Philip Ahn
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 29, 1905 in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- February 28, 1978 (aged 72)
- Active Years
- 1934–1976 (43 Years)
- Total Credits
- 172 credits in database
Acting Born Mar 29, 1905 Died Feb 28, 1978 Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA 172 credits
Biography
Philip Ahn works in acting. Born March 29, 1905 in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. Died February 28, 1978. Archytele tracks 172 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Kung Fu: The Movie
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
SwitchWonder Woman
Police WomanJudgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
The MagicianJonathan Livingston SeagullThe World's Greatest Athlete
M*A*S*HM*A*S*HM*A*S*HSanford and SonThe Streets of San Francisco
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
Love, American Style
Hawaii Five-OHawaii Five-OHawaii Five-OIt Takes a ThiefCocoon
IronsideMannixThoroughly Modern MillieThe Karate Killers
Mission: ImpossibleThe Time TunnelThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Paradise, Hawaiian Style
The Wild Wild WestThe F.B.I.The Big ValleyLaredo
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Shock Corridor
Stoney BurkeEnsign O'TooleConfessions of an Opium EaterDiamond HeadA Girl Named Tamiko
Kraft Mystery TheatreOne-Eyed JacksDragon by the Tail
My Three SonsCheckmateJohnny MidnightThe Barbara Stanwyck ShowPete and Gladys
BonanzaBonanzaOne Step BeyondAdventures in ParadiseAdventures in Paradise
LawmanWanted: Dead or AliveJefferson DrumHong Kong Confidential
Perry MasonHave Gun, Will TravelHave Gun, Will TravelRichard Diamond, Private DetectiveBattle Hymn
Telephone TimeAround the World in 80 DaysHey, Jeannie!
Navy LogJungle JimLove Is a Many-Splendored ThingThe Left Hand of GodJump Into Hell
The Shanghai StoryHis Majesty O'KeefeHell's Half Acre
General Electric TheaterFair Wind to JavaChina VentureTarget Hong Kong
Four Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseRed SnowMacaoJapanese War Bride
DragnetThe Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSchlitz Playhouse of StarsHalls of MontezumaSecrets of Monte Carlo
The Big Hangover
ImpactBoston Blackie's Chinese VentureState Department: File 649The Sickle or the Cross
The Miracle of the BellsWomen in the NightThe Cobra StrikesRogues' RegimentThe Creeper
SingaporeSaigonThe Chinese RingIntrigue
Full Filmography
172 titles- Kung Fu: The Movie (1986) as Master Kan
- The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) as Soong
- Switch (1975) as Charlie Kuang
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Colonel Minh
- Police Woman (1974)
- Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974) as General Yamashita
- The Magician (1973) as Chao Liu
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) as Chang (voice)
- The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) as Old Chinaman
- M*A*S*H (1972)
- M*A*S*H (1972) as The Father
- M*A*S*H (1972) as Korean Grandfather
- Sanford and Son (1972)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Mr. Wu
- Anna and the King (1972) as Astrologist
- Kung Fu (1972) as Master Kan
- Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon (1972) as Master Kan
- The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake (1970) as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
- Love, American Style (1969) as Chow Lee
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Attorney General
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Quon Li
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Lin Mai-Lu
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Owner
- Cocoon (1968) as Attorney General
- Ironside (1967)
- Mannix (1967)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) as Tea
- The Karate Killers (1967) as Sazami Kyushu
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Dr. Liu
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Dr. Nakamura
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) as Wu
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) as Moki Kaimana
- The Wild Wild West (1965)
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Police Chief Henry Nakamura
- The Big Valley (1965) as Chen Yu
- Laredo (1965)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Dr. Sazami Kyushu
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as High Lama of Ghupat
- Shock Corridor (1963) as Dr. Fong
- Stoney Burke (1962)
- Ensign O'Toole (1962) as Low Kong
- Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) as Ching Foon
- Diamond Head (1962) as Mr. Immacona
- A Girl Named Tamiko (1962) as Akiba
- Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
- One-Eyed Jacks (1961) as Uncle
- Dragon by the Tail (1961) as Lee Chin
- My Three Sons (1960) as George Wong
- Checkmate (1960) as Mr. Lu
- Johnny Midnight (1960)
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Lee Chin
- Pete and Gladys (1960)
- The Islanders (1960) as Governor Galli
- The Great Impostor (1960) as Capt. Hun Kim
- Bonanza (1959) as Mr. Lee Chang
- Bonanza (1959) as Dr. Kam Lee
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Song
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Ling
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Reverend Yen
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Mr. Chee
- The Rebel (1959) as Quong Lee
- Hawaiian Eye (1959)
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Mr. Kwong
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Florist
- The Third Man (1959)
- Tightrope (1959)
- Never So Few (1959) as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
- Yesterday's Enemy (1959) as Yamazuki
- Lawman (1958) as Wong
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Tom Wing
- Jefferson Drum (1958) as Charles Wong
- Hong Kong Confidential (1958) as Tan Chung
