Nathan Jung Biography

Nathan Jung (born November 29, 1946) is a Chinese American actor and stuntman. Due to his height, he has usually been cast in "heavy" or "enforcer" roles.

TV Roles

Jung has played the character of "Genghis Khan" on Star Trek: The Original Series in the episode, "The Savage Curtain" (1969), an axe-wielding villain named "The Dark Rider" who fought David Carradine in the TV series Kung Fu on the episode "Arrogant Dragon" (1974), and appeared opposite Bruce Lee as a Tong Enforcer in Lee's only pure acting (and non-martial arts) role on the TV show Here Come the Brides, in the episode "Marriage, Chinese Style" (1969). Jung also played Saburyo, Helen Funai's cousin on an episode of Sanford and Son entitled "Home Sweet Home" (1974).

Jung has been on a number of other TV shows including General Hospital (as Won Chu), Starsky and Hutch (as "Itchy" in the episode "Nightlight" (1976)), M*A*S*H (as the Korean Man), The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (as Kahuna), Manimal (as Tang), Magnum P.I. (as Yaikra), The A-Team (as Chi), Falcon Crest (as Chao-Li's cousin), The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (as Cho-Lin), Hunter (as the henchman "Mongol" that goes toe-to-toe against Fred Dryer), Riptide (as Kona, Al Leong's colleague), Joe Forrester, and The New Mike Hammer.

Jung has also appeared in the TV shows Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (in two episodes - "Chi of Steel" (1995) and "Illusions of Grandeur" (1994) - as "Jzuk-Mao"), Martial Law (as the villain Wen in the Martial Law pilot episode, "Shanghai Express" (1998)), as well as Highway to Heaven (as Yoji), Burke's Law, Dear John and Tour of Duty.

Film Roles

Jung has acted in the films Surf Ninjas (as Leslie Nielsen's henchman, Manchu), as the henchman Bulkus in John Landis's first film, Kentucky Fried Movie (in the Enter the Dragon spoof segment entitled A Fistful of Yen), as The Wing Kong Hatchet Man in Big Trouble in Little China, as the Bonsai Club Manager in Showdown in Little Tokyo, and also appeared in films such as Sam Raimi's Darkman (as the Chinese Warrior), The Shadow (as the Tibetan Kidnapper), American Yakuza (as The Big Yakuza), Beverly Hills Ninja (as the Fisherman), Corvette Summer (as the bouncer that roughs up Mark Hamill's character) and more.

Jung has also acted in Asian American independent films such as Justin Lin's Finishing The Game (as Bob, the Nazi villain that faces off against Roger Fan's Breeze Loo) in the "Fists of Fuhrer" segment that was directed by Evan Jackson Leong (Director of the film Linsanity: The Movie) and Juwan Chung's Baby (as the Restaurant Guy in a scene opposite David Huynh, who played the title character).

Selected Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2013	Jackhammer	Silky Samurai
2008	Baby	Restaurant Guy
2007	Finishing The Game	Bob
1997	Beverly Hills Ninja	Fisherman
1995	Galaxis	Real Deal Doorman
1994	Ghoulies IV	Big Inmate
1994	The Shadow	The Shadow
1993	American Yakuza	Big Yakuza
1993	Surf Ninjas	Manchu
1993	Army of One aka Joshua Tree	Chinese Gunman
1991	Showdown in Little Tokyo	Bonsai Club Manager
1990	Darkman	Chinese Warrior
1986	Big Trouble in Little China	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
1981	Longshot	Oddjob
1978	Corvette Summer	Bouncer
1978	Blind Rage	Henchman
1977	Kentucky Fried Movie	Bulkus

Assorted TV Roles

Year	Title	Episode	Role
1998	Martial Law	"Shanghai Express" (1998) (Pilot)	Wen
1995	Burke's Law	"Who Killed Mr. Game Show?" (1995)	Sumo Contestant
1995	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	"Chi of Steel" (1995)	Jzuk-Mao
1994	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	"Illusions of Grandeur" (1994)	Jzuk-Mao
1989	Highway to Heaven	"It's a Dog's Life" (1989)	Yoji
1989	Tour of Duty	"Lonesome Cowboy Blues" (1989)	Bouncer
1987	The New Mike Hammer	"A Blinding Fear" (1987)	Security Guard
1984	The New Mike Hammer	"The Deadly Prey" (1984)	Man One
1986	The A-Team	"Point of No Return" (1986)	Chi
1986	Riptide	"The Frankie Kahana Show" (1986)	Kona
1985	Hunter	"Night of the Dragons" (1985)	Mongol, Lead Henchman
1985	Falcon Crest	"...And The Fall" (1985), "The Decline" (1985), "Devil's Harvest" (1985)	Chao-Li's Cousin #2
1985	Magnum P.I.	"The Love-for-Sale Boat" (1985)	Yaikra
1983	Manimal	"Breath of the Dragon" (1983)	Tang
1982	Bring 'Em Back Alive	"Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid" (1982)	Magar
1981	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	"The Roller Disco Karate Kaper" (1981)	Kahuna
1981	M*A*S*H	"No Laughing Matter" (1981)	Korean Man
1978	CHiPs	"Disaster Squad" (1978)	Wrong-Way Driver
1978	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	"Death Surf" (1978)	Cho-Lin
1976	Starsky and Hutch	"Nightlight" (1976)	Itchy
1975	Joe Forrester	"The Witness" (1975)	Henchman
1974	General Hospital	Various Episodes in 1974	Won Chu
1974	Sanford and Son	"Home Sweet Home" (1974)	Saburyo
1974	Kung Fu	"Arrogant Dragon" (1974)	The Dark Rider (opposite David Carradine)
1969	Here Come the Brides	"Marriage, Chinese Style" (1969)	Tong Enforcer (opposite Bruce Lee)
1969	Star Trek: The Original Series	"The Savage Curtain" (1969)	Genghis Khan (opposite William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy)