Philip Ahn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 29, 1905
- Died
- February 28, 1978
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die 1976
as Soong
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita 1974
as General Yamashita
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1973
as Chang (voice)
The World's Greatest Athlete 1973
as Old Chinaman
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)
Cocoon 1968
as Attorney General
The Karate Killers 1967
as Sazami Kyushu
Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967
as Tea
Paradise, Hawaiian Style 1966
as Moki Kaimana
Shock Corridor 1963
as Dr. Fong
Diamond Head 1962
as Mr. Immacona
A Girl Named Tamiko 1962
as Akiba
Confessions of an Opium Eater 1962
as Ching Foon
One-Eyed Jacks 1961
as Uncle
Dragon by the Tail 1961
as Lee Chin
The Great Impostor 1960
as Capt. Hun Kim
Never So Few 1959
as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Yesterday's Enemy 1959
as Yamazuki
Hong Kong Confidential 1958
as Tan Chung
The Way to the Gold 1957
as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
Battle Hymn 1957
as Old Man
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
The Left Hand of God 1955
as Jan Teng
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955
as Third Uncle
Jump Into Hell 1955
as Chinese POW Lieutenant
The Shanghai Story 1954
as Major Ling Wu
Hell's Half Acre 1954
as Roger Kong
His Majesty O'Keefe 1954
as Sien Tang, Dentist
China Venture 1953
as Adm. Amara
Target Hong Kong 1953
as Sin How
Fair Wind to Java 1953
as Gusti
Battle Zone 1952
as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
Red Snow 1952
as Taglu, a spy
Macao 1952
as Itzumi
Japanese War Bride 1952
as Eitaro Shimizu
Secrets of Monte Carlo 1951
as Wong
China Corsair 1951
as Wong San
I Was an American Spy 1951
as Capt. Arito
Halls of Montezuma 1951
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
The Big Hangover 1950
as Dr. Lee
The Sickle or the Cross 1949
as Chinese Official
Impact 1949
as Ah Sing
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949
as Wong Chung Shee
State Department: File 649 1949
as Col. Aram
Rogues' Regiment 1948
as Tran Duy Gian
The Creeper 1948
as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
The Cobra Strikes 1948
as Kasim--Houseboy
The Miracle of the Bells 1948
as Ming Gow
Women in the Night 1948
as Professor Kunioshi
The Chinese Ring 1947
as Captain Kong
Intrigue 1947
as Louie Chin
Saigon 1947
as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Singapore 1947
as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
They Were Expendable 1945
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Back to Bataan 1945
as Col. Coroki
China's Little Devils 1945
as Farmer
China Sky 1945
as Dr. Kim
Blood on the Sun 1945
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East 1945
as Kato
God Is My Co-Pilot 1945
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Forever Yours 1945
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom 1944
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Dragon Seed 1944
as Leader of City People (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944
as Ping
The Purple Heart 1944
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
Around the World 1943
as Foo
The Man from Down Under 1943
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Behind the Rising Sun 1943
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
China 1943
as Lin Cho
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard 1943
as Hirota
December 7th 1943
as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943
Actor
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack 1943
as Wu Tan
China Girl 1942
as Kai Young
Across the Pacific 1942
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Submarine Raider 1942
as First Officer Kawakami
Let's Get Tough 1942
as Joe Matsui
The Tuttles of Tahiti 1942
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy 1942
as Koro Sumo
A Yank on the Burma Road 1942
as Franklin Ling
They Met in Bombay 1941
as Japanese officer (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu 1940
as Dr. Chang
The Shadow 1940
as Wu Yung
Barricade 1939
as Col. Wai Kang
Disputed Passage 1939
as Dr. Fung
Island of Lost Men 1939
Actor
Panama Patrol 1939
as Sun
King of Chinatown 1939
as Robert 'Bob' Li
North of Shanghai 1939
as Chinese Doctor
Charlie Chan in Honolulu 1938
as Wing Foo
Red Barry 1938
as Hong Kong Cholly
Hawaii Calls 1938
as Julius
Thank You, Mr. Moto 1937
as Prince Chung
Daughter of Shanghai 1937
as Kim Lee
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts 1937
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
Something to Sing About 1937
as Ito
Roaring Timber 1937
as Crooner
The Good Earth 1937
as Captain (uncredited)
China Passage 1937
as Fang Tu
Stowaway 1936
as Sun Lo
The General Died at Dawn 1936
as Oxford
Klondike Annie 1936
Actor
A Scream in the Night 1935
as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
Shanghai 1935
as Servant
Desirable 1934
as Chinese Waiter
Credits from TMDB.