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Philip Tan
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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 …
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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
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Philip Tan's Filmography
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Phoenix
as Bolt
Trail Blazers
as Toki
Gravity of Love
as Top
Empire of the Sharks
as Thelonious
Teleios
as Crewman Dang
Awaken
as Todd
Lift
as Mystical Man
Olympus Has Fallen
as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Safe
as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
Confessions of an Action Star
as Bruce Rhee
No Rules
as Hino
Wake of Death
as Han
Timecop: The Berlin Decision
as Chinese Waiter
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
as Grilled Face Fighter
Planet of the Apes
as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Extreme Honor
as Chinese Businessman
Chain of Command
as Wu
Big Momma's House
as Kang
Sugar Town
as Karate Instructor
No Poster
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
The Breaks
as Asian Driver
Perfect Assassins
as Sensei Assassin
The Assault
as Patch
Lethal Weapon 4
as Waiter
City of Industry
as Jimmie
Bloodsport II
as John
Congo
as Gorilla
Deadly Target
as Han
The Three Musketeers
as Parker
The Criminal Mind
as Wing
Surf Ninjas
as Captain Ming
Mission of Justice
as Drug Dealer #2
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Tanaka
The Perfect Weapon
as Desk Guard
China Cry
as Colonel Cheng
Martial Law
as Wu Han
Tango & Cash
as Chinese Gunman
Batman
as Goon
Vroom
as Shane
Soursweet
as Jackie Fung
Up Line
as N'Yung Ki
Grand Larceny
as Shomin
Shanghai Surprise
as Ship's Officer
Underworld
as Tung
Return to Oz
as Wheeler
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Chief Henchman
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Primate
Privates on Parade
as Lee
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Dacoit