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