Biography
Frankie “Fifty percent Pint” Jaxon was an eccentric vocalist along with a mysterious shape who disappeared following the mid-’40s. Known as “Fifty percent Pint” because of becoming 5’2″, Jaxon (who was simply an orphan) was raised in Kansas Town. At 15 he started singing in range shows with night clubs. He toured having a theatrical troupe in Tx and Oklahoma, developing a track and dance group with Miss Gallie De Gaston that do well in vaudeville during 1912-1924. When he was 21, Jaxon started working frequently in Atlantic Town (generally the Heaven Café) in the summertime as well as the Sunset Café in Chicago in the wintertime. A specialist at staging displays, Fifty percent Pint helped Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters (amongst others) placed on their productions. Jaxon, who also worked well as a lady impersonator, a pianist-singer, along with a saxophonist, was mainly in Chicago during 1927-1941, an interval when he produced many recordings. In 1930 he created the Quarts of Pleasure and he frequently appeared on the air within the ’30s. Jaxon utilized his best-known structure “Lover It” (which would later on be documented by Woody Herman) like a brand track. Although still well-known, Jaxon dropped from music completely in 1941, doing work for the federal government in Washington D.C. In 1944 he relocated to LA and largely vanished, never to become heard from once again from the musical globe. Half Pint Jaxon’s recordings like a leader (which day from 1926-1940) consist of such sidemen as washboardist Jasper Taylor, pianist Georgia Tom Dorsey, banjoist Ikey Robinson, cornetist Punch Miller, the Harlem Hamfats (1937-1938), clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Lil Armstrong, and trumpeter Henry “Crimson” Allen.
Quick Facts
Full Name Frankie Jaxon
Date Of Birth February 3, 1895
Died 1944, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession Drag queen, Comedian, Singer
Nationality American
Music Songs Willie the Weeper, It Must Be Jelly, Jive Man Blues, Wet It, Fan It, Can't You Wait Till You Get Home, I'm Gonna Steal You, Down At Jasper's Bar-B-Que, Operation Blues, You Got to Wet It, Let's Knock A Jug, Hit Ta Ditty Low Down, Callin' Corrine, Corinne Blues, Gimme A Pig's Foot And A Bottle Of Beer, I'm Gonna Dance Wit De Guy Wot Brung Me, Something’s Goin’ on Wrong, Be Your Natural Self, It's Heated, If That Don't Get It, This Sho' Will, Hannah Fell In Love With My Piano, Don’t Pan Me, When They Play Them Blues, How Can I Get It?, Mama Don't Allow It, She Got "It", Let Me Ride Your Train, They Put the Big Britches on Me, You Can’t Tell, I Knocks Myself Out, Scuddlin', Fan It Boogie Woogie
Albums Chicago Sessions 1928-1931, Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon Vol. 1 1926-1929, Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3: 22 July 1937 to 17 April 1940, Blues: 44 Blues, Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 14 May 1926 to 22 July 1929, Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 30 July 1929 to 20 July 1930
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Practices Sil Lum Kuen (Northern Shaolin kung fu). |
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Former Beverly Hills Pro/Am Karate Soft Forms Champion. |
Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Awesome Asian Bad Guys |
2014 |
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Al (2013) |
Forbidden Warrior |
2005 |
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Yang Sze |
Confessions of an Action Star |
2005 |
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Evil Doctor |
David Callaham: Writer Reel |
2004 |
Short |
Dave Callaham |
Deadwood |
2004 |
TV Series |
Laundryman |
The Scorpion King |
2002 |
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Asian Training Master |
24 |
2002 |
TV Series |
Neill Choi |
The Ghost |
2001 |
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Wu's Thug No.2 |
Daddy Tell Me a Story... |
2000 |
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Al Ka Bong |
The Others |
2000 |
TV Series |
Mr. Lee |
That '70s Show |
2000 |
TV Series |
Ninja Warrior |
Limo |
1998 |
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Hack |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
1998 |
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Wah Sing Ku Triad Member (uncredited) |
Godzilla |
1998/I |
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Japanese Fishing Boat Crewman (uncredited) |
The Replacement Killers |
1998 |
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Terence Wei Gunmen (uncredited) |
Tuff Luk Klub |
1997 |
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Cousin Ming |
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons |
1997 |
TV Movie |
Black Dragon Henchman |
Escape from L.A. |
1996 |
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Hershe Gang Member (uncredited) |
Deadly Target |
1994 |
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Guard |
Double Dragon |
1994 |
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Lewis |
Vanishing Son III |
1994 |
TV Movie |
Triad Lieutenant #1 |
The Shadow |
1994 |
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Tibetan Driver |
Beverly Hills Cop III |
1994 |
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Car Mechanic (uncredited) |
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues |
1994 |
TV Series |
Chinese Warlord |
Martial Outlaw |
1993 |
Video |
Asian Thug Robber (uncredited) |
Last Action Hero |
1993 |
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Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited) |
Army of One |
1993 |
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Chinese Gunmen #9 |
Renegade |
1993 |
TV Series |
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Hard Hunted |
1993 |
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Raven |
Rapid Fire |
1992 |
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Minh |
Raven |
1992 |
TV Series |
Black Dragon Ninja |
Steel Justice |
1992 |
TV Movie |
Guard #2 |
Showdown in Little Tokyo |
1991 |
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Yoshida's Men (uncredited) |
The Perfect Weapon |
1991 |
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Man in Croc-Pit Bar (uncredited) |
Death Warrant |
1990 |
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Bruce |
Aftershock |
1990 |
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Fighter (uncredited) |
I Come in Peace |
1990 |
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Luggage Salesman (as Albert Leong) |
