Philip Ahn (born Pil Lip Ahn; March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor and activist best known for such films as Impact (1949), Stowaway (1936), and Macao (1952).
His father was activist Ahn Changho and his siblings were Susan Ahn Cuddy and Ralph Ahn.
Ahn died in 1978 at the age of 72 from pneumonia.
Filmography
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Film roles
- 1934: Desirable as Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
- 1935: Shanghai as Servant (uncredited)
- 1935: A Scream In The Night as Wu Ting
- 1936: Anything Goes as Ling (uncredited)
- 1936: Klondike Annie as Wing (uncredited)
- 1936: The General Died At Dawn as Oxford
- 1936: Stowaway as Sun Lo
- 1936: Counterfeit Lady as Maine (uncredited)
- 1937: The Good Earth as Revolutionary Army Captain (uncredited)
- 1937: China Passage as Dr. Fang Tu
- 1937: I Promise To Pay as Taka (uncredited)
- 1937: Roaring Timber as 'Crooner'
- 1937: Think Fast Mr Moto as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- 1937: Something To Sing About as Ito
- 1937: Tex Rides With The Boy Scouts as Sing Fung
- 1937: Daughter of Shanghai as Kim Lee
- 1937: Thank You Mr Moto as Prince Chung
- 1938: Hawaii Calls as Julius
- 1938: Red Barry as Hong Kong Cholly
- 1938: Charlie Chan In Honolulu as Wing Foo
- 1939: North Of Shanghai as Chinese Doctor
- 1939: King Of Chinatown as Robert 'Bob' Li
- 1939: Panama Patrol as Suri
- 1939: Island Of Lost Men as Sam Ring (uncredited)
- 1939: Disputed Passage as Dr. Fung
- 1939: Barricade as Col. Wai Kang
- 1940: The Shadow 1940 as Wu Yung (uncredited)
- 1940: Drums Of Fu Manchu as Dr. Chang (uncredited)
- 1941: They Met In Bombay as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
- 1941: Passage From Hong Kong as Steamship Official (uncredited)
- 1942: A Yank On The Burma Road as Dr. Franklin Ling
- 1942: Ship Ahoy as Koro Sumo (uncredited)
- 1942: The Tuttles Of Tahiti as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
- 1942: Lets Get Tough as Joe Matsul
- 1942: Submarine Raider as 1st Officer Kawakami
- 1942: Across the Pacific as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
- 1942: China Girl as Dr. Young
- 1943: The Adventures Of Smilin Jack as Wu Tan
- 1943: They Got Me Covered as Nichimurro
- 1943: The Amazing Mrs Holliday as Major Ching (uncredited)
- 1943: Don Winslow Of The Coast Guard as Hirota
- 1943: China as Lin Cho
- 1943: Behind The Rising Sun as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi (uncredited)
- 1943: The Man From Down Under as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
- 1943: Around The World as Foo (uncredited)
- 1943: December7th as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
- 1944: The Purple Heart as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
- 1944: The Story Of Dr Wassell as Ping
- 1944: Dragon Seed as Leader of City People (uncredited)
- 1944: The Keys Of The Kingdom as Mr. Pao
- 1945: Forever Yours as Chinese Man (uncredited)
- 1945: Betrayal From The East as Kato
- 1945: God Is My Co Pilot as Hong Kong Radio Announcer
- 1945: China Sky as Dr. Kim
- 1945: Blood On The Sun as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
- 1945: Chinas Little Devils as Farmer
- 1945: Back To Bataan as Col. Coroki
- 1945: They Were Expendable as Army Orderly (uncredited)
- 1947: Singapore as Jimmy (uncredited)
- 1947: Intrigue as Louie Chan
- 1947: Saigon as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
- 1947: The Chinese Ring as Captain Kong
- 1948: Women In The Night as Prof. Kunioshi
- 1948: The Miracle of the Bells as Ming Gow
- 1948: The Cobra Strikes as Kasim
- 1948: The Creeper as Ah Wong
- 1948: Rogues Regiment as Tran Duy Gian
- 1949: State Department File 649 as Col. Aram
- 1949: Boston Blackies Chinese Venture as Wong Chung Shee
- 1949: Impact as Ah Sing
- 1949: The Sickle Or The Cross as Chinese Official
- 1949: The Gal Who Took The West as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1950: The Big Hangover as Dr. Lee
- 1950: The Glass Menagerie as Sailor (uncredited)
- 1951: Halls Of Montezuma as Nomura
- 1951: I Was An American Spy as Capt. Arito
- 1951: China Corsair as Wong San
- 1951: Secrets Of Monte Carlo as Wong
- 1952: Japanese War Bride as Eitaro Shimizu
- 1952: Macao as Itzumi
- 1952: Red Snow as Tuglu
- 1952: Battle Zone as South Korean Guerrilla Spy
- 1953: Fair Wind To Java as Gusti
- 1953: Target Hong Kong as Sin How
- 1953: Battle Circus as Korean Prisoner
