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Al Leong

Acting

Born September 30, 1952 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also known as Al 'Ka Bong' 'Chonky' · Albert 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).

Filmography50+ titles

Deadwood

2004as Laundryman

That '70s Show

1998as Ninja Warrior

24

2001as Neill Choi

Die Hard

1988as Uli

MacGyver

1985as Wayne

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2003as Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)

The A-Team

1983as Quyet Thug

They Live

1988as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)

Lethal Weapon

1987as Endo

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Bodyguard

Big Trouble in Little China

1986as Wing Kong Hatchet Man

Hunter

1984as Chang Men #2 (uncredited)

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

2019as Self

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989as Genghis Khan

Year of the Dragon

1985as Bodyguard

Renegade

1992as The Yakuza Boss

Lethal Weapon 4

1998as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member (uncredited)

Black Rain

1989as Sato's Yakuza Assassin

Last Action Hero

1993as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983as Vietnamese

T. J. Hooker

1982as Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor

Hostage

2005Stunts

Rapid Fire

1992as Minh

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

The Replacement Killers

1998as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)

The Perfect Weapon

1991as Man in Croc-Pit Bar

Deadly Target

1994as Guard

Martial Outlaw

1993as Asian Thug Robber

Stone Cold

1991Stunts

Double Impact

1991Stunts

Death Warrant

1990as Bruce

My Science Project

1985as Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)

The Shadow

1994as Tibetan Driver

Running Scared

1986as Henchman (uncredited)

Awesome Asian Bad Guys

2014as Al

Dark Angel

1990as Luggage Salesman

She's Having a Baby

1988as Photographer

Escape from L.A.

1996as Hershe Gang Member

Mortal Kombat

1995Stunts

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994as Car Mechanic (uncredited)

The Golden Child

1986Stunts

Planet of the Apes

2001Stunts

Why Me?

1990Stunts

Godzilla

1998as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman

The Scorpion King

2002as Asian Training Master

Action Jackson

1988as Dellaplane's Chauffeur

Protocol

1984as Cook

Big Trouble

1986as Chinese Laborer #2

Daredevil

2003as Bar Thug (uncredited)