung Shee
Age 43 (now 72)
Blood on the Sun
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
Age 40 (now 72)
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Age 40 (now 72)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Age 39 (now 72)
The Man from Down Under
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Age 38 (now 72)
Behind the Rising Sun
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
Age 38 (now 72)
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 72)
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
Age 32 (now 72)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as High Lama of Ghupat
Age 59 (now 72)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Ho-Lung
Age 52 (now 72)
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Also Known As
Phillip Ahn, Phil Ahn, Philip Ann, Pil Lip Ahn, Pillip Ahn
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