Soon-Tek Oh

• Name — Soon-tek Oh 오순택 • Born — 29 June 1932 • Birthplace — Mokpo, Chōsen (now South Korea) • Died — 4 April 2018 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Other Names — Soon-taek Oh • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1967–2006

• Hangul — %오순택 Soon-tek Oh (O Sun-taek – also spelled as Soon-taek Oh or Soon-taik Oh or Soon-teck Oh; June 29, 1932 – April 4, 2018) was a Korean–American actor. He was the voice of Fa Zhou in Disney's Mulan and the direct-to-video sequel Mulan II and the sadistic Colonel Yin in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning. He has starred in many films, and also acted in television series, including Stargate SG-1; MacGyver; M*A*S*H; Charlie's Angels; Airwolf, Magnum, P.I.; Hawaii Five-O; Kung-Fu; Zorro; The Man with the Golden Gun; The Final Countdown: Baa Baa Black Sheep; Highlander: The Series and Touched by an Angel.

Oh was born on June 29, 1932, in Mokpo during the period when Korea was under Japanese rule. He attended high school at Gwangju, South Korea, and attended Yonsei University in Seoul. After the end of Japanese rule in August 1945 and before the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, Oh and his family emigrated to the United States where he attended the University of Southern California. He later earned an MFA from UCLA.

On Broadway, Oh appeared in the original cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures. He was an early member of East West Players, an Asian American theatre group founded in 1965. In 1995, Oh founded the Korean American theatre group, Society of Heritage Performers, which later evolved into the present Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. From 2005, he was a professor at Seoul Institute of the Arts.

Oh died in Los Angeles on April 4, 2018, at age 85 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to actor Chil Kong.

• 1967 The Invaders as Houseboy • 1968–1979 Hawaii Five-O (8 episodes) as Robert Kwon / David Chung / Chaing / Tom Wong / Vic Tanaka / Lao / Lewis Shen / Wo Fat's Lab Technician • 1970 Death Valley Days, episode "The Dragon of Gold Hill" as Matsunosuke (Maso) Sakurai • 1974 Kung Fu as Chen Yi • 1975–1982 M*A*S*H (5 episodes) as Joon – Sung / Ralph / Dr. Syn Paik / Korean Soldier / Mr. Kwang • 1977 Logan's Run as Dexter Kim • 1977 Baa Baa Black Sheep as Lieutenant Miragochi / Colonel Tokura • 1979 How the West Was Won as Kee • 1980 Diff'rent Strokes as Mr. Kim • 1981–1986 Magnum, P.I. (4 episodes) as General Nguyen Hue / Sato / Dr. Bill Su & Dr. Ling • 1981 East of Eden as Lee • 1982 Quincy, M.E. as Captain Bob Nishimura • 1983 Hart to Hart as Lang Chen-cheng • 1983 Girls of the White Orchid as Hatanaka • 1983 Marco Polo as Wang Zhu • 1984 The Master as Lika • 1984–1987 Airwolf (3 episodes) as Minh / Tommy Liu / Hiyashi • 1985–1986 T.J. Hooker (2 episodes) as Ginsu Nabutsu / Nguyen Chi • 1987 Sky Commanders as Kodiak (voice) • 1988 MacGyver as Raymond Ling • 1989 Hunter (1 episode) as Nyuen Tran • 1992 Highlander: The Series as Kiem Sun • 1993 The Legend of Prince Valiant as Sing Lu (voice) • 1994 Babylon 5 as The Muta-Do • 1994–1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (3 episodes) as Bon-bon Hai • 1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as General Yala (voice) • 1997 Life with Louie as Buddhist Monk (voice) • 1997 Stargate SG-1 as Moughal • 2000 King of the Hill as Monk (voice)

In 2008, Soon-tek Oh was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the San Diego Asian Film Festival.