Ralph Ahn | |
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Born |
Philander Ahn September 28, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Los Angeles State University |
Occupation | Actor, Teacher |
Years active | Unknown–1996 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 안필영 |
Revised Romanization | An Pil-Young |
McCune–Reischauer | An P`il-Young |
Ralph Ahn (born September 28, 1926) is a Korean American actor, known for Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996), Amityville: A New Generation (1993) and Panther (1995).
Ralph Ahn was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents, first Korean American emigrants, emigrated to the United States in 1902.
Ahn's father, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, is one of Korea's most respected patriotic figures and also a historical figure in America.
Three years after his father's death, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States entered the World War ll. In 1942 Ralph joined the U.S Navy and jumped at the opportunity to fight Japanese.
After World War II, Ahn was influenced by his older brother Philip Ahn first Asian American actor and became an actor. Ahn has actively involved in the Korean community of Los Angeles. Between 1964-1968, while on hiatus from acting, he taught Business Math and was the Head Coach of the Varsity Football team at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California.