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Philip Ahn is a Actor American born on 29 march 1905 at Los Angeles (USA)

Philip Ahn

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Birth name Pil Lip Ahn
Nationality USA
Birth 29 march 1905 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 28 february 1978 (at 72 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Philip Ahn (March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor. He was the first Asian American film actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Biography

Ahn was born Pil Lip Ahn (안필립) in Highland Park, California. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1902 . Ahn's father, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, was an educator and an activist for Korean independence during the colonial period.

When he was in high school, Ahn visited the set of the film The Thief of Bagdad, where he met Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks offered him a screen test, followed by a part in the movie. However, his mother told him, "No son of mine is going to get mixed up with those awful people."

Ahn graduated from high school in 1923, and went to work in the rice fields around Colusa, California. The land was owned by the Hung Sa Dan, or Young Korean Academy, a Korean independence movement that trained Koreans to become leaders of their country once it was free from Japanese rule. Since Koreans could not own land in California, the Academy put the property in Ahn's name. Unfortunately, the rice crops failed because of heavy rains, and Ahn found himself deeply in debt. He went to work as an elevator operator in Los Angeles to pay back the debt and help support his family.

It was not until 1934 that he could afford to attend the University of Southern California. His father told him if he really wanted to be an actor, he had to be the best actor he could and convinced him to take acting and cinematography courses. While still a student, he appeared in a stage production of Merrily We Roll Along, which toured the western United States.

Ahn served as president of the USC Cosmopolitan Club, was chairman of the All University Committee on International Relations, and was assistant to the dean of male students as advisor for foreign student affairs. He organized visits by foreign dignitaries, including Princess Der Ling of China, Indian journalist Chaman Lal and archeologist-explorer Robert B. Stacey-Judd. After completing his second year, however, Ahn dropped out to act full-time.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Philip Ahn (85 films)

