Nathan Jung

Nathan Jung (November 29, 1946 – April 24, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman. Due to his height, he was usually cast in "heavy" or "enforcer" roles.

Career Television 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 appeared 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" who goes toe-to-toe against Fred Dryer), Riptide (as Kona, Al Leong's colleague), Joe Forrester, and The New Mike Hammer.

Film Jung acted in the films Surf Ninjas (as Leslie Nielsen's henchman, Manchu), in John Landis's first film, Kentucky Fried Movie (as the henchman 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 who roughs up Mark Hamill's character), and Longshot (as Odd Job).

Jung also acted in Asian American independent films such as Justin Lin's Finishing The Game (as Bob, the Nazi villain who faces off against Roger Fan's Breeze Loo) in the "Fists of Fuhrer" segment that was directed by Evan Jackson Leong 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.

Personal life Jung was born in Bakersfield, California; he had two older brothers. He died in Los Angeles on April 24, 2021, at the age of 74, of a heart attack after treatment for lymphoma and a fall. Heavy.com, Daily Star Trek News, Comicbook.com, Outsider, AsAm News, iHorror, Giant Freakin Robot, The Independent and The Daily Express in the UK, News.com.au and Yahoo! Lifestyle in Australia, and The New Zealand Herald.

Selected filmography Film Year Title Role 2018 Nathan Jung v. Bruce Lee Himself / The Narrator 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 Tibetan Kidnapper 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 1989 Black Rain Sato's Enforcer 1986 Big Trouble in Little China Wing Kong Hatchet Man 1981 Longshot "Oddjob" 1978 Corvette Summer The Bouncer 1978 Blind Rage Henchman 1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie Bulkus

TV 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) The 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 S3:E22, "The Savage Curtain" (1969) Genghis Khan (opposite William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy)