James Milton Kelly (May 5, 1946 – June 29, 2013) was an American athlete, martial artist, and actor. After winning several karate championships, Kelly rose to fame in the early 1970s appearing in various action films within the martial arts and blaxploitation genres.

Kelly quickly cropped up in several more martial arts influenced "blaxploitation" films including Three the Hard Way (1974), Golden Needles (1974) and Black Belt Jones (1974), with its interesting fight finale in a soap filled car wash!

2024年9月18日 · Profile of the late Jim Kelly, martial artist and actor. He starred in films such as Enter the Dragon, Black Belt Jones and The Tattoo Connection.

After his appearance in One Down, Two to Go, Kelly rarely appeared in movies. He did appear in two episodes of the TV series, Highway to Heaven, in 1985 and 1986. A deleted scene from the film Undercover Brother (2002), included on the DVD extra features, shows him in a cameo appearance with Eddie Griffin .

2013年7月2日 · The martial arts master stars as — you guessed it — a kung fu expert who is charged with locating a kidnapped girl in Thailand. As far as martial arts movies are concerned, it’s not the strongest contender in the bunch. However, those who enjoy Kelly’s brand of big-screen hijinks shouldn’t find too much to complain about.

2013年6月29日 · That film was Enter the Dragon (1973) and it’s huge popularity, largely due to Bruce Lee, showed that fans were eager to have a new kung fu hero. In 1974 Jim Kelly made his first appearance in the lead role in the film Black Belt Jones with Robert Clause, the director of Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon (1973) and then he starred in Black ...

Latest movies featuring Jimmy Kelly. Jimmy Kelly DVDs. The list includes TV series, TV movies, short films and movie appearances. The filmography list includes the title, the title's year of release, and the character played by Jimmy Kelly, where applicable.

2011年10月5日 · The 1970’s marked the beginning of the one-two combination of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu. It happened when taekwondo champion Jim Kelly appeared in Bruce Lee’s film Enter the Dragon. Kelly proved to be a popular character actor who would sign with Warner Brothers for a few more action films, thus creating the first crossing over of these ...

Jim Kelly was an American martial artist, athlete, and actor. He was one of the most popular African–American faces in the martial arts movies of Hollywood. Kelly is most remembered for his role in the movie ‘Enter the Dragon,’ in which he co-starred with Bruce Lee. Since his school days, Kelly was athletically inclined.

2013年7月2日 · Jim Kelly, who added an Afro, street swagger and a few memorable one-liners to martial arts movies in the 1970s, most notably in a prominent role alongside Bruce Lee in “Enter the Dragon,” died...