Philip Ahn

Person

Philip Ahn

Born 29 March 1905 Died 28 February 1978, aged 72 Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA TMDB ↗

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The numbers

Computed from the record
29age in their first credit on record (1934)
52years on screen and counting
14credits in 1959, their busiest year
172dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Kung Fu: The Movie poster Age: 80

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986
as Master Kan
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die poster Age: 71

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

1976
as Soong
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita poster Age: 69

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

1974
as General Yamashita
Jonathan Livingston Seagull poster Age: 68

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973
as Chang (voice)
The World's Greatest Athlete poster Age: 67

The World's Greatest Athlete

1973
as Old Chinaman
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon poster Age: 66

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

1972
as Master Kan
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake poster Age: 65

The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake

1970
as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
Cocoon poster Age: 63

Cocoon

1968
as Attorney General
The Karate Killers poster Age: 62

The Karate Killers

1967
as Sazami Kyushu
Thoroughly Modern Millie poster Age: 61

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967
as Tea
Paradise, Hawaiian Style poster Age: 61

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

1966
as Moki Kaimana
Shock Corridor poster Age: 58

Shock Corridor

1963
as Dr. Fong
Diamond Head poster Age: 57

Diamond Head

1962
as Mr. Immacona
A Girl Named Tamiko poster Age: 57

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962
as Akiba
Confessions of an Opium Eater poster Age: 57

Confessions of an Opium Eater

1962
as Ching Foon
One-Eyed Jacks poster Age: 56

One-Eyed Jacks

1961
as Uncle
Dragon by the Tail poster Age: 55

Dragon by the Tail

1961
as Lee Chin
The Great Impostor poster Age: 55

The Great Impostor

1960
as Capt. Hun Kim
Never So Few poster Age: 54

Never So Few

1959
as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Yesterday's Enemy poster Age: 54

Yesterday's Enemy

1959
as Yamazuki
Hong Kong Confidential poster Age: 53

Hong Kong Confidential

1958
as Tan Chung
The Way to the Gold poster Age: 52

The Way to the Gold

1957
as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
Battle Hymn poster Age: 51

Battle Hymn

1957
as Old Man
Around the World in 80 Days poster Age: 51

Around the World in 80 Days

1956
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
The Left Hand of God poster Age: 50

The Left Hand of God

1955
as Jan Teng
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing poster Age: 50

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955
as Third Uncle
Jump Into Hell poster Age: 50

Jump Into Hell

1955
as Chinese POW Lieutenant
The Shanghai Story poster Age: 49

The Shanghai Story

1954
as Major Ling Wu
Hell's Half Acre poster Age: 49

Hell's Half Acre

1954
as Roger Kong
His Majesty O'Keefe poster Age: 48

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954
as Sien Tang, Dentist
China Venture poster Age: 48

China Venture

1953
as Adm. Amara
Target Hong Kong poster Age: 47

Target Hong Kong

1953
as Sin How
Fair Wind to Java poster Age: 47

Fair Wind to Java

1953
as Gusti
Battle Zone poster Age: 47

Battle Zone

1952
as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
Red Snow poster Age: 47

Red Snow

1952
as Taglu, a spy
Macao poster Age: 47

Macao

1952
as Itzumi
Japanese War Bride poster Age: 46

Japanese War Bride

1952
as Eitaro Shimizu
Secrets of Monte Carlo poster Age: 46

Secrets of Monte Carlo

1951
as Wong
China Corsair poster Age: 46

China Corsair

1951
as Wong San
I Was an American Spy poster Age: 46

I Was an American Spy

1951
as Capt. Arito
Halls of Montezuma poster Age: 45

Halls of Montezuma

1951
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
The Big Hangover poster Age: 45

The Big Hangover

1950
as Dr. Lee
The Sickle or the Cross poster Age: 44

The Sickle or the Cross

1949
as Chinese Official
Impact poster Age: 43

Impact

1949
as Ah Sing
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture poster Age: 43

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949
as Wong Chung Shee
State Department: File 649 poster Age: 43

State Department: File 649

1949
as Col. Aram
Rogues' Regiment poster Age: 43

Rogues' Regiment

1948
as Tran Duy Gian
The Creeper poster Age: 43

The Creeper

1948
as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
The Cobra Strikes poster Age: 43

