Soon-tek Oh

Voice Actor

Birthday June 29, 1932

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace South Korea

DEATH DATE Apr 4, 2018 (85)

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About

Notable for voicing the character Fa Zhou in the Disney feature Mulan, he also appeared in a number of films and television series, including The Samurai and Hawaii Five-O. Also a stage actor, he was in the cast of the first Broadway production of Pacific Overtures.

Before Fame

After studying at both Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea) and the University of Southern California, he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Trivia

He established a Korean-American theater company called the Society of Heritage Performers.

Family Life

He spent his early years in Japanese-ruled Mokpo, Korea, and later settled in the United States.

Associated With

He and Chris Tashima both performed with a Los Angeles-based, Asian-American stage ensemble known as the East West Players.