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.
Ric Young | |||||||
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容 榮華 | |||||||
| Born | Wing-Wah Yung 1944 (age 79–80) | ||||||
| Other names | Eric Young | ||||||
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | ||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 里克揚 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 里克扬 | ||||||
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| Birth name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 容榮華 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 容榮華 | ||||||
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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).
Early life
editA Malaysian 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.
Career
editActor
editWhen 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 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).[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]
Producer
editYoung has produced two projects, Paranormal Whactivity and the short Oy Vey!.
Filmography
editFilm
editTelevision
edit| 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 Hand 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Ric Young at IMDb
- ^ "Alias: A Higher Echelon (2003) - Guy Bee - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
- ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (18 November 2007). "Cult Spy's Phobia Corner: Dentistry". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Eric the actor is an Angry Young Man
- ^ Fabrique. "Eric Young — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "Eric Young - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Ric Young". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Ric Young". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Actor Ric Young on 'Hawaii Five-O'". Axs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Kolker, Robert (8 June 2011). A Cinema of Loneliness. Oxford University Press. pp. 486–. ISBN 9780199910533. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Hunter, Stephen (2 November 2007). "'American Gangster': A Direct Hit". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2014.