Soon-Tek Oh
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 오순택 |
|
Revised Romanization |
O Sun-taek |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
O Sunt'aek |
Soon-Tek Oh (born June 29, 1932 in Mokpo , Japanese Empire - † April 4, 2018 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Soon-Tek Oh attended school in Gwangju and studied at Yonsei University in Seoul before immigrating to the United States in 1959. He then studied at the University of Southern California and UCLA before graduating from the Neighborhood Playhouse with an acting degree. He played in the play Rashomon on Broadway from 1964 and made his debut in two smaller roles in the television series Tennis Rackets and Cannons in 1965 . Although he was of Korean descent, he often played Japanese characters. His work includes more than 100 film and television productions.
He became known to a wider audience for his role as Inspector Hip alongside Roger Moore in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun . He died in April 2018 after a long illness.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1967: Chases Dr. Sheefer (The President's Analyst)
- 1971: Hot Gold from Calador (One More Train to Rob)
- 1974: The Man with the Golden Gun (The Man with the Golden Gun)
- 1978: The Black Tiger (Good Guys Wear Black)
- 1980: The Final Countdown (The Final Countdown)
- 1982: The Letter
- 1983: Operation Osaka (Girls of the White Orchid)
- 1985: Missing in Action 2 - The Beginning
- 1987: The White in the Eye (Death Wish 4: The Crackdown)
- 1987: Guardian of the Dragon (Bialy smok)
- 1987: Steel Justice
- 1988: The Red Spider
- 1991: Deadly Game
- 1993: Wilde Kastanien (A Home of Our Own)
- 1994: 36 Days of Terror (SFW)
- 1997: Beverly Hills Ninja - Die Kampfwurst (Beverly Hills Ninja)
- 1998: Mulan
- 2000: The President's Man
series
- 1965: Tennis rackets and cannons ( I Spy , two episodes)
- 1968–1979: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-O , eight episodes)
- 1973–1974: Kung Fu (three episodes)
- 1975–1982: M * A * S * H (five episodes)
- 1982: Quincy (ep.8.10: blood feud )
- 1980-1981: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , four episodes)
- 1981: Beyond Eden ( East Of Eden , miniseries, three of four episodes)
- 1981–1986: Magnum ( Magnum, pi , four episodes)
- 1985: The Ninja Master (ep.1.02 Hot Dance in San Francisco )
- 1985: Airwolf (Episodes 2.10 Laos Secret Mission , 2.13: Pay or Die )
- 1985-86: TJ Hooker (2 episodes)
- 1987: Airwolf (4.14 Late Revenge )
- 1988: MacGyver (ep.3.20)
- 1994: Time Trax - Back to the Future (Episode 2.01: The Yakuza Clan )
- 1994: Babylon 5 (ep.1.14)
- 1994–1995: Kung Fu - In the Sign of the Dragon ( Kung Fu: The Legend Continues , three episodes)
- 1997: Stargate - Command SG-1 (one episode)
- 1997-2001: Touched by an Angel ( Touched By An Angel , two episodes)
- 1998: Seven Days - Das Tor zur Zeit (episode 1.10)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pioneering actor Oh Soon-tek is dead at 85. Retrieved April 9, 2018 (English)
Web links
- Soon-Tek Oh in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Soon-Tek Oh in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oh, soon-tek |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 오순택 (Korean, Hangeul); O, Sun-taek (Revised Romanization); O, Sunt'aek (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mokpo , Japanese Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th April 2018 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |