Conan Lee Yuen-Ba 李元霸 (born Lloyd Hutchinson; 1959), is a Hong Kong-born American film actor and martial artist.

Early life

Conan 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

Lee 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 V: 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

Film

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Conan Lee :: Biography". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  2. ↑ Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Ric (1995-01-01). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-7275-3.
  3. ↑ "Conan Lee – Interview – Eastern Film Fans". Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  4. ↑ Conan Lee at IMDb
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