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Philip Ahn was an American actor of Korean descent. He was best known for his roles in films such as The Good Earth (1937), The General Died at Dawn (1936), and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He was the first Asian-American actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ahn was born in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, the son of Korean immigrants. He attended the University of Southern California, where he studied pre-law. He later changed his major to drama and graduated in 1929. Ahn began his acting career in the early 1930s, appearing in small roles in films such as The Good Earth (1937) and The General Died at Dawn (1936). He also appeared in television shows such as The Lone Ranger and Bonanza. Ahn was also active in the Korean-American community, serving as the president of the Korean National Association and the Korean American League. He was also a founding member of the Korean American Coalition. Ahn died on February 28, 1978, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 72. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.

Popular As Pil Lip Ahn
Occupation actor
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 29 March, 1905
Birthday 29 March
Birthplace Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Date of death 28 February, 1978
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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1984

He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6211 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 14, 1984.

1978

Philip Ahn passed away on February 28, 1978, a month away from what would have been his 73rd birthday on March 29.

1972

In his later years he achieved his greatest fame as the wise Master Kan on the television series Kung Fu (1972). Ahn was also a successful Los Angeles restaurateur.

1950

Considered moving to South Korea in the 1950s due to his popularity there and desire to help the country's film industry, but ultimately decided against it.

1935

Ahn got his first film acting job in 1935 and quickly made a place for himself playing Asians of many ethnicities. Although his kindly demeanor made him perfect for sympathetic roles, he could excel in the occasional villainous "Yellow Peril"-type role. Condemned, like most Asian actors of the period, to stereotypical roles, Ahn nevertheless brought a dignity to even the most subservient of characters.

1905

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. He attended the University of Southern California at Los Angeles.

1900

Spoke a unique idiolect of Korean because of his particular heritage; his mother was from the Northern region of Korea and emigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. As a result, Ahn learned a dialect of Korean that was both very regional and also quite antiquated, a fact that was noted by many South Koreans when he traveled to the country in his adult life.

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