Aki Aleong
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
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,
Never So Few
1959

Never So Few

Farewell to the King
1989

Farewell to the King

The Quest
1996

The Quest

Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988

Braddock: Missing in Action III

Fit to Kill
1993

Fit to Kill

Operation Bikini
1963

Operation Bikini

The Force
1994

The Force

Pound of Flesh
2015

Pound of Flesh

Out for Blood
1992

Out for Blood

The Independent
2000

The Independent

Dragonfight
1990

Dragonfight

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
1994

Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey

Savage Dog
2017

Savage Dog

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

L.A. County 187
2003

L.A. County 187

Missing Brendan
2004

Missing Brendan

Absolute Vow
2017

Absolute Vow

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

Abduction
2019

Abduction

RoboWoman
2019

RoboWoman

The Hustle
2008

The Hustle

Deadly Target
1994

Deadly Target

No Down Payment
1957

No Down Payment

Lewis & Clark & George
1997

Lewis & Clark & George

Agents of Secret Stuff
2010

Agents of Secret Stuff

The Hunters
1958

The Hunters

Devil's Express
1976

Devil's Express

Superhero Movie
2008

Superhero Movie

Ass Clowns: Constipated
2021

Ass Clowns: Constipated

The Cable Guy
1996

The Cable Guy

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Beverly Hills Madam
1986

Beverly Hills Madam

Motorcycle Gang
1957

Motorcycle Gang

Perfect Assassins
1998

Perfect Assassins

Breaking the Silence
1992

Breaking the Silence

Miss America: Behind the Crown
1992

Miss America: Behind the Crown

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

Internal Affairs
1988

Internal Affairs

In3Dragon
2022

In3Dragon

Kuffs
1992

Kuffs

The Hanoi Hilton
1987

The Hanoi Hilton

Road to Hell
2017

Road to Hell

House of Sand and Fog
2003

House of Sand and Fog

X-Treme Fighter
2004

X-Treme Fighter

Beyond the Game
2014

Beyond the Game