Khigh Dhiegh - wikipedia Khigh Dhiegh This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2013 ) Khigh Dhiegh Khigh Dhiegh in trailer for The Manchurian Candidate ( 1962 ) Kenneth Dickerson ( 1910 - 08 - 25 ) August 25, 1910 Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. October 25, 1991 ( 1991 - 10 - 25 ) ( aged 81 ) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. Occupation Film, television actor Years active 1950 - 1990 Spouse ( s ) May Dickerson ( ? - ? ) 2 children Khigh Alx Dhiegh ( / ˌkaɪˈdiː / KY - DEE or / ˌkaɪˈdeɪ / KY - DAY ) ( born Kenneth Dickerson on August 25, 1910 in Spring Lake, New Jersey, died October 25, 1991 in Mesa, Arizona ) was an American television and motion picture actor of Anglo - Egyptian Sudanese ancestry, noted for portraying East Asian roles. He is perhaps best remembered for portraying villains, in particular his recurring TV guest role as Chinese agent Wo Fat on Hawaii Five - O ( from the pilot in 1968 to the final episode in 1980 ), and brainwashing expert Dr. Yen Lo in 1962 's The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in the short - lived 1975 TV series Khan ! as the title character. In 1988, he was featured as Four Finger Wu in James Clavell 's Noble House television mini-series. He also guest starred in Ironside ( episode : `` Love My Enemy '' ), The Wild Wild West ( episodes : `` The Night of the Samurai '' and `` The Night of the Pelican '' ), and in the Jake and the Fatman episode `` Wish You Were Here. '' In 1965, Dhiegh recorded and released an album on Folkways Records, entitled St. John of the Cross : Volume II, a collection of poems of St. John. Besides his acting endeavors, Dhiegh was active in Taoist philosophy, writing a number of books on the subject, including The Eleventh Wing ( ISBN 0 - 385 - 28371 - 7 ). He founded the Taoist Sanctuary ( now the Taoist Institute ) in Hollywood, California. Dhiegh also had a doctorate in theology, and in his later years, was the rector for a Taoist sanctuary in Tempe, Arizona called ' Inner Truth Looking Place. ' He held weekly services and sponsored many ' Tea Ceremonies ' in the Phoenix metro area. One of his last interviews was on One World in 1990, where he presented the concept of World Citizenry and its benefit to mankind. Dhiegh 's contributions to Taoism are discussed in some detail in the book Taoism for Dummies ( John Wiley and Sons Canada, 2013 ). Filmography Time Limit ( 1957 ) as Col. Kim The Manchurian Candidate ( 1962 ) as Dr. Yen Lo 13 Frightened Girls ( 1963 ) as Kang How to Murder Your Wife ( 1965 ) as Bald Actor playing Thug Seconds ( 1966 ) as Davalo The Destructors ( 1968 ) as King Chou Lai Hawaii Five - O ( 1968 - 1980, TV Series ) as Wo Fat The Hawaiians ( 1970 ) as Kai Chung The Mephisto Waltz ( 1971 ) as Zanc Theun Judge Dee and The Monastery Murders ( 1974 ) as Judge Dee Goin ' Coconuts ( 1978 ) as Wong References Jump up ^ Komjathy, Louis. `` Daoist teachers in North America '' ( PDF ). Pacific Lutheran University via Centre for Daoist Studies. Archived from the original ( pdf ) on February 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 07. Includes short biographical summary of Khigh Dhiegh. Jump up ^ Dr. Lo proudly asserted that the subject 's minds were not only `` brain - washed '', but they were also `` dry - cleaned ''. Jump up ^ One World interview External links Khigh Dhiegh on IMDb Khigh Dhiegh at AllMovie Khigh Dhiegh at Find a Grave Khigh Dhiegh roles and background at TV Acres Khigh Dhiegh Album Details at Smithsonian Folkways BNE : XX1484343 ISNI : 0000 0000 6726 4802 VIAF : 91324065 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khigh_Dhiegh&oldid=853474403 '' Categories : American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from New Jersey American Taoists People from Spring Lake, New Jersey American people of English descent American people of Egyptian descent American people of Sudanese descent 1910 births 1991 deaths 20th - century American male actors Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from March 2013 All articles needing additional references Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017 Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 August 2018, at 01 : 35 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who plays wo fat in the original hawaii five o
Answer: Khigh Alx Dhiegh