| Ric Young | |||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 容 榮華 | ||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Eric Young | ||||||||||||||||
| Birthname: | Wing-Wah Yung | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Kuala Lumpur, Japanese Malaya (now Malaysia) | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Actor | ||||||||||||||||
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Eric Wing Wah Yung (Chinese: 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.[1] He appeared in such films as You Only Live Twice (1967), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),[2] The Last Emperor (1987), (1993), Nixon (1995), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), The Transporter (2002), and American Gangster (2007).
A Malaysian Chinese, Young was born Wing-Wah Yung (Chinese: t=容榮華|p=|labels=no) in Kuala Lumpur in 1944.[3] 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,[4] under a King George VI Coronation Scholarship. 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.[5] [6]
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 (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).[7] 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.[8]
Young has produced two projects, Paranormal Whactivity and the short Oy Vey!.
| Year | Title | Role | Episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Voodoo Factor | The Malayan | The Malayan | |
| 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 | ||
| 1961 | Danger Man | Mr. Toy | The Actor | |
| The Avengers | Suchong | Kill The King | ||
| Ghost Squad | Robert E. Lee | Hong Kong Story | ||
| 1962 | The River Flows East | Chinaman | 2 episodes | |
| Man of the World | Chou | The Frontier | ||
| 1963 | Zero One | Jerry | Deadly Angels | |
| Ghost Squad | Barman | East of Mandalay | ||
| Espionage | Captain Li | The Dragon Slayer | ||
| 1964 | The Saint | Lo Yung | Jeannine | |
| 1966 | Out of the Unknown | Munder | The Eye | |
| 1968 | The Champions | Ho Ling | The Beginning | |
| The Champions | Burmese Police Captain | The Gun-Runners | ||
| 1969 | Strange Report | 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 | ||
| 1970 | W. Somerset Maugham | Oakley | The Door of Opportunity | |
| The Troubleshooters | Nivilak | Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth? | ||
| 1972 | Jason King | 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 | ||
| 1974 | Bless This House | 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 | Are You Being Served? | Mr. Kato | The Hands of Fate | |
| 1976 | The XYY Man | Li Tshien | The Resolution & The Execution (2 episodes) | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Chinese Travel Agent | Nine Dragons | ||
| 1977 | Crown Court | Sherpa Solo Khombu | An Upward Fall | |
| 1978 | Gangsters | 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 | Room Service | Tin-Tin | 6 episodes | |
| 1980 | Blake's 7 | Ginka | Children of Auron | |
| Spearhead | Sergeant Weng | The Macau Connection | ||
| 1981 | Tenko | Father Lim | 2 episodes | |
| 1983 | Reilly, Ace of Spies | Sergeant | Prelude to War | |
| 1984 | The Brief | Mr. Sun | No Questions | |
| 1988 | Noble House | 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 | Night Man | Mr. Chang | 3 episodes | |
| 2001–04 | Alias | Dr. Zhang Lee | Recurring role | |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Reporter | Pilot | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | General Pak | Po'ipu |