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Template:Infobox Chinese/KoreanSoon-Taek Oh (Korean: 오순택 (Oh Seun-taek)– also (incorrectly) spelled Soon-Tek Oh, born 29 June 1943) is a Korean-American actor best known for the voice of Fa Zhou in Disney's Mulan and the sequel Mulan II. He has starred in many films, and also acted in television series, including MacGyver, M*A*S*H, Charlie's Angels, Airwolf, Magnum, P.I., Hawaii Five-O, Kung-Fu, Zorro, and Touched by an Angel.Oh was wrongly said to have been born in Japan, due to his career playing Japanese characters. He was born in Mokpo, Korea, under Imperial Japanese rule. He emigrated with his family to America when he was a teenager. Oh attended high school at Gwangju, South Korea, and attended Yonsei University in Seoul, the University of Southern California, and later received an MFA from UCLA.On Broadway, he appeared in the original cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures. He was one of the earliest members of East West Players, an Asian American theatre group founded in 1965. In 1995 he founded the Korean American theatre group, Society of Heritage Performers, which later evolved into the present Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. | # | Fact |
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| 1 | In 1995, Oh founded the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble in response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots that dangerously reignited racial stereotyping. His continued efforts to present more accurate portrayals of Asian-American culture on stage has been significant. |
| 2 | He played four roles in the Broadway musical "Pacific Overtures." One of his roles was as Tamate, a woman, played in Kabuki style. He also staged the show's martial arts sequences. |
| 3 | Guest-starred in 5 episodes on M*A*S*H (1972) as different characters from 1975 to 1982. Two of those episodes were in 1975 alone. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Justice | 1987 | Gen. Bon Soong Kwan (as Soon-Teck Oh) | |
| Airwolf | 1987 | TV Series | Hayashi |
| Sky Commanders | 1987 | TV Series | Kodiak |
| The A-Team | 1986 | TV Series | Byron Chin |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1981-1986 | TV Series | North Vietnamese General Nguyen Hue Dr. Bill Su Dr. Ling ... |
| Jonny Quest | 1986 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| T.J. Hooker | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Ginsu Nabutsu / Nguyen Chi |
| Dynasty | 1986 | TV Series | Kai Liu |
| Cagney & Lacey | 1985 | TV Series | Doo Koo Kang |
| Hill Street Blues | 1985 | TV Series | Pak |
| Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | 1985 | Colonel Yin (as Soon-Teck Oh) | |
| Airwolf | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Minh / Tommy Liu |
| Matt Houston | 1984 | TV Series | The Warlord |
| Challenge of the GoBots | 1984 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| The Fall Guy | 1984 | TV Series | Kwon Lu |
| The Master | 1984 | TV Series | Mr. Lika |
| Airwolf | 1984 | TV Movie | Vietnamese farmer |
| Hart to Hart | 1983 | TV Series | Lang Chen Cheng |
| Girls of the White Orchid | 1983 | TV Movie | Hatanaka |
| The Greatest American Hero | 1983 | TV Series | Ernie Shikinami |
| Marco Polo | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Wang Zhu |
| Romance Theatre | 1982 | TV Series | |
| Quincy M.E. | 1982 | TV Series | Captain Bob Nishimura |
| Tales of the Gold Monkey | 1982 | TV Series | Kenji Miura |
| M*A*S*H | 1975-1982 | TV Series | Joon - Sung Ralph Dr. Syn Paik ... |
| Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1982 | TV Series | Yataki |
| The Letter | 1982 | TV Movie | Ong |
| CBS Children's Mystery Theatre | 1982 | TV Series | James Wong |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1981 | TV Series | Dr. Wang Wu-Shen |
| East of Eden | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | Lee |
| Charlie's Angels | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Lt. Torres |
| The Final Countdown | 1980 | Simura (as Soon-Teck Oh) | |
| Diff'rent Strokes | 1980 | TV Series | Mr. Kim |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1968-1979 | TV Series | Robert Kwon / David Chung / Chaing / ... |
| The Fantastic Seven | 1979 | TV Movie | Kenny Uto |
| How the West Was Won | 1979 | TV Series | Kee |
| Good Guys Wear Black | 1978 | Mjr. Mhin Van Thieu - The Black Tigers (as Soon-Teck Oh) | |
| Black Sheep Squadron | 1977 | TV Series | Lieutenant Miragochi / Col. Tokura |
| Logan's Run | 1977 | TV Series | Dexter Kim |
| Enigma | 1977 | TV Movie | Mei San Gow |
| Pacific Overtures | 1976 | TV Movie | Tamate / Samurai / Storyteller / ... |
| Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | 1974 | TV Movie | Kang I-Te |
| The Man with the Golden Gun | 1974 | Lieutenant Hip (as Soon-Taik Oh) | |
