Khigh Dhiegh
Born
Spring Lake, New JerseyDied
10/25/1991Birth Name
Kenneth DickersonGender
MaleBiography
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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.
Credits
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Star (4)
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Khan
Khan
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S 1:
Ep 2
Mask of Deceit
2/14/75
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S 1:
Ep 2
Mask of Deceit
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Hawaii Five-O
Wo Fat
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S 1:
Ep 2
Cocoon (2)
9/20/68
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S 1:
Ep 1
Cocoon (1)
9/20/68
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S 1:
Ep 2
Cocoon (2)
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Fanfare for a Death Scene
Star1964
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Time Limit
Star1957
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Khan
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Recurring Role (2)
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Hawaii Five-O
Wo Fat
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S 2:
Ep 6
A Bullet for McGarrett
10/29/69
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S 2:
Ep 3
Forty Feet High and It Kills!
10/8/69
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S 12:
Ep 20
Woe to Wo Fat
4/5/80
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S 9:
Ep 2
Nine Dragons (Part 2)
9/30/76
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S 9:
Ep 1
Nine Dragons (Part 1)
9/30/76
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S 2:
Ep 6
A Bullet for McGarrett
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Hawaii Five-O
Wo Fat (recurring, Seasons 1-12)
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Hawaii Five-O
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Guest Star (24)
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Jake and the Fatman
Unknown
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S 2:
Ep 2
Wish You Were Here (2)
3/15/89
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S 2:
Ep 2
Wish You Were Here (2)
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Matt Houston
Tijo
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S 3:
Ep 6
Return to Nam (1)
11/2/84
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S 3:
Ep 6
Return to Nam (1)
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Matt Houston
Tijo*
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Fantasy Island
Colonel Chan
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S 2:
Ep 19
Spending Spree / The Hunted
2/24/79
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S 2:
Ep 19
Spending Spree / The Hunted
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Meeting of Minds
Attila the Hun
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S 1:
Ep 6
Emily Dickinson/Attila the Hun/Charles Darwin/Galileo, Part 2
2/14/77
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S 1:
Ep 5
Emily Dickinson/Attila the Hun/Charles Darwin/Galileo, Part 1
2/7/77
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S 1:
Ep 6
Emily Dickinson/Attila the Hun/Charles Darwin/Galileo, Part 2
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Kung Fu
Warlord Sing
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S 3:
Ep 13
Besieged, Part 2: Cannon at the Gates
11/22/74
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S 3:
Ep 12
Besieged, Part 1: Death on Cold Mountain
11/15/74
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S 3:
Ep 13
Besieged, Part 2: Cannon at the Gates
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The F.B.I.
Chong
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S 9:
Ep 17
The Two Million Dollar Hit
2/24/74
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S 9:
Ep 17
The Two Million Dollar Hit
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Kung Fu
Chung
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S 2:
Ep 5
The Spirit Helper
11/8/73
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S 2:
Ep 5
The Spirit Helper
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Kung Fu
Shang Tzu
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S 1:
Ep 11
Alethea
3/15/73
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S 1:
Ep 11
Alethea
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Anna and the King
Unknown
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S 1:
Ep 10
The Marriage of Prince Chula
12/10/72
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S 1:
Ep 10
The Marriage of Prince Chula
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Mission: Impossible
Toshio Masaki
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S 5:
Ep 7
Butterfly (aka Poor Butterfly)
10/31/70
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S 5:
Ep 7
Butterfly (aka Poor Butterfly)
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Ironside
Hsai Hsu Mak
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S 3:
Ep 7
Love My Enemy
10/23/69
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S 3:
Ep 7
Love My Enemy
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Mission: Impossible
General Wo
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S 3:
Ep 17
Doomsday
2/16/69
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S 3:
Ep 17
Doomsday
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It Takes a Thief
Fu Cheng
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S 2:
Ep 12
To Catch a Roaring Lion
12/31/68
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S 2:
Ep 12
To Catch a Roaring Lion
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The Wild Wild West (1969)
Din Chang
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S 4:
Ep 13
The Night of the Pelican
12/26/68
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S 4:
Ep 13
The Night of the Pelican
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The Wild Wild West (1969)
Baron Saigo
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S 3:
Ep 6
The Night of the Samurai
10/13/67
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S 3:
Ep 6
The Night of the Samurai
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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Thrush Director
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S 1:
Ep 8
The Garden of Evil Affair
11/1/66
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S 1:
Ep 8
The Garden of Evil Affair
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
Guest Star
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S 1:
Ep 26
The Watchman
5/14/64
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S 1:
Ep 26
The Watchman
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Mr. Sumata
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S 12:
Ep 1
Teahouse of the August Moon
10/26/62
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S 12:
Ep 1
Teahouse of the August Moon
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The Armstrong Circle Theatre
Yangkai
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S 14:
Ep 1
The Cross and the Dragon
9/26/62
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S 14:
Ep 1
The Cross and the Dragon
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Naked City
Mr. Wong
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S 3:
Ep 16
The Contract
1/24/62
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S 3:
Ep 16
The Contract
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Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
Gen. Mori
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S 8:
Ep 25
The Enemy
3/4/57
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S 8:
Ep 25
The Enemy
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Studio One
Seu the Chinese Houseboy (as Kaie Deei)
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S 3:
Ep 5
Away from It All
9/25/50
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S 3:
Ep 5
Away from It All
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Studio One
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 29
A Passenger to Bali
3/27/50
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S 2:
Ep 29
A Passenger to Bali
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Jake and the Fatman
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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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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Dhiegh was cast on Hawaii Five-O by executive producer Leonard Freeman who remembered his portrayal of a Chinese spy in the classic 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate.
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