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

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Saigon

    Saigon

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • 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.

  • Panama Patrol

    Panama Patrol

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Diamond Head

    Diamond Head

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Battle Zone

    Battle Zone

  • Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Thank You, Mr. Moto

    Thank You, Mr. Moto

  • China Girl

    China Girl

  • Red Snow

    Red Snow

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

  • Stowaway

    Stowaway

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Macao

    Macao

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • The Chinese Ring

    The Chinese Ring

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Drums of Fu Manchu

    Drums of Fu Manchu

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • God Is My Co-Pilot

    God Is My Co-Pilot

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

  • King of Chinatown

    King of Chinatown

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Kung Fu: The Movie

    Kung Fu: The Movie

  • They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

  • Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • Jump Into Hell

    Jump Into Hell

  • Ensign O'Toole

    Ensign O'Toole

  • The Sickle or the Cross

    The Sickle or the Cross

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

  • Jefferson Drum

    Jefferson Drum

  • Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • Red Barry

    Red Barry

  • Battle Hymn

    Battle Hymn

  • The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

  • Thoroughly Modern Millie

    Thoroughly Modern Millie

  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

  • Impact

    Impact

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

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

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

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style

    Paradise, Hawaiian Style

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Great Impostor

    The Great Impostor

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Good Earth

    The Good Earth

  • Shock Corridor

    Shock Corridor

  • Back to Bataan

    Back to Bataan

  • They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

  • I Was an American Spy

    I Was an American Spy

  • The Shanghai Story

    The Shanghai Story

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • The Karate Killers

    The Karate Killers

  • Yesterday's Enemy

    Yesterday's Enemy

  • The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

  • The World's Greatest Athlete

    The World's Greatest Athlete

  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    His Majesty O'Keefe

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

  • Hong Kong Confidential

    Hong Kong Confidential

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • Disputed Passage

    Disputed Passage

  • China Sky

    China Sky

  • Women in the Night

    Women in the Night

  • The Story of Dr. Wassell

    The Story of Dr. Wassell

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

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

  • Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

  • A Girl Named Tamiko

    A Girl Named Tamiko

  • The Tuttles of Tahiti

    The Tuttles of Tahiti

  • Betrayal from the East

    Betrayal from the East

  • Confessions of an Opium Eater

    Confessions of an Opium Eater

  • North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai

  • December 7th

    December 7th

  • Hell's Half Acre

    Hell's Half Acre

  • Submarine Raider

    Submarine Raider

  • Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

  • Island of Lost Men

    Island of Lost Men

  • China Venture

    China Venture

  • Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

    Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

  • China

    China

  • State Department: File 649

    State Department: File 649

  • The Big Hangover

    The Big Hangover

  • The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake

    The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake

  • Secrets of Monte Carlo

    Secrets of Monte Carlo

  • Something to Sing About

    Something to Sing About

  • A Yank on the Burma Road

    A Yank on the Burma Road

  • Let's Get Tough

    Let's Get Tough

  • Fair Wind to Java

    Fair Wind to Java

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • China Corsair

    China Corsair

  • The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

  • The Man from Down Under

    The Man from Down Under

  • Desirable

    Desirable

  • Rogues' Regiment

    Rogues' Regiment

  • Dragon by the Tail

    Dragon by the Tail

  • Klondike Annie

    Klondike Annie

  • A Scream in the Night

    A Scream in the Night

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • Around the World

    Around the World

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • The Way to the Gold

    The Way to the Gold

  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

    The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

  • Roaring Timber

    Roaring Timber

  • Japanese War Bride

    Japanese War Bride

  • The Creeper

    The Creeper

  • The Cobra Strikes

    The Cobra Strikes

  • Target Hong Kong

    Target Hong Kong

  • Hawaii Calls

    Hawaii Calls

  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

  • China's Little Devils

    China's Little Devils

  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

    Don Winslow of the Coast Guard