Al Leong

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1952-09-30

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Al Leong

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).

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Acting History

2020
Death by Midnight as Osho
2020
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure" as Self
2019
In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
2018
Henchman: The Al Leong Story as Self
2014
Awesome Asian Bad Guys as Al
2005
Confessions of an Action Star as Evil Doctor
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself as Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
2004
Deadwood as Laundryman
2004
Forbidden Warrior as Yang Sze
2003
Daredevil as Bar Thug (uncredited)
2002
The Scorpion King as Asian Training Master
2001
24 as Neill Choi
2001
The Ghost as Wu's Thug No. 2
1998
That '70s Show as Ninja Warrior
1998
Lethal Weapon 4 as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
1998
Godzilla as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
1998
The Replacement Killers as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
1996
Escape from L.A. as Hershe Gang Member
1994
Double Dragon as Lewis
1994
Vanishing Son III as Triad Lieutenant #1
1994
The Shadow as Tibetan Driver
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
1994
Vanishing Son as Triad Lieutenant #1
1994
Deadly Target as Guard
1993
Martial Outlaw as Asian Thug Robber
1993
Fit to Kill as Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
1993
Last Action Hero as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
1993
Joshua Tree as Chinese Gunman #9
1992
Renegade as The Yakuza Boss
1992
Hard Hunted as Raven
1992
Rapid Fire as Minh
1992
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons as Black Dragon Henchman
1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
1991
The Perfect Weapon as Man in Croc-Pit Bar
1990
Aftershock as Fighter (uncredited)
1990
Death Warrant as Bruce
1990
Dark Angel as Luggage Salesman
1989
Savage Beach as Fu
1989
Black Rain as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
1989
Cage as Tiger Joe
1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Genghis Khan
1988
They Live as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
1988
Die Hard as Uli
1988
Broken Angel as Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
1988
Action Jackson as Dellaplane's Chauffeur
1988
She's Having a Baby as Photographer
1987
Steele Justice as Long Hair
1987
Lethal Weapon as Endo
1986
Running Scared as Henchman (uncredited)
1986
Big Trouble in Little China as Wing Kong Hatchet Man
1986
Big Trouble as Chinese Laborer #2
1985
MacGyver as Wayne
1985
The Twilight Zone as (segment "The Misfortune Cookie")
1985
Year of the Dragon as Bodyguard
1985
My Science Project as Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
1984
Protocol as Cook
1984
Hunter as Chang Men #2 (uncredited)
1983
Off the Wall as Mt. Joy Cheerleader
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie as Vietnamese
1983
The A-Team as Quyet Thug
1982
T. J. Hooker as Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor
1982
T. J. Hooker as Martial Arts Instructor
1981
Going Ape! as Circus Performer (uncredited)
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Bodyguard
The Gathering as Al