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Al Leong

Acting
Known For

72 Years Old

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).

Born

St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 30th September 1952

All Credits

The A-Team Image
The A-Team
Quyet Thug
MacGyver Image
MacGyver
Wayne
That '70s Show Image
That '70s Show
Ninja Warrior
T. J. Hooker Image
T. J. Hooker
Martial Arts Instructor
T. J. Hooker Image
T. J. Hooker
Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor
Magnum, P.I. Image
Magnum, P.I.
Bodyguard
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Misfortune Cookie")
Hunter Image
Hunter
Chang Men #2 (uncredited)
Deadwood Image
Deadwood
Laundryman
Vanishing Son Image
Vanishing Son
Triad Lieutenant #1
Renegade Image
Renegade
The Yakuza Boss
Die Hard Image
Die Hard
Uli
Lethal Weapon Image
Lethal Weapon
Endo
They Live Image
They Live
Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Big Trouble in Little China Image
Big Trouble in Little China
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Lethal Weapon 4 Image
Lethal Weapon 4
Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
Godzilla Image
Godzilla
Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
Daredevil Image
Daredevil
Bar Thug (uncredited)
Last Action Hero Image
Last Action Hero
Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
The Scorpion King Image
The Scorpion King
Asian Training Master
Beverly Hills Cop III Image
Beverly Hills Cop III
Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Hot Shots! Part Deux Image
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Image
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Genghis Khan
Twilight Zone: The Movie Image
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Vietnamese
The Shadow Image
The Shadow
Tibetan Driver
Escape from L.A. Image
Escape from L.A.
Hershe Gang Member
Showdown in Little Tokyo Image
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Black Rain Image
Black Rain
Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Dark Angel Image
Dark Angel
Luggage Salesman
Death Warrant Image
Death Warrant
Bruce
The Replacement Killers Image
The Replacement Killers
Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
Hard Hunted Image
Hard Hunted
Raven
Joshua Tree Image
Joshua Tree
Chinese Gunman #9
She's Having a Baby Image
She's Having a Baby
Photographer
Running Scared Image
Running Scared
Henchman (uncredited)
Double Dragon Image
Double Dragon
Lewis
Savage Beach Image
Savage Beach
Fu
Year of the Dragon Image
Year of the Dragon
Bodyguard
Action Jackson Image
Action Jackson
Dellaplane's Chauffeur
Fit to Kill Image
Fit to Kill
Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Rapid Fire Image
Rapid Fire
Minh
Awesome Asian Bad Guys Image
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Al
Confessions of an Action Star Image
Confessions of an Action Star
Evil Doctor
Big Trouble Image
Big Trouble
Chinese Laborer #2
Protocol Image
Protocol
Cook
The Perfect Weapon Image
The Perfect Weapon
Man in Croc-Pit Bar
Los Angeles Plays Itself Image
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
My Science Project Image
My Science Project
Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
The Ghost Image
The Ghost
Wu's Thug No. 2
Aftershock Image
Aftershock
Fighter (uncredited)
Going Ape! Image
Going Ape!
Circus Performer (uncredited)
In Search of the Last Action Heroes Image
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Himself
Deadly Target Image
Deadly Target
Guard
Steele Justice Image
Steele Justice
Long Hair
Henchman: The Al Leong Story Image
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Self
Martial Outlaw Image
Martial Outlaw
Asian Thug Robber
Forbidden Warrior Image
Forbidden Warrior
Yang Sze
Broken Angel Image
Broken Angel
Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
Cage Image
Cage
Tiger Joe
Off the Wall Image
Off the Wall
Mt. Joy Cheerleader
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure" Image
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"
Self
Vanishing Son III Image
Vanishing Son III
Triad Lieutenant #1
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons Image
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Black Dragon Henchman
No Image
The Gathering
Al
Death by Midnight Image
Death by Midnight
Osho