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Kwan Hi Lim

Kwan Hi Lim

Actor · Died December 22, 2008, aged 86 · Maui, Hawaii, USA

Kwan Hi Lim was born on July 11, 1922 in Maui, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), Uncommon Valor (1983) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). He died on December 22, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1922
Died
December 22, 2008 (aged 86)
From
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Kwan Hi Lim's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Bonds
42%
Survival
10%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
2
Joyful
1
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kwan Hi Lim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Kwan Hi Lim's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Island Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Papa San Dang

  • Hard Ticket to Hawaii(1987)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Tanaka

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Uncommon Valor(1983)

    as Jiang

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 16 episodes · as Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka · as Yoshi Tanaka

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Islander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Tiny

  • Acapulco Gold(1976)

    as Wang

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Takeuchi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chang · as Chang Liu · as Clerk · as Coroner · as Dr. Kubota · as Hank Yamura · as Himself · as Judge · as Keoki · as Lee Song · as Maiki · as Mr. Quan · as Portobas · as Projectionist · as Ramos · as Suspect (uncredited) · as Suzari · as Tosaki · as Yoshigo · as Yoshiko · as Yuan Kee

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 62nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 1969 to 1989; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

Uncommon Valor (1983)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Midcredits 75th

Film career

19691989

Peak 1983 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 10: 10 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Kwan Hi Lim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kwan Hi Lim's MovieCove titles; Burt Brinckerhoff shares the most, 2.