Savage Beach |
1989 |
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Fu |
Black Rain |
1989 |
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Yakuza Assassin (uncredited) |
Cage |
1989 |
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Tiger Joe |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure |
1989 |
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Genghis Khan |
They Live |
1988 |
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Asian Revolutionary (uncredited) |
Die Hard |
1988 |
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Uli |
MacGyver |
1988 |
TV Series |
Wayne H. Lim |
Broken Angel |
1988 |
TV Movie |
Handcuffed Gang Leader (uncredited) |
Action Jackson |
1988 |
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Dellaplane's Chauffeur |
She's Having a Baby |
1988 |
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Photographer |
Steele Justice |
1987 |
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Long Hair |
Lethal Weapon |
1987 |
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Endo |
Simon & Simon |
1987 |
TV Series |
Yuki |
The A-Team |
1984-1986 |
TV Series |
Byron Chin Men / Quyet Thug / Chow's Henchman / ... |
Big Trouble in Little China |
1986 |
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Wing Kong Hatchet Man |
Big Trouble |
1986 |
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Chinese laborer #2 (as Albert Leong) |
T.J. Hooker |
1983-1986 |
TV Series |
Nabutsu Hood #1 / Martial Arts Instructor |
Riptide |
1986 |
TV Series |
Mr. Yeem |
The Fall Guy |
1984-1986 |
TV Series |
Quon / Johnny |
The Twilight Zone |
1986 |
TV Series |
Proprietor (segment "The Misfortune Cookie") |
Airwolf |
1985 |
TV Series |
General Rangavara Bandit Soldier |
Hunter |
1985 |
TV Series |
Chang Men |
The Equalizer |
1985 |
TV Series |
Chinese Man |
My Science Project |
1985 |
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Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited) |
Protocol |
1984 |
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Cook |
Magnum, P.I. |
1984 |
TV Series |
Bodyguard #2 |
Knight Rider |
1984 |
TV Series |
Fong's Bouncer |
Hart to Hart |
1983 |
TV Series |
Tai-Chi Man |
Off the Wall |
1983 |
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Mt. Joy Cheerleader (as Albert Leong) |
Twilight Zone: The Movie |
1983 |
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Vietnamese (Segment #1) |
Stunts
Stunts
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hostage |
2005 |
stunts |
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Deadwood |
2004 |
TV Series stunts - 1 episode |
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Daredevil |
2003 |
stunts |
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The Scorpion King |
2002 |
sword fighting coordinator |
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Ghosts of Mars |
2001 |
stunts |
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Planet of the Apes |
2001 |
stunt player |
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Lethal Weapon 4 |
1998 |
stunts - uncredited |
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Godzilla |
1998/I |
stunts |
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The Replacement Killers |
1998 |
stunts |
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Raven: Return of the Black Dragons |
1997 |
TV Movie stunts |
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Escape from L.A. |
1996 |
stunts |
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Double Dragon |
1994 |
stunts |
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Vanishing Son IV |
1994 |
TV Movie stunts |
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Vanishing Son III |
1994 |
TV Movie stunts |
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Deconstructing Sarah |
1994 |
TV Movie stunts |
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Beverly Hills Cop III |
1994 |
stunts |
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Martial Outlaw |
1993 |
Video stunts |
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Last Action Hero |
1993 |
stunts - uncredited |
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Hot Shots! Part Deux |
1993 |
stunts |
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Kung Fu: The Legend Continues |
1993 |
TV Series stunt coordinator |
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Raven |
1992 |
TV Series stunts - 1 episode |
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Nervous Ticks |
1992 |
stunt player |
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Showdown in Little Tokyo |
1991 |
stunts |
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Double Impact |
1991 |
stunts |
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Stone Cold |
1991 |
stunts - as Albert Leong |
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The Perfect Weapon |
1991 |
stunts |
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Aftershock |
1990 |
stunts - uncredited |
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Why Me? |
1990 |
stunts |
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Black Rain |
1989 |
stunts |
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They Live |
1988 |
stunts |
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The Golden Child |
1986 |
stunts |
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The A-Team |
1984-1986 |
TV Series stunts - 8 episodes |
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My Science Project |
1985 |
stunts |
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Twilight Zone: The Movie |
1983 |
stunts - uncredited |
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Director
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Daddy Tell Me a Story... |
2000 |
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Writer
Writer
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Daddy Tell Me a Story... |
2000 |
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Producer
Producer
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Tuff Luk Klub |
1997 |
associate producer |
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Self
Self
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Henchman: The Al Leong Story |
2017 |
Documentary post-production |
Himself |
The Gathering |
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filming |
Himself |
Movies and Stuff |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
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