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Ric Young

Ric Young

Acting1944Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Biography

Eric Wing Wah Yung (born 1944), better known as Ric Young, is a Malaysian retired actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programmes from his debut in 1958, mainly in the United Kingdom and later the United States. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved to Los Angeles to study method acting under Shelley Winters and Lee Strasberg. Young was a series regular on spy action television series Alias (2001–04), playing Dr. Zhang Lee. He appeared in such films as You Only Live Twice (1967), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Emperor (1987), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Nixon (1995), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), The Transporter (2002), and American Gangster (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting History

2008
Fireproof
as Terrell Sanders
2007
American Gangster
as Chinese General
2005
Commander in Chief
TVas Reporter #41 eps
2001
Kiss of the Dragon
as Mister Big
Alias
TVas Zhang Lee5 eps
2000
Chain of Command
as Ken Fung
1999
The Corruptor
as Henry Lee
1997
Seven Years in Tibet
as General Chang Jing Wu
Booty Call
as Mr. Chiu
Nightman
as Mr. Chang
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TVas Dja'Lang Mukharno (voice) / Mr. Mahasson (voice)1 eps
1996
Gargoyles
TVas Hiroshi (voice)1 eps
1995
Nixon
as Mao Tse-Tung
1993
Cyborg 2
as Bobby Lin
1992
1989
Booker
TVas Japanese Boss
1987
The Last Emperor
as Interrogator
Ping Pong
as Alan Wong
1983
High Road to China
as Kim Su Lee
1981
Tenko
TVas Father Lim
1980
Blake's 7
TVas Ginka1 eps
1978
Return of the Saint
TVas Surinit1 eps
1976
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Chinese Travel Agent2 eps
1974
Sex Play
as Wang Lo (as Eric Young)
1973
Centre Play
TVas Kiamura
1971
The Onedin Line
TVas Johnny Heave-Ho / Liu Chan
1969
The Champions
TVas Burmese Police Captain1 eps
1966
The Brides of Fu Manchu
as Control Assistant
1965
Invasion
as The Lystrian
Lord Jim
as Malay
1964
The Saint
TVas Lo Yung1 eps
1962
1961
The Sinister Man
as Johnny Choto
The Terror of the Tongs
as Confucius (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/1/1944(81 years old)
Place of Birth
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia