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George Cheung

Hong Kong-American actor and stuntman (born 1949)

George Kee Cheung (Chinese: 張佐治; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Zo3Zi6; born February 8, 1949) is a Hong Kong-American actor and stunt performer. He has appeared in over 200 film and television roles since 1975, typically as supporting villains and henchmen.

01Early life

Cheung was born and raised in Hong Kong, and practiced martial arts as a child. He moved to the United States to study at the University of San Francisco, where he earned a degree in biology.

02Career

Cheung began his acting career in 1975, appearing in a number of San Francisco-based productions like the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and the Sam Peckinpah film The Killer Elite, and performing stunts for the Dirty Harry film The Enforcer.

Some notable television programs he has guest starred on include M*A*S*H; Fantasy Island; Hart to Hart; MacGyver; Magnum, P.I.; Simon & Simon; Kung Fu: The Legend Continues; The A-Team; Knight Rider; How I Met Your Mother; Seinfeld; Thunder in Paradise; Martial Law; Walker, Texas Ranger; Nash Bridges; NYPD Blue; ER; The West Wing; Seibu Keisatsu; Lost and The Haves and the Have Nots.

His film appearances include Under Siege, Rambo: First Blood Part II, RoboCop 2, Fist of the North Star, Lethal Weapon 4, Rush Hour, Starsky & Hutch and Mongolian Death Worm. In 2013, he voiced Wei Cheng in Grand Theft Auto V.

03Honors

In May 2008, Cheung was presented by California's Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus with the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Award for Excellence in Arts and Entertainment.

04Filmography

Film

Television

Videogames

  • Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (2002) as Huang Zhenmeng
  • Halo 2 (2004) as ILB: Mr. Shebura (Uncredited)
  • Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005) as Captain Kai Leu, China Soldier
  • The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) as Kung Fu Soldier, Chinatown Gangster, Additional Walla
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Sao Feng's Henchman
  • Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (2007) as GDF Covert Ops, Additional VO
  • Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) as Pirates No. 1
  • Dead to Rights: Retribution (2010) as Lao
  • Grand Theft Auto V (2013) as Wei Cheng, The Local Population
  • Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015) as Pirates (Archive Footage)
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