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Philip Ahn (born Pillip Ahn (안필립), March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) 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.
Mini Bio. Dr. Phillip Ahn, MD. holds a 5th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He and his brother Eun both trained under their father Grand Master Sung Kie Ahn. both have over 30 years of training experience and over 20 years of teaching experience.
Director: The Hinder Play. Dr. Phillip Ahn, MD. holds a 5th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He and his brother Eun both trained under their father Grand Master Sung Kie Ahn. both have over 30 years of training experience and over 20 years of teaching experience.
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Korean-American character actor Philip Ahn played hundreds of Chinese and Japanese characters during a long career. He was born in Los Angeles in 1905 (though 1911 is the year usually given, U.S. government records confirm that Ahn was born in 1905), the son of a Korean diplomat.
- March 29, 1905
- February 28, 1978
Oct 13, 2006 · Introduction. According to the publisher's Web site: "The first book-length study of Korean identities in American cinema and television, Hollywood Asian investigates the career of Ahn (1905-1978), a pioneering Asian American screen icon and son of celebrated Korean nationalist An Ch'ang-ho.
The performer in question is Philip Ahn (1905–1978), a prominent Korean American character actor of classical Hollywood cinema who portrayed a diverse cross-section of roles in over 200 films and television programs¹—from the first Asian American romantic hero of the sound era in Paramount’s Daughter of Shanghai (1937) to sadistic Japanese offic...
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Jan 1, 2006 · A study of Korean identities in American cinema and television, this work investigates the career of Ahn (1905-1978), a pioneering Asian American screen icon and son of celebrated Korean nationalist An Ch'ang-ho.
