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Actor

Ric Young

Acting

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Acting credits

60

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

0.7

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Movies: 36Series: 25Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 11397

IMDb ID: nm0949521

Known for: Acting

Born: June 1, 1944

Age: 82

Place of birth: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1960 - 2015

Years active: 56

Average TMDB rating: 6.48

Wikidata: Q3430193

Also known as

Eric Young

Other jobs

Producer (1)

Biography

Eric Wing Wah Yung (born 1944), better known as Ric Young, is a Malaysian retired 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. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved to Los Angeles to study method acting under Shelley Winters and Lee Strasberg. Young was a series regular on spy action television series Alias (2001–04), playing Dr. Zhang Lee. He appeared in such films as You Only Live Twice (1967), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Emperor (1987), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Nixon (1995), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), The Transporter (2002), and American Gangster (2007).

Series

Series

Series credits linked with Ric Young.

Series poster for Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

as General Pak • 1 eps

Hawaii Five-0

2010 Series
Series poster for Commander in Chief (2005)

as Reporter #4 • 1 eps

Commander in Chief

2005 Series
Series poster for Alias (2001)

as Zhang Lee • 5 eps

Alias

2001 Series
Series poster for The Lost Empire (2001)

as Confucius • 2 eps

The Lost Empire

2001 Series
Series poster for The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)

as Dja'Lang Mukharno (voice) / Mr. Mahasson (voice) • 1 eps

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996 Series
Series poster for Signs and Wonders (1995)

as Father Mercy • 4 eps

Signs and Wonders

1995 Series
Series poster for Gargoyles (1994)

as Hiroshi (voice) • 1 eps

Gargoyles

1994 Series
Series poster for Booker (1989)

as Japanese Boss • 1 eps

Booker

1989 Series
Series poster for Noble House (1988)

as Tsu-Yan • 4 eps

Noble House

1988 Series
Series poster for Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)

as Sergeant • 1 eps

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983 Series
Series poster for Tenko (1981)

as Father Lim • 1 eps

Tenko

1981 Series
Series poster for Room Service (1979)

as Tin Tin • 7 eps

Room Service

1979 Series
Series poster for Return of the Saint (1978)

as Surinit • 1 eps

Return of the Saint

1978 Series
Series poster for Mixed Blessings (1978)

as Norman Lee Hui • 1 eps

Mixed Blessings

1978 Series
Series poster for Blake's 7 (1978)

as Ginka • 1 eps

Blake's 7

1978 Series
Series poster for The XYY Man (1976)

as Li Tshien • 2 eps

The XYY Man

1976 Series
Series poster for Centre Play (1973)

as Kiamura • 1 eps

Centre Play

1973 Series
Series poster for Crown Court (1972)

as Sherpa Solo Khombu • 1 eps

Crown Court

1972 Series
Series poster for The Onedin Line (1971)

as Liu Chan • 1 eps

The Onedin Line

1971 Series
Series poster for The Champions (1968)

as Ho Ling • 1 eps

The Champions

1968 Series
Series poster for Hawaii Five-O (1968)

as Chinese Travel Agent • 2 eps

Hawaii Five-O

1968 Series
Series poster for Espionage (1963)

as Captain Li • 1 eps

Espionage

1963 Series
Series poster for The Saint (1962)

as Lo Yung • 1 eps

The Saint

1962 Series
Series poster for Man of the World (1962)

as Chou • 1 eps

Man of the World

1962 Series