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