Other names Soon-Taek Oh Role Actor Name Soon-Tek Oh | Years active 1967-present Occupation Actor | |
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Movies Mulan, Missing in Action 2: The Begi, The Man with the Golden G, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mulan II Similar People Lance Hool, Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook, Guy Hamilton, Jennifer Tung | ||
SOON TEK OH TRIBUTE
Soon-Tek Oh (Korean: 오순택, Oh Sun-taek) – also spelled as Soon-Taek Oh or Soon-Taik Oh; born June 29, 1943) is a Korean-American actor best known for the voice of Fa Zhou in Disney's Mulan and the direct-to-video sequel Mulan II. He has starred in many films, and also acted in television series, including MacGyver, M*A*S*M*A*S*H, Charlie's Angels, Airwolf, Magnum, P.I., Hawaii Five-O, Kung-Fu, Zorro, and Touched by an Angel.
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Career
Oh was mistakenly said to have been born in Japan, due to his career playing Japanese characters and Korea having been under Japanese rule at the time. He was born in Mokpo, Korea, under Imperial Japanese rule. He emigrated with his family to the U.S. when he was a teenager. Oh attended high school at Gwangju, South Korea, and attended Yonsei University in Seoul, the University of Southern California, and later received an MFA from UCLA.
On Broadway, he appeared in the original cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures. He was one of the earliest members of East West Players, an Asian American theatre group founded in 1965. In 1995 he founded the Korean American theatre group, Society of Heritage Performers, which later evolved into the present Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.
Filmography
Actor
2006
Gang-jeok as
Jong-chae
2005
Last Mountain as
Karus
2004
Mulan II (Video) as
Fa Zhou (voice)
2002
Special Weapons and Tactics (Short) as
Sayonara
2002
The Visit (Short) as
Sujong's Father
2001
True Blue as
Tiger
2001
Forgotten Valor as
Colonel
2001
Roads and Bridges as
Voice Of Father
1997
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Mr. Aramaki / Kim Chyung Kyung
- The Face of God (2001) - Mr. Aramaki
- Amazing Grace: Part 1 (1997) - Kim Chyung Kyung
2001
The District (TV Series) as
Colonel Nguyen Duc Chin
- New World (2001) - Colonel Nguyen Duc Chin
2000
The President's Man (TV Movie) as
General Vinh Tran
2000
King of the Hill (TV Series) as
Monk
- Won't You Pimai Neighbor? (2000) - Monk (voice)
1999
T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger (Video Game) as
Si Fu (Mantis Master) (voice, as Soon Teck Oh)
1998
Seven Days (TV Series) as
Dr. Huan Chow Lee
- Sleepers (1998) - Dr. Huan Chow Lee
1998
Mulan as
Fa Zhou (voice)
1997
Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) as
Moughal
- Emancipation (1997) - Moughal
1997
Two (TV Series) as
Victor Boun
- Forget Me Not (1997) - Victor Boun
1997
Yellow as
Woon Lee
1997
Promised Land (TV Series) as
Kim Chyung Kyung
- Amazing Grace: Part 2 (1997) - Kim Chyung Kyung
1997
Life with Louie (TV Series) as
Buddhist Monk
- The Thank You Note (1997) - Buddhist Monk (voice, as Soon Tek-Oh)
1997
Malcolm & Eddie (TV Series) as
Man Li
- Hai Karate (1997) - Man Li
1997
Beverly Hills Ninja as
Sensei
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV Series) as
General Yala
- Nemesis (1996) - General Yala (voice, as Soon Teck-Oh)
1996
Street Corner Justice as
Kwong Chuck Lee (as Soon Teck Oh)
1996
One West Waikiki (TV Series) as
Mr. Kimura
- Battle of the Titans (1996) - Mr. Kimura (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1996
Baywatch Nights (TV Series) as
Matsuo Sumaro
- Code of Silence (1996) - Matsuo Sumaro
1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (TV Movie) as
Sunny Kim Play
1994
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series) as
Bon Bon Hai
- Rite of Passage (1995) - Bon Bon Hai
- Enter the Tiger (1994) - Bon Bon Hai
- Sing Wah (1994) - Bon Bon Hai
1994
S.F.W. as
Milt Morris (as Soon Teck Oh)
1994
Red Sun Rising as
Yamata (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1994
Babylon 5 (TV Series) as
The Muta-Do
- TKO (1994) - The Muta-Do (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1994
Time Trax (TV Series) as
Akiri
- Return of the Yakuza (1994) - Akiri
1993
A Home of Our Own as
Mr. Munimura
1993
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Kai Kuan
- A Death in Hong Kong (1993) - Kai Kuan (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1993
