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Aki Aleong

Aki Aleong

Actor · b. 1934 · Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

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.

Movies24

  • Movie5.3

    Superhero Movie

    2008 · 2.1K votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Cable Guy

    1996 · 2.8K votes

  • Movie6.9
  • Movie6.2

    The Quest

    1996 · 820 votes

  • Movie7.1

    House of Sand and Fog

    2003 · 877 votes

  • Movie5.7
  • Movie5.4

    Savage Dog

    2017 · 138 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Pound of Flesh

    2015 · 267 votes

  • Movie5.5

    Never So Few

    1959 · 73 votes

  • Movie4.9

    Fit to Kill

    1993 · 48 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Abduction

    2019 · 125 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Kuffs

    1992 · 238 votes

  • Movie5.8

    The Hunters

    1958 · 25 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Farewell to the King

    1989 · 80 votes

  • Movie5.6
  • Movie6.0

    Deadly Target

    1994 · 21 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Tidal Wave: No Escape

    1997 · 22 votes

  • Movie4.0
  • Movie6.3

    The Hustle

    2008 · 14 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Beyond the Game

    2014 · 6 votes

  • Movie5.1

    Over the Brooklyn Bridge

    1984 · 11 votes

  • Movie5.5

    The Independent

    2000 · 20 votes

  • Movie4.7
  • Movie4.6

    Dark Avenger

    1990 · 7 votes

Series24

  • TV7.2

    JAG

    1995 · 409 votes

  • TV7.3

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    1990 · 850 votes

  • TV8.1

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    2000 · 978 votes

  • TV7.2

    Chicago Hope

    1994 · 83 votes

  • TV7.0

    L.A. Law

    1986 · 81 votes

  • TV7.5

    The A-Team

    1983 · 1.1K votes

  • TV7.3
  • TV8.0

    Babylon 5

    1994 · 622 votes

  • TV5.7

    Dr. Kildare

    1961 · 19 votes

  • TV6.5

    The Virginian

    1962 · 35 votes

  • TV6.0
  • TV7.6

    Airwolf

    1984 · 497 votes

  • TV7.1

    Hunter

    1984 · 102 votes

  • TV7.0

    Cagney & Lacey

    1982 · 74 votes

  • TV5.9

    Ben Casey

    1961 · 15 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV7.0

    Walker, Texas Ranger

    1993 · 588 votes

  • TV7.1

    seaQuest DSV

    1993 · 163 votes

  • TV6.2

    Jake and the Fatman

    1987 · 55 votes

  • TV7.7

    Roswell

    1999 · 505 votes

  • TV6.7

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    1983 · 46 votes

  • TV7.8

    The Outer Limits

    1963 · 164 votes

  • TV5.6

    Hawaiian Eye

    1959 · 10 votes

  • TV6.7