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Khigh Dhiegh | |
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![]() Khigh Dhiegh in trailer for The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | |
Born | Kenneth Dickerson August 25, 1910 Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | October 25, 1991 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 81)
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Years active | 1950–1990 |
Spouse | May Dickerson (?-?) 2 children |
Khigh Alx Dhiegh (/ˈkaɪ ˈdiː/ KY DEE or /ˈdeɪ/ DAY; born Kenneth Dickerson; August 25, 1910 – October 25, 1991)[1] was an American television and motion picture actor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudanese ancestry, noted for portraying East Asian roles.[2] He is perhaps best remembered for portraying villains, in particular his recurring TV guest role as Chinese agent Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-O (from the pilot in 1968, to the final episode in 1980), and brainwashing expert Dr. Yen Lo in 1962's The Manchurian Candidate.[a]
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