Nathan Jung

Nathan Jung (born November 29, 1946 in Bakersfield, California)[1] is a Chinese American actor and stuntman. Due to his height, he has usually been cast in "heavy" or "enforcer" roles.

Nathan Jung
Born (1946-11-29) November 29, 1946
OccupationActor, stuntman

Career

Television

Jung played the character of Genghis Khan on Star Trek: The Original Series in the episode, "The Savage Curtain" (1969),[2] an axe-wielding villain named "The Dark Rider" who fought David Carradine in the TV series Kung Fu on the episode "Arrogant Dragon" (1974),[3] 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).[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Film

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.[7]

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).

Jung also appears as himself, the narrator, in Timothy Tau's short documentary, Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee, where he recounts the first time he met Bruce Lee (played by Jason Yee) on the set of the TV show Here Come the Brides in 1969 and with Allen Rowe portraying a younger version of him in narrative flashbacks; the film also won a Best Original Script and Best Comedy award at the 2018 Asians on Film Festival and has screened at the 2018 Taiwanese American Film Festival and the 2018 Vancouver Asian Film Festival.[8][9][10]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2018Nathan Jung v. Bruce LeeHimself (Nathan Jung) or Narrator
2013JackhammerSilky Samurai
2008BabyRestaurant Guy
2007Finishing The GameBob
1997Beverly Hills NinjaFisherman
1995GalaxisReal Deal Doorman
1994Ghoulies IVBig Inmate
1994The ShadowTibetan Kidnapper
1993American YakuzaBig Yakuza
1993Surf NinjasManchu
1993Army of One aka Joshua TreeChinese Gunman
1991Showdown in Little TokyoBonsai Club Manager
1990DarkmanChinese Warrior
1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaWing Kong Hatchet Man
1981LongshotOddjob
1978Corvette SummerBouncer
1978Blind RageHenchman
1977Kentucky Fried MovieBulkus

Assorted TV Roles

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

References

  1. "Nathan Jung". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. TVGuide, Star Trek, The Savage Curtain, http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/star-trek-1969/episode-22-season-3/the-savage-curtain/100408
  3. Avelyman, Nathan Jung, http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=26615
  4. Nathan Jung, TV.com, http://www.tv.com/people/nathan-jung/
  5. Id.
  6. Nathan Jung, TV, Listal, http://www.listal.com/nathan-jung/tv
  7. Nathan Jung, Filmography, Fandago, http://www.fandango.com/nathanjung/filmography/p36524
  8. Asians on Film Festival, Winter 2018 Quarter, Award Winners, http://www.asiansonfilm.com/asians-on-film-festival-of-shorts-2018-winter-quarter-winners/
  9. Taiwanese American Film Festival 2018, Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee, https://www.taff.la/nathanjungvbrucelee
  10. Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee, http://festival.vaff.org/2018/films/nathan-jung-v-bruce-lee/
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