The Cobra Strikes

1948
as Kasim--Houseboy
The Miracle of the Bells poster Age: 42

The Miracle of the Bells

1948
as Ming Gow
Women in the Night poster Age: 42

Women in the Night

1948
as Professor Kunioshi
Intrigue poster Age: 42

Intrigue

1947
as Louie Chin
The Chinese Ring poster Age: 42

The Chinese Ring

1947
as Captain Kong
Saigon poster Age: 42

Saigon

1947
as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Singapore poster Age: 42

Singapore

1947
as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
They Were Expendable poster Age: 40

They Were Expendable

1945
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Back to Bataan poster Age: 40

Back to Bataan

1945
as Col. Coroki
China's Little Devils poster Age: 40

China's Little Devils

1945
as Farmer
China Sky poster Age: 40

China Sky

1945
as Dr. Kim
Blood on the Sun poster Age: 40

Blood on the Sun

1945
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East poster Age: 40

Betrayal from the East

1945
as Kato
God Is My Co-Pilot poster Age: 40

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Forever Yours poster Age: 39

Forever Yours

1945
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom poster Age: 39

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Dragon Seed poster Age: 39

Dragon Seed

1944
as Leader of City People (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell poster Age: 39

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944
as Ping
The Purple Heart poster Age: 38

The Purple Heart

1944
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
Around the World poster Age: 38

Around the World

1943
as Foo
The Man from Down Under poster Age: 38

The Man from Down Under

1943
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Behind the Rising Sun poster Age: 38

Behind the Rising Sun

1943
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
China poster Age: 38

China

1943
as Lin Cho
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard poster Age: 38

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

1943
as Hirota
December 7th poster Age: 37

December 7th

1943
as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday poster Age: 37

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack poster Age: 37

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

1943
as Wu Tan
China Girl poster Age: 37

China Girl

1942
as Kai Young
Across the Pacific poster Age: 37

Across the Pacific

1942
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Submarine Raider poster Age: 37

Submarine Raider

1942
as First Officer Kawakami
Let's Get Tough poster Age: 37

Let's Get Tough

1942
as Joe Matsui
The Tuttles of Tahiti poster Age: 37

The Tuttles of Tahiti

1942
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy poster Age: 37

Ship Ahoy

1942
as Koro Sumo
A Yank on the Burma Road poster Age: 36

A Yank on the Burma Road

1942
as Franklin Ling
They Met in Bombay poster Age: 36

They Met in Bombay

1941
as Japanese officer (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu poster Age: 34

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940
as Dr. Chang
The Shadow poster Age: 34

The Shadow

1940
as Wu Yung
Barricade poster Age: 34

Barricade

1939
as Col. Wai Kang
Disputed Passage poster Age: 34

Disputed Passage

1939
as Dr. Fung
Island of Lost Men poster Age: 34

Island of Lost Men

1939
Panama Patrol poster Age: 33

Panama Patrol

1939
as Sun
King of Chinatown poster Age: 33

King of Chinatown

1939
as Robert 'Bob' Li
North of Shanghai poster Age: 33

North of Shanghai

1939
as Chinese Doctor
Charlie Chan in Honolulu poster Age: 33

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938
as Wing Foo
Red Barry poster Age: 33

Red Barry

1938
as Hong Kong Cholly
Hawaii Calls poster Age: 32

Hawaii Calls

1938
as Julius
Thank You, Mr. Moto poster Age: 32

Thank You, Mr. Moto

1937
as Prince Chung
Daughter of Shanghai poster Age: 32

Daughter of Shanghai

1937
as Kim Lee
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts poster Age: 32

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

1937
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
Something to Sing About poster Age: 32

Something to Sing About

1937
as Ito
Roaring Timber poster Age: 32

Roaring Timber

1937
as Crooner
The Good Earth poster Age: 32

The Good Earth

1937
as Captain (uncredited)
China Passage poster Age: 31

China Passage

1937
as Fang Tu
Stowaway poster Age: 31

Stowaway

1936
as Sun Lo
The General Died at Dawn poster Age: 31

The General Died at Dawn

1936
as Oxford
Klondike Annie poster Age: 30

Klondike Annie

1936
A Scream in the Night poster Age: 30

A Scream in the Night

1935
as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
Shanghai poster Age: 30

