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Philip Ahn

Acting

Born March 29, 1905 · Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died February 28, 1978

Also known as Phillip Ahn · Phil Ahn · Philip Ann

Biography

Philip Ahn was an American actor and activist of Korean descent. With over 180 film and television credits between 1935 and 1978, he was one of the most recognizable and prolific Asian-American character actors of his time. He is widely regarded as the first Korean American film actor in Hollywood.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1984

Filmography50+ titles

Cocoon

1968as Attorney General

Secrets of Monte Carlo

1951as Wong

M*A*S*H

1972as Korean Grandfather

Kung Fu

1972as Master Kan

Perry Mason

1957as James Wong

Mission: Impossible

1966as Dr. Liu

The Time Tunnel

1966as Dr. Nakamura

The Wild Wild West

1965

Sanford and Son

1972

Bonanza

1959as Mr. Lee Chang

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957as W. Chung

The Shadow

1940as Wu Yung

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Lin Mai-Lu

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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

1964as High Lama of Ghupat

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia

Wonder Woman

1975as Colonel Minh

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as Mr. Wu

Shock Corridor

1963as Dr. Fong

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Tom Wing

Ironside

1967

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

1966as Wu

The Great Impostor

1960as Capt. Hun Kim

China

1943as Lin Cho

Mannix

1967

Stoney Burke

1962

One-Eyed Jacks

1961as Uncle

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Capt. Shu Gat

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)

Dragon Seed

1944as Leader of City People (uncredited)

Stowaway

1936as Sun Lo

My Three Sons

1960as George Wong

I Was an American Spy

1951as Capt. Arito

Across the Pacific

1942as Man in Theatre (uncredited)

Telephone Time

1956

Dragnet

1951

They Were Expendable

1945as Army Orderly (uncredited)

Police Woman

1974

Betrayal from the East

1945as Kato

The Left Hand of God

1955as Jan Teng

Macao

1952as Itzumi

Around the World

1943as Foo

Ship Ahoy

1942as Koro Sumo

The Good Earth

1937as Captain (uncredited)

Klondike Annie

1936

The Big Valley

1965as Chen Yu

Something to Sing About

1937as Ito (Terry's servant)

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973as Chang (voice)

Impact

1949as Ah Sing

Back to Bataan

1945as Col. Coroki