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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Death by Midnight
Character:Osho
Release Date:12/12/2020
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2020
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/09/2019
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/2018
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
Character:Al
Release Date:20/03/2014
Confessions of an Action Star
Character:Evil Doctor
Release Date:23/01/2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character:Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
Release Date:28/07/2004
Forbidden Warrior
Character:Yang Sze
Release Date:01/01/2004
Daredevil
Character:Bar Thug (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/2003
The Scorpion King
Character:Asian Training Master
Release Date:18/04/2002
The Ghost
Character:Wu's Thug No. 2
Release Date:01/01/2001
Lethal Weapon 4
Character:Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
Release Date:10/07/1998
Godzilla
Character:Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
Release Date:20/05/1998
The Replacement Killers
Character:Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/1998
Escape from L.A.
Character:Hershe Gang Member
Release Date:09/08/1996
Double Dragon
Character:Lewis
Release Date:04/11/1994
Vanishing Son III
Character:Triad Lieutenant #1
Release Date:30/07/1994
The Shadow
Character:Tibetan Driver
Release Date:01/07/1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
Character:Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Release Date:24/05/1994
Deadly Target
Character:Guard
Release Date:01/01/1994
Martial Outlaw
Character:Asian Thug Robber
Release Date:16/11/1993
Fit to Kill
Character:Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Release Date:27/10/1993
Last Action Hero
Character:Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Release Date:18/06/1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Character:Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Release Date:21/05/1993
Joshua Tree
Character:Chinese Gunman #9
Release Date:08/04/1993
Hard Hunted
Character:Raven
Release Date:11/09/1992
Rapid Fire
Character:Minh
Release Date:21/08/1992
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Character:Black Dragon Henchman
Release Date:19/06/1992
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Character:Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1991
The Perfect Weapon
Character:Man in Croc-Pit Bar
Release Date:15/03/1991
Aftershock
Character:Fighter (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1990
Death Warrant
Character:Bruce
Release Date:14/09/1990
Dark Angel
Character:Luggage Salesman
Release Date:26/01/1990
Savage Beach
Character:Fu
Release Date:01/10/1989
Black Rain
Character:Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Release Date:22/09/1989
Cage
Character:Tiger Joe
Release Date:01/09/1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Character:Genghis Khan
Release Date:17/02/1989
They Live
Character:Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1988
Die Hard
Character:Uli
Release Date:15/07/1988
Broken Angel
Character:Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:13/03/1988
Action Jackson
Character:Dellaplane's Chauffeur
Release Date:12/02/1988
She's Having a Baby
Character:Photographer
Release Date:05/02/1988
Steele Justice
Character:Long Hair
Release Date:08/05/1987
Lethal Weapon
Character:Endo
Release Date:06/03/1987
Running Scared
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:27/06/1986
Big Trouble in Little China
Character:Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Release Date:30/05/1986
Big Trouble
Character:Chinese Laborer #2
Release Date:30/05/1986
Year of the Dragon
Character:Bodyguard
Release Date:16/08/1985
My Science Project
Character:Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1985
Protocol
Character:Cook
Release Date:21/12/1984
Off the Wall
Character:Mt. Joy Cheerleader
Release Date:01/07/1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Character:Vietnamese
Release Date:24/06/1983
Going Ape!
Character:Circus Performer (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1981
Television Appearances
Deadwood
Character:Laundryman
24
Character:Neill Choi
That '70s Show
Character:Ninja Warrior
Vanishing Son
Character:Triad Lieutenant #1
Renegade
Character:The Yakuza Boss
MacGyver
Character:Wayne
The Twilight Zone
Character:(segment "The Misfortune Cookie")
Hunter
Character:Chang Men #2 (uncredited)
The A-Team
Character:Quyet Thug
T. J. Hooker
Character:Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor
T. J. Hooker
Character:Martial Arts Instructor
Magnum, P.I.
Character:Bodyguard
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