Leland Sun

Leland Sun
Leland Sun in one of his appearances on M*A*S*H, here as an injured Chinese soldier
M*A*S*H actor / actress
Personal information
Gender:	Male
Born:	(1950-06-07) June 7, 1950
Birthplace:	New York
Occupation/Career:	Actor and stuntman
Years active:	1969-1997
IMDB:	nm0838962
Character information
Appeared in:	M*A*S*H
Episodes:	"There Is Nothing Like a Nurse" "Comrades in Arms" "re You Now, Margaret?" "A Holy Mess"
Character played:	Mr. Kwang / North Korean squad leader / Chinese patient / G.I.

Leland Sun (full name Leland K. H. Sun or Leland Kuo Hsing Sun) was born on June 7, 1950 in New York City and was active as an actor and stuntman from 1969 to 1997. He is known for acting roles in Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Army of One (1993), and The Colony (1996).

As a stuntman, he has performed in shows such as Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) and Beverly Hills Ninja (1997).

Leland retired in 1997 to work at a real estate investment and consulting company started by his father. He married his wife Peggy on December 17, 1991 and they have two children.

Leland is the eldest great-grandson of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Chinese revolutionary and first president and founding father of the Republic of China. Since 2015 Leland has been chairperson and president of the Sun Yat-sen Center Foundation, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, which works to promote the ideals and teachings of the great Chinese statesman.

Leland Sun and M*A*S*H

Leland Sun had 4 credited appearances on M*A*S*H ranging from Season 3 to Season 10. There is however some doubt about the appearance in Season 3: see the comments in the gallery. One of his more memorable appearances was as a wounded Chinese soldier in Season 8's "Are You Now, Margaret?". Leland is in character here, being ethnic Chinese. While in post op, he has a few lines where he expresses his thanks to Hawkeye in Cantonese.

Season	Episode	Role (as credited)	Notes
3	There Is Nothing Like a Nurse	Mr. Kwang	There are 2 different Mr. Kwangs in the Episode: Sun played the Mr. Kwang in the OR scene, asked by Trapper "Give me some 3-0 chromic, Mr. Kwang"
3	Bombed	Mr. Kwang ? Not credited	In the O.R., Hawkeye calls "Leland" to come over and apply anesthesia to a patient. This is plausible as Mr Kwang was helping in the O.R. a few episodes ago. This appearance is not credited.
6	Comrades in Arms	North Korean squad leader	speaking part in Korean
8	Are You Now, Margaret?	Chinese patient	speaking part in Cantonese
10	A Holy Mess	G.I.

Gallery

This is the second Mr. Kwang in "There Is Nothing Like a Nurse" and he is not played by Leland Sun. Going by the broadcast date, Leland should be 24 years old here but this actor looks a lot older.

The anesthetist is probably Leland. Hawkeye just called for "Leland" to put the patient under in a scene from "Bombed".

The soldier on the left (first in the line) is most likely Leland. He's the only soldier with a speaking part and he gives instructions to the rest so he must be the squad leader. The scene is from "Comrades in Arms".

Leland plays a Chinese patient with a speaking part in "Are You Now, Margaret?". There's no doubt about the identification this time.

External links

• IMDB entry fo Leland Sun
• Website of Sun Yat-sen Center Foundation