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Al Leong

Bio: 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)

Born: Tue, Sep 30 1952

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Al Leong is 72 years old

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Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"

Al Leong was

70 in Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"

as 'Self'.

Sat, Oct 01 2022

Death by Midnight

Al Leong was

68 in Death by Midnight

as 'Osho'.

Sat, Dec 12 2020

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

Al Leong was

66 in In Search of the Last Action Heroes

as 'Himself'.

Sun, Sep 01 2019

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Al Leong was

66 in Henchman: The Al Leong Story

as 'Self'.

Sat, Dec 15 2018

Awesome Asian Bad Guys

Al Leong was

61 in Awesome Asian Bad Guys

as 'Al'.

Thu, Mar 20 2014

Confessions of an Action Star

Al Leong was

52 in Confessions of an Action Star

as 'Evil Doctor'.

Sun, Jan 23 2005

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Al Leong was

51 in Los Angeles Plays Itself

as 'Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)'.

Wed, Jul 28 2004

Forbidden Warrior

Al Leong was

51 in Forbidden Warrior

as 'Yang Sze'.

Thu, Jan 01 2004

Daredevil

Al Leong was

50 in Daredevil

as 'Bar Thug (uncredited)'.

Fri, Feb 14 2003

The Scorpion King

Al Leong was

49 in The Scorpion King

as 'Asian Training Master'.

Thu, Apr 18 2002

The Ghost

Al Leong was

48 in The Ghost

as 'Wu's Thug No. 2'.

Mon, Jan 01 2001

Lethal Weapon 4

Al Leong was

45 in Lethal Weapon 4

as 'Wah Sing Ku Triad Member'.

Fri, Jul 10 1998

Godzilla

Al Leong was

45 in Godzilla

as 'Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman'.

Wed, May 20 1998

The Replacement Killers

Al Leong was

45 in The Replacement Killers

as 'Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)'.

Fri, Feb 06 1998

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Al Leong was

44 in Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

as 'Black Dragon Henchman'.

Wed, Apr 23 1997

Escape from L.A.

Al Leong was

43 in Escape from L.A.

as 'Hershe Gang Member'.

Fri, Aug 09 1996

Double Dragon

Al Leong was

42 in Double Dragon

as 'Lewis'.

Fri, Nov 04 1994

Vanishing Son III

Al Leong was

41 in Vanishing Son III

as 'Triad Lieutenant #1'.

Sat, Jul 30 1994

The Shadow

Al Leong was

41 in The Shadow

as 'Tibetan Driver'.

Fri, Jul 01 1994

Beverly Hills Cop III

Al Leong was

41 in Beverly Hills Cop III

as 'Car Mechanic (uncredited)'.

Tue, May 24 1994

Deadly Target

Al Leong was

41 in Deadly Target

as 'Guard'.

Sat, Jan 01 1994

Martial Outlaw

Al Leong was

41 in Martial Outlaw

as 'Asian Thug Robber'.

Tue, Nov 16 1993

Fit to Kill

Al Leong was

41 in Fit to Kill

as 'Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)'.

Wed, Oct 27 1993

Last Action Hero

Al Leong was

40 in Last Action Hero

as 'Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)'.

Fri, Jun 18 1993

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Al Leong was

40 in Hot Shots! Part Deux

as 'Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)'.

Fri, May 21 1993

Joshua Tree

Al Leong was

40 in Joshua Tree

as 'Chinese Gunman #9'.

Thu, Apr 08 1993

Hard Hunted

Al Leong was

39 in Hard Hunted

as 'Raven'.

Fri, Sep 11 1992

Rapid Fire

Al Leong was

39 in Rapid Fire

as 'Minh'.

Fri, Aug 21 1992

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Al Leong was

38 in Showdown in Little Tokyo

as 'Yoshida's Man (uncredited)'.

Fri, Aug 23 1991

The Perfect Weapon

Al Leong was

38 in The Perfect Weapon

as 'Man in Croc-Pit Bar'.