The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) as
Sing Lu
- The Ghost (1993) - Sing Lu (voice)
1992
Highlander (TV Series) as
Kiem Sun
- The Road Not Taken (1992) - Kiem Sun (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1992
Zorro (TV Series) as
Hiroshi
- Test of Faith (1992) - Hiroshi
1991
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV Series) as
Xay Tao
- Family Business (1991) - Xay Tao
1991
Deadly Game (TV Movie) as
Saito (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1990
Last Flight Out (TV Movie) as
Air Force Major (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1989
Hunter (TV Series) as
Nyuen Tran
- Yesterday's Child (1989) - Nyuen Tran (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1989
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (TV Movie) as
Dr. Chow (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1989
Tour of Duty (TV Series) as
Gen. Lam Thoc
- Doc Hock (1989) - Gen. Lam Thoc
1989
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (TV Movie) as
Capt. Park (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1989
Collision Course as
Kitao
1988
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Mitsuo Nagumo
- Zen and the Art of the Split-Finger Fastball (1988) - Mitsuo Nagumo (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1988
Soursweet as
Red Cudgel
1988
MacGyver (TV Series) as
Raymond Ling
- Murderers' Sky (1988) - Raymond Ling (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1988
The Red Spider (TV Movie) as
Sonny Wu
1987
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as
Det. Phil Nozaki (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1987
Bialy smok as
Tai-Ching
1987
Sky Commanders (TV Series) as
Kodiak
- Back in the Fold (1987) - Kodiak (voice, as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Assault on Raider Stronghold (1987) - Kodiak (voice, as Soon-Teck Oh)
1987
Steele Justice as
Gen. Bon Soong Kwan (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1987
Airwolf (TV Series) as
Hayashi
- Ground Zero (1987) - Hayashi (as Soon Teck Oh)
1986
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Byron Chin
- Point of No Return (1986) - Byron Chin (as Soon Tech-Oh)
1981
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
North Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Hue / Dr. Bill Su / Dr. Ling / ...
- Little Girl Who (1986) - North Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Hue (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Kiss of the Sabre (1984) - Dr. Bill Su / Dr. Ling
- Two Birds of a Feather (1983) - Sato (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Memories Are Forever (1981) - General Nguyen Hue (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1986
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV Series) as
Additional Voices (voice)
1985
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Ginsu Nabutsu / Nguyen Chi
- Blood Sport (1986) - Ginsu Nabutsu (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Outcall (1985) - Nguyen Chi (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1986
Dynasty (TV Series) as
Kai Liu
- The Rescue (1986) - Kai Liu (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- The Warning (1986) - Kai Liu (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1985
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Doo Koo Kang
- Mothers & Sons (1985) - Doo Koo Kang (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1985
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Soo-Kun Pak
- In the Belly of the Bus (1985) - Soo-Kun Pak
- Hacked to Pieces (1985) - Soo-Kun Pak
1985
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning as
Colonel Yin (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1984
Airwolf (TV Series) as
Minh / Tommy Liu
- The American Dream (1985) - Minh (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Once a Hero (1984) - Tommy Liu (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1984
Matt Houston (TV Series) as
The Warlord
- Escape from Nam: Part 2 (1984) - The Warlord (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Return to Nam: Part 1 (1984) - The Warlord
1984
Challenge of the GoBots (TV Series) as
Additional Voices (voice)
1984
The Fall Guy (TV Series) as
Kwon Lu
- Always Say Always (1984) - Kwon Lu (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1984
The Master (TV Series) as
Mr. Lika
