Philip Ahn: movies and TV shows
Philip Ahn has 172 credits in the archive: 107 films and 65 TV series, from 1934 to 1986. Highest rated: M*A*S*H (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 1986 · busiest year: 1959 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | Master Kan | Film | 5.3 | 81 |
| 1976 | The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | Soong | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1975 | Switch | Charlie Kuang | TV | 6.6 | 70 |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Colonel Minh | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1974 | Police Woman | TV | 6.4 | 69 | |
| 1974 | Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita | General Yamashita | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1973 | The Magician | Chao Liu | TV | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Chang (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 1973 | The World's Greatest Athlete | Old Chinaman | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | TV | 7.9 | 67 | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | The Father | TV | 7.9 | 67 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Korean Grandfather | TV | 7.9 | 67 |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 67 | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Mr. Wu | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1972 | Anna and the King | Astrologist | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Master Kan | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon | Master Kan | Film | 7.2 | 67 |
| 1970 | The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake | Mao Tse Tung (uncredited) | Film | 3.8 | 65 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Chow Lee | TV | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Attorney General | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Quon Li | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Lin Mai-Lu | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Owner | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1968 | Cocoon | Attorney General | Film | 8.5 | 63 |
| 1967 | Ironside | TV | 6.9 | 62 | |
| 1967 | Mannix | TV | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Tea | Film | 6.9 | 62 |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers | Sazami Kyushu | Film | 5.1 | 62 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Dr. Liu | TV | 7.6 | 61 |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | Dr. Nakamura | TV | 7.6 | 61 |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Wu | TV | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1966 | Paradise, Hawaiian Style | Moki Kaimana | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | TV | 7.6 | 60 | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Police Chief Henry Nakamura | TV | 5.6 | 60 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Chen Yu | TV | 6.2 | 60 |
| 1965 | Laredo | TV | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Dr. Sazami Kyushu | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | High Lama of Ghupat | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1963 | Shock Corridor | Dr. Fong | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | TV | 6.8 | 57 | |
| 1962 | Ensign O'Toole | Low Kong | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1962 | Confessions of an Opium Eater | Ching Foon | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1962 | Diamond Head | Mr. Immacona | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1962 | A Girl Named Tamiko | Akiba | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | TV | 7.3 | 56 | |
| 1961 | One-Eyed Jacks | Uncle | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1961 | Dragon by the Tail | Lee Chin | Film | — | 56 |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | George Wong | TV | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Mr. Lu | TV | 4.8 | 55 |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight | TV | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Lee Chin | TV | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | TV | 6.3 | 55 | |
| 1960 | The Islanders | Governor Galli | TV | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1960 | The Great Impostor | Capt. Hun Kim | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Mr. Lee Chang | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Dr. Kam Lee | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Song | TV | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Ling | TV | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Reverend Yen | TV | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Mr. Chee | TV | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Quong Lee | TV | 5.1 | 54 |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | TV | 5.6 | 54 | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | Mr. Kwong | TV | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | Florist | TV | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1959 | The Third Man | TV | 7.2 | 54 | |
| 1959 | Tightrope | TV | 6.3 | 54 | |
| 1959 | Never So Few | Nautaung, leader of the Kachin | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1959 | Yesterday's Enemy | Yamazuki | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1958 | Lawman | Wong | TV | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Tom Wing | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1958 | Jefferson Drum | Charles Wong | TV | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1958 | Hong Kong Confidential | Tan Chung | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | James Wong | TV | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | TV | 7.3 | 52 | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | W. Chung | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Ho-Lung | TV | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1957 | Battle Hymn | Old Man | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1957 | The Way to the Gold | Mr. Ding - cafe owner | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | TV | 6.5 | 51 | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Wong | TV | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1955 | Navy Log | TV | 5.2 | 50 | |
| 1955 | Jungle Jim | TV | 6.7 | 50 | |
| 1955 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Third Uncle | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1955 | The Left Hand of God | Jan Teng | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1955 | Jump Into Hell | Chinese POW Lieutenant | Film | 4.2 | 50 |
