Conan Lee Yuen-Ba 李元霸 (born Lloyd Hutchinson; 1959), is a Hong Kong-born American film actor and martial artist.
Early life
editConan Lee was born in Hong Kong, but grew up in Queens, New York as Lloyd Hutchinson. During this period he was trained in his father's self-defense methods.[1] Lee explored a wide variety of both Western and Chinese martial arts. These included Boxing, Kung Fu, Taekwondo and Karate. He excelled in the Northern Shaolin and Wing Chun styles, and eventually created a style called "Realistic Fist".[1]
Career
editLee is best known for his roles in cult kung fu/ninja hybrid movie Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982) alongside popular Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, and the crime/comedy buddy cop film Tiger on the Beat with Chow Yun-fat.[2] Other notable TV and film appearances include MacGyver, Armed Response (with David Carradine), New York Cop (with Chad McQueen), Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (appearing as Rambo), First Strike, Lethal Weapon 4, and the 1986 science fiction action film Eliminators.
Lee stopped acting in the 1990s due to his mother's ailing health. This resulted in the production of Hemoxygen, a range of nutritional supplements.[3]
In 2009, Lee made a brief appearance in an episode of the popular American crime series Numb3rs.[1] Lee also voiced several characters in the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Sun Jing | |
| 1985 | Gymkata | Hao | |
| 1985 | Maxie | Chinese Movie Patron | |
| 1986 | Eliminators | Kuji | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Chang Sing Member | Uncredited |
| 1986 | Armed Response | Kon Ozu | |
| 1988 | Tiger on the Beat | CID Officer Michael Tso | |
| 1989 | Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit | Chinese Rambo | |
| 1990 | Tiger on the Beat 2 | Buffalo | |
| 1990 | Killer's Romance | Bobby | |
| 1990 | Prince of the Sun | Tiger | |
| 1991 | Fury in Red | Ray | |
| 1993 | New York Cop | Konen Li | |
| 1995 | Kuang qing sha shou | Cop | |
| 1996 | First Strike | Chinese Group #2 | |
| 1996 | Carjack | Lee | Also writer and director |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Four Father | |
| 2001 | The Pharaoh Project | Curtis Cohn / Genghis Khan | |
| 2005 | Smile | Factory Worker | |
| 2005 | N.T.V. Volume 1 | Mr. Fing Lee | |
| 2007 | Lady Samurai | Khang | |
| 2018 | Mom | Conan | Also writer and director |
| 2018 | MMA | Conan Lee |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Falcon Crest | Chao-Li's Cousin #1 | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Ji | Episode: "The Wish Child" |
| 1992 | Stormy Weathers | Conan | Television film |
| 2009 | Numbers | Jimmy Lin | Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown" |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Conan Lee :: Biography". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Ric (1995-01-01). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-7275-3.
- ^ "Conan Lee – Interview – Eastern Film Fans". Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Conan Lee at IMDb