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Nathan Jung Dies: Actor From ‘Star Trek’, ‘The A-Team’ & Many Films Was 74

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Nathan Jung (29 November 1946–24 April 2021; age 74) was an American actor, born in California.

He appeared as Genghis Khan in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "The Savage Curtain" in his first television role in 1969.

He continued to play small roles over the next thirty-five years, occasionally appearing in movies with other Star Trek alumni, including Corvette Summer (1978, with Stanley Kamel, Eugene Roche, Dick Miller, and Paddi Edwards).

Jung 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.

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 (as Bulkus 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 (speaking a line of dialogue in Japanese to stars Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee, making him one of the few actors to appear in movies or TV shows alongside both Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee), 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), Longshot (as Odd Job) 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).

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 2019 Seattle Asian American Film Festival, the 2018 Taiwanese American Film Festival and the 2018 Vancouver Asian Film Festival.

Writer

Jason Yee and Allen Theosky Rowe in Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee (2016)

Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee

Short

story

2016

 

Actor

Jason Yee and Allen Theosky Rowe in Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee (2016)

Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee

Short

Narrator

2016

 

Manager (2014)

Manager

9.3

Short

Bong

2014

 

Jackhammer (2013)

Jackhammer

3.9

Silky Samurai

2013

 

Tzi Ma, Kenneth Choi, Ron Yuan, David Huynh, and Feodor Chin in Baby (2007)

Baby

5.4

Restaurant Guy

2007

 

Finishing the Game (2007)

Finishing the Game

5.8

Bob

2007

 

Viva Chinatownland (2006)

Viva Chinatownland

Short

The Driver

El Guapo

2006

 

Silver Bullet Kid

Short

Big Wei

2004

 

Michael Ironside and Olivier Gruner in Extreme Honor (2001)

Extreme Honor

3.4

Chinese Bodyguard #2

2001

 

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Martial Law (1998)

Martial Law

6.9

TV Series

Wen

1998

1 episode

 

Holly Robinson Peete, Mark Curry, Sandra Quarterman, Raven-Symoné, and Marquise Wilson in Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

6.4

TV Series

Bobsled

1997

1 episode

 

Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

Beverly Hills Ninja

5.6

Fisherman

1997

 

Brigitte Nielsen in Galaxis (1995)

Galaxis

3.6

Real Deal Doorman

1995

 

Gene Barry and Peter Barton in Burke's Law (1994)

Burke's Law

6.5

TV Series

Sumo #2

1995

1 episode

 

Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.7

TV Series

Jzuk-Mao (uncredited)

1994–1995

2 episodes

 

Arturo Gil in Ghoulies IV (1994)

Ghoulies IV

2.8

Video

Big Inmate

1994

 

The Shadow (1994)

The Shadow

6.1

Tibetan Kidnapper

1994

 

American Yakuza (1993)

American Yakuza

5.6

Giant Yakuza

1993

 

Leslie Nielsen, Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, and Ernie Reyes Jr. in Surf Ninjas (1993)

Surf Ninjas

5.1

Manchu

1993

 

Dolph Lundgren in Joshua Tree (1993)

Joshua Tree

5.7

Chinese Gunmen #8

1993

 

Brandon Lee in Rapid Fire (1992)

Rapid Fire

6.3

Tau's Gunman at Laundry (uncredited)

1992

 

Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee in Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

Showdown in Little Tokyo

6.1

Bonsai Club Manager (uncredited)

1991

 

Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

Dear John

6.8

TV Series

Husband

1990

1 episode

 

Liam Neeson in Darkman (1990)

Darkman

6.4

Chinese Warrior

1990

 

Murder in Paradise (1990)

Murder in Paradise

4.7

TV Movie

Drunken Man

1990

 

Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)

Black Rain

6.6

Sato's Yakuza Enforcer (uncredited)

1989

 

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

Highway to Heaven

6.9

TV Series

Yoji

1989

1 episode

 

Stephen Caffrey in Tour of Duty (1987)

Tour of Duty

8.3

TV Series

Bouncer

1989

1 episode

 

Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)

The New Mike Hammer

6.8

TV Series

Security Guard

Man One

1984–1987

2 episodes

 

George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)

The A-Team

7.5

TV Series

Chi

Chow's Henchman

1985–1986

2 episodes

 

Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Big Trouble in Little China

7.2

Wing Kong Hatchet Man

1986

 

Riptide (1984)

Riptide

6.8

TV Series

Kona

1986

1 episode

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Mongol

1985

1 episode

 

Falcon Crest (1981)

Falcon Crest

6.2

TV Series

Chao-Li's Cousin #2

1985

3 episodes

 

Billy Dee Williams and Ken Wahl in Double Dare (1985)

Double Dare

6.1

TV Series

Chang's Bodyguard

1985

1 episode

 

Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Magnum, P.I.

7.5

TV Series

Yaikra

1985

1 episode

 

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Hill Street Blues

8.2

TV Series

Man Next to Pounding Guy (uncredited)

1984

1 episode

 

Manimal (1983)

Manimal

6.5

TV Series

Tang

1983

1 episode

 

Bruce Boxleitner, Clyde Kusatsu, and Cindy Morgan in Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)

Bring 'Em Back Alive

7.1

TV Series

Magar

1982

1 episode

 

Longshot (1981)

Longshot

4.8

Odd Job

1981

 

Claude Akins, Brian Kerwin, and Mills Watson in The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

6.5

TV Series

Giant Oriental

1981

1 episode

 

Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)

M*A*S*H

8.5

TV Series

Korean Man

1981

1 episode

 

Bizarre (1979)

Bizarre

7.8

TV Series

1979

1 episode

 

Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)

CHiPs

6.5

TV Series

Wrong-way Driver

1978

1 episode

 

Mark Hamill and Annie Potts in Corvette Summer (1978)

Corvette Summer

5.7

Bouncer

1978

 

Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.3

TV Series

Cho-Lin

1978

1 episode

 

Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)

Police Woman

6.6

TV Series

Wrestler

1978

1 episode

 

The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)

The Amazing Spider-Man

6.1

TV Series

Kendo Killer

1977

1 episode

 

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

The Kentucky Fried Movie

6.4

Bulkus (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

1977

 

Monster Squad (1976)

Monster Squad

6.7

TV Series

King Fooey

1976

1 episode

 

Starsky and Hutch (1975)

Starsky and Hutch

7.0

TV Series

Itchy

1976

1 episode

 

Blind Rage (1976)

Blind Rage

4.6

1976

 

Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Quest (1976)

The Quest

6.1

TV Movie

Chinese Man

1976

 

Joe Forrester (1975)

Joe Forrester

7.1

TV Series

1975

1 episode

 

Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)

Sanford and Son

7.9

TV Series

Saburyo

1974

1 episode

 

Kung Fu (1972)

Kung Fu

7.6

TV Series

Dark Rider

1974

1 episode

 

Joan Blondell, Robert Brown, Bridget Hanley, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)

Here Come the Brides

7.6

TV Series

Tong Enforcer

1969

1 episode

 

Star Trek (1966)

Star Trek

8.4

TV Series

Ghengis Khan

1969

1 episode

 

Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)

General Hospital

6.6

TV Series

Won Chu

1963

 

Stunts

Brandon Lee in Rapid Fire (1992)

Rapid Fire

6.3

stunts

1992