Khigh Dhiegh

Khigh Dhiegh


Died: October 25, 1991

Movies for Khigh Dhiegh...

Forbidden Nights
Title: Forbidden Nights
Character: Lu Ming
Released: April 10, 1990
Type: Movie
Judith Shapiro's dream has come true. Due to the process of opening to the west in China she has been invited to stay for two years in Shang Sa, Hunan as a school teacher. As soon as she arrives she has to deal with problems such as only cold water to wash, an unlockable door at her room and so on. All these problems are nothing compared to the difficulties she has in understanding chinese social interacting. When she falls in love with one of her students, things are going to get really weird.
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Title: Noble House
Character: Four Finger Wu
Released: February 21, 1988
Type: TV
Despite its impressive history and reputation, the international trading company Struan's is in trouble. Overextended by the previous management, new tai-pan Ian Dunross has had to issue public stock to improve the company's financial standing. Even this, however, has not given him the capital he needs. As a result, he is courting a private investor, American billionaire Linc Bartlett. Bartlett decides secretly to back Dunross' arch enemy, Quillian Gornt, who will stop at nothing to destroy Struan's. When Dunross realises that Gornt is suddenly strong enough to ruin the Noble House, he must urgently forge new alliances or reshape ancient ones.
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Goin' Coconuts
Title: Goin' Coconuts
Character: Wong
Released: October 6, 1978
Type: Movie
The toothsome singing duo, Donny and Marie Osmond, head for Hawaii in this comedy. The trouble begins when Marie acquires a lovely necklace without realizing that it is coveted by a group of thieves. An enigmatic woman is also after the necklace. Mayhem, music, and sibling rivalry ensue.
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Title: Khan!
Released: February 7, 1975
Type: TV
Khan! is an American television detective series. Set in San Francisco, it is named after the central character, a Chinese-American detective, played by Khigh Dheigh. Evan C. Kim and Irene Yah-Ling Sun are featured as his relatives. Four episodes were aired in February 1975 on CBS. Dheigh is better known for his portrayal of the Chinese spy Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1980.
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Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Title: Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Character: Dee Jen-djieh (Judge Dee)
Released: December 29, 1974
Type: Movie
China, 7th century. On their way to a provincial center Judge Dee and his three wives spend the night at a Taoist monastery. Soon the judge discovers that the secluded place holds a secret - the former abbot died of unnatural causes. After a number of mysterious events and more cases of murder Dee tracks down the true villain.
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The Mephisto Waltz
Title: The Mephisto Waltz
Character: Zanc Theun
Released: April 9, 1971
Type: Movie
A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.
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The Hawaiians
Title: The Hawaiians
Character: Kai Chung
Released: June 17, 1970
Type: Movie
A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.
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Title: Hawaii Five-O
Character: Wo Fat
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: TV
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".
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Cocoon
Title: Cocoon
Character: Wo Fat
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: Movie
In this pilot film to the "Hawaii Five-0" television series, special law officer Steve McGarrett tracks down Red Chinese operatives and their spy ring in Honolulu.
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The Destructors
Title: The Destructors
Character: King Chou Lai
Released: May 3, 1968
Type: Movie
Foreign agents are after a substance called "laser rubies" that can power a killer laser beam. Government agents are dispatched to protect the rubies and eliminate the foreign agents.
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Seconds
Title: Seconds
Character: Davalo
Released: October 5, 1966
Type: Movie
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity – one that comes with its own price.
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How to Murder Your Wife
Title: How to Murder Your Wife
Character: Bald Actor Playing Thug
Released: January 26, 1965
Type: Movie
Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband.
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Fanfare for a Death Scene
Title: Fanfare for a Death Scene
Character: Henchman
Released: September 1, 1964
Type: Movie
An American secret agent, on the trail of a vanished scientist, must recover the scientist's revolutionary secret formula before the enemy catches up with his quarry first.
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13 Frightened Girls
Title: 13 Frightened Girls
Character: Kang
Released: April 18, 1963
Type: Movie
While attending a Swiss school for diplomats' daughters, the teenage daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.
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The Manchurian Candidate
Title: The Manchurian Candidate
Character: Dr. Yen Lo
Released: October 24, 1962
Type: Movie
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
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Time Limit
Title: Time Limit
Character: Col. Kim (as Kaie Deei)
Released: October 23, 1957
Type: Movie
Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move this case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.
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A Passenger to Bali
Title: A Passenger to Bali
Released: March 27, 1950
Type: Movie
Captain English permits Mr. Walkes to board his ship bound for Bali, only to learn Walkes is unwelcome at virtually every port, forcing English to endure his increasingly unwelcome guest.