Ric Young
{{Short description|Malaysian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ric Young
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| native_name = 容 榮華
| native_name_lang = zh
| other_names = Eric Young
| birthname = Wing-Wah Yung
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1944}}
| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Japanese Malaya (now Malaysia)
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| alma_mater = Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
| occupation = Actor
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| t = 里克揚
| s = 里克扬
|p= Lǐ Kè Yáng
| altname = Birth name
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|p2=Róng Róng-huá
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Eric Wing Wah Yung ({{lang-zh|t=容榮華|p=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.{{cite web |title=Alias: A Higher Echelon (2003) - Guy Bee - Cast and Crew |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/alias-a-higher-echelon-v283705/cast-crew |website=AllMovie}} He appeared in such films as You Only Live Twice (1967), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),{{cite web |last=Rawson-Jones |first=Ben |date=18 November 2007 |title=Cult Spy's Phobia Corner: Dentistry |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a80084/cult-spys-phobia-corner-dentistry.html#~oRDOqK9UNPggM3 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |work=Digital Spy}} 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
A Malaysian Chinese, Young was born Wing-Wah Yung ({{lang-zh|t=容榮華|p=|labels=no}}) in Kuala Lumpur in 1944.[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19600124-1.2.82?ST=1&AT=search&k=%22eric%20young%22&SortBy=Oldest&filterS=0&Display=0&QT=%22ericyoung%22&oref=article Eric the actor is an Angry Young Man] He got his start taking part in radio sketches at the age of 12. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art,{{cite web |last=Fabrique |first= |title=Eric Young — RADA |url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/eric-young/ |website=www.rada.ac.uk}} under a King George VI Coronation Scholarship. He then moved to Los Angeles to study method acting under Shelley Winters and Lee Strasberg.
Career
=Actor=
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/eric-young-p78159|title=Eric Young - Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=18886|title=Ric Young|website=www.aveleyman.com}}
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).{{IMDb name|949521}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d7cc70|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043533/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d7cc70|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2019|title=Ric Young|website=BFI}} 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).
Young teaches acting alongside his other projects.{{cite web |title=Actor Ric Young on 'Hawaii Five-O' |url=https://www.axs.com/actor-ric-young-on-hawaii-five-o-95342 |accessdate=29 December 2018 |website=Axs.com}}
=Producer=
Young has produced two projects, Paranormal Whactivity and the short Oy Vey!.
Filmography
= Film =
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|+ |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1958
| The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | Bit part | Uncredited |
| Rascel marine
| Japanese soldier | |
| rowspan="2" | 1961
| Confucius | |
| The Sinister Man
| John Choto | |
| 1962
| Junior Officer | Uncredited |
| rowspan="2" | 1965
| Lord Jim | Malay | |
| The Face of Fu Manchu
| Grand Lama | |
| rowspan="2" | 1966
| Invasion | The Lystrian | |
| The Brides of Fu Manchu
| Control Assistant | |
| rowspan="2" | 1967
| Chinese Agent | Uncredited |
| Pretty Polly
| Lim Kee | |
| 1969
| Yin | |
| 1974
| Sex Play | Wang Lo | |
| 1983
| Kim Su Lee | |
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Kao Kan |
| Success Is the Best Revenge
| Chinese Waiter | |
| rowspan="3" | 1987
| Alan Wong | |
| {{ill|Dragon Chow|de|Drachenfutter (Film)}}
| Xiao | |
| The Last Emperor
| Prison Interrogator | |
| 1988
| Keys to Freedom | Lieutenant Kwong | |
| 1993
| Cyborg 2 | Bobby Lin | |
| 1993
| |
| 1995
| Nixon | |
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| Mr. Chiu | |
| Seven Years in Tibet
| General Chang Jing-wu | |
| 1999
| Henry Lee | |
| 2000
| Ken Fung | |
| 2001
| 'Mr. Big' Sung | |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity | Bing Lai | |
| The Transporter
| Mr. Kwai | |
| 2004
| Mickey | ESPN Reporter | |
| 2007
| American Gangster{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/01/AR2007110102447.html|title='American Gangster': A Direct Hit|last=Hunter|first=Stephen|date=2 November 2007|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=11 October 2014}} | Khun Sa | |
| 2010
| The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It | |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Betrayal | Joey | |
| Getting Back to Zero
| Big Boss Man | |
= Television =
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|+ |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Episode |
|---|
| rowspan="1" | 1959
| The Voodoo Factor | The Malayan | The Malayan |
| rowspan="4" | 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 |
| rowspan="3" | 1961
| Danger Man | Mr. Toy | The Actor |
| The Avengers
| Suchong | Kill The King |
| Ghost Squad
| Robert E. Lee | Hong Kong Story |
| rowspan="2" | 1962
| The River Flows East | Chinaman | 2 episodes |
| Man of the World
| Chou | The Frontier |
| rowspan="3" | 1963
| Zero One | Jerry | Deadly Angels |
| Ghost Squad
| Barman | East of Mandalay |
| Espionage
| Captain Li | The Dragon Slayer |
| 1964
| Lo Yung | Jeannine |
| 1966
| Munder | The Eye |
| rowspan="2" | 1968
| Ho Ling | The Beginning |
| The Champions
| Burmese Police Captain | The Gun-Runners |
| rowspan="3" | 1969
| 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 |
| rowspan="2" | 1970
| W. Somerset Maugham | Oakley | The Door of Opportunity |
| The Troubleshooters
| Nivilak | Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth? |
| rowspan="4" | 1972
| 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 |
| rowspan="5" | 1974
| 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
| Mr. Kato | The Hand of Fate |
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| Li Tshien | The Resolution & The Execution (2 episodes) |
| Hawaii Five-O
| Chinese Travel Agent | Nine Dragons |
| 1977
| Sherpa Solo Khombu | An Upward Fall |
| rowspan="4" | 1978
| 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
| Tin-Tin | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1980
| Ginka | Children of Auron |
| Spearhead
| Sergeant Weng | The Macau Connection |
| 1981
| Tenko | Father Lim | 2 episodes |
| 1983
| Sergeant | Prelude to War |
| 1984
| Mr. Sun | No Questions |
| 1988
| 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
| Mr. Chang | 3 episodes |
| 2001–04
| Alias | Dr. Zhang Lee | Recurring role |
| 2005
| Reporter | Pilot |
| 2010
| General Pak | Po'ipu |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|949521}}
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Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:20th-century British male actors
Category:English people of Chinese descent
Category:English people of Malaysian descent
Category:Malaysian emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:Male actors from Kuala Lumpur
Category:Malaysian male film actors
Category:Malaysian male stage actors
Category:Malaysian male television actors
Category:20th-century Malaysian actors