- Perry Mason (1957) as James Wong
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as W. Chung
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Ho-Lung
- Battle Hymn (1957) as Old Man
- The Way to the Gold (1957) as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
- Telephone Time (1956)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
- Hey, Jeannie! (1956) as Wong
- Navy Log (1955)
- Jungle Jim (1955)
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) as Third Uncle
- The Left Hand of God (1955) as Jan Teng
- Jump Into Hell (1955) as Chinese POW Lieutenant
- The Shanghai Story (1954) as Major Ling Wu
- His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) as Sien Tang, Dentist
- Hell's Half Acre (1954) as Roger Kong
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Rahm Sing
- Fair Wind to Java (1953) as Gusti
- China Venture (1953) as Adm. Amara
- Target Hong Kong (1953) as Sin How
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Chang
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Capt. Shu Gat
- Red Snow (1952) as Taglu, a spy
- Macao (1952) as Itzumi
- Japanese War Bride (1952) as Eitaro Shimizu
- Battle Zone (1952) as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
- Dragnet (1951)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Halls of Montezuma (1951) as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
- Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951) as Wong
- I Was an American Spy (1951) as Capt. Arito
- China Corsair (1951) as Wong San
- The Big Hangover (1950) as Dr. Lee
- Impact (1949) as Ah Sing
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) as Wong Chung Shee
- State Department: File 649 (1949) as Col. Aram
- The Sickle or the Cross (1949) as Chinese Official
- The Miracle of the Bells (1948) as Ming Gow
- Women in the Night (1948) as Professor Kunioshi
- The Cobra Strikes (1948) as Kasim--Houseboy
- Rogues' Regiment (1948) as Tran Duy Gian
- The Creeper (1948) as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
- Singapore (1947) as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
- Saigon (1947) as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
- The Chinese Ring (1947) as Captain Kong
- Intrigue (1947) as Louie Chin
- They Were Expendable (1945) as Army Orderly (uncredited)
- Back to Bataan (1945) as Col. Coroki
- God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Forever Yours (1945) as Chinese Man (uncredited)
- Blood on the Sun (1945) as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
- China Sky (1945) as Dr. Kim
- Betrayal from the East (1945) as Kato
- China's Little Devils (1945) as Farmer
- The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
- The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) as Ping
- Dragon Seed (1944) as Leader of City People (uncredited)
- The Purple Heart (1944) as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
- Behind the Rising Sun (1943) as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943) as Wu Tan
- December 7th (1943) as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
- China (1943) as Lin Cho
- The Man from Down Under (1943) as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
- Around the World (1943) as Foo
- Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943) as Hirota
- China Girl (1942) as Kai Young
- Across the Pacific (1942) as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
- A Yank on the Burma Road (1942) as Franklin Ling
- Submarine Raider (1942) as First Officer Kawakami
- Let's Get Tough (1942) as Joe Matsui
- Ship Ahoy (1942) as Koro Sumo
- The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
- They Met in Bombay (1941) as Japanese officer (uncredited)
- Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) as Dr. Chang
- The Shadow (1940) as Wu Yung
- King of Chinatown (1939) as Robert 'Bob' Li
- Island of Lost Men (1939)
- Disputed Passage (1939) as Dr. Fung
- Barricade (1939) as Col. Wai Kang
- North of Shanghai (1939) as Chinese Doctor
- Panama Patrol (1939) as Sun
- Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) as Wing Foo
- Hawaii Calls (1938) as Julius
- Red Barry (1938) as Hong Kong Cholly
- The Good Earth (1937) as Captain (uncredited)
- Daughter of Shanghai (1937) as Kim Lee
- Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) as Prince Chung
- Something to Sing About (1937) as Ito
- Roaring Timber (1937) as Crooner
- China Passage (1937) as Fang Tu
- Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
- The General Died at Dawn (1936) as Oxford
- Stowaway (1936) as Sun Lo
- Klondike Annie (1936)
- A Scream in the Night (1935) as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
- Shanghai (1935) as Servant
- Desirable (1934) as Chinese Waiter
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Philip Ahn best known for?
Philip Ahn is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Switch (1975), Wonder Woman (1975), Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Magician (1973).
When and where was Philip Ahn born?
Philip Ahn was born on March 29, 1905 in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. They passed away on February 28, 1978.
How many credits does Philip Ahn have?
Philip Ahn has 172 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1934 and 1976.
What is Philip Ahn's background in cinema and television?
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 fil...
Philip Ahn by the numbers
172credits
107films
65TV series
1934–1986active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- M*A*S*H (1972) — aged about 67
- M*A*S*H (1972) as The Father — aged about 67
- M*A*S*H (1972) as Korean Grandfather — aged about 67
- Kung Fu (1972) as Master Kan — aged about 67
- Perry Mason (1957) as James Wong — aged about 52
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Dr. Liu — aged about 61
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