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Men Of Character Character Actors
Soon-Tek OhThe Return Of Charlie Chan (TV)/ Stephen Chan
Missing In Action 2 -The Beginning/ Colonel Yin
Beverly Hills Ninja/ Sensei
The Man With The Golden Gun/ Lt. Hip
Soon-Teh Oh is a Korean American actor who is often though of as Japanese.
He was born at Mokpo, Korea while it was under Imperial Japanese rule.
He and his family emigrated to the United States when he was in his teens.
Oh attended high school at at Gwangiu, Korea and attended Yonsei University in Seoul. After he moved to America he attended the University Of Southern California and then later received a MFA from UCLA. Mr. Oh also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
He appeared on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's musical Pacific Overtures in the female role as Tamate in Kabuki style as well as three other parts namely a samurai, a storyteller and a swordsman.
He was one of the earliest East-West Players, an Asian American theater group founded in 1965. In 1995 he founded the Korean American Theater Group and The Society of Heritage performers which later on became the present Lodestone Thaeter Ensemble. This organization was formed after the Lo s Angeles riots that reignited racial stereotypes. Oh's continued efforts to present more accurate portrayals of Asian American culture on stage has been significant.
Oh's film debut came in 1966 in the film Murderer's Row. His television debut came in 1965 in the American TV series I Spy.
The film roles of Soon-Tek Oh were:
Murderer's Row (1966) as Tempura- Japanese Secret Agent
The President's Analyst (1967) as Chinese Agent
One More Train To Rob (1971) as Yung
The Reluctant Heroes( 1971) as Korean Officer
Earth II (1971-TV) as Chinese Diplomat
The Return Of Charlie Chan (1973-TV) as Stephen Chan
Rex Harrison Presents Stories Of Love ( 1973) as Mr. Kim
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) as Lt. Hip
Judge Dee And The Monastery Murders (1974-TV) as Kang I-Te
Pacific Overtures (1976-TV) as Tamate/Samurai/ Storyteller
Enigma (1977-TV) as Mei San Gow
Black Tigers (1978) as Major Mhin van Thieu
The Fantastic Seven ( 1979-TV) as Kenny Uto
The Final Countdown (1980) as Simura
East Of Eden (1981-TV Miniseries) as Lee
The Letter (1982-TV) as Ong
Marco Polo (1983-TV Miniseries) as Wang Zhu
Girls Of The White Orchid (1983-TV) as Hatanaka
Airwolf (1984-TV) as Vietnamese Farmer
Missing In Action 2: The Beginning (1985) as Colonel Yin
Steele Justice (1987) as Gen. Bon Soong Kwan
Legend Off The White Horse (1987) as Tai-Ching
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) as Det. Phil Nozaki
The Red Spider (1988) as Sonny Wu
Soursweet (1988) as Red Cudgel
Collision Course (1989) as Kitao
Tailspin: Behind The Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989-TV) as Capt. Park
Manhunt: Search For The Night Stalker (1989-TV) as Dr. Chow
Last Flight Out (1990-TV) as Air Force Major
Deadly Game (1991-TV) as Saito
A Home Of Our Own (1993) as Mr. Munimura
Red Sun Rising (1994) as Yamata
S F W (1994) as Milt Morris
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995-TV) as Sunny Kim Play
Street Corner Justice (1996) as Kwong Chuck Lee
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) as Sensei
Yellow (1998) as Woon Lee
Mulan (1998) as Fa Zhou (voice)
The President's Man (2000-TV) as General Vinh Tran
Roads & Bridges (2001) as Voice Of Father
Forgotten Valor (2001) as Colonel
True Blue (2001) as Tiger
Last Mountain (2005) as Karus
Les formidables (2006) as Jong Chae
Mr. Oh was very active on television appearing in such programs as I Spy, Mr. Roberts, The Wackiest Ship In The Army, The Invaders, CBS Playhouse, The Wild Wild West, It Takes A Thief, Death Valley Days, Dan August, Night Gallery, Ironside, Search, The Magician, Kungn Fu, Logan's Run, Black Sheep Squadron, How The West Was Won, Hawaii Five-O, Different Strokes, Charlie's Angels, Trapper John MD, CBS Children's Mystery Theater, Bring 'Em Back Alive, M*A*S*H, Tales Of The Gold Monkey, Quincy M E, Romance Theater, The Greatest American Hero, Hart To Hart, Airwolf, The Master, The Fall Guy, Challenge Of The GoBots, Matt Houston, Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Dynasty, T. J. Hooker, Johnny Quest, Magnum P I, The A-Team, Sky Commanders, MacGyver, Simon & Simon, Tour Of Duty, Hunter, The Trials Of Rosie O'Neill, Zorro, Highlander, The Legend Of Prince Valiant, Murder She Wrote, Time Trax, Babylon 5, Kung Fu -The Legend Continues, Baywatch Nights, Out West Waikiki, The Real Adventures Of Johnny Quest, Malcolm & Eddie, Life With Louie, Promised Land, Two, Stargate SG-1, Seven Days, King Of The Hill, The District and Touched By An Angel, ,
He appeared in five episodes of M*A*S*H playing five different characters. Two of the episodes were in 1975 alone.
I enjoyed this actor in the films Missing In Action 2-The Beginning, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Return Of Charlie Chan, Beverly Hills Ninja, Death Wish 4-The Crackdown as well as the many quest appearances he has made in various TV series.
Louie The Movie Buff