Asian-Americans - JUDGE DEE AND THE MONASTERY MURDERS was the first time a TV movie was produced with an all oriental cast. Based on the novel Judge Dee at the Haunted Monastery by Robert Van Gulick, the story followed a Chinese judge (Khigh  Dhiegh) who lived in 17th century China. You may remember him from his role as Wo Fat, the evil Red Chinese enemy of Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) on HAWAII FIVE-O/CBS/1968-80. Khigh Dheigh was also part of another first in television. He refused billing as the star of the series when he played a San Francisco Chinese sleuth on the short-lived detective drama KHAN!/CBS/1975 which was the first all oriental cast TV series.