Assing "Aki" Aleong (born December 19, 1934) is a Trinidadian-born American character actor and singer who has also been active in songwriting and musical production.

Early life

Aleong was born to Henry Leong (Aleong), a cook from

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, and Agnes Vera Gonsalves from St. Vincent, British West Indies.

Career

His first important role was in the 1957 movie '' No Down Payment'', which starred Joanne Woodward and Jeffrey Hunter. He is probably best known for portraying Senator Hidoshi during the first season of '' Babylon 5'', as well as portraying Mr. Chiang, the aide to Nathan Bates in the weekly series of ''V: The Series''. He also portrayed the character of Colonel Mitamura in '' Farewell to the King''. He owned the Gingham Dog fast food restaurant in Hollywood,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, c. 1965. Aleong co-wrote and produced the nonsense doo-wop record ''Shombalor'' by Sheriff and the Ravels for Vee-Jay records in 1958. He has a listing in the ''Top Pop Singles 1955–2008'' by Joel Whitburn, with "Trade Winds, Trade Winds" appearing in November 1961. The song peaked at No. 101 in ''Billboard'' on the "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" charts, and it remained on the chart for four weeks. According to an interview with Aleong on YouTube ("Part 1 of Twyman Creative Insider Interview with Aki Aleong") the song was Number 1 in Los Angeles in 1961. While that is not exactly accurate, "Trade Winds, Trade Winds" did reach Number 10 on KDAY and Number 11 on KRLA, two L.A. Top 40 stations. Aleong is a member of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) and is the executive director for Asians in Media. He starred as "Agent X" in the Wong Fu Productions YouTube short starring Ryan Higa, '' Agents of Secret Stuff''.Aki Aleong
lifeisreallybeautiful.com He appeared on the television show, '' Hazel'' as Mike Shiga and, in 1968, on the TV show '' The Virginian'' saison 6 épisode 7 ''(Ah Sing vs Wyoming)'' as Ah Sing. He also played the manager of a Japanese restaurant in Season 2, Episode 6 of '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2001).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aleong, Aki 1934 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male singer-songwriters Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to the United States Musicians from Port of Spain American people of Hong Kong descent 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American singer-songwriters 20th-century American male singers