Philip Tan
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
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.355 |
| Birthday | 1960-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Singapore |
| Also Known As | Philip Tann, Phillip Tan, Phil Tan, |
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Sugar Town
5/10
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1989
Tango & Cash
6.461/1956
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2005
No Rules
4/1
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Grand Larceny
0/0
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1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo
6.377/483
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1990
Martial Law
6.2/83
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1987
Up Line
0/0
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China Cry
6/7
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1999
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1998
Perfect Assassins
5.8/5
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1996
Bloodsport II
5.3/133
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Wake of Death
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The Assault
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Awaken
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6.3/5
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Deadly Target
6/15
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2000
Big Momma's House
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1989
Batman
7.229/7976
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1985
Transmutations
3.821/29
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1995
Congo
5.6/896
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1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.35/469
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4.3/12
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6.7/1020
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1988
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5.3/3
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6.482/2491
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1993
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6.4/972
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
6.365/679
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2000
Chain of Command
5.4/11
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Shanghai Surprise
4.2/85
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Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
5.6/114
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4.7/19
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4.714/35
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6.4/24
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5.5/82
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6.1/111
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1993
Surf Ninjas
5/142
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The Criminal Mind
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Mission of Justice
6.7/52
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Planet of the Apes
5.8/4135
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Charlie
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2.5/2
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