Philip Ahn
Born in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA — Mar 29 1905• Died Feb 28 1978
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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 o…
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Perry Mason
James Wong
Bonanza
Mr. Lee Chang
M*A*S*H
Mannix
Have Gun, Will Travel
Hawaii Five-O
Attorney General
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Liu
Love, American Style
Chow Lee
Dragnet
My Three Sons
George Wong
The F.B.I.
Police Chief Henry Nakamura
Police Woman
Hawaiian Eye
Lawman
Wong
The Wild Wild West
Ironside
Four Star Playhouse
Chang
The Big Valley
Chen Yu
Sanford and Son
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Tom Wing
Checkmate
Adventures in Paradise
Ling
The Streets of San Francisco
Mr. Wu
The Time Tunnel
Dr. Nakamura
Laredo
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Sazami Kyushu
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Ho-Lung
Wonder Woman
Colonel Minh
Switch
Charlie Kuang
One Step Beyond
Song
The Rebel
Quong Lee
Telephone Time
It Takes a Thief
Owner
Stoney Burke
Navy Log
Tightrope
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Lee Chin
The Magician
Chao Liu
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Wu
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Third Man
Pete and Gladys
Johnny Midnight
Hey, Jeannie!
Wong
The Islanders
Governor Galli
Ensign O'Toole
Low Kong
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Jefferson Drum
Charles Wong
Around the World in 80 Days
Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
One-Eyed Jacks
Uncle
General Electric Theater
Rahm Sing
Jungle Jim
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Tea
Anna and the King
The Miracle of the Bells
Ming Gow
The Great Impostor
Capt. Hun Kim
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Third Uncle
They Were Expendable
Army Orderly (uncredited)
Saigon
Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Never So Few
Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Kung Fu
Master Kan
God Is My Co-Pilot
Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom
Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Halls of Montezuma
Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
Impact
Ah Sing
Singapore
Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
Battle Hymn
Old Man
China Girl
Kai Young
Intrigue
Louie Chin
The Good Earth
Captain (uncredited)
Yesterday's Enemy
Yamazuki
China Sky
Dr. Kim
Kung Fu: The Movie
Master Kan
Fair Wind to Java
Gusti
Stowaway
Sun Lo
Ship Ahoy
Koro Sumo
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Chang (voice)
The Shadow
Wu Yung
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Ping
Shanghai
Servant
Shock Corridor
Dr. Fong
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Ching Foon
The Shanghai Story
Major Ling Wu
Desirable
Chinese Waiter
The Purple Heart
Saburo Goto (uncredited)
Red Snow
Taglu, a spy
Behind the Rising Sun
Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
Hawaii Calls
Julius
Macao
Itzumi
The General Died at Dawn
Oxford
The World's Greatest Athlete
Old Chinaman
King of Chinatown
Robert 'Bob' Li
Blood on the Sun
Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
I Was an American Spy
Capt. Arito
Back to Bataan
Col. Coroki
A Girl Named Tamiko
Akiba
The Karate Killers
Sazami Kyushu
China
Lin Cho
Cocoon
Attorney General
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Master Kan
Barricade
Col. Wai Kang
The Sickle or the Cross
Chinese Official
Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Chang
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
Soong
They Met in Bombay
Japanese officer (uncredited)
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Dragon Seed
Leader of City People (uncredited)
China Passage
Fang Tu
Women in the Night
Professor Kunioshi
North of Shanghai
Chinese Doctor
December 7th
Shinto Priest (uncredited)
The Chinese Ring
Captain Kong
Diamond Head
Mr. Immacona
Target Hong Kong
Sin How
Japanese War Bride
Eitaro Shimizu
Daughter of Shanghai
Kim Lee
The Creeper
Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
His Majesty O'Keefe
Sien Tang, Dentist
The Left Hand of God
Jan Teng
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Moki Kaimana
Roaring Timber
Crooner
Panama Patrol
Sun
Disputed Passage
Dr. Fung
Across the Pacific
Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Island of Lost Men
The Big Hangover
Dr. Lee
Hong Kong Confidential
Tan Chung
Submarine Raider
First Officer Kawakami
The Way to the Gold
Mr. Ding - cafe owner
Red Barry
Hong Kong Cholly
Something to Sing About
Ito (Terry's servant)
China Venture
Adm. Amara
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Wong Chung Shee
China Corsair
Wong San
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Prince Chung
The Man from Down Under
English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Hell's Half Acre
Roger Kong
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
General Yamashita
The Cobra Strikes
Kasim--Houseboy
Betrayal from the East
Kato
Battle Zone
South Korean Guerrilla Leader
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Hirota
A Yank on the Burma Road
Franklin Ling
Jump Into Hell
Chinese POW Lieutenant
Dragon by the Tail
Lee Chin
Secrets of Monte Carlo
Wong
Around the World
Foo
A Scream in the Night
Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
Rogues' Regiment
Tran Duy Gian
Forever Yours
Chinese Man (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Let's Get Tough
Joe Matsui
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Wu Tan
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
Sing Fung, Laundry Man
State Department: File 649
Col. Aram
Klondike Annie
China's Little Devils
Farmer
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Wing Foo
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)