- 1953: China Venture as Adm. Amara
- 1954: His Majesty O Keefe as Sien Tang
- 1954: Hells Half Acre as Roger Kong
- 1954: The Shanghai Story as Major Ling Wu
- 1955: Jump Into Hell as Chinese POW Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1955: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing as Third Uncle
- 1955: The Left Hand Of God as Jan Teng
- 1956: Around The World In 80 Days as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
- 1957: Battle Hymn as Lu Ahn
- 1957: The Way To The Gold as Mr. Ding
- 1958: Hong Kong Confidential as Tan Chung
- 1959: Yesterdays Enemy as Yamazaki
- 1959: Never So Few as Nautaung
- 1960: The Great Impostor as Capt. Hun Kim
- 1961: One-Eyed Jacks as Uncle
- 1962: Confessions Of An Opium Eater as Ching Foon
- 1962: Diamond Head as Mr. Immacona
- 1962: A Girl Named Tamiko as Akiba
- 1963: Shock Corridor as Dr. Fong
- 1966: Paradise, Hawaiian Style as Moki Kamana
- 1967: Thoroughly Modern Millie as Tea
- 1973: The World's Greatest Athlete as Old Chinaman
- 1973: Jonathan Livingston Seagull as Chang (voice)
- 1973: Voodoo Heartbeat as Mao Tse Tung
- 1976: The Killer Who Wouldnt Die as Soong
- 1979: Portrait Of A Hitman as Wong
Television roles
- 1955: Captain Midnight as Sutoc
- 1955: TV Readers Digest as Wang Tsu/Mr. Pak (2 episodes)
- 1955-1956: Crossroads as Ah Hiu/Lung Chang/Sun Yal (3 episodes)
- 1955-1956: Four Star Playhouse as Capt. Shu Gat/Chang (2 episodes)
- 1956: Jungle Jim as Karja
- 1956: Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok as Ho San
- 1956: Hey Jeannie as Wong
- 1956-1957: Navy Log as Korean Soldier/Gen. Chen (2 episodes)
- 1957: The Alcoa Hour as Major Pak
- 1957: Telephone Time as Patriarch
- 1957: The New Adventures Of Charlie Chen as Mr. Kim
- 1957-1958: The Californians as Dai Choo (2 episodes)
- 1958: Dragnet as Gerald Quon
- 1958: Jefferson Drum as Charles Wong
- 1958: Lawman as Wong
- 1958-1960: Have Gun – Will Travel as Hoo Yee/W. Chung (2 episodes)
- 1959: The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin as Hop Sing
- 1959: One Step Beyond as Song
- 1959: Alcoa Theatre as Boo Soon
- 1959: General Electric Theater as Rahm Sing
- 1959-1962: Adventures In Paradise as Mr. Chee/Rev. Yen/Ling Wan/Ling (4 episodes)
- 1960: The Islanders as Gov. Galli
- 1960: The Gale Storm Show Oh Susanna as Lee Sing
- 1960: Tightrope as Quon Lee
- 1960: The Rebel as Quong Lee
- 1960: Johnny Midnight as Mr. Moto
- 1960: Wanted: Dead or Alive as Tom Wing
- 1960: Richard Diamond Private Detective as Ho-Lung
- 1960: Checkmate as Mr. Lu
- 1960: The Brothers Brannagan as Howard Mai
- 1960: Pete And Gladys as Mr. Suki
- 1960: Mr Garlund as Po Chang
- 1960-1961: The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Lee Chin/Mr. Takamoto (2 episodes)
- 1960-1961: Hong Kong as Hyung/Feng (2 episodes)
- 1960-1962: Hawaiian Eye as Florist/Li/Mr. Sun/Mr. Kwong (4 episodes)
- 1960-1964: Bonanza as Wang Sai/Dr. Kam Lee/Mr. Lee Chang (3 episodes)
- 1961: Alcoa Premiere as Chinese Major
- 1961-1962: Follow The Sun as Han Lee/Dr. Kwai (2 episodes)
- 1962: The New Breed as Joe Ohoshi
- 1962: Perry Mason as James Wong
- 1963: Ensign O Toole as Low Kong
- 1963: The Third Man as Easy One Seng
- 1963: Stoney Burke as Zen Master
- 1964: The Danny Thomas Show as Wong Chow
- 1965: The Rogues as Old Magician
- 1965-1967: I Spy as Tu Po/Charlie Huan (2 episodes)
- 1966: The Wild Wild West as Quong Chu
- 1966-1967: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Dr. Sazami Kyushu/High Lama of Ghupat
- 1966-1972: The F.B.I. as Mr. Kwong/Police Chief Henry Nakamura (2 episodes)
- 1967: The Time Tunnel as Dr. Nakamura
- 1967: Laredo as Capt. Wong Lee
- 1967: The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Wu
- 1968: The Big Valley as Chen Yu
- 1968: My Three Sons as George Wong
- 1968-1972: Hawaii Five-O as Atty. General/Lin Mai-Lu/Quon Li (4 episodes)
- 1969: Mannix as Mr. Rhee
- 1969: Mission: Impossible as Dr. Liu
- 1969: It Takes a Thief (1968) as Owner
- 1969: Ironside (1967) as Nam Feng
- 1972: Anna And The King as Astrologist
- 1972: The Streets of San Francisco as Mr. Wu
- 1972-1975: Kung Fu (1972) as Master Kan (39 episodes)
- 1974: Love, American Style as Chow Lee
- 1974: The Magician as Chao Liu
- 1976-1977: M*A*S*H as Mr. Kim/Korean Grandfather/The Father (3 episodes)
- 1977: Sanford and Son as Chinese Man
- 1977: Wonder Woman (1975) as Col. Minh
- 1977-1978: Police Woman as Mr. Wong/Quon (2 episodes)
- 1978: Switch as Charlie Kuang
