Evan C. Kim Explained

Evan C. Kim
Birth Date:1953 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:New Jersey, U.S.

Evan C. Kim (born February 17, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Harry Callahan's partner Inspector Al Quan in the fifth and most recent Dirty Harry film, The Dead Pool (1988).

Early and personal life

Kim was born in New Jersey to immigrant parents from Korea. He developed passions for martial arts (tae kwon do) and writing when he was young; Kim has reflected on this.

Career and roles

He also played Loo in the comedy The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) (in the segment "A Fistful of Yen"), the interpreter Cowboy in the Vietnam War film Go Tell the Spartans (1978), the erudite caveman Nook in the cult comedy Caveman (1981), Suki in the B movie Megaforce (1982), and Tony in the miniseries V (1983). His other film roles include the film Hollywood Vice Squad (1986), the film Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991), and the film Loving Lulu a year later.

Kim was a series regular in the short-lived Khan! (1975), as the college-educated son of the titular character (played by Khigh Dhiegh), helping his father solve crimes alongside his sister (played by Irene Yah-Ling Sun).[1] His television guest appearances include Kung Fu, CHiPs, Police Story, The Secrets of Isis, C.P.O. Sharkey, Fantasy Island, Serpico, Knight Rider, Sword of Justice, Matt Houston, Knots Landing, Max Headroom, Matlock and Alien Nation. Kim also directed an episode of Alien Nation.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1976Baby Blue Marine Harakawa
1977MacArthur Major Akio Sakud Uncredited
The Kentucky Fried Movie Loo (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
1978Go Tell the Spartans Cowboy
1981Caveman Nook
1982Megaforce Suki
1986Hollywood Vice Squad Chang
1988The Dead Pool Inspector Al Quan
1991Thousand Pieces of Gold Shun Lee
1992Loving Lulu Mr. Moto
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Kung Fu Lieutenant (as Evan Kim) Episode: "The Forbidden Kingdom"
Police Story Jerry Fong Episode: "Year of the Dragon: Part 1 and 2" (as Evan Kim)
Khan! Kim Khan 4 episodes
The Streets of San Francisco Jack Kwan (as Evan Kim) Episode: "Merchants of Death"
1976The Secrets of Isis C.J. Howe 2 episodes
CPO Sharkey Recruit Shimokawa (as Evan Kim) Episode: "Shimokawa Ships Out"
Serpico Lee Episode: "Dawn of the Furies"
The Blue Knight Mark Episode: "The Great Wall of Chinatown"
1977Space Sentinels Mercury 13 episodes
1978Switch Ying Episode: "The Tong"
Kojak Chok Low (as Evan Kim) Episode: "No License to Kill"
Sword of Justice Jerry Episode: "Aloha, Julie Lang"
Fantasy Island Sam Episode: "Return/The Toughest Man Alive"
1980CHiPs Zale (as Evan Kim) Episode: "The Strippers"
1982Strike Force Sam Chow (as Evan Kim) Episode: "Chinatown"
1983Matt Houston Akiro Episode: "The Rock and the Hard Place"
Cocaine and Blue Eyes Davey Huie (as Evan Kim) TV movie
V Tony Wah Chong Leonetti (as Evan Kim) TV miniseries
1984Knots Landing Lee Evans Episode: "Finishing Touches"
Knight Rider Peter Wong (as Evan Kim) Episode: "Knight of the Drones"
1985Double Dare Episode: "Hong Kong King Con"
1987Stingray Hal (as Evan Kim) Episode: "Playback"
1988Max Headroom Mr. Chen (as Evan Kim) Episode: "Neurostim"
1989Matlock Joseph Chan Episode: "The Mayor: Part 1"
Alien Nation Dr. Lee Episodes: "Pilot" and "Fountain of Youth"
Island Son Episode: "The State versus John Kulani"
1990Jake and the Fatman Tommy Lee Episode: "Chinatown, My Chinatown"
1991L.A. Law Lee Chang Episode: "As God Is My Co-Defendant"
2004JAG Lt. Wong Episode: "What If"

Notes and References

  1. News: Television in Review: 'Khan!' is chop phooey . Swertlow, Frank S. . UPI . February 6, 1975 . Latrobe Bulletin . 17 May 2021.