Deceased

How Did Philip Ahn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known as Phillip Ahn, Phil Ahn, Philip Ann, Pil Lip Ahn, Pillip AhnGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/03/1905Born inHighland Park, Los Angeles, California, USADied28/02/1978 (aged 72)Died inLos AngelesCausesurgical complicationsWikidataQ1321739 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#95014 ↗

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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Filmography129 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1986	Kung Fu: The MovieMovie	Master Kan	81
1976	The Killer Who Wouldn't DieMovie	Soong	71
1975	Wonder WomanSeries	Colonel Minh	70
1975	SwitchSeries	Charlie Kuang	70
1974	Police WomanSeries	—	69
1974	Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General YamashitaMovie	General Yamashita	69
1973	Jonathan Livingston SeagullMovie	Chang (voice)	68
1973	The World's Greatest AthleteMovie	Old Chinaman	68
1973	The MagicianSeries	Chao Liu	68
1972	MAS*HSeries	Korean Grandfather	67
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Mr. Wu	67
1972	Kung FuSeries	Master Kan	67
1972	Anna and the KingSeries	Astrologist	67
1972	Sanford and SonSeries	—	67
1970	The Sex Serum of Dr. BlakeMovie	Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)	65
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Chow Lee	64
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Lin Mai-Lu	63
1968	It Takes a ThiefSeries	Owner	63
1968	CocoonMovie	Attorney General	63
1967	IronsideSeries	—	62
1967	MannixSeries	—	62
1967	Thoroughly Modern MillieMovie	Tea	62
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Dr. Liu	61
1966	The Time TunnelSeries	Dr. Nakamura	61
1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Wu	61
1966	Paradise, Hawaiian StyleMovie	Moki Kaimana	61
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Chen Yu	60
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Police Chief Henry Nakamura	60
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	—	60
1965	LaredoSeries	—	60
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	High Lama of Ghupat	59
1962	Stoney BurkeSeries	—	57
1962	Ensign O'TooleSeries	Low Kong	57
1962	A Girl Named TamikoMovie	Akiba	57
1962	Diamond HeadMovie	Mr. Immacona	57
1962	Confessions of an Opium EaterMovie	Ching Foon	57
1961	One-Eyed JacksMovie	Uncle	56
1961	Kraft Mystery TheatreSeries	—	56
1961	Dragon by the TailMovie	Lee Chin	56
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Lee Chin	55
1960	CheckmateSeries	Mr. Lu	55
1960	Pete and GladysSeries	—	55
1960	My Three SonsSeries	George Wong	55
1960	The Great ImpostorMovie	Capt. Hun Kim	55
1960	The IslandersSeries	Governor Galli	55
1959	BonanzaSeries	Mr. Lee Chang	54
1959	Hawaiian EyeSeries	—	54
1959	One Step BeyondSeries	Song	54
1959	Never So FewMovie	Nautaung, leader of the Kachin	54
1959	The Third ManSeries	—	54
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Ling	54
1959	The RebelSeries	Quong Lee	54
1959	TightropeSeries	—	54
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Tom Wing	53
1958	Jefferson DrumSeries	Charles Wong	53
1958	LawmanSeries	Wong	53
1958	Hong Kong ConfidentialMovie	Tan Chung	53
1957	Perry MasonSeries	James Wong	52
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	52
1957	Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries	Ho-Lung	52
1957	Battle HymnMovie	Old Man	52
1957	The Way to the GoldMovie	Mr. Ding - cafe owner	52
1956	Around the World in 80 DaysMovie	Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)	51
1956	Hey, Jeannie!Series	Wong	51
1956	Telephone TimeSeries	—	51
1955	Navy LogSeries	—	50
1955	The Left Hand of GodMovie	Jan Teng	50
1955	Jump Into HellMovie	Chinese POW Lieutenant	50
1955	Jungle JimSeries	—	50
1954	The Shanghai StoryMovie	Major Ling Wu	49
1954	His Majesty O'KeefeMovie	Sien Tang, Dentist	49
1954	Hell's Half AcreMovie	Roger Kong	49
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Rahm Sing	48
1953	China VentureMovie	Adm. Amara	48
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Chang	47
1952	Japanese War BrideMovie	Eitaro Shimizu	47
1952	MacaoMovie	Itzumi	47
1952	Battle ZoneMovie	South Korean Guerrilla Leader	47
1951	DragnetSeries	—	46
1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries	—	46
1951	Halls of MontezumaMovie	Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")	46
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	46
1951	China CorsairMovie	Wong San	46
1950	The Big HangoverMovie	Dr. Lee	45
1949	The Sickle or the CrossMovie	Chinese Official	44
1949	ImpactMovie	Ah Sing	44
1949	State Department: File 649Movie	Col. Aram	44
1949	Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureMovie	Wong Chung Shee	44
1948	The Cobra StrikesMovie	Kasim--Houseboy	43
1948	The CreeperMovie	Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner	43
1948	Rogues' RegimentMovie	Tran Duy Gian	43
1947	SingaporeMovie	Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)	42
1947	The Chinese RingMovie	Captain Kong	42
1945	Betrayal from the EastMovie	Kato	40
1945	Back to BataanMovie	Col. Coroki	40
1945	They Were ExpendableMovie	Army Orderly (uncredited)	40
1945	God Is My Co-PilotMovie	Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)	40
1945	Blood on the SunMovie	Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)	40
1945	China's Little DevilsMovie	Farmer	40
1944	The Keys of the KingdomMovie	Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia	39
1944	Dragon SeedMovie	Leader of City People (uncredited)	39
1944	The Story of Dr. WassellMovie	Ping	39
1943	The Amazing Mrs. HollidayMovie	—	38
1943	ChinaMovie	Lin Cho	38
1943	The Adventures of Smilin' JackMovie	Wu Tan	38
1943	Around the WorldMovie	Foo	38
1943	Behind the Rising SunMovie	Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi	38
1943	The Man from Down UnderMovie	English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)	38
1942	Across the PacificMovie	Man in Theatre (uncredited)	37
1942	The Tuttles of TahitiMovie	Emily's Servant (uncredited)	37
1942	A Yank on the Burma RoadMovie	Franklin Ling	37
1942	Ship AhoyMovie	Koro Sumo	37
1942	Let's Get ToughMovie	Joe Matsui	37
1941	They Met in BombayMovie	Japanese officer (uncredited)	36
1940	The ShadowMovie	Wu Yung	35
1940	Drums of Fu ManchuMovie	Dr. Chang	35
1939	King of ChinatownMovie	Robert 'Bob' Li	34
1939	BarricadeMovie	Col. Wai Kang	34
1939	North of ShanghaiMovie	Chinese Doctor	34
1939	Panama PatrolMovie	Sun	34
1939	Disputed PassageMovie	Dr. Fung	34
1938	Charlie Chan in HonoluluMovie	Wing Foo	33
1938	Hawaii CallsMovie	Julius	33
1938	Red BarryMovie	Hong Kong Cholly	33
1937	China PassageMovie	Fang Tu	32
1936	Klondike AnnieMovie	—	31
1936	The General Died at DawnMovie	Oxford	31
1936	StowawayMovie	Sun Lo	31
1935	A Scream in the NightMovie	Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)	30