Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Born 1960-07-22 (age 65) Singapore
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Biography

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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Known For

Batman
Batman

1989

as Goon

Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen

2013

as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4

1998

as Waiter

Safe
Safe

2012

as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)

Big Momma's House
Big Momma's House

2000

as Kang

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes

2001

as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape

Congo
Congo

1995

as Gorilla

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

1993

as Parker

Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash

1989

as Chinese Gunman

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

2002

as Grilled Face Fighter

Return to Oz
Return to Oz

1985

as Wheeler

Showdown in Little Tokyo
The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon

1991

as Desk Guard

Wake of Death
Wake of Death

2004

as Han

Awaken
Awaken

2015

as Todd

Bloodsport II
Bloodsport II

1996

as John

Martial Law
Martial Law

1990

as Wu Han

Timecop: The Berlin Decision
Timecop: The Berlin Decision

2003

as Chinese Waiter