| Kung Fu | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Yi Lien / Chen Yi / Kwan Chen |
| Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love | 1974 | TV Movie | Mr. Kim (as Soon-Teck Oh) |
| The Magician | 1974 | TV Series | Sheng |
| The Return of Charlie Chan | 1973 | TV Movie | Stephen Chan (as Soon-Taik Oh) |
| Search | 1973 | TV Series | Interrogator |
| Earth II | 1971 | TV Movie | Chinese diplomat (uncredited) |
| The Reluctant Heroes | 1971 | TV Movie | Korean Officer |
| Ironside | 1971 | TV Series | Kwangsoo Yung |
| Night Gallery | 1971 | TV Series | Chang |
| One More Train to Rob | 1971 | Yung (as Soon-Taik Oh) | |
| Death Valley Days | 1970 | TV Series | Matsunosuke Sakurai |
| It Takes a Thief | 1969 | TV Series | Javanese / Servant |
| The President's Analyst | 1967 | Chinese Agent (uncredited) | |
| The Wild Wild West | 1967 | TV Series | Chinese Houseboy |
| CBS Playhouse | 1967 | TV Series | Vietcong Officer |
| The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Houseboy |
| Murderers' Row | 1966 | Tempura - Japanese Secret Agent (uncredited) | |
| The Wackiest Ship in the Army | 1966 | TV Series | Takaoshi |
| Mister Roberts | 1966 | TV Series | Harry / 1st Japanese - Harry |
| I Spy | 1965 | TV Series | Kabuki / Announcer |
| Gang-jeok | 2006 | Jong-chae | |
| Last Mountain | 2005 | Karus | |
| Mulan II | 2004 | Video | Fa Zhou (voice) |
| Special Weapons and Tactics | 2002 | Short | Sayonara |
| The Visit | 2002 | Short | Sujong's Father |
| True Blue | 2001 | Tiger | |
| Forgotten Valor | 2001 | Colonel | |
| Roads and Bridges | 2001 | Voice Of Father | |
| Touched by an Angel | 1997-2001 | TV Series | Mr. Aramaki / Kim Chyung Kyung |
| The District | 2001 | TV Series | Colonel Nguyen Duc Chin |
| The President's Man | 2000 | TV Movie | General Vinh Tran |
| King of the Hill | 2000 | TV Series | Monk |
| T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger | 1999 | Video Game | SiFu (Mantis Master) (voice) |
| Seven Days | 1998 | TV Series | Dr. Huan Chow Lee |
| Mulan | 1998 | Fa Zhou (voice) | |
| Yellow | 1998/I | Woon Lee | |
| Stargate SG-1 | 1997 | TV Series | Moughal |
| Two | 1997 | TV Series | Victor Boun |
| Promised Land | 1997 | TV Series | Kim Chyung Kyung |
| Life with Louie | 1997 | TV Series | |
| Malcolm & Eddie | 1997 | TV Series | Man Li |
| Beverly Hills Ninja | 1997 | Sensei | |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | 1996 | TV Series | General Yala |
| Street Corner Justice | 1996 | Kwong Chuck Lee (as Soon Teck Oh) | |
| One West Waikiki | 1996 | TV Series | Mr. Kimura |
| Baywatch Nights | 1996 | TV Series | Matsuo Sumaro |
| Cagney & Lacey: Together Again | 1995 | TV Movie | Sunny Kim Play |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Bon Bon Hai |
| S.F.W. | 1994 | Milt Morris (as Soon Teck Oh) | |
| Red Sun Rising | 1994 | Yamata | |
| Babylon 5 | 1994 | TV Series | The Muta-Do |
| Time Trax | 1994 | TV Series | Akiri |
| A Home of Our Own | 1993 | Mr. Munimura | |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1993 | TV Series | Kai Kuan |
| The Legend of Prince Valiant | 1993 | TV Series | Sing Lu |
| Highlander | 1992 | TV Series | Kiem Sun |
| Zorro | 1992 | TV Series | Hiroshi |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | 1991 | TV Series | Xay Tao |
| Deadly Game | 1991 | TV Movie | Saito |
| Last Flight Out | 1990 | TV Movie | Air Force Major |
| Hunter | 1989 | TV Series | Nyuen Tran |
| Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker | 1989 | TV Movie | Dr. Chow (as Soon-Teck Oh) |
| Tour of Duty | 1989 | TV Series | Gen. Lam Thoc |
| Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | 1989 | TV Movie | Capt. Park (as Soon-Teck Oh) |
| Collision Course | 1989 | Kitao | |
| Simon & Simon | 1988 | TV Series | Mitsuo Nagumo |
| Soursweet | 1988 | Red Cudgel | |
| MacGyver | 1988 | TV Series | Raymond Ling |
| The Red Spider | 1988 | TV Movie | Sonny Wu |
| Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | 1987 | Det. Phil Nozaki (as Soon-Teck Oh) | |
| Bialy smok | 1987 | Tai-Ching |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Overtures | 1976 | TV Movie performer: "There Is No Other Way", "Chrysanthemum Tea" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double-O Stunts | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself / Hip (as Soon-Taik Oh) |
| Kung Pao Chicken | 1997 | Short documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Miss Universe Pageant | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Judge |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | San Diego Asian Film Festival |
Known for movies
Mulan (1998)
as Fa Zhou
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
as Lieutenant Hip
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
as Sensei
The Final Countdown (1980)
as Simura
