Philip Tan
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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
Batman (1989)
as Goon
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Safe (2012)
as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
as Waiter
Big Momma's House (2000)
as Kang
The Three Musketeers (1993)
as Parker
Tango & Cash (1989)
as Chinese Gunman
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
as Grilled Face Fighter
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
as Tanaka
Congo (1995)
as Gorilla
Return to Oz (1985)
as Wheeler
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
as Primate
Underworld (1985)
as Tung
Awaken (2015)
as Todd
City of Industry (1997)
as Jimmie
Teleios (2017)
as Crewman Dang
China Cry (1990)
as Colonel Cheng
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
as Desk Guard
Empire of the Sharks (2018)
as Thelonious
Bloodsport II (1996)
as John
Wake of Death (2004)
as Han
Mission of Justice (1992)
as Drug Dealer #2
Up Line (1987)
as N'Yung Ki
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Bruce Rhee
Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003)
as Chinese Waiter
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
as Ship's Officer
Phoenix (2023)
as Bolt
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
as Dacoit
Vroom (1988)
as Shane
Martial Law (1990)
as Wu Han
Deadly Target (1994)
as Han
Grand Larceny (1987)
as Shomin
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet (1999)
Actor
Surf Ninjas (1993)
as Captain Ming
Extreme Honor (2001)
as Chinese Businessman
Sugar Town (1999)
as Karate Instructor
The Assault (1998)
as Patch
Chain of Command (2000)
as Wu
Privates on Parade (1983)
as Lee
The Criminal Mind (1993)
as Wing
The Breaks (1999)
as Asian Driver
Perfect Assassins (1998)
as Sensei Assassin
Soursweet (1988)
as Jackie Fung
No Rules (2005)
as Hino
Gravity of Love (2018)
as Top
Trail Blazers (2022)
as Toki
Lift (2015)
as Mystical Man