Shanghai

1935
as Servant
Desirable poster Age: 29

Desirable

1934
as Chinese Waiter
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TV credits

Newest first
Wonder Woman poster Age: 70

Wonder Woman

1975
as Colonel Minh
Switch poster Age: 70

Switch

1975
as Charlie Kuang
Police Woman poster Age: 69

Police Woman

1974
The Magician poster Age: 68

The Magician

1973
as Chao Liu
Kung Fu poster Age: 67

Kung Fu

1972
as Master Kan
The Streets of San Francisco poster Age: 67

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
as Mr. Wu
M*A*S*H poster Age: 67

M*A*S*H

1972
M*A*S*H poster Age: 67

M*A*S*H

1972
as The Father
M*A*S*H poster Age: 67

M*A*S*H

1972
as Korean Grandfather
Anna and the King poster Age: 67

Anna and the King

1972
as Astrologist
Sanford and Son poster Age: 66

Sanford and Son

1972
Love, American Style poster Age: 64

Love, American Style

1969
as Chow Lee
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 63

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Attorney General
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 63

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Quon Li
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 63

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Lin Mai-Lu
It Takes a Thief poster Age: 62

It Takes a Thief

1968
as Owner
Mannix poster Age: 62

Mannix

1967
Ironside poster Age: 61

Ironside

1967
Mission: Impossible poster Age: 61

Mission: Impossible

1966
as Dr. Liu
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 61

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

1966
as Wu
The Time Tunnel poster Age: 61

The Time Tunnel

1966
as Dr. Nakamura
The F.B.I. poster Age: 60

The F.B.I.

1965
as Police Chief Henry Nakamura
The Wild Wild West poster Age: 60

The Wild Wild West

1965
Laredo poster Age: 60

Laredo

1965
The Big Valley poster Age: 60

The Big Valley

1965
as Chen Yu
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 59

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

1964
as Dr. Sazami Kyushu
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 59

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

1964
as High Lama of Ghupat
Stoney Burke poster Age: 57

Stoney Burke

1962
Ensign O'Toole poster Age: 57

Ensign O'Toole

1962
as Low Kong
Kraft Mystery Theatre poster Age: 56

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961
The Islanders poster Age: 55

The Islanders

1960
as Governor Galli
My Three Sons poster Age: 55

My Three Sons

1960
as George Wong
Pete and Gladys poster Age: 55

Pete and Gladys

1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show poster Age: 55

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960
as Lee Chin
Checkmate poster Age: 55

Checkmate

1960
as Mr. Lu
Johnny Midnight poster Age: 54

Johnny Midnight

1960
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 54

Hawaiian Eye

1959
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 54

Hawaiian Eye

1959
as Mr. Kwong
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 54

Hawaiian Eye

1959
as Florist
Adventures in Paradise poster Age: 54

Adventures in Paradise

1959
as Ling
Adventures in Paradise poster Age: 54

Adventures in Paradise

1959
as Reverend Yen
Adventures in Paradise poster Age: 54

Adventures in Paradise

1959
as Mr. Chee
The Rebel poster Age: 54

The Rebel

1959
as Quong Lee
The Third Man poster Age: 54

The Third Man

1959
Bonanza poster Age: 54

Bonanza

1959
as Mr. Lee Chang
Bonanza poster Age: 54

Bonanza

1959
as Dr. Kam Lee
Tightrope poster Age: 54

Tightrope

1959
One Step Beyond poster Age: 53

One Step Beyond

1959
as Song
Lawman poster Age: 53

Lawman

1958
as Wong
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 53

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Tom Wing
No poster
Age: 53

Jefferson Drum

1958
as Charles Wong
Perry Mason poster Age: 52

Perry Mason

1957
as James Wong
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 52

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 52

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as W. Chung
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster Age: 52

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
as Ho-Lung
No poster
Age: 51

Hey, Jeannie!

1956
as Wong
Telephone Time poster Age: 51

Telephone Time

1956
Jungle Jim poster Age: 50

Jungle Jim

1955
Navy Log poster Age: 50

Navy Log

1955
General Electric Theater poster Age: 47

General Electric Theater

1953
as Rahm Sing
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 47

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Chang
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 47

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Capt. Shu Gat
Dragnet poster Age: 46

Dragnet

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 46

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster Age: 46

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951
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