Ric Young

Ric Young

Actor · Producer

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
June 1, 1944

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Photo

Ric Young 1

Representative Works

American Gangster
American Gangster
7.6
/ English
The Transporter
The Transporter
6.7
/ English
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
7.6
/ English
Kiss of the Dragon
Kiss of the Dragon
6.9
/ English
The Corruptor
The Corruptor
6.1
/ English
Fireproof
Fireproof
7.7
/ English
Nixon
Nixon
6.8
/ English
Booty Call
Booty Call
5.3
/ English
Lord Jim
Lord Jim
6.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

American Gangster
2007Winner

Best Performance

American Gangster

The Transporter
2002Nominee

Best Performance

The Transporter

Career Highlights

The Last Emperor
1987Highlight

Best Performance

The Last Emperor

Seven Years in Tibet
1997Highlight

Best Performance

Seven Years in Tibet

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