Philip Ahn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

171

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-03-29

Day of death

1978-02-28 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Philip Ahn

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Fair Wind to Java

    Fair Wind to Java

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Switch

    Switch

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

    Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • A Girl Named Tamiko

    A Girl Named Tamiko

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

    Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

  • China's Little Devils

    China's Little Devils

  • Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • China Corsair

    China Corsair

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Stowaway

    Stowaway

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • China Venture

    China Venture

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Hawaii Calls

    Hawaii Calls

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • Battle Hymn

    Battle Hymn

  • Something to Sing About

    Something to Sing About

  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

  • Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • China

    China

  • The Shanghai Story

    The Shanghai Story

  • Red Snow

    Red Snow

  • China Sky

    China Sky

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • Saigon

    Saigon

  • Diamond Head

    Diamond Head

  • Macao

    Macao

  • Red Barry

    Red Barry

  • Klondike Annie

    Klondike Annie

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

  • Battle Zone

    Battle Zone

  • Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

  • The Creeper

    The Creeper

  • Back to Bataan

    Back to Bataan

  • Ensign O'Toole

    Ensign O'Toole

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • State Department: File 649

    State Department: File 649

  • Panama Patrol

    Panama Patrol

  • Thoroughly Modern Millie

    Thoroughly Modern Millie

  • The Good Earth

    The Good Earth

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

  • Confessions of an Opium Eater

    Confessions of an Opium Eater

  • The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    His Majesty O'Keefe

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • Roaring Timber

    Roaring Timber

  • The Man from Down Under

    The Man from Down Under

  • The Karate Killers

    The Karate Killers

  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

  • The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

    The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

  • The Great Impostor

    The Great Impostor

  • Disputed Passage

    Disputed Passage

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

  • China Girl

    China Girl

  • The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

  • December 7th

    December 7th

  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style

    Paradise, Hawaiian Style

  • Impact

    Impact

  • They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

  • Hong Kong Confidential

    Hong Kong Confidential

  • Target Hong Kong

    Target Hong Kong

  • Yesterday's Enemy

    Yesterday's Enemy

  • Japanese War Bride

    Japanese War Bride

  • The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

  • Jefferson Drum

    Jefferson Drum

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • I Was an American Spy

    I Was an American Spy

  • Island of Lost Men

    Island of Lost Men

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • The World's Greatest Athlete

    The World's Greatest Athlete

  • A Scream in the Night

    A Scream in the Night

  • Kung Fu: The Movie

    Kung Fu: The Movie

  • Thank You, Mr. Moto

    Thank You, Mr. Moto

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

  • Hell's Half Acre

    Hell's Half Acre

  • Let's Get Tough

    Let's Get Tough

  • North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai

  • Around the World

    Around the World

  • The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

  • The Big Hangover

    The Big Hangover

  • Drums of Fu Manchu

    Drums of Fu Manchu

  • The Way to the Gold

    The Way to the Gold

  • King of Chinatown

    King of Chinatown

  • The Tuttles of Tahiti

    The Tuttles of Tahiti

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Chinese Ring

    The Chinese Ring

  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

  • Dragon by the Tail

    Dragon by the Tail

  • Betrayal from the East

    Betrayal from the East

  • The Sickle or the Cross

    The Sickle or the Cross

  • Jump Into Hell

    Jump Into Hell

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • God Is My Co-Pilot

    God Is My Co-Pilot

  • Desirable

    Desirable

  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

    Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

  • Shock Corridor

    Shock Corridor

  • The Story of Dr. Wassell

    The Story of Dr. Wassell

  • The Cobra Strikes

    The Cobra Strikes

  • They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

  • Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

    Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake

    The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake

  • Rogues' Regiment

    Rogues' Regiment

  • Secrets of Monte Carlo

    Secrets of Monte Carlo

  • Submarine Raider

    Submarine Raider

  • Women in the Night

    Women in the Night

  • A Yank on the Burma Road

    A Yank on the Burma Road

  • Barricade

    Barricade