Philip Ahn

Also known as Pil Lip Ahn

Korean-American actor (1905–1978)

Film & TV

Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

Known for

Kung Fu: The Movie — Master Kan1986
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die — Soong1976
Wonder Woman — Colonel Minh1975
Switch — Charlie Kuang1975
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita — General Yamashita1974
Police Woman1974
Jonathan Livingston Seagull — Chang (voice)1973
The World's Greatest Athlete — Old Chinaman1973
The Magician — Chao Liu1973
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon — Master Kan1972

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Philip
Family name: Ahn
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Place of death: Los Angeles
Father: Ahn Chang-ho
Sibling: Ralph Ahn
Occupation: film actor
Educated at: USC Marshall School of Business
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Presbyterian Church in the United States
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Military branch: United States Army
Image: Phillip ahn as kan.JPG

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writing language: English language
place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
date of birth: 1905-03-29
date of death: 1978-02-28
Commons category: Philip Ahn
Revised Romanization: An Pil-lip
start of work period: 1935-00-00
end of work period: 1978-00-00

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