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
ActingBirthday
January 1, 1960Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
70Place of birth
SingaporeAlso known as
Philip Tann, Phillip Tan, Phil TanCast credits
Tango & Cash
Chinese GunmanShowdown in Little Tokyo
TanakaMartial Law
Wu HanChina Cry
Colonel ChengBloodsport II
JohnWake of Death
HanLift
Mystical ManIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Chief HenchmanThe Assault
PatchAwaken
ToddTeleios
Crewman DangEmpire of the Sharks
TheloniousVroom
ShaneDeadly Target
HanBig Momma's House
KangBatman
GoonUnderworld
TungCongo
GorillaGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
PrimateConfessions of an Action Star
Bruce RheeReturn to Oz
WheelerCrew credits
Awaken
Stunt CoordinatorMinority Report
Stunts6-Headed Shark Attack
Stunt CoordinatorThe Commando
Producer, Second Unit Director, Stunt CoordinatorTrail Blazers
Stunt CoordinatorDisturbia
StuntsTransformers: Age of Extinction
StuntsMartial Law
Stunt CoordinatorThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
StuntsThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Stunt DoubleThe Hangover
Stunts, Stunt DoubleBullet Train
StuntsPearl Harbor
StuntsBatman Returns
StuntsPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
StuntsDemolition Man
StuntsPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
StuntsCrank: High Voltage
StuntsNational Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Stunts7 Seconds
Stunts