- Out-of-Time-Step (1984) - Mr. Lika (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1984
Airwolf (TV Movie) as
Vietnamese farmer
1983
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Lang Chen Cheng
- Year of the Dog (1983) - Lang Chen Cheng (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1983
Girls of the White Orchid (TV Movie) as
Hatanaka
1983
The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) as
Ernie Shikinami
- Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo (1983) - Ernie Shikinami (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1983
Marco Polo (TV Mini Series) as
Wang Zhu
- Episode #1.7 (1983) - Wang Zhu (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Episode #1.6 (1983) - Wang Zhu (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1982
CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
James Wong
- The Zertigo Diamond Caper (1982) - James Wong
1982
Romance Theatre (TV Series)
- A Fragile Affair: Part 5 (1982)
- A Fragile Affair: Part 4 (1982)
- A Fragile Affair: Part 3 (1982)
- A Fragile Affair: Part 2 (1982)
- A Fragile Affair: Part 1 (1982)
1982
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Capt. Bob Nishimura
- Sword of Honor, Blade of Death (1982) - Capt. Bob Nishimura (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1982
Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV Series) as
Kenji Miura
- Honor Thy Brother (1982) - Kenji Miura (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1975
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Joon-Sung / Ralph / Dr. Syn Paik / ...
- Foreign Affairs (1982) - Joon-Sung (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- The Yalu Brick Road (1979) - Ralph (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- The Korean Surgeon (1976) - Dr. Syn Paik (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- The Bus (1975) - Korean Soldier (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Love and Marriage (1975) - Mr. Kwang (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1982
Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV Series) as
Yataki
- The Warlord (1982) - Yataki
1982
Cassie & Co. (TV Series) as
Chiang Chang
- There Went the Bride (1982) - Chiang Chang
1982
The Letter (TV Movie) as
Ong
1981
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Dr. Wang Wu-Shen
- The Albatross (1981) - Dr. Wang Wu-Shen
1981
East of Eden (TV Mini Series) as
Lee
- Part Three (1981) - Lee (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Part Two (1981) - Lee (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Part One (1981) - Lee (as Soon-Teck Oh, credit only)
1980
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) as
Lt. Torres
- Hula Angels (1981) - Lt. Torres
- Waikiki Angels (1981) - Lt. Torres
- Island Angels (1980) - Lt. Torres
- Angels of the Deep (1980) - Lt. Torres
1980
The Final Countdown as
Simura (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1980
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as
Mr. Kim
- Return of the Gooch (1980) - Mr. Kim (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Robert Kwon / David Chung / Chaing / ...
- Image of Fear (1979) - Robert Kwon
- The Silk Trap (1978) - David Chung (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- The Defector (1975) - Chaing (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- The Jinn Who Clears the Way (1972) - Tom Wong (as Soon Taik Oh)
- Wednesday, Ladies Free (1971) - Vic Tanaka (as Soon Taik Oh)
- Sweet Terror (1969) - Lao (as Soon Taik Oh)
- Face of the Dragon (1969) - Lewis Shen (as Soon Taik Oh)
- Cocoon (1968) - Wo Fat's Lab Technician (as Soon Taik Oh)
1979
The Fantastic Seven (TV Movie) as
Kenny Uto
1979
How the West Was Won (TV Series) as
Kee
- China Girl (1979) - Kee (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1978
Good Guys Wear Black as
Mjr. Mhin Van Thieu - The Black Tigers (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1977
Black Sheep Squadron (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Miragochi / Col. Tokura
- Divine Wind (1977) - Lieutenant Miragochi (as Soon-Teck Oh)
- Poor Little Lambs (1977) - Col. Tokura (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1977
Logan's Run (TV Series) as
Dexter Kim
- Crypt (1977) - Dexter Kim (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1977
Enigma (TV Movie) as
Mei San Gow
1976
Pacific Overtures (TV Movie) as
Tamate / Samurai / Storyteller / ...