| 1954 | The Shanghai Story | Major Ling Wu | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 1954 | His Majesty O'Keefe | Sien Tang, Dentist | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1954 | Hell's Half Acre | Roger Kong | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Rahm Sing | TV | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java | Gusti | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1953 | China Venture | Adm. Amara | Film | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1953 | Target Hong Kong | Sin How | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Chang | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Capt. Shu Gat | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1952 | Red Snow | Taglu, a spy | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1952 | Macao | Itzumi | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1952 | Japanese War Bride | Eitaro Shimizu | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1952 | Battle Zone | South Korean Guerrilla Leader | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1951 | Dragnet | TV | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | TV | 5.3 | 46 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 46 | |
| 1951 | Halls of Montezuma | Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura") | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1951 | Secrets of Monte Carlo | Wong | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1951 | I Was an American Spy | Capt. Arito | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1951 | China Corsair | Wong San | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1950 | The Big Hangover | Dr. Lee | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1949 | Impact | Ah Sing | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Wong Chung Shee | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 | Col. Aram | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1949 | The Sickle or the Cross | Chinese Official | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Ming Gow | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1948 | Women in the Night | Professor Kunioshi | Film | 4.0 | 43 |
| 1948 | The Cobra Strikes | Kasim--Houseboy | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1948 | Rogues' Regiment | Tran Duy Gian | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1948 | The Creeper | Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1947 | Singapore | Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1947 | Saigon | Boss Merchant (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1947 | The Chinese Ring | Captain Kong | Film | 5.1 | 42 |
| 1947 | Intrigue | Louie Chin | Film | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | Army Orderly (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan | Col. Coroki | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1945 | Forever Yours | Chinese Man (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sun | Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1945 | China Sky | Dr. Kim | Film | 5.1 | 40 |
| 1945 | Betrayal from the East | Kato | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1945 | China's Little Devils | Farmer | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | Ping | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Leader of City People (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart | Saburo Goto (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1943 | Behind the Rising Sun | Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Film | 6.7 | 38 | |
| 1943 | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Wu Tan | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1943 | December 7th | Shinto Priest (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1943 | China | Lin Cho | Film | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under | English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 38 |
| 1943 | Around the World | Foo | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1943 | Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | Hirota | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1942 | China Girl | Kai Young | Film | 5.4 | 37 |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Man in Theatre (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1942 | A Yank on the Burma Road | Franklin Ling | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1942 | Submarine Raider | First Officer Kawakami | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1942 | Let's Get Tough | Joe Matsui | Film | 5.3 | 37 |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy | Koro Sumo | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Emily's Servant (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1941 | They Met in Bombay | Japanese officer (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| 1940 | Drums of Fu Manchu | Dr. Chang | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1940 | The Shadow | Wu Yung | Film | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1939 | King of Chinatown | Robert 'Bob' Li | Film | 5.6 | 34 |
| 1939 | Island of Lost Men | Film | 5.6 | 34 | |
| 1939 | Disputed Passage | Dr. Fung | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1939 | Barricade | Col. Wai Kang | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1939 | North of Shanghai | Chinese Doctor | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1939 | Panama Patrol | Sun | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1938 | Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Wing Foo | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1938 | Hawaii Calls | Julius | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1938 | Red Barry | Hong Kong Cholly | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1937 | The Good Earth | Captain (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Kim Lee | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1937 | Thank You, Mr. Moto | Prince Chung | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1937 | Something to Sing About | Ito | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1937 | Roaring Timber | Crooner | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1937 | China Passage | Fang Tu | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1937 | Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts | Sing Fung, Laundry Man | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 1936 | The General Died at Dawn | Oxford | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1936 | Stowaway | Sun Lo | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1936 | Klondike Annie | Film | 6.3 | 31 | |
| 1935 | A Scream in the Night | Wu Ting (as Philip Ann) | Film | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1935 | Shanghai | Servant | Film | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1934 | Desirable | Chinese Waiter | Film | 7.2 | 29 |