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Donald Li | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Donald Li (born 1961) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for Big Trouble in Little China and The Avengers . He played multiple parts in Alan Cook's stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden . [1] [2] [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole | Etuk | Television film |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Eddie Lee | |
| 1986 | One Crazy Summer | Chrong Freen | |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Cab Driver | |
| 1992 | Rapid Fire | Tall Guard | |
| 1992 | Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style | Keanu | Television film |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Detective Kim | |
| 2000 | Deep Core | Colonel Sun Po | |
| 2001 | Falcon Down | Captain Chow | |
| 2001 | Epoch | Chinese Scientist | Television film |
| 2005 | Goal! The Dream Begins | Chinese Restaurant Manager | |
| 2010 | The Quickening | Max | Television film |
| 2012 | The Avengers | World Security Council |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Joe Boy | Episode: "China Rain" |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | Episode: "Tongs" | |
| 1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Charlie Yung | Episode: "Nightmoves" |
| 1992 | Knots Landing | Bailiff | Episode: "Rescue Me" |
| 1994 | Masters of the Sea | John Cheng, CEO Cheng Pacific Lines | Episode: |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Elliot Lim | Episode: "The Web" |
| 2001 | The Practice | Juror | Episode: "Gideon's Crossover" (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Numbers | Waiter #1 | Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown" |
| 2009 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Minister | Episode: "#1.5575" (uncredited) |
| 2009–2010 | Better Off Ted | Office Worker / Asian Man | Episodes: "Win Some, Dose Some" (uncredited), "Swag the Dog" |
| 2010 | Southland | Coroner | Episode: "The Runner" |
| 2010 | Romantically Challenged | Owner | Episode: "Rebecca's One Night Stand" |
| 2012 | Kickin' It | Doctor Chen | Episode: "Kickin' It in China" |
| 2014 | Days of Our Lives | Mr. Shinn | Episodes: "#1.12374", "#1.12375" |
| 2015 | Shameless | Maitre D' | Episode: "A Night to Remem-- Wait, What?" |
| 2015–2016 | Bosch | Charlie Lui | Episodes: "Victim of the Night", "Chapter Six: Donkey's Years" |
| 2016 | Idiotsitter | Mr. Sasaki | Episodes: "Viva La Joy", "Funeral" |
| 2017 | Hand of God | Reporter #2 | Episode: "You Can't Go Back" |
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