1976
Visions (TV Series) as
Mr. Tanaka
- Gold Watch (1976) - Mr. Tanaka (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1974
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (TV Movie) as
Kang I-Te
1974
The Man with the Golden Gun as
Hip (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1973
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Yi Lien / Chen Yi / Kwan Chen
- The Devil's Champion (1974) - Yi Lien (as Soon-Taik Oh)
- The Passion of Chen Yi (1974) - Chen Yi (as Soon Taik Oh)
- Sun and Cloud Shadow (1973) - Kwan Chen (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1974
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (TV Movie) as
Mr. Kim (as Soon-Teck Oh)
1974
The Magician (TV Series) as
Sheng
- The Illusion of the Lost Dragon (1974) - Sheng (as Soon Taik-Oh)
1973
Search (TV Series) as
Interrogator
- Moment of Madness (1973) - Interrogator (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1972
The Return of Charlie Chan (TV Movie) as
Stephen Chan (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1971
Earth II (TV Movie) as
Chinese diplomat (uncredited)
1971
The Reluctant Heroes (TV Movie) as
Korean Officer
1971
Ironside (TV Series) as
Kwangsoo Yung
- Joss Sticks and Wedding Bells (1971) - Kwangsoo Yung (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1971
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Chang
- Death in the Family/The Merciful/Class of '99/Witches' Feast (1971) - Chang (uncredited)
1971
One More Train to Rob as
Yung (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Au Chau
- When the Shouting Dies (1970) - Au Chau (as Soon Taik Oh)
1970
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Matsunosuke Sakurai
- The Dragon of Gold Hill (1970) - Matsunosuke Sakurai (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1969
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Wynn's Interrogator
- The Prisoner Within (1969) - Wynn's Interrogator (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1969
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Javanese / Servant
- Payoff in the Piazza (1969) - Javanese (as Soon-Taik Oh)
- Mad in Japan (1969) - Servant (as Soon Taik Oh)
1969
My Friend Tony (TV Series) as
Niiko
- The Hazing (1969) - Niiko (as Soon Taik Oh)
1967
The President's Analyst as
Chinese Agent (uncredited)
1967
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Chinese Houseboy
- The Night of the Deadly Blossom (1967) - Chinese Houseboy (as Soon Taik Oh)
1967
CBS Playhouse (TV Series) as
Vietcong Officer
- The Final War of Olly Winter (1967) - Vietcong Officer
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) as
Houseboy
- The Experiment (1967) - Houseboy (as Soon Taik Oh)
1966
Murderers' Row as
Tempura - Japanese Secret Agent (uncredited)
1966
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV Series) as
Takaoshi
- My Island (1966) - Takaoshi (as Soon Taik Oh)
1966
Mister Roberts (TV Series) as
Harry / 1st Japanese - Harry
- Undercover Cook (1966) - Harry (as Soon Taik Oh)
- Damn the Torpedoes (1966) - 1st Japanese - Harry
1965
I Spy (TV Series) as
Kabuki / Announcer
- Tigers of Heaven (1965) - Kabuki (as Soon Taik Oh)
- No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise (1965) - Announcer (as Soon Taik Oh)
Soundtrack
1976
Pacific Overtures (TV Movie) (performer: "There Is No Other Way", "Chrysanthemum Tea")
Self
2000
Double-O Stunts (Video documentary short) as
Self
2000
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (Video documentary short) as
Self / Hip (as Soon-Taik Oh)
1997
Kung Pao Chicken (Short documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
1986
Miss Universe Pageant (TV Special documentary) as
Self - Judge
Archive Footage
2018
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2017
Kain's Quest (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Missing in Action (2017) - Self
2005
The World of Mulan (Video short) as
Fa Zhou
1992
Making of 'Highlander: The Series' (TV Movie documentary) as
Kiem Sun (uncredited)
References
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