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Khigh Dhiegh(1910-1991)

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Khigh Dhiegh in Seconds (1966)
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13 Frightened Girls (1963)
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Khigh Dhiegh was born on 25 August 1910 in Spring Lake, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seconds (1966) and Noble House (1988). He was previously married to Mary Pearman Dickerson. He died on 25 October 1991 in Mesa, Arizona, USA.
BornAugust 25, 1910
DiedOctober 25, 1991(81)
BornAugust 25, 1910
DiedOctober 25, 1991(81)
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Laurence Harvey, Khigh Dhiegh, and Richard LePore in The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Khigh Dhiegh, and Tom Lowell in The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Known for:

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate
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  • Dr. Yen Lo
  • 1962
Seconds (1966)
Seconds
7.6
  • Davalo
  • 1966
Noble House (1988)
Noble House
7.6
TV Mini Series
  • Four Finger Wu
Kung Fu (1972)
Kung Fu
7.6
TV Series
  • Warlord Sing Lu Chan
  • Chung
  • Shang Tzu

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Actor

  • Forbidden Nights (1990)
    Forbidden Nights
    • Lu Ming
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    • Mob Boss
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Noble House (1988)
    Noble House
    • Four Finger Wu
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1988
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
    • Tijo
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    • Wo Fat
    • TV Series
    • 1968–1980
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    • Colonel Chan
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Goin' Coconuts (1978)
    Goin' Coconuts
    • Wong
    • 1978
  • Jayne Meadows and Michael McGuire in Meeting of Minds (1977)
    Meeting of Minds
    • Attila the Hun
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • Khan! (1975)
    Khan!
    • Khan (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)
    Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
    • Dee Jen-djieh (Judge Dee)
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    • Warlord Sing Lu Chan
    • Chung
    • Shang Tzu
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1974
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    • Chong
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Yul Brynner and Samantha Eggar in Anna and the King (1972)
    Anna and the King
    • Prince Naret
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
    The Mephisto Waltz
    • Zanc Theun
    • 1971
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    • Toshio Masaki
    • General Wo
    • TV Series
    • 1969–1970

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13 Frightened Girls
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13 Frightened Girls

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  • Alternative names
    • Kaie Deei
  • Born
    • August 25, 1910
    • Spring Lake, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • October 25, 1991
    • Mesa, Arizona, USA(kidney and heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Mary Pearman Dickerson1912 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Author of "The Eleventh Wing".

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    Although he portrayed innumerable Asians in the course of his career, he was actually of Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese ancestry.

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