Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Acting
Born 1905-03-29 - Died 1978-02-28Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies (107)

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956Movie6.7
They Were Expendable
6.5

They Were Expendable

1945Movie6.5
Never So Few
5.5

Never So Few

1959Movie5.5
Back to Bataan
6.1

Back to Bataan

1945Movie6.1
King of Chinatown
5.6

King of Chinatown

1939Movie5.6
One-Eyed Jacks
6.8

One-Eyed Jacks

1961Movie6.8
A Yank on the Burma Road
5.7

A Yank on the Burma Road

1942Movie5.7
Halls of Montezuma
5.9

Halls of Montezuma

1951Movie5.9
The Keys of the Kingdom
7.1

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944Movie7.1
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
6.1

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955Movie6.1
China Girl
5.4

China Girl

1942Movie5.4
Shock Corridor
7.0

Shock Corridor

1963Movie7.0
The Story of Dr. Wassell
6.4

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944Movie6.4
Yesterday's Enemy
7.2

Yesterday's Enemy

1959Movie7.2
Desirable
7.2

Desirable

1934Movie7.2
Across the Pacific
6.6

Across the Pacific

1942Movie6.6
The Purple Heart
6.1

The Purple Heart

1944Movie6.1
Thoroughly Modern Millie
6.8

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967Movie6.8
God Is My Co-Pilot
7.1

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945Movie7.1
A Girl Named Tamiko
5.8

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962Movie5.8
Stowaway
6.7

Stowaway

1936Movie6.7
Macao
6.3

Macao

1952Movie6.3
The Left Hand of God
6.3

The Left Hand of God

1955Movie6.3
The General Died at Dawn
6.5

The General Died at Dawn

1936Movie6.5
Kung Fu: The Movie
5.3

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986Movie5.3
Behind the Rising Sun
6.1

Behind the Rising Sun

1943Movie6.1
The Shanghai Story
5.0

The Shanghai Story

1954Movie5.0
The Great Impostor
6.9

The Great Impostor

1960Movie6.9
Dragon Seed
6.8

Dragon Seed

1944Movie6.8
They Met in Bombay
7.3

They Met in Bombay

1941Movie7.3
Saigon
6.0

Saigon

1947Movie6.0
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
6.1

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973Movie6.1
Confessions of an Opium Eater
5.8

Confessions of an Opium Eater

1962Movie5.8
The World's Greatest Athlete
5.5

The World's Greatest Athlete

1973Movie5.5
Roaring Timber
6.0

Roaring Timber

1937Movie6.0
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
7.2

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

1972Movie7.2
The Good Earth
6.3

The Good Earth

1937Movie6.3
The Chinese Ring
5.2

The Chinese Ring

1947Movie5.2
The Karate Killers
5.1

The Karate Killers

1967Movie5.1
Diamond Head
5.5

Diamond Head

1962Movie5.5
His Majesty O'Keefe
6.4

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954Movie6.4
Fair Wind to Java
5.6

Fair Wind to Java

1953Movie5.6
Battle Hymn
6.7

Battle Hymn

1957Movie6.7
Blood on the Sun
5.9

Blood on the Sun

1945Movie5.9
The Way to the Gold
8.0

The Way to the Gold

1957Movie8.0
Red Snow
5.7

Red Snow

1952Movie5.7
The Miracle of the Bells
6.2

The Miracle of the Bells

1948Movie6.2
Around the World
6.3

Around the World

1943Movie6.3
Drums of Fu Manchu
6.3

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940Movie6.3
Rogues' Regiment
6.8

Rogues' Regiment

1948Movie6.8
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
5.2

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

1966Movie5.2
Target Hong Kong
5.8

Target Hong Kong

1953Movie5.8
China Sky
5.1

China Sky

1945Movie5.1
Forever Yours
7.0

Forever Yours

1945Movie7.0
The Man from Down Under
7.0

The Man from Down Under

1943Movie7.0
China
6.9

China

1943Movie6.9
Singapore
6.1

Singapore

1947Movie6.1
Red Barry
10.0

Red Barry

1938Movie10.0
Ship Ahoy
6.3

Ship Ahoy

1942Movie6.3
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
6.5

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938Movie6.5
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
10.0

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

1943Movie10.0
Impact
6.1

Impact

1949Movie6.1
December 7th
5.8

December 7th

1943Movie5.8
The Tuttles of Tahiti
5.7

The Tuttles of Tahiti

1942Movie5.7
Battle Zone
5.5

Battle Zone

1952Movie5.5
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
3.6

The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake

1970Movie3.6
Klondike Annie
6.3

Klondike Annie

1936Movie6.3
Thank You, Mr. Moto
6.2

Thank You, Mr. Moto

1937Movie6.2
The Shadow
7.3

The Shadow

1940Movie7.3
The Big Hangover
6.4

The Big Hangover

1950Movie6.4
Hell's Half Acre
5.5

Hell's Half Acre

1954Movie5.5
The Sickle or the Cross
7.0

The Sickle or the Cross

1949Movie7.0
Daughter of Shanghai
5.4

Daughter of Shanghai

1937Movie5.4
I Was an American Spy
6.6

I Was an American Spy

1951Movie6.6
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
7.0

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

1976Movie7.0
Cocoon
7.7

Cocoon

1968Movie7.7
Island of Lost Men
5.6

Island of Lost Men

1939Movie5.6
Shanghai
7.3

Shanghai

1935Movie7.3
Women in the Night
4.0

Women in the Night

1948Movie4.0
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
6.7

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943Movie6.7
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
5.7

