Al Leong
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1952-09-30 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (11)
24
2001
as Neill Choi
MacGyver
1985
as Wayne
The A-Team
1983
as Quyet Thug
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Bodyguard
That '70s Show
1998
as Ninja Warrior
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor
Renegade
1992
as The Yakuza Boss
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "The Misfortune Cookie")
Hunter
1984
as Chang Men #2 (uncredited)
Deadwood
2004
as Laundryman
Vanishing Son
1994
as Triad Lieutenant #1
Movies (53)
Die Hard
1988
as Uli
Daredevil
2003
as Bar Thug (uncredited)
Godzilla
1998
as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
They Live
1988
as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon
1987
as Endo
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member (uncredited)
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Hatchet Man
The Scorpion King
2002
as Asian Training Master
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Last Action Hero
1993
as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Black Rain
1989
as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
The Shadow
1994
as Tibetan Driver
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Death Warrant
1990
as Bruce
Escape from L.A.
1996
as Hershe Gang Member
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Vietnamese
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
as Genghis Khan
The Replacement Killers
1998
as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
Action Jackson
1988
as Dellaplane's Chauffeur
Joshua Tree
1993
as Chinese Gunman #9
Savage Beach
1989
as Fu
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Dark Angel
1990
as Luggage Salesman
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Man in Croc-Pit Bar
Year of the Dragon
1985
as Bodyguard
Hard Hunted
1992
as Raven
Forbidden Warrior
2004
as Yang Sze
Rapid Fire
1992
as Minh
Running Scared
1986
as Henchman (uncredited)
Martial Outlaw
1993
as Asian Thug Robber
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Photographer
Double Dragon
1994
as Lewis
The Ghost
2001
as Wu's Thug No. 2
Fit to Kill
1993
as Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Steele Justice
1987
as Long Hair
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Evil Doctor
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
as Self
Deadly Target
1994
as Guard
Protocol
1984
as Cook
Cage
1989
as Tiger Joe
Big Trouble
1986
as Chinese Laborer #2
My Science Project
1985
as Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Black Dragon Henchman
Going Ape!
1981
as Circus Performer (uncredited)
Aftershock
1990
as Fighter (uncredited)
Vanishing Son III
1994
as Triad Lieutenant #1
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014
as Al
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"
2020
as Self
Broken Angel
1988
as Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
Off the Wall
1983
as Mt. Joy Cheerleader
The Gathering
as Al
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018
as Self
Death by Midnight
2020
as Osho
About Al Leong
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 Litt… With 64 credits spanning from 1980 to 2020, Al Leong has appeared in 53 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Al Leong Movies
- Die Hard (1988) — as Uli
- Daredevil (2003) — as Bar Thug (uncredited)
- Godzilla (1998) — as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
- They Live (1988) — as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
- Lethal Weapon (1987) — as Endo
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