Philip Tan
Age: N/A | From: Singapore
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Philip Tann , Phillip Tan , Phil Tan
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Singapore
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Movie Involvements: 54
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
seaQuest DSV
(1993) Commando
Sliders
(1995) Asian Man
Planet of the Apes
(2001) 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984) Chief Henchman
Batman
(1989) Goon
Olympus Has Fallen
(2013) Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Safe
(2012) Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
Congo
(1995) GorillaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Toki | |
| 2017 | Thelonious | |
| Crewman Dang | ||
| 2015 | Todd | |
| Mystical Man | ||
| 2013 | Korean Terrorist (uncredited) | |
| 2012 | Underground Casino Patron (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Kim | |
| 2005 | Bruce Rhee | |
| Hino | ||
| 2004 | Han | |
| 2003 | Chinese Waiter | |
| 2002 | Grilled Face Fighter | |
| 2001 | 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape | |
| 2000 | Wu | |
| Kang | ||
| 1999 | Karate Instructor | |
| N/A | ||
| Asian Driver | ||
| 1998 | Sensei Assassin | |
| Patch | ||
| Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited) | ||
| Waiter | ||
| 1997 | Jimmie | |
| 1996 | John | |
| 1995 | Gorilla | |
| Asian Man | ||
| 1994 | Han | |
| 1993 | Parker | |
| Wing | ||
| Commando | ||
| Captain Ming | ||
| 1992 | Drug Dealer #2 | |
| 1991 | Tanaka | |
| Desk Guard | ||
| 1990 | Colonel Cheng | |
| Wu Han | ||
| 1989 | Chinese Gunman | |
| Snap's Gang Member | ||
| Goon | ||
| 1988 | Shane | |
| Jackie Fung | ||
| 1987 | N'Yung Ki | |
| Shomin | ||
| 1986 | Ship's Officer | |
| 1985 | Tung | |
| Wheeler | ||
| 1984 | Chief Henchman | |
| Primate | ||
| 1983 | Lee | |
| 1980 | Dacoit | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunts | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| 2018 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| 2015 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| 2014 | Stunts | |
| 2009 | Stunts | |
| Stunt Double | ||
| Stunt Double | ||
| Stunts | ||
| 2007 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 2006 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 2002 | Stunts | |
| 2001 | Stunts | |
| 1993 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1992 | Stunts | |
| 1990 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Second Unit Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |