Philip Ahn: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 73
- on screen
- 1934–1973
- box office
- $33.5K
Philip Ahn's Career in Numbers
Philip Ahn's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Philip Ahn works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Desirable (1934) to The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973), and the 1940s were the busiest decade.
Philip Ahn Movies by Decade
- 1930s 15
- 1940s 31
- 1950s 14
- 1960s 9
- 1970s 4
The 1940s were Philip Ahn's busiest decade, with 31 films.
Philip Ahn Movies by Genre
- Drama 24
- Comedy 8
- Adventure 7
- Mystery 7
- Action 7
- Crime 6
- War 4
- Romance 3
- Horror 2
- Thriller 2
Drama is the genre Philip Ahn has worked in most, with 24 films, ahead of comedy (8).
Philip Ahn Career Milestones
- First film
- Desirable 1934
- Biggest box office hit
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing $29.3K worldwide
- Newest film
- The World’s Greatest Athlete 1973
Philip Ahn Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Philip Ahn is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull as Chang (voice) · Drama - 1973
The World’s Greatest Athlete as Old Chinaman · Comedy - 1972
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Master Kan · Adventure - 1970
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited) · Horror - 1968
Cocoon as Attorney General · Mystery - 1967
The Karate Killers as Sazami Kyushu · Action - 1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie as Tea · Comedy - 1966
Paradise, Hawaiian Style as Moki Kaimana · Comedy - 1963
Shock Corridor as Dr. Fong · Mystery - 1962
Diamond Head as Mr. Immacona · Drama - 1962
A Girl Named Tamiko as Akiba · Drama - 1962
Confessions of an Opium Eater as Ching Foon · Drama - 1961
One-Eyed Jacks as Uncle · Western Worldwide box office: $580 - 1959
Yesterday’s Enemy as Yamazuki · Drama - 1958
Hong Kong Confidential as Tan Chung · Thriller - 1957
Battle Hymn as Old Man · War - 1955
The Left Hand of God as Jan Teng · Adventure - 1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing as Third Uncle · Romance Worldwide box office: $29.3K - 1954
Hell’s Half Acre as Roger Kong · Mystery - 1954
His Majesty O’Keefe as Sien Tang, Dentist · Action - 1953
China Venture as Adm. Amara · War - 1953
Fair Wind to Java as Gusti · Adventure - 1952
Battle Zone as South Korean Guerrilla Leader · War - 1952
Macao as Itzumi · Adventure Worldwide box office: $3.53K - 1951
I Was an American Spy as Capt. Arito · Drama - 1951
Halls of Montezuma as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura") · Drama - 1950
The Big Hangover as Dr. Lee · Comedy - 1949
Impact as Ah Sing · Mystery - 1949
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture as Wong Chung Shee · Mystery - 1949
State Department: File 649 as Col. Aram · Action - 1948
The Creeper as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner · Horror - 1948
The Miracle of the Bells as Ming Gow · Drama - 1948
Women in the Night as Professor Kunioshi · Drama - 1947
The Chinese Ring as Captain Kong · Mystery - 1947
Intrigue as Louie Chin · Crime - 1947
Saigon as Boss Merchant (uncredited) · Drama - 1947
Singapore as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited) · Crime - 1945
Back to Bataan as Col. Coroki · Drama - 1945
China Sky as Dr. Kim · Adventure - 1945
Blood on the Sun as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited) · Action - 1945
God Is My Co-Pilot as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited) · Adventure - 1944
The Keys of the Kingdom as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia · Drama - 1944
Dragon Seed as Leader of City People (uncredited) · Drama - 1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell as Ping · Drama - 1944
The Purple Heart as Saburo Goto (uncredited) · Drama - 1943
Around the World as Foo · Music - 1943
The Man from Down Under as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited) · Drama - 1943
December 7th as Shinto Priest (uncredited) · Action - 1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Music - 1942
China Girl as Kai Young · War - 1942
Across the Pacific as Man in Theatre (uncredited) · Drama - 1942
Submarine Raider as First Officer Kawakami · Drama - 1942
Let’s Get Tough as Joe Matsui · Comedy - 1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti as Emily's Servant (uncredited) · Comedy - 1942
Ship Ahoy as Koro Sumo · Romance - 1941
They Met in Bombay as Japanese officer (uncredited) · Drama - 1940
Drums of Fu Manchu as Dr. Chang · Action - 1940
The Shadow as Wu Yung · Action - 1939
Barricade as Col. Wai Kang · Drama - 1939
Disputed Passage as Dr. Fung · Drama - 1939
Island of Lost Men Mystery - 1939
King of Chinatown as Robert 'Bob' Li · Crime - 1938
Charlie Chan in Honolulu as Wing Foo · Thriller - 1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto as Prince Chung · Crime - 1937
Daughter of Shanghai as Kim Lee · Crime - 1937
Something to Sing About as Ito (Terry's servant) · Comedy - 1937
The Good Earth as Captain (uncredited) · Drama - 1936
Stowaway as Sun Lo · Adventure - 1936
The General Died at Dawn as Oxford · Drama - 1936
Klondike Annie Comedy - 1935
A Scream in the Night as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann) · Crime - 1935
Shanghai as Servant · Romance - 1934
Desirable as Chinese Waiter · Drama
Who Philip Ahn Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Philip Ahn shares the most films with. Anthony Quinn comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Akim Tamiroff (4).
Philip Ahn: Questions & Answers
How many movies Philip Ahn has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Philip Ahn been in?
Philip Ahn is credited on 73 films, from 1934 to 1973. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Philip Ahn's highest-grossing movie?
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) is Philip Ahn's biggest box office hit, with $29.3K worldwide, ahead of Macao (1952) ($3.53K). Across every film with box office figures, Philip Ahn's movies have made $33.5K.
Philip Ahn's biggest hits What is Philip Ahn's newest movie?
The most recent film on Philip Ahn's filmography is Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973), in the role of Chang (voice).
Who does Philip Ahn work with most often?
Philip Ahn shares the most films with Anthony Quinn (5 films), Akim Tamiroff (4 films) and J. Carrol Naish (4 films).
The Best Philip Ahn Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 73 credits.
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