Aki Aleong
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.549 |
Birthday | 1934-12-19 |
Place of Birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago |
Also Known As | Assing "Aki" Aleong, Leonard Gonzales, |
1959
Never So Few
5.373/59
A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.
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Never So Few
1989
Farewell to the King
5.9/63
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among...
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Farewell to the King
1996
The Quest
6.157/680
Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martia...
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The Quest
1988
Braddock: Missing in Action III
5.7/230
When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free...
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Braddock: Missing in Action III
1993
Fit to Kill
5.3/35
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...
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Fit to Kill
1963
Operation Bikini
3.8/12
The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub's commander is ordered to stop and pick up an underwater...
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Operation Bikini
1994
The Force
3.3/5
When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, his soul enters into the body of a young officer to seek revenge for his murder. However, when th...
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The Force
2015
Pound of Flesh
5.6/217
In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of...
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Pound of Flesh
1992
Out for Blood
4.8/14
A lawyer's family is murdered by drug smugglers, and he is beaten and left for dead, but survives although in a coma. When he awakes he only has a par...
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Out for Blood
2000
The Independent
5.6/14
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to...
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The Independent
1990
Dragonfight
4.2/6
In the future, large corporations earn millions of dollars by staging gladiatorial fights to the death that are shown on worldwide television. One day...
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Dragonfight
1997
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
5.5/20
Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.
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Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1994
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
4/2
An anthropologist on a sea voyage to Alaska is bitten by a beautiful vampire while aboard the ship. As he slowly begins to transform into one of the u...
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Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
2017
Savage Dog
5.23/115
A story set in Indochina in 1959, a lawless land controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war-criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor...
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Savage Dog
1993
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
6.879/707
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training...
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
2003
L.A. County 187
0/0
It's another night in L.A. County 187 for policeman Walter Drazin and his team, but when they find the corpses of an Asian family in a burned down clu...
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L.A. County 187
2004
Missing Brendan
4.5/1
George takes a trip to Vietnam to find his missing son. George's son Bob and Bob's son Patrick accompany George on the trip. George's son, Brendan, ha...
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Missing Brendan
2017
Absolute Vow
1/1
In 1,000 BC, a virgin and her friends venture into the hills, to grieve and ponder the grim fate that awaits her.
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Absolute Vow
2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
0/0
1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time w...
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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2019
Abduction
5.9/90
A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecin...
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Abduction
2019
RoboWoman
1.4/5
On her last day at a temp agency, Vivica Stevens is attacked, beaten and left for dead by a co-worker and his friends. Through the use of futuristic “...
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RoboWoman
2008
The Hustle
6.3/11
Disenchanted pest worker and single dad Freddie Manning unintentionally steals and then loses mob money and now he really is in trouble. So when a run...
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The Hustle
1994
Deadly Target
6/13
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...
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Deadly Target
1957
No Down Payment
6.3/19
The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-d...
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No Down Payment
1997
Lewis & Clark & George
4.6/8
A sultry woman joins an illiterate killer and a brainy hacker, both escaped convicts, to search for gold.
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Lewis & Clark & George
2010
Agents of Secret Stuff
7.625/7
A teenage spy is assigned on a mission to attend a high school to protect a schoolgirl who is targeted by an enemy organization but struggles to fit i...
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Agents of Secret Stuff
1958
The Hunters
5.7/24
With its electrifying flight sequences and high-powered cast, The Hunters is a mesmerizing film based on the best-selling novel by veteran fighter pil...
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The Hunters
1976
Devil's Express
4.444/9
Luke and his friend Rodan take a break from the city streets to train in kung fu in China. Whilst there, Rodan steals an ancient amulet which prevents...
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Devil's Express
2008
Superhero Movie
5.256/1753
The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly....
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Superhero Movie
2021
Ass Clowns: Constipated
10/1
The film follows the antics of Froggie and Muta as they go from one hysterical adventure to the next.
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Ass Clowns: Constipated
1996
The Cable Guy
5.993/2328
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous...
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The Cable Guy
1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
5.2/9
A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlf...
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1986
Beverly Hills Madam
4.6/7
A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as one girl ends up pregnant, and another dead. As a...
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Beverly Hills Madam
1957
Motorcycle Gang
5/5
A troublemaker returns to town only to find his old tearaway pals have joined a supervised motorcycle club. Friction erupts between him and the new le...
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Motorcycle Gang
1998
Perfect Assassins
5.8/5
When deadly terrorists strike, an FBI man, who is an expert on terrorist mentality, hunts their twisted "creator," who may be connected with a disgrac...
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Perfect Assassins
1992
Breaking the Silence
0/0
Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his o...
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Breaking the Silence
1992
Miss America: Behind the Crown
0/0
Carolyn Sapp, Miss America 1992 (and a non-actress), plays herself in this drama based on her personal story of abuse and betrayal at the hands of the...
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Miss America: Behind the Crown
1992
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
0/0
In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles police officer turned bestselling author Joseph Wamba...
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From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1988
Internal Affairs
7/1
A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a...
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Internal Affairs
2022
In3Dragon
0/0
A million years ago, one of the dragons fell in forbidden love with a woman; now, the battle for the ultimate warrior's heart is at stake!
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In3Dragon
1992
Kuffs
5.8/194
George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job, and his college-age girlfriend is pregnant. To top it off, George's brother Brad is killed...
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Kuffs
1987
The Hanoi Hilton
5.8/16
Lionel Chetwynd's film documents the horrific struggles that faced American POWs held in the North Vietnamese prison Hoa Lo -- more infamously known a...
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The Hanoi Hilton
2017
Road to Hell
0/0
He's spent his life killing for the mob, leaving countless bodies in his wake, but now it's time to make amends as the road to hell draws to a close.
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Road to Hell
2003
House of Sand and Fog
7.152/732
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college....
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House of Sand and Fog
2004
X-Treme Fighter
3.5/11
A well-meaning genius creates a virtual reality game that leaves his grandson trapped within when a virus invades. The boy's father (Don Wilson) enter...
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X-Treme Fighter
2014
Beyond the Game
6/2
In a reality show that’s too real, the contestants are dying. Now only one will survive… Beyond The Game! Kill or be Killed! Beyond the Game has conte...
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