Aki Aleong's career has spanned more than 60 years as an actor, singer, writer, producer and activist. He has served on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild, appointed National Chair of SAG'S EEOC and was a member of the President's Diversity/Affirmative Action Task Force. Aki has also been Executive Director of AIM (Asians in Media), Vice President of The Media Coalition of Los Angeles and President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian-Americans). Among Aki's numerous awards is an Honorary Doctorate from New Dimensions University in 2013.
Aki's legendary career started on Broadway in "Teahouse of the August Moon" and "The Interview." He went on to star in more than 50 movies and 150 television shows and has worked with Academy Award-winners Frank Sinatra Jr., Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway, Joanne Woodward, Steve McQueen, Ben Kingsley, John Mills, Ernest Borgnine, Jennifer Connelly and Martin Landau. Aki has worked with Directors William Wyler {3 time Oscar winner}, John Sturges and Martin Ritt. Other notable stars with whom Aki has worked include Roger Moore, Bill Cosby, Peter Lawford, Tony Randall, Gina Lollobrigida, Chuck Norris, Olivia Hussey, Pierce Brosnan and others, many of whom have been the recipients of Golden Globes, DGA, WGA, SAG, Cannes and similar prestigious awards. Aki's career also includes working with prominent Writers/Directors, including John Milius, Lionel Chetwynd, Philip Yordan, Mark Rydell and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pearl S. Buck.
Aki also has experience as a record executive producer/artist. He was Chairman of FORE (The Fraternity of Recording Executives), an organization dedicated to bringing Executives of Color into the Music Industry. His other affiliations include President of Pan World Records and Golden Dragon Publishing companies. He was the National Director of Black Promotion for Polydor/Polygram Records and also worked with Liberty/UA Records and Capitol Records. He also produced records for Columbia Records, Capitol, Liberty/UA, Artista and other prominent labels. Aki, in fact, is the first Asian American to have a Top100 record, which he wrote and co-produced, on the National Charts in the US.
Aki's other accomplishments include NAAAP ( National Association of Asian American Professionals) membership, an Advisory Board Member of the US China Aids Foundation and a Judge for the Asian American Teens 2007-2008.
Aki is President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian Americans), Senior Advisor for Ace Studios Hong Kong and President of Mustard Seed Media Group, for which he wrote, directed and starred in "Chinaman's Chance: America's Yellow Slaves." Aki's extensive background in the entertainment industry also includes the production of a wide variety of movies, videos and documentaries.
as Uncle Shumai
as Uncle Shumai
as Aki
as Doctor Yuki Tano
as Tobago Hospital Patient
as Elderly Victim
as Dao
as Prophet
as Tribal Chieftain
as Abe
as Kung
as Doctor
as Agent X
as Leongsing
as Asian Store Clerk
as Dalai Lama
as Mr. Pham
as Dr. James Tanaka
as Tran
as Fred Ling
as Gyatso(1 ep)
as Mr. Ko
as Restaurant Manager(1 ep)
as Dr. Frank(1 ep)
as Shopkeeper(1 ep)
as Dr. Arnold Kuay
as Shaman(1 ep)
as Chu Chiao(1 ep)
as Chief Yuka (segment "Tribal Curse")(1 ep)
as Agamo
as Dr. Sammy Lee
as Chang
as Karaoke Party Guest
as Khao
as Li Trang(1 ep)
as Yang Chee(1 ep)
as Grandfather Wang(1 ep)
as Dr. Shin
as Senator Hidoshi(3 eps)
as Gallery Speaker
as Xiong
as Chang
as Army General Tran(1 ep)
as Principal Elder
as Yoshi Sakaii(1 ep)
as Kwai Chang(1 ep)
as Hiroshi
as Pathologist
as Grandpa
as Dr. Nyquist
as Mr. Chang
as Lee Wong
as President Ferdinand Quintero(1 ep)
as Kyoto
as John Mi /Colonel Pao(1 ep)
as Col. Mitamura
as Quynh
as Tao(1 ep)
as Thao(1 ep)
as Gen. Quoc
as Henry Min Tang Lee(1 ep)
as Local ARVN Official(1 ep)
as Major Ngo Doc (Cat)
as Sanford Nozaki(1 ep)
as Mr. Chiang(9 eps)
as Danny(1 ep)
as Japanese Buyer #1
as Colonel Quoc(1 ep)
as Viet Diem(1 ep)
as Yamamoto(1 ep)
as Tamuk Lampoll(1 ep)
as Chinese Businessman
as Dr. Sui-Lin(1 ep)
as Akada(1 ep)
as Seaman Ronald Davayo
as Ah Sing(1 ep)
as Arthur Nishibue(1 ep)
as Tapioca
as Nobby(1 ep)
as Mike Shiga(1 ep)
as Dr. King(1 ep)
as Dau(1 ep)
as Shoul Lee(1 ep)
as Danny Koo(1 ep)
as Billingsly
as Sam Sheong(1 ep)
as Kim Hopu(1 ep)
as MIG Pilot
as Iko
as Cyrus Quincy Wong
as Ong Chi Sing
as Li Kung (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Ong Chi Seng(1 ep)
as Lt. Soong(1 ep)
as Sadao(1 ep)
