<P> 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 . '' </P>
<P> 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 . '' </P>
who plays wo fat in the original hawaii five o
who plays wo fat in the original hawaii five o
Khigh Alx Dhiegh
Khigh Alx Dhiegh