Al Leong

Al Leong

Born 1952-09-30 (age 73) St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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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).

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Known For

Die Hard
Die Hard

1988

as Uli

Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon

1987

as Endo

Action Jackson
Action Jackson

1988

as Dellaplane's Chauffeur

Daredevil
Daredevil

2003

as Bar Thug (uncredited)

Godzilla
Godzilla

1998

as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman

They Live
They Live

1988

as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)

Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China

1986

as Wing Kong Hatchet Man

Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero

1993

as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)

The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King

2002

as Asian Training Master

Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4

1998

as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member (uncredited)

The Shadow
The Shadow

1994

as Tibetan Driver

Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)

Black Rain
Black Rain

1989

as Sato's Yakuza Assassin

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

as Vietnamese

Beverly Hills Cop III
Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

as Car Mechanic (uncredited)

Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A.

1996

as Hershe Gang Member

Running Scared
Running Scared

1986

as Henchman (uncredited)

The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers

1998

as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)

Fit to Kill
Fit to Kill

1993

as Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Dark Angel
Dark Angel

1990

as Luggage Salesman