1905-03-29 Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Kung Fu: The Movie | Master Kan | 1986-02-01 |
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The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | Soong | 1976-04-04 |
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Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita | General Yamashita | 1974-06-11 |
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Chang (voice) | 1973-10-23 |
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The World's Greatest Athlete | Old Chinaman | 1973-02-14 |
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Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon | Master Kan | 1972-02-22 |
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The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake | Mao Tse Tung (uncredited) | 1970-09-24 |
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Cocoon | Attorney General | 1968-09-20 |
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The Karate Killers | Sazami Kyushu | 1967-04-07 |
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Thoroughly Modern Millie | Tea | 1967-03-22 |
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Paradise, Hawaiian Style | Moki Kaimana | 1966-04-23 |
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Shock Corridor | Dr. Fong | 1963-09-25 |
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Confessions of an Opium Eater | Ching Foon | 1962-06-20 |
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A Girl Named Tamiko | Akiba | 1962-12-27 |
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Diamond Head | Mr. Immacona | 1962-12-27 |
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One-Eyed Jacks | Uncle | 1961-03-30 |
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Dragon by the Tail | Lee Chin | 1961-01-30 |
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The Great Impostor | Capt. Hun Kim | 1960-12-23 |
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Yesterday's Enemy | Yamazuki | 1959-09-10 |
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Never So Few | Nautaung, leader of the Kachin | 1959-12-07 |
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Hong Kong Confidential | Tan Chung | 1958-10-01 |
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Battle Hymn | Old Man | 1957-02-14 |
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The Way to the Gold | Mr. Ding - cafe owner | 1957-05-10 |
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Around the World in 80 Days | Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited) | 1956-10-17 |
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The Left Hand of God | Jan Teng | 1955-09-02 |
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Jump Into Hell | Chinese POW Lieutenant | 1955-04-01 |
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Third Uncle | 1955-08-18 |
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His Majesty O'Keefe | Sien Tang, Dentist | 1954-01-16 |
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Hell's Half Acre | Roger Kong | 1954-06-01 |
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The Shanghai Story | Major Ling Wu | 1954-09-01 |
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China Venture | Adm. Amara | 1953-09-07 |
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Fair Wind to Java | Gusti | 1953-01-28 |
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Target Hong Kong | Sin How | 1953-02-06 |
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Red Snow | Taglu, a spy | 1952-07-07 |
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Battle Zone | South Korean Guerrilla Leader | 1952-10-26 |
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Japanese War Bride | Eitaro Shimizu | 1952-01-29 |
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Macao | Itzumi | 1952-04-11 |
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Halls of Montezuma | Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura") | 1951-01-04 |
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I Was an American Spy | Capt. Arito | 1951-04-14 |
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China Corsair | Wong San | 1951-06-12 |
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Secrets of Monte Carlo | Wong | 1951-06-20 |
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The Big Hangover | Dr. Lee | 1950-05-26 |
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Impact | Ah Sing | 1949-03-20 |
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The Sickle or the Cross | Chinese Official | 1949-07-01 |
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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Wong Chung Shee | 1949-03-02 |
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State Department: File 649 | Col. Aram | 1949-02-11 |
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Women in the Night | Professor Kunioshi | 1948-01-02 |
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The Miracle of the Bells | Ming Gow | 1948-03-27 |
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The Cobra Strikes | Kasim--Houseboy | 1948-04-24 |
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Rogues' Regiment | Tran Duy Gian | 1948-12-28 |
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The Creeper | Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner | 1948-09-01 |
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Intrigue | Louie Chin | 1947-12-06 |
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Singapore | Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited) | 1947-08-13 |
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The Chinese Ring | Captain Kong | 1947-12-06 |
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Saigon | Boss Merchant (uncredited) | 1947-12-05 |
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They Were Expendable | Army Orderly (uncredited) | 1945-12-07 |
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China's Little Devils | Farmer | 1945-05-27 |
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Forever Yours | Chinese Man (uncredited) | 1945-01-26 |
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Betrayal from the East | Kato | 1945-04-24 |
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Back to Bataan | Col. Coroki | 1945-05-30 |
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China Sky | Dr. Kim | 1945-05-16 |
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God Is My Co-Pilot | Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1945-04-07 |
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Blood on the Sun | Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited) | 1945-04-26 |
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The Purple Heart | Saburo Goto (uncredited) | 1944-02-25 |
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The Keys of the Kingdom | Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia | 1944-12-15 |
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The Story of Dr. Wassell | Ping | 1944-07-04 |
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Dragon Seed | Leader of City People (uncredited) | 1944-07-20 |
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China | Lin Cho | 1943-04-21 |
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Behind the Rising Sun | Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi | 1943-08-01 |
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | 1943-02-19 | |
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Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | Hirota | 1943-04-06 |
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Around the World | Foo | 1943-11-27 |
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The Man from Down Under | English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited) | 1943-08-04 |
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December 7th | Shinto Priest (uncredited) | 1943-03-01 |
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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Wu Tan | 1943-01-05 |
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Across the Pacific | Man in Theatre (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
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Submarine Raider | First Officer Kawakami | 1942-06-04 |
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Ship Ahoy | Koro Sumo | 1942-04-16 |
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China Girl | Kai Young | 1942-12-09 |
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A Yank on the Burma Road | Franklin Ling | 1942-01-29 |
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The Tuttles of Tahiti | Emily's Servant (uncredited) | 1942-05-01 |
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Let's Get Tough | Joe Matsui | 1942-05-29 |
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They Met in Bombay | Japanese officer (uncredited) | 1941-06-27 |
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Drums of Fu Manchu | Dr. Chang | 1940-03-15 |
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The Shadow | Wu Yung | 1940-01-05 |
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Island of Lost Men | 1939-08-16 | |
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North of Shanghai | Chinese Doctor | 1939-01-24 |
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Panama Patrol | Sun | 1939-03-20 |
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Disputed Passage | Dr. Fung | 1939-10-25 |
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Barricade | Col. Wai Kang | 1939-12-08 |
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King of Chinatown | Robert 'Bob' Li | 1939-03-17 |
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Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Wing Foo | 1938-12-30 |
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Red Barry | Hong Kong Cholly | 1938-10-18 |
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Hawaii Calls | Julius | 1938-03-12 |
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China Passage | Fang Tu | 1937-03-12 |
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Daughter of Shanghai | Kim Lee | 1937-12-17 |
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Something to Sing About | Ito (Terry's servant) | 1937-09-30 |
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Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts | Sing Fung, Laundry Man | 1937-11-26 |
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Roaring Timber | Crooner | 1937-07-03 |
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Thank You, Mr. Moto | Prince Chung | 1937-12-24 |
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The Good Earth | Captain (uncredited) | 1937-06-02 |
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The General Died at Dawn | Oxford | 1936-11-17 |
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Klondike Annie | 1936-02-21 | |
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Stowaway | Sun Lo | 1936-12-25 |
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Shanghai | Servant | 1935-07-19 |
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A Scream in the Night | Wu Ting (as Philip Ann) | 1935-07-29 |
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Desirable | Chinese Waiter | 1934-09-08 |
