Philip Tan
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Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
Phil Tan was born in Singapore where he spent his childhood and then at the age of five moved to the UK. Phil started off his athletic career as a gymnast where he became the British Youth Tumbling champion and a member of the British squad for many years. Years later after getting into martial arts, Phil also became the Men's British Tae Kwon do Champion. Phil's first break in film, was as an actor and fight choreographer in a film called Le complot diabolique du docteur Fu Manchu (1980) with Peter Sellers. Afer that came a year on Greystoke, la légende de Tarzan (1984), also as an actor and trainer forChristopher Lambert. Phil was then contacted by Steven Spielberg and Robert Watts to train the pricipal actor 'Jonathan Ke Quanin' for Indiana Jones et le temple maudit(1984). He was then invited to become a member of The British Stunt Register in 1986. That was the start of Phil's stunt career. Now Philip Tan lives in LA and works as a 2nd Unit Director, stunt and fight co-ordinator on some of Hollywoods bigget movies. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Philip Tan
Known for
Credits
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
as Chief Henchman
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Batman (1989)
as Goon
Planet of the Apes (2001)
as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
as Waiter
Big Momma's House (2000)
as Kang
Safe (2012)
as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers (1993)
as Parker
Tango & Cash (1989)
as Chinese Gunman
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
as Tanaka
Return to Oz (1985)
as Wheeler
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
as Grilled Face Fighter
Wake of Death (2004)
as Han
Congo (1995)
as Gorilla
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
as Primate
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
as Desk Guard
Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003)
as Chinese Waiter
Awaken (2015)
as Todd
Mission of Justice (1992)
as Drug Dealer #2
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
as Ship's Officer
Bloodsport II (1996)
as John
City of Industry (1997)
as Jimmie
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Bruce Rhee
Empire of the Sharks (2018)
as Thelonious
Surf Ninjas (1993)
as Captain Ming
Martial Law (1990)
as Wu Han
Teleios (2017)
as Crewman Dang
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
as Dacoit
China Cry (1990)
as Colonel Cheng
Sugar Town (1999)
as Karate Instructor
Grand Larceny (1987)
as Shomin
No Rules (2005)
as Hino
Vroom (1988)
as Shane
Extreme Honor (2001)
as Chinese Businessman
The Breaks (1999)
as Asian Driver
Chain of Command (2000)
as Wu
Deadly Target (1994)
as Han
Underworld (1985)
as Tung
Up Line (1987)
as N'Yung Ki
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet (1999)
Actor
Phoenix (2023)
as Bolt
Privates on Parade (1983)
as Lee
The Assault (1998)
as Patch
Perfect Assassins (1998)
as Sensei Assassin
Soursweet (1988)
as Jackie Fung
Trail Blazers (2022)
as Toki
The Criminal Mind (1993)
as Wing
Gravity of Love (2018)
as Top
Lift (2015)
as Mystical Man