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