Most Recent Role: Unknown on Jake and the Fatman
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Spring Lake, New Jersey
Birth Name: Kenneth Dickerson
Date of Death: 10-25-1991
Cause of Death: Heart and kidney failure
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Spring Lake, New Jersey
Birth Name: Kenneth Dickerson
Date of Death: 10-25-1991
Cause of Death: Heart and kidney failure
New Jersey-born actor best known for his role as Chinese masterspy Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-O . Although Dhiegh specialized in playing mostly Asian characters on-screen he was actually of Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese descent. His stage name was pronounced Ki (rhymes with high) Dee.
Most Recent Appearance
Wish You Were Here (2)
Wednesday 15 March 1989 on CBS
Jake continues trying to find Graney's murderer, now while under suspicion of John's partner's murder.
Dhiegh was residing in Mesa, Arizona at the time of his death.
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Dhiegh had a small role in the classic 1965 comedy How to Murder Your Wife which starred Jack Lemmon.
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Dhiegh was a member of the Taosist religious sect and wrote several books on the religion.
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Dhiegh's wife's name was Mary. They had two children: Kenneth, Jr. and Kathleen Dickerson.
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The name of Dhiegh's Hawaii Five-O character, Wo Fat, was taken from a popular pre-World War II bar in Honolulu that was frequented by American servicemen.
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Other Appearances
| Star | |
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Hawaii Five-O
Wo Fat |
Khan
Khan |
| Recurring Role |
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Hawaii Five-O
Wo Fat |
| Guest Star | |
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Anna and the King
The Marriage of Prince Chula Unknown |
Fantasy Island
Spending Spree / The Hunted Colonel Chan |
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Teahouse of the August Moon Mr. Sumata |
Ironside
Love My Enemy Hsai Hsu Mak |
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It Takes a Thief
To Catch a Roaring Lion Fu Cheng |
Jake and the Fatman
Wish You Were Here (2) Unknown |
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