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull, 2h
Directed by Hall Bartlett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds
Actors James Franciscus, Juliet Mills, Hal Holbrook, Dorothy McGuire, Philip Ahn, David Ladd
Roles Chang
Rating58% 2.902582.902582.902582.902582.90258
As the film begins, Jonathan Livingston Seagull is soaring through the sky hoping to travel at a speed more than 60 miles per hour. Eventually, with luck he is able to break that barrier, but when Jonathan returns to his own flock he is greeted with anything but applause. The Elders of the flock shame Jonathan for doing things the other seagulls never dare to do. Jonathan pleads to stay and claims that he wants to share his newfound discovery with everybody, but the Elders dismiss him as an outcast, and he is banished from the flock. Jonathan goes off on his own, believing that all hope is lost. However, he is soon greeted by mysterious seagulls from other lands who assure him that his talent is a unique one, and with them Jonathan is trained to become independent and proud of his beliefs. Eventually, Jonathan himself ends up becoming a mentor for other seagulls who are suffering the same fates in their own flocks as he once did.
The World's Greatest Athlete, 1h33
Directed by Robert Scheerer, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Athletics films, Children's films
Actors John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Dayle Haddon, Jan-Michael Vincent, Billy De Wolfe
Roles Old Chinaman
Rating56% 2.800692.800692.800692.800692.80069
In a series of establishing shots, Sam Archer (Amos) and his assistant Milo Jackson (Conway) are depicted as coaches at the fictitious Merrivale College; their teams invariably lose. A series of plot coincidences sends the pair to Africa, where they catch sight with their Safari guide Morumba (Don Pedro Colley) of the Tarzan-like Nanu, who can outrun a cheetah in full bound.
Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2h18
Directed by George Roy Hill
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, John Gavin, Carol Channing, Beatrice Lillie
Roles Tea
Rating68% 3.4489053.4489053.4489053.4489053.448905
In New York City in 1922, flapper Millie Dillmount (Julie Andrews) is determined to find work as a stenographer to a wealthy businessman and then marry him – a "thoroughly modern" goal. Millie befriends the sweet yet naive Miss Dorothy Brown (Mary Tyler Moore) as the latter checks into the Priscilla Hotel. When house mother Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie) learns Miss Dorothy is an orphan, she remarks, "Sad to be all alone in the world." Unbeknown to Millie, the woman is selling her tenants into white slavery, and those without family or close friends are her primary targets.
The Karate Killers, 1h32
Directed by Barry Shear
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Kim Darby, Leo G. Carroll, Telly Savalas, Jill Ireland
Roles Sazami Kyushu
Rating53% 2.6589652.6589652.6589652.6589652.658965
U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) are being attacked with missiles from small helicopters while on their way to see Dr. Simon True. The attackers work for THRUSH and, though they fail to stop the agents, are the titular “Karate Killers.”
Paradise, Hawaiian Style, 1h31
Directed by Michael D. Moore
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta, Philip Ahn, Donna Butterworth, Marianna Hill
Roles Moki Kaimana
Rating54% 2.7005852.7005852.7005852.7005852.700585
Rick Richards (Presley) returns to his home in Hawaii after being fired from his job as an airline pilot. He and his buddy Danny Kohana (James Shigeta) go into the helicopter charter business together. But Rick's reckless flying and his careless negotiations with local women may cost Rick the business and Danny his home.
Paradise, Hawaiian Style, 1h31
Directed by Michael D. Moore
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta, Marianna Hill, Donna Butterworth, Irene Tsu
Roles Moki Kaimana
Rating54% 2.7005852.7005852.7005852.7005852.700585
Rick Richards (Elvis Presley) est pilote pour une compagnie d'aviation. Il est licencié pour son comportement jugé trop entreprenant et léger avec le personnel féminin. A Hawaï, il retrouve son ami
Shock Corridor, 1h41
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Striptease
Actors Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Philip Ahn, Hari Rhodes
Roles Dr. Fong
Rating72% 3.645583.645583.645583.645583.64558
Journalist Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) thinks that the quickest way to a Pulitzer Prize is to uncover the facts behind a murder at a mental hospital. He convinces an expert psychiatrist to coach him to appear insane; this involves relating imaginary accounts of incest with his "sister", who is impersonated by his exotic-dancer girlfriend (Constance Towers). Barrett convinces the authorities and is locked up in the institution where the murder took place. While pursuing his investigation, he is disturbed by the behavior of his fellow inmates.
Diamond Head, 1h47
Directed by Guy Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, France Nuyen, James Darren, Aline MacMahon
Roles Mr. Immacona
Rating59% 2.999382.999382.999382.999382.99938
Richard "King" Howland is a swaggering bigoted land baron living on the Big Island of Hawaii. He objects when his sister, Sloan Howland, announces she plans to marry Paul Kahana, a native Hawaiian, even though Richard is having a torrid affair with an Asian woman, Mai Chen. During Sloan and Paul's engagement party, Mai Chen's brother attacks Richard with a knife. Paul tries to break up the fight and is killed. Bitter at her brother for Paul's death, Sloan runs off to Honolulu where she is taken in by Paul's brother, Dean, and his family.
Confessions of an Opium Eater, 1h25
Directed by Albert Zugsmith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Vincent Price, Terence De Marney, John Fujioka, Angelo Rossitto
Roles Ching Foon
Rating61% 3.095593.095593.095593.095593.09559
This film stars Vincent Price as Gilbert de Quincey, a nineteenth-century adventurer who becomes involved in a tong war in San Francisco. Price also narrated the film.
A Girl Named Tamiko, 1h50
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Laurence Harvey, France Nuyen, Martha Hyer, Miyoshi Umeki, Gary Merrill, Michael Wilding
Roles Akiba
Rating58% 2.9072152.9072152.9072152.9072152.907215
Ivan Kalin (Laurence Harvey) is a Eurasian photographer who is trapped in Japan, but who wants to emigrate to the United States.
One-Eyed Jacks, 2h21
Directed by Marlon Brando, Bernard McEveety, Paul Baxley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Pina Pellicer, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens
Roles Uncle
Rating70% 3.547183.547183.547183.547183.54718
Rio (Marlon Brando) (also called "The Kid"), a shameless philanderer, his mentor Dad Longworth (Karl Malden), and a third man named Doc rob a bank of two saddlebags of gold in Sonora, Mexico. The robbery is successful, but Mexican Rurales track them and catch them celebrating in a cantina, killing Doc. Dad and Rio manage to escape, followed by the Rurales.
The Great Impostor, 1h53
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Actors Tony Curtis, Frank Gorshin, Gary Merrill, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur O'Connell, Karl Malden
Roles Capt. Hun Kim
Rating68% 3.445983.445983.445983.445983.44598
As he is arrested by the Coast Guard on an island in New England, a man born as Ferdinand Waldo Demara but known by many other identities recalls the events that brought him to this point.
Yesterday's Enemy, 1h35
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe, Gordon Jackson, Leo McKern, Bryan Forbes, Philip Ahn
Roles Yamazuki
Rating70% 3.543143.543143.543143.543143.54314
The lost remnants of a British Army Brigade headquarters make their way through the Burmese jungle, retreating from the Japanese. The group, numbering over thirty, is led by Captain Langford because the most senior officer, the Brigadier, is one of several who are wounded. The group arrives at a small village which is enemy-occupied. After a short but costly battle, the small group of Japanese in the village is wiped out.
Never So Few, 2h4
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Richard Johnson, Paul Henreid
Roles Nautaung
Rating57% 2.897882.897882.897882.897882.89788
Shot on location in Burma, Thailand and Ceylon, the film follows Captain Tom Reynolds (Sinatra) and his fellow OSS operatives, Captain Grey Travis (Lawford) and Corporal Bill Ringa (McQueen), leading Kachin natives in fighting the Japanese in Burma in World War II despite a lack of support from their commanders.