Fri, Mar 15 1991

Aftershock

Al Leong was

38 in Aftershock

as 'Fighter (uncredited)'.

Fri, Oct 05 1990

Death Warrant

Al Leong was

37 in Death Warrant

as 'Bruce'.

Fri, Sep 14 1990

Dark Angel

Al Leong was

37 in Dark Angel

as 'Luggage Salesman'.

Fri, Jan 26 1990

Savage Beach

Al Leong was

37 in Savage Beach

as 'Fu'.

Sun, Oct 01 1989

Black Rain

Al Leong was

36 in Black Rain

as 'Sato's Yakuza Assassin'.

Fri, Sep 22 1989

Cage

Al Leong was

36 in Cage

as 'Tiger Joe'.

Fri, Sep 01 1989

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Al Leong was

36 in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

as 'Genghis Khan'.

Fri, Feb 17 1989

They Live

Al Leong was

36 in They Live

as 'Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)'.

Fri, Nov 04 1988

Die Hard

Al Leong was

35 in Die Hard

as 'Uli'.

Fri, Jul 15 1988

Broken Angel

Al Leong was

35 in Broken Angel

as 'Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)'.

Sun, Mar 13 1988

Action Jackson

Al Leong was

35 in Action Jackson

as 'Dellaplane's Chauffeur'.

Fri, Feb 12 1988

She's Having a Baby

Al Leong was

35 in She's Having a Baby

as 'Photographer'.

Fri, Feb 05 1988

Steele Justice

Al Leong was

34 in Steele Justice

as 'Long Hair'.

Fri, May 08 1987

Lethal Weapon

Al Leong was

34 in Lethal Weapon

as 'Endo'.

Fri, Mar 06 1987

Running Scared

Al Leong was

33 in Running Scared

as 'Henchman (uncredited)'.

Fri, Jun 27 1986

Big Trouble

Al Leong was

33 in Big Trouble

as 'Chinese Laborer #2'.

Fri, May 30 1986

Big Trouble in Little China

Al Leong was

33 in Big Trouble in Little China

as 'Wing Kong Hatchet Man'.

Fri, May 30 1986

Year of the Dragon

Al Leong was

32 in Year of the Dragon

as 'Bodyguard'.

Fri, Aug 16 1985

My Science Project

Al Leong was

32 in My Science Project

as 'Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)'.

Fri, Aug 09 1985

Protocol

Al Leong was

32 in Protocol

as 'Cook'.

Fri, Dec 21 1984

Off the Wall

Al Leong was

30 in Off the Wall

as 'Mt. Joy Cheerleader'.

Fri, Jul 01 1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Al Leong was

30 in Twilight Zone: The Movie

as 'Vietnamese'.

Fri, Jun 24 1983

Going Ape!

Al Leong was

28 in Going Ape!

as 'Circus Performer (uncredited)'.

Fri, Apr 10 1981

The Gathering

Al Leong will be

72+ in The Gathering

as 'Al'.

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Deadwood

Al Leong was

51+ in Deadwood

as 'Laundryman'.

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 21 2004

That '70s Show

Al Leong was

45+ in That '70s Show

as 'Ninja Warrior'.

First Air Date
Sun, Aug 23 1998

Renegade

Al Leong was

39+ in Renegade

as 'The Yakuza Boss'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 19 1992

MacGyver

Al Leong was

32+ in MacGyver

as 'Wayne'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985

The Twilight Zone

Al Leong was

32+ in The Twilight Zone

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 27 1985

Hunter

Al Leong was

31+ in Hunter

as 'Chang Men #2 (uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 18 1984

The A-Team

Al Leong was

30+ in The A-Team

as 'Quyet Thug'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 23 1983

T. J. Hooker

Al Leong was

29+ in T. J. Hooker

as 'Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor'.

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 13 1982