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4 Partial filmography  



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Soon-tek Oh
오순택
Soon-tek Oh as Sensei in Beverly Hills Ninja
Born(1932-06-29)June 29, 1932
DiedApril 4, 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 85)
Other namesSoon-taek Oh
OccupationActor
Years active1967–2006
Soon-tek Oh
Hangul

오순택

Revised RomanizationO Sun-taek
McCune–ReischauerO Sun-t'aek

Soon-tek Oh (Korean: 오순택, O Sun-taek – also spelled as Soon-taek OhorSoon-taik OhorSoon-teck Oh; June 29, 1932 – April 4, 2018[1]) was a Korean–American actor. He was the voice of Fa Zhou in Disney's Mulan and the direct-to-video sequel Mulan II and the sadistic Colonel Yin in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning. He has starred in many films, and also acted in television series, including Stargate SG-1; MacGyver; M*A*S*H; Charlie's Angels; Airwolf, Magnum, P.I.; Hawaii Five-O; Kung-Fu; Zorro; The Man with the Golden Gun; Baa Baa Black Sheep and Touched by an Angel.

Early life[edit]

Oh was born on June 29, 1932, in Mokpo during the period when Korea was under Japanese rule. He attended high school at Gwangju, South Korea, and attended Yonsei UniversityinSeoul.

After the end of Japanese rule in August 1945 and before the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, he and his family immigrated to the United States where he attended the University of Southern California. He later gained an MFA from UCLA.[2]

Acting career[edit]

On Broadway, he appeared in the original cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures.[3] He was an early member of East West Players, an Asian American theatre group founded in 1965.[citation needed]

In 1995 he founded the Korean American theatre group, Society of Heritage Performers, which later evolved into the present Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. From 2005, he had been a chair professor at Seoul Institute of the Arts.[citation needed]

Death[edit]

Oh died in Los Angeles on April 4, 2018, at age 85 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to actor Chil Kong.[4][5]

Partial filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Television (partial list)[edit]

Accolades[edit]

In 2008, Soon-tek Oh was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the San Diego Asian Film Festival.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Soon-tek Oh, 'Mulan' and 'Man With the Golden Gun' Actor, Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018.
  • ^ "About Soon-tek Oh". Abbey Entertainment Beverly Hills. Archived from the original on March 15, 2002. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  • ^ "R.I.P. Soon-tek Oh, memorable character actor on M*A*S*H, Charlie's Angels, Hawaii Five-O". Me-TV Network. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  • ^ Sung, Ji-eun. "Pioneering actor Oh Soon-tek is dead at 85". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  • ^ Nyren, Erin (April 7, 2018). "Soon-tek Oh, Voice of Mulan's Father and Asian-American Theater Pioneer, Dies at 85". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  • ^ "SDAFF Award Winners | Pacific Arts Movement". pacarts.org. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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