Acting
Philip Ahn
EN cinema · 106 credits
Born
29 March 1905
Died
28 February 1978 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Phillip Ahn · Phil Ahn · Philip Ann · Pil Lip Ahn · Pillip Ahn
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.
Known for
Filmography
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
as General Yamashita
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
as Chang (voice)
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Old Chinaman
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
Cocoon
as Attorney General
The Karate Killers
as Sazami Kyushu
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
as Moki Kaimana
Shock Corridor
as Dr. Fong
Confessions of an Opium Eater
as Ching Foon
A Girl Named Tamiko
as Akiba
Diamond Head
as Mr. Immacona
One-Eyed Jacks
as Uncle
Dragon by the Tail
as Lee Chin
The Great Impostor
as Capt. Hun Kim
Never So Few
as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Yesterday's Enemy
as Yamazuki
Hong Kong Confidential
as Tan Chung
The Way to the Gold
as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
Battle Hymn
as Old Man
Around the World in 80 Days
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
The Left Hand of God
as Jan Teng
Jump Into Hell
as Chinese POW Lieutenant
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Third Uncle
Hell's Half Acre
as Roger Kong
The Shanghai Story
as Major Ling Wu
His Majesty O'Keefe
as Sien Tang, Dentist
Target Hong Kong
as Sin How
Fair Wind to Java
as Gusti
China Venture
as Adm. Amara
Macao
as Itzumi
Battle Zone
as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
Japanese War Bride
as Eitaro Shimizu
Red Snow
as Taglu, a spy
Halls of Montezuma
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
I Was an American Spy
as Capt. Arito
China Corsair
as Wong San
The Big Hangover
as Dr. Lee
Impact
as Ah Sing
The Sickle or the Cross
as Chinese Official
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Wong Chung Shee
State Department: File 649
as Col. Aram
Women in the Night
as Professor Kunioshi
The Creeper
as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
The Miracle of the Bells
as Ming Gow
Rogues' Regiment
as Tran Duy Gian
The Cobra Strikes
as Kasim--Houseboy
Intrigue
as Louie Chin
The Chinese Ring
as Captain Kong
Singapore
as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
Saigon
as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Back to Bataan
as Col. Coroki
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Forever Yours
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
China Sky
as Dr. Kim
China's Little Devils
as Farmer
They Were Expendable
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Blood on the Sun
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Dragon Seed
as Leader of City People (uncredited)
The Purple Heart
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
China
as Lin Cho
Behind the Rising Sun
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
December 7th
as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
The Man from Down Under
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
China Girl
as Kai Young
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Franklin Ling
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Submarine Raider
as First Officer Kawakami
Let's Get Tough
as Joe Matsui
Ship Ahoy
as Koro Sumo
They Met in Bombay
as Japanese officer (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Chang
The Shadow
as Wu Yung
North of Shanghai
as Chinese Doctor
Barricade
as Col. Wai Kang
Disputed Passage
as Dr. Fung
King of Chinatown
as Robert 'Bob' Li
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Wing Foo
Red Barry
as Hong Kong Cholly
Hawaii Calls
as Julius
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Prince Chung
Daughter of Shanghai
as Kim Lee
China Passage
as Fang Tu
Roaring Timber
as Crooner
The Good Earth
as Captain (uncredited)
Stowaway
as Sun Lo
The General Died at Dawn
as Oxford
Shanghai
as Servant
A Scream in the Night
as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
Desirable
as Chinese Waiter