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Al Leong

Al Leong

Born on September 30th, 1952

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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

Death by Midnight

2020

Osho

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

2020

Self

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In Search of the Last Action Heroes

2019

Himself

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Henchman: The Al Leong Story

2018

Self

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Awesome Asian Bad Guys

2014

Al

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Confessions of an Action Star

2005

Evil Doctor

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)

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Forbidden Warrior

2004

Yang Sze

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Daredevil

2003

Bar Thug (uncredited)

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The Scorpion King

2002

Asian Training Master

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The Ghost

2001

Wu's Thug No. 2

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Lethal Weapon 4

1998

Wah Sing Ku Triad Member

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Godzilla

1998

Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman

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The Replacement Killers

1998

Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)

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Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

1997

Black Dragon Henchman

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Escape from L.A.

1996

Hershe Gang Member

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Double Dragon

1994

Lewis

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Vanishing Son III

1994

Triad Lieutenant #1

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The Shadow

1994

Tibetan Driver

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Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

Car Mechanic (uncredited)

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Deadly Target

1994

Guard

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Martial Outlaw

1993

Asian Thug Robber

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Fit to Kill

1993

Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

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Last Action Hero

1993

Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)

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Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)

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Joshua Tree

1993

Chinese Gunman #9

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Hard Hunted

1992

Raven

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Rapid Fire

1992

Minh

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Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991

Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

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The Perfect Weapon

1991

Man in Croc-Pit Bar

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Aftershock

1990

Fighter (uncredited)

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Death Warrant

1990

Bruce

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Dark Angel

1990

Luggage Salesman

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Savage Beach

1989

Fu

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Black Rain

1989

Sato's Yakuza Assassin

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Cage

1989

Tiger Joe

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989

Genghis Khan

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They Live

1988

Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)

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Die Hard

1988

Uli

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Broken Angel

1988

Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)

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Action Jackson

1988

Dellaplane's Chauffeur

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She's Having a Baby

1988

Photographer

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Steele Justice

1987

Long Hair

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Lethal Weapon

1987

Endo

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Running Scared

1986

Henchman (uncredited)

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Big Trouble in Little China

1986

Wing Kong Hatchet Man

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Big Trouble

1986

Chinese Laborer #2

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Year of the Dragon

1985

Bodyguard

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My Science Project

1985

Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)

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Protocol

1984

Cook

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Off the Wall

1983

Mt. Joy Cheerleader

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Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Vietnamese

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Going Ape!

1981

Circus Performer (uncredited)

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