Aki Aleong
Acting
Aki Aleong's career has spanned more than 60 years as an actor, singer, writer, producer and activist. He has served on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild, appointed National Chair of SAG'S EEOC and was a member of the President's Diversity/Affirmative Action Task Force. Aki has also been Executive Director of AIM (Asians in Media), Vice President of The Media Coalition of Los Angeles and President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian-Americans). Among Aki's numerous awards is an Honorary Doctorate from New Dimensions University in 2013. Aki's legendary career started on Broadway in "Teahouse of the August Moon" and "The Interview." He went on to star in more than 50 movies and 150 television shows and has worked with Academy Award-winners Frank Sinatra Jr., Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway, Joanne Woodward, Steve McQueen, Ben Kingsley, John Mills, Ernest Borgnine, Jennifer Connelly and Martin Landau. Aki has worked with Directors William Wyler {3 time Oscar winner}, John Sturges and Martin Ritt. Other notable stars with whom Aki has worked include Roger Moore, Bill Cosby, Peter Lawford, Tony Randall, Gina Lollobrigida, Chuck Norris, Olivia Hussey, Pierce Brosnan and others, many of whom have been the recipients of Golden Globes, DGA, WGA, SAG, Cannes and similar prestigious awards. Aki's career also includes working with prominent Writers/Directors, including John Milius, Lionel Chetwynd, Philip Yordan, Mark Rydell and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pearl S. Buck. Aki also has experience as a record executive producer/artist. He was Chairman of FORE (The Fraternity of Recording Executives), an organization dedicated to bringing Executives of Color into the Music Industry. His other affiliations include President of Pan World Records and Golden Dragon Publishing companies. He was the National Director of Black Promotion for Polydor/Polygram Records and also worked with Liberty/UA Records and Capitol Records. He also produced records for Columbia Records, Capitol, Liberty/UA, Artista and other prominent labels. Aki, in fact, is the first Asian American to have a Top100 record, which he wrote and co-produced, on the National Charts in the US. Aki's other accomplishments include NAAAP ( National Association of Asian American Professionals) membership, an Advisory Board Member of the US China Aids Foundation and a Judge for the Asian American Teens 2007-2008. Aki is President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian Americans), Senior Advisor for Ace Studios Hong Kong and President of Mustard Seed Media Group, for which he wrote, directed and starred in "Chinaman's Chance: America's Yellow Slaves." Aki's extensive background in the entertainment industry also includes the production of a wide variety of movies, videos and documentaries.
Braddock: Missing in Action III
as Gen. Quoc
Age 53 (now 91)
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
as Dr. Sammy Lee
Age 62 (now 91)
My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 - The Rednecks Are Coming
as Uncle Shumai
Age 89 (now 91)
My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 2 - Let the Games Begin
as Uncle Shumai
Age 89 (now 91)
Ass Clowns: Constipated
as Tobago Hospital Patient
Age 86 (now 91)
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Writer
Age 73 (now 91) Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Director
Age 73 (now 91) Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
as Leongsing
Age 73 (now 91)
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
as Dr. Sammy Lee
Age 62 (now 91)
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
as Gallery Speaker
Age 59 (now 91)
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Pathologist
Age 57 (now 91)
Braddock: Missing in Action III
as Gen. Quoc
Age 53 (now 91)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Chief Yuka (segment "Tribal Curse")
Age 62 (now 91)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Kwai Chang
Age 58 (now 91)
Beverly Hills, 90210
as President Ferdinand Quintero
Age 55 (now 91)
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Also Known As
Assing "Aki" Aleong, Leonard Gonzales
IMDB
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