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Al Leong

Born
September 30, 1952
Wikipedia
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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).
Known For
Daredevil
(2003)
Bar Thug (uncredited)
Godzilla
(1998)
Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
Die Hard
(1988)
Uli
Dark Angel
(1990)
Luggage Salesman
Lethal Weapon
(1987)
Endo
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop III
(1994)
Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Hershe Gang Member
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
The Scorpion King
(2002)
Asian Training Master
They Live
(1988)
Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Last Action Hero
(1993)
Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(1983)
Vietnamese
Death Warrant
(1990)
Bruce
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Black Rain
(1989)
Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Full Filmography
Acting
Going Ape!
(1981)
Circus Performer (uncredited)
Off the Wall
(1983)
Mt. Joy Cheerleader
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(1983)
Vietnamese
Protocol
(1984)
Cook
Year of the Dragon
(1985)
Bodyguard
My Science Project
(1985)
Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Big Trouble
(1986)
Chinese Laborer #2
Running Scared
(1986)
Henchman (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon
(1987)
Endo
Steele Justice
(1987)
Long Hair
Die Hard
(1988)
Uli
Broken Angel
(1988)
Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Photographer
They Live
(1988)
Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Action Jackson
(1988)
Dellaplane's Chauffeur
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
(1989)
Genghis Khan
Savage Beach
(1989)
Fu
Cage
(1989)
Tiger Joe
Black Rain
(1989)
Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Death Warrant
(1990)
Bruce
Dark Angel
(1990)
Luggage Salesman
Aftershock
(1990)
Fighter (uncredited)
Showdown in Little Tokyo
(1991)
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
The Perfect Weapon
(1991)
Man in Croc-Pit Bar
Hard Hunted
(1992)
Raven
Rapid Fire
(1992)
Minh
Last Action Hero
(1993)
Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Joshua Tree
(1993)
Chinese Gunman #9
Martial Outlaw
(1993)
Asian Thug Robber
Fit to Kill
(1993)
Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Double Dragon
(1994)
Lewis
The Shadow
(1994)
Tibetan Driver
Beverly Hills Cop III
(1994)
Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Deadly Target
(1994)
Guard
Vanishing Son III
(1994)
Triad Lieutenant #1
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Hershe Gang Member
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
(1997)
Black Dragon Henchman
Godzilla
(1998)
Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
The Replacement Killers
(1998)
Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
The Ghost
(2001)
Wu's Thug No. 2
The Scorpion King
(2002)
Asian Training Master
Daredevil
(2003)
Bar Thug (uncredited)
Forbidden Warrior
(2004)
Yang Sze
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
Confessions of an Action Star
(2005)
Evil Doctor
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
(2014)
Al
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
(2018)
Self
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
(2019)
Himself
Death by Midnight
(2020)
Osho
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"
(2022)
Self
Crew
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