Al 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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | In Search of the Last Action Heroes | Himself | HIT | |
| 2018 | Henchman: The Al Leong Story | Self | HIT | |
| 2014 | Awesome Asian Bad Guys | Al | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star | Evil Doctor | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Uli in Die Hard (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2004 | Forbidden Warrior | Yang Sze | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Bar Thug (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King | Asian Training Master | FLOP | |
| 2001 | The Ghost | Wu's Thug No. 2 | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Wah Sing Ku Triad Member | HIT | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman | FLOP | |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Hershe Gang Member | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Double Dragon | Lewis | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son III | Triad Lieutenant #1 | FLOP | |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Tibetan Driver | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Car Mechanic (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Deadly Target | Guard | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Martial Outlaw | Asian Thug Robber | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Fit to Kill | Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage) | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1993 | Joshua Tree | Chinese Gunman #9 | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Hard Hunted | Raven | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Rapid Fire | Minh | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | Yoshida's Man (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Man in Croc-Pit Bar | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Aftershock | Fighter (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Death Warrant | Bruce | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Dark Angel | Luggage Salesman | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Savage Beach | Fu | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Black Rain | Sato's Yakuza Assassin | HIT | |
| 1989 | Cage | Tiger Joe | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Genghis Khan | HIT | |
| 1988 | They Live | Asian Revolutionary (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1988 | Die Hard | Uli | HIT | |
| 1988 | Broken Angel | Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1988 | Action Jackson | Dellaplane's Chauffeur | FLOP | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Photographer | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Steele Justice | Long Hair | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Endo | HIT | |
| 1986 | Running Scared | Henchman (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Wing Kong Hatchet Man | HIT | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble | Chinese Laborer #2 | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Year of the Dragon | Bodyguard | HIT | |
| 1985 | My Science Project | Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1984 | Protocol | Cook | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Off the Wall | Mt. Joy Cheerleader | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Vietnamese | HIT | |
| 1981 | Going Ape! | Circus Performer (uncredited) | FLOP |