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

1943Movie5.7
Betrayal from the East
6.4

Betrayal from the East

1945Movie6.4
Something to Sing About
6.2

Something to Sing About

1937Movie6.2
Hong Kong Confidential
5.9

Hong Kong Confidential

1958Movie5.9
Panama Patrol
7.5

Panama Patrol

1939Movie7.5
Jump Into Hell
4.2

Jump Into Hell

1955Movie4.2
Let's Get Tough
5.3

Let's Get Tough

1942Movie5.3
China Venture
7.8

China Venture

1953Movie7.8
Submarine Raider
5.7

Submarine Raider

1942Movie5.7
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
8.0

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

1974Movie8.0
North of Shanghai
8.0

North of Shanghai

1939Movie8.0
Japanese War Bride
6.0

Japanese War Bride

1952Movie6.0
Disputed Passage
7.0

Disputed Passage

1939Movie7.0
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
5.5

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

1937Movie5.5
Barricade
6.5

Barricade

1939Movie6.5
State Department: File 649
5.0

State Department: File 649

1949Movie5.0
China Passage
6.3

China Passage

1937Movie6.3
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
6.1

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949Movie6.1
China Corsair
6.3

China Corsair

1951Movie6.3
Intrigue
5.6

Intrigue

1947Movie5.6
The Cobra Strikes
7.5

The Cobra Strikes

1948Movie7.5
The Creeper
5.0

The Creeper

1948Movie5.0
China's Little Devils
6.0

China's Little Devils

1945Movie6.0
A Scream in the Night
5.0

A Scream in the Night

1935Movie5.0
Dragon by the Tail

Dragon by the Tail

1961Movie
Hawaii Calls
6.0

Hawaii Calls

1938Movie6.0
Secrets of Monte Carlo
8.0

Secrets of Monte Carlo

1951Movie8.0

TV Shows (54)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
M*A*S*H
7.9

M*A*S*H

1972Series7.9
Dragnet
6.5

Dragnet

1951Series6.5
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
Love, American Style
6.2

Love, American Style

1969Series6.2
The Wild Wild West
7.5

The Wild Wild West

1965Series7.5
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Four Star Playhouse
6.8

Four Star Playhouse

1952Series6.8
My Three Sons
6.6

My Three Sons

1960Series6.6
Lawman
6.0

Lawman

1958Series6.0
The Big Valley
6.2

The Big Valley

1965Series6.2
Sanford and Son
7.5

Sanford and Son

1972Series7.5
Police Woman
6.4

Police Woman

1974Series6.4
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
Telephone Time
6.5

Telephone Time

1956Series6.5
Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958Series7.0
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957Series6.8
The Rebel
5.1

The Rebel

1959Series5.1
One Step Beyond
5.7

One Step Beyond

1959Series5.7
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

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

1964Series7.2
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Hawaiian Eye
5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959Series5.6
It Takes a Thief
7.2

It Takes a Thief

1968Series7.2
Adventures in Paradise
6.1

Adventures in Paradise

1959Series6.1
Wonder Woman
7.0

Wonder Woman

1975Series7.0
Switch
6.6

Switch

1975Series6.6
The Time Tunnel
7.6

The Time Tunnel

1966Series7.6
Checkmate
4.8

Checkmate

1960Series4.8
Stoney Burke
6.8

Stoney Burke

1962Series6.8
Laredo
6.4

Laredo

1965Series6.4
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
6.9

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

1966Series6.9
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960Series6.4
Navy Log
5.2

Navy Log

1955Series5.2
The Islanders
8.0

The Islanders

1960Series8.0
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951Series5.3
The Third Man
7.2

The Third Man

1959Series7.2
The Magician
6.8

The Magician

1973Series6.8
Ensign O'Toole
6.8

Ensign O'Toole

1962Series6.8
Tightrope
6.3

Tightrope

1959Series6.3
Anna and the King
7.4

Anna and the King

1972Series7.4
Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960Series6.3
Crossroads
6.8

Crossroads

1955Series6.8
Kraft Mystery Theatre
7.2

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961Series7.2
Jefferson Drum
5.3

Jefferson Drum

1958Series5.3
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2

Hey, Jeannie!

1956Series6.2
Johnny Midnight
7.0

Johnny Midnight

1960Series7.0
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
Jungle Jim
6.7

Jungle Jim

1955Series6.7
Kung Fu
7.7

Kung Fu

1972Series7.7