Philip Tan
Acting

Philip Tan

Born 22 July 1960 · Singapore
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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).

Known for

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Batman
Planet of the Apes
Lethal Weapon 4
Big Momma's House
Tango & Cash
S.W.A.T.
Californication
The Three Musketeers
Return to Oz
Congo
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
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