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), on...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Death by Midnight
2020
as Osho
Experimental film about a man named Mike who is driving to Seattle to murder his father in hopes of breaking a family curse.

Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"
2020
as Self
A look back on the making of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure with the creators of the film, featuring Interviews With Actors Alex Winter And Keanu Re...

In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
as Himself
The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.

Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018
as Self
Story of Al Leong, the greatest henchman in film history.

Awesome Asian Bad Guys
2014
as Al
An action/comedy about two offbeat filmmakers reuniting the Asian bad guys from action films from the 80s and 90s, to carry off one impossible mission...

Hostage
2005
Stunts
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the stan...

Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Evil Doctor
A 'mockumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame ...

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...

Forbidden Warrior
2004
as Yang Sze
The Gaia Za is a sacred tome that holds many ancient and powerful spells to be unlocked by a so-called Chosen One expected to be born to one of two le...

Daredevil
2003
as Bar Thug (uncredited)
A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.

Daredevil
2003
Stunts
A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.

The Scorpion King
2002
as Asian Training Master
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's...

The Scorpion King
2002
Fight Choreographer
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's...

Ghosts of Mars
2001
Stunts
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted a...

Planet of the Apes
2001
Stunts
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes domi...

The Ghost
2001
as Wu's Thug No. 2
A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.

Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from ...

Godzilla
1998
as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, includin...

Godzilla
1998
Stunts
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, includin...

The Replacement Killers
1998
as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, ...

The Replacement Killers
1998
Stunts
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, ...

Escape from L.A.
1996
as Hershe Gang Member
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Escape from L.A.
1996
Stunts
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Mortal Kombat
1995
Stunts
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tourname...

Deconstructing Sarah
1994
Stunts
Thriller about an advertising executive Kelley who leads a double life, looking for men in dive bars at night. However, when she goes missing, it caus...

Double Dragon
1994
as Lewis
Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and ha...

Double Dragon
1994
Stunts
Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and ha...

Vanishing Son III
1994
as Triad Lieutenant #1
The saga picks up in Washington, D.C., where Jian-Wa is competing in a classical music competition. Back in L.A., Jian-Wa's brother, Wago, is wanted b...

The Shadow
1994
as Tibetan Driver
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom u...

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returnin...

Deadly Target
1994
as Guard
A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught u...

Martial Outlaw
1993
as Asian Thug Robber
A DEA agent and his brother, a Los Angeles cop, battle the Russian mafia.

Martial Outlaw
1993
Stunts
A DEA agent and his brother, a Los Angeles cop, battle the Russian mafia.

Fit to Kill
1993
as Raven (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Buxom do-gooders Donna and Nicole set out to reclaim the stolen Alexa diamond from its hiding place in Russia … only to run into their nemesis, Martin...

Last Action Hero
1993
as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is ...

Last Action Hero
1993
Stunts
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is ...

Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue ...

Joshua Tree
1993
as Chinese Gunman #9
A Los Angeles police detective tracks a fugitive who heads for the desert with a deputy sheriff as hostage.

Hard Hunted
1992
as Raven
A nuclear trigger has been smuggled to the Middle East by an evil mastermind named Kane, and the weapons could upset the delicate balance of power in ...

Rapid Fire
1992
as Minh
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Black Dragon Henchman
Raven is a ninja, a former member of the Black Dragons clan and also a former Special Forces agent, living in Hawaii, helping those in trouble and sea...

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
Stunts
Raven is a ninja, a former member of the Black Dragons clan and also a former Special Forces agent, living in Hawaii, helping those in trouble and sea...

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with...

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
Stunts
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with...

Double Impact
1991
Stunts
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris,...

Stone Cold
1991
Stunts
Joe Huff is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Huff into an undercover operation that entails i...

The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Man in Croc-Pit Bar
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's ment...

The Perfect Weapon
1991
Stunts
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's ment...

Aftershock
1990
as Fighter (uncredited)
An alien visits Earth during World War III, learns English by absorbing a dictionary, and meets good and bad earthlings.

Aftershock
1990
Stunts
An alien visits Earth during World War III, learns English by absorbing a dictionary, and meets good and bad earthlings.

Death Warrant
1990
as Bruce
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding ma...

Why Me?
1990
Stunts
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.

Dark Angel
1990
as Luggage Salesman
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Vict...

Savage Beach
1989
as Fu
Donna and Taryn are federal drug enforcement agents based in the Hawaiian isles. Upon the success of a drug bust, they receive a call from Shane Aviat...

Black Rain
1989
as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to es...

Black Rain
1989
Stunts
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to es...

Cage
1989
as Tiger Joe
A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has...

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
as Genghis Khan
Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school...

They Live
1988
as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans ...

They Live
1988
Stunts
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans ...

Die Hard
1988
as Uli
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas...

Broken Angel
1988
as Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited)
A man combs Los Angeles for his missing daughter, and discovers she belongs to a gang dealing in crack.

Action Jackson
1988
as Dellaplane's Chauffeur
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

She's Having a Baby
1988
as Photographer
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...

Steele Justice
1987
as Long Hair
Steele is ex-cop and Vietnam vet who is determined to bring down Kwan, former South Vietnamese general and now rich and powerful drug lord.

Lethal Weapon
1987
as Endo
Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

The Golden Child
1986
Stunts
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the...

Running Scared
1986
as Henchman (uncredited)
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in t...

Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the so...

Big Trouble
1986
as Chinese Laborer #2
Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making thing...

Year of the Dragon
1985
as Bodyguard
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster...

My Science Project
1985
as Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable g...

My Science Project
1985
Stunts
His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable g...

Protocol
1984
as Cook
A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.

Off the Wall
1983
as Mt. Joy Cheerleader
Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. She leaves them to take the blame for her activities...

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Vietnamese
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 ...

Going Ape!
1981
as Circus Performer (uncredited)
When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: ...
The Gathering
N/A
as Al
The Gathering is set up as a horror anthology containing half a dozen stories, aiming to bring together a host of high-profile horror actors led by Do...