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. 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".
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. Other notable TV and film appearances include MacGyver, Armed Response (with David Carradine), New York Cop (with Chad McQueen), Aces Go Places 5: 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.
In 2009, Lee made a brief appearance in an episode of the popular American crime series Numb3rs. Lee also voiced several characters in the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1982Ninja in the Dragon's DenSun Jing1985GymkataHao1985MaxieChinese Movie Patron1986EliminatorsKuji1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaChang Sing MemberUncredited1986Armed ResponseKon Ozu1988Tiger on the BeatCID Officer Michael Tso1989Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta HitChinese Rambo1990Tiger on the Beat 2Buffalo1990Killer's RomanceBobby1990Prince of the SunTiger1991Fury in RedRay1993New York CopKonen Li1994The King Of The SeaCheung Po Tsai1995Kuang qing sha shouCop1996First StrikeChinese Group #21996CarjackLeeAlso writer and director1998Lethal Weapon 4Four Father2001The Pharaoh ProjectCurtis Cohn / Genghis Khan2005SmileFactory Worker2005N.T.V. Volume 1Mr. Fing Lee2007Lady SamuraiKhang2018MomConanAlso writer and director2018MMAConan Lee
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1985Falcon CrestChao-Li's Cousin #13 episodes1986MacGyverJiEpisode: "The Wish Child"1992Stormy WeathersConanTelevision film2009NumbersJimmy LinEpisode: "Trouble in Chinatown"
References
External links Personal Website