Al Leong
American actor and stuntman · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1952 · age 74
Albert Leong is an American retired actor, martial artist, stuntman, and stunt co-ordinator. Often credited as "Asian Bad Guy", Leong was Hollywood's henchman of choice throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Al Leong is read about 190 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
In Search of the Last Action HeroesFilm2005
Confessions of an Action StarFilm, Evil Doctor2004
DeadwoodSeries, Laundryman2002
The Scorpion KingFilm, Asian Training Master2001
24Series, Neill Choi1998
That '70s ShowSeries, Ninja Warrior
GodzillaFilm, 1998Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman1994
Vanishing SonSeries, Triad Lieutenant #1
Beverly Hills Cop IIIFilm, 1994Car Mechanic (uncredited)1993
Fit to KillFilm, Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)1992
RenegadeSeries, The Yakuza Boss
Hard HuntedFilm, 1992Raven1990
AftershockFilm, Fighter (uncredited)1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureFilm, Genghis Khan1988
Action JacksonFilm, Dellaplane's Chauffeur1986
Big TroubleFilm, Chinese Laborer #21985
MacGyverSeries, Wayne
My Science ProjectFilm, 1985Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)1984
HunterSeries, Chang Men #2 (uncredited)1983
The A-TeamSeries, Quyet Thug
Twilight Zone: The MovieFilm, 1983Vietnamese1982
T. J. HookerSeries, Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor1981
Going Ape!Film, Circus Performer (uncredited)1980
Magnum, P.I.Series, Bodyguard1952Born30 September 1952People around Al
Close ties
James Lew Also in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Jeff Imada Also in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Nathan Jung Also in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Joel Silver Produced Die Hard and Lethal Weapon
Branscombe Richmond Also in Blood Sport and Action Jackson
Gerald Okamura Also in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
John McTiernan Directed Die Hard (1988)
Philip Tan Also in The Perfect Weapon and Deadly Target
Larry Hankin Also in She's Having a Baby and Death Warrant- Mary Ellen Trainor Also in Lethal Weapon and Action Jackson
John Carpenter Directed Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Michael Kamen Wrote Die Hard and Lethal Weapon
Charles Kalani Also in Last Action Hero and Black Rain
Nils Allen Stewart Also in Double Dragon and The Shadow
George Cheung Also in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Roger Yuan Also in The Perfect Weapon and Double Dragon
Dolph Lundgren Also in Dark Angel and Joshua Tree
Richard Donner Directed Lethal Weapon (1987)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Also in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Clyde Kusatsu Also in The Perfect Weapon and Godzilla- Andy Sidaris Directed Savage Beach and Hard Hunted
Bruce Penhall Also in Savage Beach and Hard Hunted
Robert Lesser Also in Die Hard and Godzilla
Toshishiro Obata Also in Black Rain and The Shadow
Known for
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Die Hard 1988
They Live 1988
Lethal Weapon 1987
Big Trouble in Little China 1986
In Search of the Last Action Heroes 2019
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
89 credits on file
Television 11
About this person
Characterised by his martial arts skills, long wavy hair, and a prominent Fu Manchu moustache, he has had a number of small but memorable roles in many popular action films, including Lethal Weapon (1987) with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover; Die Hard (1988) with Bruce Willis; Death Warrant (1990) with Jean-Claude Van Damme; and Rapid Fire (1992) with Brandon Lee. He is also notable for his role as Genghis Khan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). He collaborated with director John Carpenter in Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and They Live (1988). Such appearances have garnered him a cult following.
