Ric Young

Early life

Young was born in London. He trained as an actor first at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He moved to Los Angeles and studied method acting. He studied with Shelley Winters, among others.

Actor

Originally, he performed as Eric Young. Among the shows he appeared in the 1960s and '70s were 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.

Young has appeared in many memorable roles, often as a villain. Some of his best known roles are: as Kao Kan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, as Bruce Lee’s father in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), as Mao Tse-Tung in Nixon (1995), as General Chang Jing Wu in Seven Years in Tibet (1997), as Mr. Kwai in The Transporter (2002) and as Henry Lee in The Corruptor (1999).

Prominent television roles include a recurring role as Dr. Zhang Lee on the TV series Alias (2001–04). He is among the performers who can lay claim performing in both the original versions of the TV series The Saint (in 1964) and Hawaii Five-O (in 1976) and their updated versions Return of the Saint (in 1978) and Hawaii Five-O (in 2010).

Producer

Young has produced two projects, Paranormal Whactivity, and the short, "Oy Vey!".