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James Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He studied civil engineering at the University of Minnesota, but at some point along the way became interested in acting. He graduated from the University of Southern California and practiced for 1½ years as a road engineer with the County of Los Angeles. He took sick leaves and vacation time to do films. He finally quit engineering to focus on acting full time.

He is one of the founders of the East-West Players, the oldest Asian American theater in Los Angeles. He served as president and charter member of the Association of Asian Pacific American Artists.

Hong is one of the most prolific and well-recognized Asian-American character actors of movies and television. He currently lives in Los Angeles and is planning to produce and direct his own films.

Eccentric-looking Chinese-American actor with a slightly drooping face (the result of a bout of Bell's palsy) who studied political science, art & journalism before becoming a news reporter for a San Francisco public TV station in the late 1960s.

Apart from a brief stint in the mid-1970s on the TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow (1951), Wong didn't break into movies until he was in his late fifties in the minor telemovie Nightsongs (1984). He then appeared in the explosive Mickey Rourke gang movie Year of the Dragon (1985), followed by the heart warming Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985), before scoring the role he is probably best remembered for, as the Chinese wizard "Egg Shen" helping truck driver Kurt Russell defeat the evil "Lo-Pan" in Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

His offbeat style remained in demand with more work in Prince of Darkness (1987) and then as an opportunistic store owner, who gets more than he bargained for, in the tongue-in-cheek horror film Tremors (1990). Wong then appeared as the wise grandfather / retired ninja in the kids' martial arts adventure 3 Ninjas (1992), plus he repeated his popular role for the sequels 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994), 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1995) and for his final film appearance 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998).

Wong retired from acting in 1998 due to ill health, and passed away in September 2001 from heart failure.

Asian American actor & stuntman has picked up a cult fan following based around his numerous appearances in high voltage action flicks from the mid-1980s onwards. Al nearly always turns up as a bad guy with his lean muscled physique, incredible agility, amazing martial arts skills, wispy black hair, and Fu-Manchu style mustache!! Best known on-screen as "Endo" torturing 'Mel Gibson' with electric shocks in Lethal Weapon (1987), as "Uli" the chocolate bar stealing terrorist in Die Hard (1988), one of the Wing Kong members in Big Trouble in Little China (1986), as a short Genghis Khan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), and as "Minh" the henchman punching on with 'Brandon Lee' in a blazing laundry in the climax of Rapid Fire (1992). Made his directorial debut in 2000 by writing & directing the low budget Daddy Tell Me a Story... (2000).

Peter Kwong is a veteran of film, television and stage, best known for his roles as Rain in Big Trouble in Little China and as Tommy Tong in Eddie Murphy's Golden Child. He just finished filming Cooties, starring Elijah Wood, and has appeared in more than 100 film and television roles.

Other favorite films include roles in The Presidio, Angel Town, Never Too Young To Die, Gleaming The Cube, Steel Justice, Theodore Rex with Whoopie Goldberg, Row Your Boat with Jon Bon Jovi and Bai Ling, and Pearl S. Buck's historic epic The Living Reed as the King of Korea. On television you may have seen him in "Sullivan & Son," "Malcolm and Eddie," "Sisters," "The Wayan Brothers," "Daddy Dearest," "Renegade," " Top Cops," "Full House," "Doctor, Doctor". On stage, Mr. Kwong portrayed the lead role as Dr. Haing S. Ngor in The Survivor: A Cambodian Odyssey by Jon Lipsky at the Actors Theatre of Louisville/Humana Festival, and stretched his musical theater skills in Mame with the late Juliet Prowse.

In addition to his thriving acting career, Kwong recently served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for two terms and served on The Board of Directors of SAG-AFTRA, chairman of the Committee for Racial Equality of Actors Equity Association, and the Vice-Chairs of the Ethnic Equal Opportunities and the Young Performers Committees of the Screen Actors Guild. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences & Television Academy. He has also served with the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Heritage Week. He has emceed events for Visual Communications, The Lotus Festival, Asian Business League, and the Los Angeles Miss Chinatown Pageant four times and had the privilege to go to Namibia, Africa to judge the Miss Universe Pageant.

Kwong's talents have won him an honorary membership in the Los Angeles Mime Guild. He is featured dancing on numerous music videos, including Ed Sheeran's Sing.

He studied Northern Shao lin Kung-fu which has allowed him to do many of his own stunts and eventually branch off to more meditative disciplines such as Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung Meditation. He teaches Tai Chi Chuan.

Jeff Imada was born and raised in Inglewood, California, USA, where he began studying martial arts at the age of fifteen. At El Camino College and UCLA, he majored in pre-med and minored in music. While in college, he started working as a movie "extra," which led to his becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Stunts Unlimited and the Directors Guild of America. Jeff Imada also had been technical advisor on numerous films, including Dutch (1991), Tango & Cash (1989), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Dreamscape (1984), and Streets of Fire (1984), and such television series as Magnum, P.I. (1980), Remington Steele (1982), Dynasty (1981), Matt Houston (1982), Airwolf (1984), Stingray (1986), Hart to Hart (1979) and Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982).

