Born 1952 (age 73) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Appears in 74 titles

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).

Filmography

Die Hard
7.8
Die Hard
1988
as Uli
Daredevil
5.3
Daredevil
2003
as Bar Thug (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon
7.3
Lethal Weapon
1987
as Endo
Godzilla
5.6
Godzilla
1998
as Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman
They Live
7.3
They Live
1988
as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
The Scorpion King
5.6
The Scorpion King
2002
as Asian Training Master
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Last Action Hero
6.5
Last Action Hero
1993
as Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4
6.6
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop III
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
6.9
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
as Genghis Khan
Hot Shots! Part Deux
6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
Escape from L.A.
5.9
Escape from L.A.
1996
as Hershe Gang Member
Black Rain
6.6
Black Rain
1989
as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Vietnamese
Death Warrant
6.2
Death Warrant
1990
as Bruce
The Replacement Killers
6.3
The Replacement Killers
1998
as Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited)
The Shadow
6.1
The Shadow
1994
as Tibetan Driver
Showdown in Little Tokyo
6.4
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Year of the Dragon
6.8
Year of the Dragon
1985
as Bodyguard