Al Leong
Acting
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).
Born: September 30, 1952
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Story of Al Leong, the greatest henchman in film history.
Deadwood
The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
That '70s Show
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ‘70s isn’t always so groovy. But between trying to figure out the meaning of life, avoiding their parents, and dealing with out-of-control hormones, they’ve learned one thing for sure: they’ll always get by with a little help from their friends.
Die Hard
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office's Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
The Twilight Zone
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
24
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
The A-Team
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
Magnum, P.I.
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
Filmography
as Osho
as Himself
as Self
as Evil Doctor
as Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
as Laundryman
as Yang Sze
as Bar Thug (uncredited)
as Asian Training Master
as Neill Choi
as Wu's Thug No. 2
as Ninja Warrior
as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
as Hershe Gang Member
as Lewis
as Triad Lieutenant #1
as Tibetan Driver
as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
as Triad Lieutenant #1
as Guard
as Asian Thug Robber
as Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
as Chinese Gunman #9
as The Yakuza Boss
as Raven
as Minh
as Black Dragon Henchman
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
as Man in Croc-Pit Bar
as Fighter (uncredited)
as Bruce
as Luggage Salesman
as Fu
as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
as Tiger Joe
as Genghis Khan
as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
as Uli
as Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
as Dellaplane's Chauffeur
as Photographer
as Long Hair
as Endo
as Henchman (uncredited)
as Wing Kong Hatchet Man
as Chinese Laborer #2
as Wayne
as (segment "The Misfortune Cookie")
as Bodyguard
as Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
as Cook
as Chang Men #2 (uncredited)
as Mt. Joy Cheerleader
as Vietnamese
as Quyet Thug
as Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor
as Martial Arts Instructor
as Circus Performer (uncredited)
as Bodyguard