Born
Wing-Wah Yung
Other names
Eric Young
Alma mater
Occupation
Actor
Chinese name
里克揚
里克扬
Transcriptions
Lǐ Kè Yáng
Birth name
容榮華
容榮華
Transcriptions
Róng Róng-huá
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).
AMalaysian 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.
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 ZedonginNixon (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]
Young has produced two projects, Paranormal Whactivity and the short Oy Vey!.
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Bit part
Uncredited
Rascel marine
Japanese soldier
1961
Confucius
John Choto
1962
Junior Officer
Uncredited
1965
Malay
Grand Lama
1966
The Lystrian
Control Assistant
1967
Chinese Agent
Uncredited
Lim Kee
1969
Yin
1974
Sex Play
Wang Lo
1983
Kim Su Lee
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Kao Kan
Chinese Waiter
1987
Alan Wong
Xiao
Prison Interrogator
1988
Keys to Freedom
Lieutenant Kwong
1993
Bobby Lin
1993
1995
1997
Mr. Chiu
General Chang Jing-wu
1999
Henry Lee
2000
Ken Fung
2001
'Mr. Big' Sung
2002
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity
Bing Lai
Mr. Kwai
2004
ESPN Reporter
2007
2010
The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It
2012
Joey
Getting Back to Zero
Big Boss Man
Year
Title
Role
Episode
1959
The Voodoo Factor
The Malayan
The Malayan
1960
Somerset Maugham Hour
Kong
Flotsam and Jetsam
Chinese Waiter
Episode 3
Ming
The Journey Ends Halfway
Danger Man
Police Lieutenant
The Honeymooners
1961
Danger Man
Mr. Toy
The Actor
Suchong
Kill The King
Robert E. Lee
Hong Kong Story
1962
The River Flows East
Chinaman
2 episodes
Chou
The Frontier
1963
Zero One
Jerry
Deadly Angels
Ghost Squad
Barman
East of Mandalay
Captain Li
The Dragon Slayer
1964
Lo Yung
Jeannine
1966
Munder
The Eye
1968
Ho Ling
The Beginning
The Champions
Burmese Police Captain
The Gun-Runners
1969
Sung-Lee
Report 2641: Hostage – If You Won't Learn, Die!
Chinese Student
Getting the Bird
W. Somerset Maugham
Ong Chi Seng
The Letter
1970
W. Somerset Maugham
Oakley
The Door of Opportunity
Nivilak
Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth?
1972
Airport Barman
Every Picture Tells a Story
First Interpreter
Yellow Fever
Johnny Heave-Ho
Fetch and Carry
The Onedin Line
Liu Chan
Race For Power
1974
Si Ann
The Bells Are Ringing
Lee Wan
The Doomsday Men
Mr. Yamada
Love Affair
Microbes and Men
Shiga
The Search for the Magic Bullet
China
6 episodes
1975
Mr. Kato
The Hands of Fate
1976
Li Tshien
The Resolution & The Execution (2 episodes)
Chinese Travel Agent
Nine Dragons
1977
Sherpa Solo Khombu
An Upward Fall
1978
Double Petal
Double Peril & Enter the White Devil (2 episodes)
Statesman
Death Beacon
Surinit
Assault Force
The Upchat Connection
Tourist
Mystery Tour
1979
Tin-Tin
6 episodes
1980
Ginka
Children of Auron
Sergeant Weng
The Macau Connection
1981
Father Lim
2 episodes
1983
Sergeant
Prelude to War
1984
Mr. Sun
No Questions
1988
Tsu-Yan
4 episodes
1989
Japanese Boss
High Rise
1991
Chow
Die chinesische Methode
1995
Signs and Wonders
Father Mercy
4 episodes
1997–98
Mr. Chang
3 episodes
2001–04
Dr. Zhang Lee
Recurring role
2005
Reporter
Pilot
2010
General Pak
Po'ipu
International
National
People
