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Al Leong

Al Leong

Acting1952St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

Asian American actor & stuntman has picked up a cult fan following based around his numerous appearances in high voltage action flicks from the mid-1980s onwards. Al nearly always turns up as a bad guy with his lean muscled physique, incredible agility, amazing martial arts skills, wispy black hair, and Fu-Manchu style mustache!! Best known on-screen as "Endo" torturing 'Mel Gibson' with electric shocks in Lethal Weapon (1987), as "Uli" the chocolate bar stealing terrorist in Die Hard (1988), one of the Wing Kong members in Big Trouble in Little China (1986), as a short Genghis Khan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), and as "Minh" the henchman punching on with 'Brandon Lee' in a blazing laundry in the climax of Rapid Fire (1992). Made his directorial debut in 2000 by writing & directing the low budget Daddy Tell Me a Story (2000).

Acting History

Future
2005
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
Deadwood
TVas Laundryman1 eps
2003
Daredevil
as Bar Thug (uncredited)
Daredevil
Stunts
2002
The Scorpion King
as Asian Training Master
24
TVas Neill Choi2 eps
The Scorpion King
Fight Choreographer
2001
The Ghost
as Wu's Thug No. 2
2000
That '70s Show
TVas Ninja Warrior1 eps
1998
Lethal Weapon 4
as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member (uncredited)
Godzilla
as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
The Replacement Killers
as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
Godzilla
Stunts
1996
Escape from L.A.
as Hershe Gang Member
1995
1994
Vanishing Son III
as Triad Lieutenant #1
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
The Shadow
as Tibetan Driver
Vanishing Son
TVas Triad Lieutenant #11 eps
1993
Martial Outlaw
as Asian Thug Robber
Fit to Kill
as Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Joshua Tree
as Chinese Gunman #9
Last Action Hero
as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Renegade
TVas The Yakuza Boss1 eps
1991
The Perfect Weapon
as Man in Croc-Pit Bar
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
1990
Aftershock
as Fighter (uncredited)
Dark Angel
as Luggage Salesman
Why Me?
Stunts
1989
Black Rain
as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Cage
as Tiger Joe
1988
Broken Angel
as Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
Die Hard
as Uli
They Live
as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Action Jackson
as Dellaplane's Chauffeur
She's Having a Baby
as Photographer
MacGyver
TVas Wayne1 eps
They Live
Stunts
1987
Steele Justice
as Long Hair
1986
Big Trouble
as Chinese Laborer #2
Running Scared
as Henchman (uncredited)
Big Trouble in Little China
as Wing Kong Hatchet Man
The Twilight Zone
TVas (segment "The Misfortune Cookie")1 eps
The A-Team
TVas Quyet Thug1 eps
1985
Year of the Dragon
as Bodyguard
My Science Project
as Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
Hunter
TVas Chang Men #2 (uncredited)1 eps
1984
Protocol
as Cook
Magnum, P.I.
TVas Bodyguard1 eps
1983
Off the Wall
as Mt. Joy Cheerleader
T. J. Hooker
TVas Martial Arts Instructor1 eps
1981
Going Ape!
as Circus Performer (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/30/1952(73 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA