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Al Leong

Biography

Al Leong is an American actor, martial artist, and stuntman who became one of Hollywood's henchmen of choice in the 1980s and 1990s, often credited as Asian Bad Guy. Born in St. Louis, he built his screen reputation on small but memorable action roles, including Die Hard (1988), Death Warrant (1990), Rapid Fire (1992), and the comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), in which he played Genghis Khan. He also worked with director John Carpenter on They Live and on Big Trouble in Little China, and appeared on television in shows such as Knight Rider, T. J. Hooker, and 24. His martial arts training came from the 5 Animal Styles under Grandmaster Ark Yuey Wong, and the Martial Arts History Museum's Hall of Fame inducted him in 2014. He also did stunt work on films such as The Golden Child, Last Action Hero, Godzilla, Planet of the Apes, and Daredevil, and wrote and directed Daddy Tell Me a Story.

74years old

Turns 75 on September 30in 349 days

  • Born St. Louis
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Albert Leong

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
36 years1983 to 2019

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  1. Early training

    Al Leong trained in the 5 Animal Styles under Grandmaster Ark Yuey Wong in Chinatown, Los Angeles, a martial arts foundation that shaped his screen work.

  2. Behind the camera

    In 2003, Leong starred in screenwriter David Callaham's five-minute short "Writer's Reel," lampooning himself and the Hollywood actor and director reel tradition; it was accepted into several short film festivals.

  3. Behind the camera

    Al Leong was the writer and director of Daddy Tell Me a Story, which was made on a low budget.

  4. Behind the award

    In 2014, Al Leong was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame, an honor recognizing his place in martial arts history.

Al Leong movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure1989 Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fias Genghis Khan

    IMDb rating 6.9151K votes

  2. Die Hard1988 Action, Thrilleras Uli

    IMDb rating 8.21.0M votes

  3. Escape from L.A.1996as Hershe Gang Member

    IMDb rating 5.787K votes

  4. Double Dragon1994as Lewis

    IMDb rating 4.015K votes

  5. Rapid Fire1992as Minh

    IMDb rating 6.311K votes

  6. Twilight Zone: The Movie1983as Vietnamese (Segment #1)

    IMDb rating 6.444K votes

  7. Death Warrant1990as Bruce

    IMDb rating 5.724K votes

  8. Dark Angel1990as Luggage Salesman

    IMDb rating 6.117K votes

Most often with

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Films together

Box office

What Al Leong's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$374 million

9 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 13 films: 9 worldwide figure; 4 figure not found.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Die Hard1988as Uli
    $141M37.7% of the total
  2. 2
    The Shadow1994as Tibetan Driver
    $48M12.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Death Warrant1990as Bruce
    $47M12.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Escape from L.A.1996as Hershe Gang Member
    $42M11.3% of the total
  5. 5
    $41M10.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Twilight Zone: The Movie1983as Vietnamese (Segment #1)
    $29M7.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Rapid Fire1992as Minh
    $14M3.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Dark Angel1990as Luggage Salesman
    $9.2M2.5% of the total
Double Dragon (1994), $2.3 million

$2.3 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total