Evan C. Kim
Born (1953-02-17) February 17, 1953

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 final, "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 recalled he "was one of your typical small, slow-to-grow kids. I was getting beat up, fairly often, and also ignored in school, so I found I needed to channel my feelings of revenge and hurt into something constructive ... useful for myself and others. Tae kwon do worked for becoming physically respected, and writing proved the means for periodically emptying the vessel."[1]

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).[2] 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
Year Title Role Notes
1976Baby Blue MarineHarakawa
1977MacArthurMajor Akio SakudUncredited
The Kentucky Fried MovieLoo(segment "A Fistful of Yen")
1978Go Tell the SpartansCowboy
1981CavemanNook
1982MegaforceSuki
1986Hollywood Vice SquadChang
1988The Dead PoolInspector Al Quan
1991Thousand Pieces of GoldShun Lee
1992Loving LuluMr. Moto
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1975Kung FuLieutenant (as Evan Kim)Episode: "The Forbidden Kingdom"
Police StoryJerry FongEpisode: "Year of the Dragon: Part 1 and 2" (as Evan Kim)
Khan!Kim Khan4 episodes
The Streets of San FranciscoJack Kwan (as Evan Kim)Episode: "Merchants of Death"
1976The Secrets of IsisC.J. Howe2 episodes
CPO SharkeyRecruit Shimokawa (as Evan Kim)Episode: "Shimokawa Ships Out"
SerpicoLeeEpisode: "Dawn of the Furies"
The Blue KnightMarkEpisode: "The Great Wall of Chinatown"
1977Space SentinelsMercury13 episodes
1978SwitchYingEpisode: "The Tong"
KojakChok Low (as Evan Kim)Episode: "No License to Kill"
Sword of JusticeJerryEpisode: "Aloha, Julie Lang"
Fantasy IslandSamEpisode: "Return/The Toughest Man Alive"
1980CHiPsZale (as Evan Kim)Episode: "The Strippers"
1982Strike ForceSam Chow (as Evan Kim)Episode: "Chinatown"
1983Matt HoustonAkiroEpisode: "The Rock and the Hard Place"
Cocaine and Blue EyesDavey Huie (as Evan Kim)TV movie
VTony Wah Chong Leonetti (as Evan Kim)TV miniseries
1984Knots LandingLee EvansEpisode: "Finishing Touches"
Knight RiderPeter Wong (as Evan Kim)Episode: "Knight of the Drones"
1985Double DareEpisode: "Hong Kong King Con"
1987StingrayHal (as Evan Kim)Episode: "Playback"
1988Max HeadroomMr. Chen (as Evan Kim)Episode: "Neurostim"
1989MatlockJoseph ChanEpisode: "The Mayor: Part 1"
Alien NationDr. LeeEpisodes: "Pilot" and "Fountain of Youth"
Island SonEpisode: "The State versus John Kulani"
1990Jake and the FatmanTommy LeeEpisode: "Chinatown, My Chinatown"
1991L.A. LawLee ChangEpisode: "As God Is My Co-Defendant"
2004JAGLt. WongEpisode: "What If"

References

  1. Voland, John (August 23, 1988). "Evan Kim Keeps Options Open". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. Swertlow, Frank S. (February 6, 1975). "Television in Review: 'Khan!' is chop phooey". Latrobe Bulletin. UPI. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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