Al Leong
Born: 1952-09-30 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2020
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
- Hostage ... (Stunts)
- Confessions of an Action Star as Evil Doctor
2004
- Deadwood as Laundryman
- Forbidden Warrior as Yang Sze
- Los Angeles Plays Itself as Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
2003
- Daredevil as Bar Thug (uncredited)
2002
- The Scorpion King as Asian Training Master
2001
- 24 as Neill Choi
- Planet of the Apes ... (Stunts)
- The Ghost as Wu's Thug No. 2
- Ghosts of Mars ... (Stunts)
1998
- That '70s Show as Ninja Warrior
- Godzilla as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
- Lethal Weapon 4 as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
- The Replacement Killers as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
1996
- Escape from L.A. as Hershe Gang Member
1995
- Mortal Kombat ... (Stunts)
1994
- Deadly Target as Guard
- The Shadow as Tibetan Driver
- Beverly Hills Cop III as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
- Double Dragon as Lewis
- Deconstructing Sarah ... (Stunts)
- Vanishing Son as Triad Lieutenant #1
- Vanishing Son III as Triad Lieutenant #1
1993
- Last Action Hero as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
- Joshua Tree as Chinese Gunman #9
- Fit to Kill as Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- Martial Outlaw as Asian Thug Robber
1992
- Renegade as The Yakuza Boss
- Hard Hunted as Raven
- Rapid Fire as Minh
- Raven: Return of the Black Dragons as Black Dragon Henchman
1991
- Double Impact ... (Stunts)
- Showdown in Little Tokyo as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
- Stone Cold ... (Stunts)
- The Perfect Weapon as Man in Croc-Pit Bar
1990
- Dark Angel as Luggage Salesman
- Aftershock as Fighter (uncredited)
- Death Warrant as Bruce
- Why Me? ... (Stunts)
1989
- Cage as Tiger Joe
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Genghis Khan
- Black Rain as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
- Savage Beach as Fu
1988
- Die Hard as Uli
- They Live as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
- Broken Angel as Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
- She's Having a Baby as Photographer
- Action Jackson as Dellaplane's Chauffeur
1987
- Lethal Weapon as Endo
- Steele Justice as Long Hair
1986
- Big Trouble in Little China as Wing Kong Hatchet Man
- Running Scared as Henchman (uncredited)
- The Golden Child ... (Stunts)
- Big Trouble as Chinese Laborer #2
1985
- MacGyver as Wayne
- The Twilight Zone as (segment "The Misfortune Cookie")
- Year of the Dragon as Bodyguard
- My Science Project as Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
1983
- The A-Team as Quyet Thug
- Twilight Zone: The Movie as Vietnamese
- Off the Wall as Mt. Joy Cheerleader
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor
1981
- Going Ape! as Circus Performer (uncredited)
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Bodyguard