Ric Young

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Ric Young
容 榮華
Born
Wing-Wah Yung

1944 (age 79–80)
Kuala Lumpur, Japanese Malaya (now Malaysia)
Other namesEric Young
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese里克揚
Simplified Chinese里克扬
Birth name
Traditional Chinese容榮華
Simplified Chinese容榮華

Eric Wing Wah Yung (Chinese: 容榮華; pinyin: Róng Róng-huá born 1944), better known as Ric Young, is a retired Malaysian actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programmes from his debut in 1958, mainly in the United Kingdom and later the United States.

Young was a series regular on spy action television series Alias (2001–04), playing Dr. Zhang Lee.[1][2] He appeared in such films as You Only Live Twice (1967), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),[3] The Last Emperor (1987), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Nixon (1995), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), The Transporter (2002), and American Gangster (2007).

Early life[edit]

A Malaysian Chinese, Young was born Wing-Wah Yung (容榮華) in Kuala Lumpur in 1944.[4] He got his start taking part in radio sketches at the age of 12.[4] He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art,[5] under a King George VI Coronation Scholarship.[4] He then moved to Los Angeles to study method acting under Shelley Winters and Lee Strasberg.

Career[edit]

Actor[edit]

When he moved to the UK in 1958, he was introduced to US theater and film producer Mike Todd, landing him a small part in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. He moved to Italy for five months, where he played roles in movies and television. On his return to the UK, he performed under the name Eric Young, appearing on TV shows in the 1960s and 1970s such as The Saint, The Avengers, Blake's 7, The Tomorrow People, Somerset Maugham Hour, The Champions, Danger Man, The Chinese Puzzle, Are You Being Served? and Room Service.[6][7]

From 1958 to 1978, he was credited as Eric Young, which he later shortened to Ric Young.

Some of his best-known roles include: Kao Kan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Bruce Lee's father in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Mao Zedong in Nixon (1995), General Chang Jing Wu in Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Mr. Kwai in The Transporter (2002) and Henry Lee in The Corruptor (1999).[1][8] He is one of the few individuals who performed in both the original versions of the TV series The Saint (in 1964), Hawaii Five-O (in 1976) and their reboots in Return of the Saint (in 1978) and Hawaii Five-O (in 2010).[1]

Young teaches acting alongside his other projects.[9]

Producer[edit]

Young has produced two projects, Paranormal Whactivity and the short Oy Vey!.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Bit part Uncredited
Rascel marine Japanese soldier
1961 The Terror of the Tongs Confucius
The Sinister Man John Choto
1962 Satan Never Sleeps Junior Officer Uncredited
1965 Lord Jim Malay
The Face of Fu Manchu Grand Lama
1966 Invasion The Lystrian
The Brides of Fu Manchu Control Assistant
1967 You Only Live Twice Chinese Agent Uncredited
Pretty Polly Lim Kee
1969 The Chairman Yin
1974 Sex Play Wang Lo
1983 High Road to China Kim Su Lee
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Kao Kan [10]
Success Is the Best Revenge Chinese Waiter
1987 Ping Pong Alan Wong
Dragon Chow [de] Xiao
The Last Emperor Prison Interrogator
1988 Keys to Freedom Lieutenant Kwong
1993 Cyborg 2 Bobby Lin
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Lee Hoi-chuen
1995 Nixon Mao Zedong
1997 Booty Call Mr. Chiu
Seven Years in Tibet General Chang Jing-wu
1999 The Corruptor Henry Lee
2000 Chain of Command Ken Fung
2001 Kiss of the Dragon 'Mr. Big' Sung
2002 Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity Bing Lai
The Transporter Mr. Kwai
2004 Mickey ESPN Reporter
2007 American Gangster[11] Khun Sa
2010 The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It Kim Jong-il
2012 Betrayal Joey
Getting Back to Zero Big Boss Man

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Episode
1959 The Voodoo Factor The Malayan The Malayan
1960 Somerset Maugham Hour Kong Flotsam and Jetsam
The Odd Man Chinese Waiter Episode 3
Danger Man Ming The Journey Ends Halfway
Danger Man Police Lieutenant The Honeymooners
1961 Danger Man Mr. Toy The Actor
The Avengers Suchong Kill The King
Ghost Squad Robert E. Lee Hong Kong Story
1962 The River Flows East Chinaman 2 episodes
Man of the World Chou The Frontier
1963 Zero One Jerry Deadly Angels
Ghost Squad Barman East of Mandalay
Espionage Captain Li The Dragon Slayer
1964 The Saint Lo Yung Jeannine
1966 Out of the Unknown Munder The Eye
1968 The Champions Ho Ling The Beginning
The Champions Burmese Police Captain The Gun-Runners
1969 Strange Report Sung-Lee Report 2641: Hostage – If You Won't Learn, Die!
Doctor in the House Chinese Student Getting the Bird
W. Somerset Maugham Ong Chi Seng The Letter
1970 W. Somerset Maugham Oakley The Door of Opportunity
The Troubleshooters Nivilak Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth?
1972 Jason King Airport Barman Every Picture Tells a Story
Doctor in Charge First Interpreter Yellow Fever
The Onedin Line Johnny Heave-Ho Fetch and Carry
The Onedin Line Liu Chan Race For Power
1974 Bless This House Si Ann The Bells Are Ringing
The Tomorrow People Lee Wan The Doomsday Men
ITV Playhouse Mr. Yamada Love Affair
Microbes and Men Shiga The Search for the Magic Bullet
The Chinese Puzzle China 6 episodes
1975 Are You Being Served? Mr. Kato The Hands of Fate
1976 The XYY Man Li Tshien The Resolution & The Execution (2 episodes)
Hawaii Five-O Chinese Travel Agent Nine Dragons
1977 Crown Court Sherpa Solo Khombu An Upward Fall
1978 Gangsters Double Petal Double Peril & Enter the White Devil (2 episodes)
The Doombolt Chase Statesman Death Beacon
Return of the Saint Surinit Assault Force
The Upchat Connection Tourist Mystery Tour
1979 Room Service Tin-Tin 6 episodes
1980 Blake's 7 Ginka Children of Auron
Spearhead Sergeant Weng The Macau Connection
1981 Tenko Father Lim 2 episodes
1983 Reilly, Ace of Spies Sergeant Prelude to War
1984 The Brief Mr. Sun No Questions
1988 Noble House Tsu-Yan 4 episodes
1989 Booker Japanese Boss High Rise
1991 Tatort Chow Die chinesische Methode
1995 Signs and Wonders Father Mercy 4 episodes
1997–98 Night Man Mr. Chang 3 episodes
2001–04 Alias Dr. Zhang Lee Recurring role
2005 Commander in Chief Reporter Pilot
2010 Hawaii Five-0 General Pak Po'ipu

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Ric Young at IMDb
  2. ^ "Alias: A Higher Echelon (2003) - Guy Bee - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  3. ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (18 November 2007). "Cult Spy's Phobia Corner: Dentistry". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Eric the actor is an Angry Young Man
  5. ^ Fabrique. "Eric Young — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Eric Young - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  7. ^ "Ric Young". www.aveleyman.com.
  8. ^ "Ric Young". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Actor Ric Young on 'Hawaii Five-O'". Axs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  10. ^ Kolker, Robert (8 June 2011). A Cinema of Loneliness. Oxford University Press. pp. 486–. ISBN 9780199910533. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  11. ^ Hunter, Stephen (2 November 2007). "'American Gangster': A Direct Hit". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

External links[edit]

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