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

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • 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.

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Thoroughly Modern Millie

    Thoroughly Modern Millie

  • King of Chinatown

    King of Chinatown

  • The Shanghai Story

    The Shanghai Story

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • The Great Impostor

    The Great Impostor

  • Shock Corridor

    Shock Corridor

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    His Majesty O'Keefe

  • I Was an American Spy

    I Was an American Spy

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style

    Paradise, Hawaiian Style

  • Hawaii Calls

    Hawaii Calls

  • Dragon by the Tail

    Dragon by the Tail

  • The Big Hangover

    The Big Hangover

  • Rogues' Regiment

    Rogues' Regiment

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai

  • Klondike Annie

    Klondike Annie

  • Ensign O'Toole

    Ensign O'Toole

  • China

    China

  • Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

  • Impact

    Impact

  • The Man from Down Under

    The Man from Down Under

  • Island of Lost Men

    Island of Lost Men

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • The Creeper

    The Creeper

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • A Scream in the Night

    A Scream in the Night

  • Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

  • Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

  • Red Barry

    Red Barry

  • The Tuttles of Tahiti

    The Tuttles of Tahiti

  • Roaring Timber

    Roaring Timber

  • China Venture

    China Venture

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

  • Saigon

    Saigon

  • Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

  • The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

  • Kung Fu: The Movie

    Kung Fu: The Movie

  • Yesterday's Enemy

    Yesterday's Enemy

  • Stowaway

    Stowaway

  • The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

  • Jefferson Drum

    Jefferson Drum

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

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

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

  • The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

  • Disputed Passage

    Disputed Passage

  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • The Karate Killers

    The Karate Killers

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • The Cobra Strikes

    The Cobra Strikes

  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

  • December 7th

    December 7th

  • Hong Kong Confidential

    Hong Kong Confidential

  • Battle Zone

    Battle Zone

  • Let's Get Tough

    Let's Get Tough

  • A Girl Named Tamiko

    A Girl Named Tamiko

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Desirable

    Desirable

  • Around the World

    Around the World

  • Macao

    Macao

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Women in the Night

    Women in the Night

  • Target Hong Kong

    Target Hong Kong

  • The Good Earth

    The Good Earth

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • Fair Wind to Java

    Fair Wind to Java

  • Secrets of Monte Carlo

    Secrets of Monte Carlo

  • Japanese War Bride

    Japanese War Bride

  • Jump Into Hell

    Jump Into Hell

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

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

  • Panama Patrol

    Panama Patrol

  • China Sky

    China Sky

  • Thank You, Mr. Moto

    Thank You, Mr. Moto

  • State Department: File 649

    State Department: File 649

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

  • Red Snow

    Red Snow

  • They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

  • Betrayal from the East

    Betrayal from the East

  • Drums of Fu Manchu

    Drums of Fu Manchu

  • God Is My Co-Pilot

    God Is My Co-Pilot

  • The Chinese Ring

    The Chinese Ring

  • China's Little Devils

    China's Little Devils

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

    Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

  • Hell's Half Acre

    Hell's Half Acre

  • Battle Hymn

    Battle Hymn

  • They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

    The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

  • Diamond Head

    Diamond Head

  • The World's Greatest Athlete

    The World's Greatest Athlete

  • China Corsair

    China Corsair

  • The Sickle or the Cross

    The Sickle or the Cross

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

  • China Girl

    China Girl

  • The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

  • The Way to the Gold

    The Way to the Gold

  • Confessions of an Opium Eater

    Confessions of an Opium Eater

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • Back to Bataan

    Back to Bataan

  • Submarine Raider

    Submarine Raider

  • The Story of Dr. Wassell

    The Story of Dr. Wassell

  • Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

    Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

  • Something to Sing About

    Something to Sing About

  • A Yank on the Burma Road

    A Yank on the Burma Road

  • The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake

    The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake