---
name: "Khigh Dhiegh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/khigh-dhiegh"
fi1m_id: "khigh-dhiegh"
imdb_id: "nm0223556"
tmdb_id: 14734
wikidata_id: "Q6401580"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 August 1910"
died: "25 October 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T16:03:25.561220+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Khigh Dhiegh

## Identity

Khigh Dhiegh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/khigh-dhiegh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** khigh-dhiegh
- **IMDb ID:** nm0223556
- **TMDB ID:** 14734
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6401580
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khigh_Dhiegh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6401580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223556/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14734

Actor. Born 25 August 1910 in Spring Lake, New Jersey, USA. Died 25 October 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 August 1910, Spring Lake, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 25 October 1991
- **Active:** 1962–1966
- **Also known as:** Khigh Alx Dhiegh, Kenneth Dickerson, Kaie Deei
- **Frequently works with:** [John Frankenheimer](https://film.one/person/john-frankenheimer.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khigh_Dhiegh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6401580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223556/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14734

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Manchurian Candidate*](https://film.one/film/the-manchurian-candidate.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Khigh Dhiegh (born Kenneth Dickerson) was an American character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Yen Lo in the film *The Manchurian Candidate* (1962) and Davalo in *Seconds* (1966). He also portrayed the recurring villain Wo Fat in the television series *Hawaii Five-O* from 1968 to 1980, and appeared as Four Finger Wu in the 1988 miniseries *Noble House*.

Born on 25 August 1910 in Spring Lake, New Jersey, Dhiegh was of mixed ancestry and was frequently cast in East Asian roles despite this. He received an Obie Award for his performance in the 1961 Broadway production of *Jungle of Cities*. Other credits include roles in *Mission: Impossible*, *Kung Fu* and *The Wild Wild West*.

In addition to acting, Dhiegh was a Taoist philosopher and author. He wrote books on the subject, including *The Eleventh Wing*, founded the Taoist Sanctuary in Los Angeles and later served as rector of a sanctuary in Tempe, Arizona. He died on 25 October 1991 in Mesa, Arizona.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Seconds* (1966), Fi1m 84, as Davalo — [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md)
- *The Manchurian Candidate* (1962), Fi1m 88, as Dr. Yen Lo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-manchurian-candidate.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forbidden Nights* (1990), as Lu Ming
- *Noble House* (1988), series, as Four Finger Wu
- *Goin' Coconuts* (1978), as Wong
- *Khan!* (1975), series, as Khan
- *Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders* (1974), as Dee Jen-djieh (Judge Dee)
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Shang Tzu, Chung, Warlord Sing Lu Chan
- *Anna and the King* (1972), series, as Prince Naret
- *The Mephisto Waltz* (1971), as Zanc Theun
- *The Hawaiians* (1970), as Kai Chung
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Wo Fat
- *Cocoon* (1968), as Wo Fat
- *The Destructors* (1968), as King Chou Lai
- *Seconds* (1966), as Davalo — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as General Wo, Toshio Masaki — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.* (1966), series, as THRUSH Director, Col. Frank Faber
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Din Chang
- *How to Murder Your Wife* (1965), as Bald Actor Playing Thug
- *Fanfare for a Death Scene* (1964), as Henchman
- *13 Frightened Girls* (1963), as Kang
- *The Manchurian Candidate* (1962), as Dr. Yen Lo — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-manchurian-candidate.md)
- *Time Limit* (1957), as Col. Kim (as Kaie Deei)
- *A Passenger to Bali* (1950), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Khigh Dhiegh](https://film.one/media/person/3908748/gallery-5605b293c93c.jpg) Khigh Dhiegh — Trailer for "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Khigh-dhiegh-trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Khigh Dhiegh](https://film.one/media/person/3908748/gallery-34a036e10ae6.jpg) Khigh Dhiegh — Image via TMDB

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