Conrad Hurtt was born in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor, production assistant, and stand-in for the movie industry in the 1980s & 1990s. He worked in Hawaii as a trainee assistant director on Murder in Paradise (1990) (TV Movie). He is known for his work in Hollywood on Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985), Sudden Impact (1983) and Die Hard (1988).

Bill Saito was born on 22 December 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Matchstick Men (2003), Surviving Christmas (2004) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986). He died on 14 November 2012 in Studio City, California, USA.

Dan Curry is known for Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).

Ed Jones is known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Howard the Duck (1986).

Rieta started his Kung Fu training as a young boy in Hawaii in the Jing Mo Association. Rieta studied many styles of Kung Fu, Hung Gar and Tai Chi under many Masters. Over 3 decades ago Sifu Rieta came over to Mainland and started a school in Hollywood, CA. As an addition to be a popular teacher to youngsters and adults at many schools Sifu Rieta also worked over 17 years in the acting industry as an actor and stuntman.

Philip Chong was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 29, 1936, the son of Kin Seong Chong and Beatrice Bow Ngan Young. Phil graduated from college in 1958 and was drafted into the service in 1959. He moved to California in 1969.

In the early 1970s, Phil met his best friend, Kenny Endoso, who introduced him to the "picture business." An expert horseman, Phil's first role was as a Mongolian horseback rider in the film Lost Horizon (1973). A multi-talented stunt actor, he worked in hundreds of movies and television shows, including doubling Benson Fong in Kung Fu (1972).

Phil was an active advocate and board member of East West Players, an Asian-American theatre company based in Los Angeles. He and Kenny Endoso founded a very successful business, Stunt Equipment Rental. Phil also became the first Asian-American to be invited to become a member of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures. A longstanding member, he was fondly thought of as a godfather amongst his peers.

Phil met the love of his life, Stephanie Page, in California in 1971. They married on March 16, 1994. Since his semi-retirement they traveled extensively, having visited Hong Kong and China several times, the Caribbean, nearly all of the United States, and most of the provinces of Canada. Phil also spent time doing the things he loved most: riding his horse, playing golf, spending time "talking story" with friends and family, and visiting Hawaii.

Phil Chong suffered a fatal heart attack at home Saturday morning, March 3, 2007. Phil's loving ways, generous spirit, and sense of humor will be greatly missed by so many people whose lives he touched.

In addition to his wife, Phil is survived by sisters, Carol (Wes) White and Cora Chong; sisters-in-law, Priscilla (Noel) Audette and Susan (Paul) Cade; step-children, David (Gina) Page and Kim (Edward) Knapp; nieces, Michele, Autumn, and Emma; nephews, Brian (Sarah), Eric (Kehaulani), Matthew, Anthony, and Robb; step-grandchildren, Jonathon, Alyssa, Jacob, and Ethan; grand-niece, Ki'ilani; grand-nephews, Connor and Trevor; goddaughters, Irish and Laurel; and godson, Michael.

Bob K. Cummings was an actor, known for They Live (1988), The Abyss (1989) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986). He died on 26 August 2016 in West Covina, California, USA.

Bill Ryusaki was born in Kamuela on the big island of Hawaii. He had total of ten siblings, many of whom, as well as his father are martial arts masters. Bill started training in two types of karate at the tender age of 8, and later added Kenpo Karate to his arsenal. His teachers would later include William Chow, Bill Chun Sr., and Marino Tiwanak.

Bill Ryusaki moved to mainland US in late 1950's, after college, and trained with Ed Parker, Ed Tabian, and John Leoning, the first Kajukenbo instructor on the mainland, in 1957. (Kajukenbo is a mixed martial arts from Hawaii, combining Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, kenpo karate, and Chinese Boxing). In 1961, Bill Ryusaki received his black belt in Kajukenbo/Kenpo. Bill Ryusaki incorporated many moves from Kenpo and Judo into his unique Karate system known as Hawaiian Kenpo Karate.

In the 1970's and 1980's, fighters trained by Bill Ryusaki took many top prizes, among them Sensei Dan Guzman, Sensei Otto Schumann, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, and Cecil Peoples.

In August, 1998, Wesley Snipes hosted a major awards ceremony in New York City called "Masters of the Martial Arts". This special was televised, and included the best-known and highest-ranked Martial Artists from around the world. Bill M. Ryusaki received recognition for Karate at this event.

Bill has appeared in numerous films and TV series as an actor and stuntman.

His daughter, Kimberly L. Ryusaki, is also an actress and stuntwoman, and has appeared in various films, including two of the Star Trek movies.

Ken Chase was born in 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Escape from New York (1981), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and The Color Purple (1985).

Simone Boisseree was born in 1947. She is an actress, known for Planet of the Apes (2001), They Live (1988) and Innerspace (1987).

Susan V. Kalinowski is known for Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Face/Off (1997) and Broken Arrow (1996).

Brad Kuehn is known for Waterworld (1995), The Truman Show (1998) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).