Philip ahn biography

American actor (1905–1978)

Philip Ahn (Korean: 안필립; RR: An Pillip; MR: An P'illip;, 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.

Philip ahn cause of death

He is widely regarded as the first Korean American film actor in Hollywood.

The son of Korean independence activist Ahn Changho, Philip Ahn was a longtime advocate for his father's legacy and the Korean-American community, helping to establish memorials to his father in his native Seoul and later arranging for his remains to be buried there.

Early life and education

Ahn was born in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on March 29, 1905. His parents, Ahn Changho (도산 안창호) and Yi Hyeryon (이혜련), were both Korean emigrants who had moved to the United States in 190