Acting
Philip 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.
Filmography
Kung Fu: The Movie
Film · 1986
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
Film · 1976
Wonder Woman
Series · 1975
Switch
Series · 1975
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Film · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Film · 1973
The World's Greatest Athlete
Film · 1973
The Magician
Series · 1973
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Film · 1972
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
Sanford and Son
Series · 1972
Anna and the King
Series · 1972
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
Film · 1970
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Cocoon
Film · 1968
It Takes a Thief
Series · 1968
The Karate Killers
Film · 1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Film · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1966
Laredo
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
Shock Corridor
Film · 1963
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Film · 1962
A Girl Named Tamiko
Film · 1962
Diamond Head
Film · 1962
Stoney Burke
Series · 1962
Ensign O'Toole
Series · 1962
One-Eyed Jacks
Film · 1961
Dragon by the Tail
Film · 1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Series · 1961
The Great Impostor
Film · 1960
The Islanders
Series · 1960
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
Johnny Midnight
Series · 1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Series · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
Checkmate
Series · 1960
Never So Few
Film · 1959
Yesterday's Enemy
Film · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
One Step Beyond
Series · 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
Tightrope
Series · 1959
The Third Man
Series · 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Series · 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Hong Kong Confidential
Film · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Jefferson Drum
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
The Way to the Gold
Film · 1957
Battle Hymn
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 1956
Telephone Time
Series · 1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Series · 1956
The Left Hand of God
Film · 1955
Jump Into Hell
Film · 1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Film · 1955
Navy Log
Series · 1955
Jungle Jim
Series · 1955
Crossroads
Series · 1955
Crossroads
Series · 1955
Crossroads
Series · 1955
Hell's Half Acre
Film · 1954
The Shanghai Story
Film · 1954
His Majesty O'Keefe
Film · 1954
Target Hong Kong
Film · 1953
Fair Wind to Java
Film · 1953
China Venture
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Macao
Film · 1952
Battle Zone
Film · 1952
Japanese War Bride
Film · 1952
Red Snow
Film · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Halls of Montezuma
Film · 1951
Secrets of Monte Carlo
Film · 1951
I Was an American Spy
Film · 1951
China Corsair
Film · 1951
Dragnet
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Big Hangover
Film · 1950
Impact
Film · 1949
The Sickle or the Cross
Film · 1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Film · 1949
State Department: File 649
Film · 1949
Women in the Night
Film · 1948
The Creeper
Film · 1948
The Miracle of the Bells
Film · 1948
Rogues' Regiment
Film · 1948
The Cobra Strikes
Film · 1948
Intrigue
Film · 1947
The Chinese Ring
Film · 1947
Singapore
Film · 1947
Saigon
Film · 1947
Betrayal from the East
Film · 1945
Back to Bataan
Film · 1945
God Is My Co-Pilot
Film · 1945
Forever Yours
Film · 1945
China Sky
Film · 1945
China's Little Devils
Film · 1945
They Were Expendable
Film · 1945
Blood on the Sun
Film · 1945
The Keys of the Kingdom
Film · 1944
Dragon Seed
Film · 1944
The Purple Heart
Film · 1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Film · 1944
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Film · 1943
China
Film · 1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Film · 1943
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Film · 1943
Around the World
Film · 1943
Behind the Rising Sun
Film · 1943
December 7th
Film · 1943
The Man from Down Under
Film · 1943
Across the Pacific
Film · 1942
China Girl
Film · 1942
A Yank on the Burma Road
Film · 1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Film · 1942
Submarine Raider
Film · 1942
Let's Get Tough
Film · 1942
Ship Ahoy
Film · 1942
They Met in Bombay
Film · 1941
Drums of Fu Manchu
Film · 1940
The Shadow
Film · 1940
North of Shanghai
Film · 1939
Barricade
Film · 1939
Panama Patrol
Film · 1939
Disputed Passage
Film · 1939
King of Chinatown
Film · 1939
Island of Lost Men
Film · 1939
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Film · 1938
Red Barry
Film · 1938
Hawaii Calls
Film · 1938
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
Film · 1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Film · 1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Film · 1937
China Passage
Film · 1937
Something to Sing About
Film · 1937
Roaring Timber
Film · 1937
The Good Earth
Film · 1937
Stowaway
Film · 1936
Klondike Annie
Film · 1936
The General Died at Dawn
Film · 1936
Shanghai
Film · 1935
A Scream in the Night
Film · 1935
Desirable
Film · 1934