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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 played opposite Bruce Lee in 1973's Enter the Dragon, and had lead ...
Jim Kelly was a screen sensation in the seventies, starring in Enter the Dragon, Black Belt Jones and other blaxploitation films. He was a skilled martial artist, a cool style icon and a role model for many young Black men.
Jul 2, 2013 · July 1, 2013. 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 ...
Jim Kelly was an American martial artist, athlete, and actor who co-starred with Bruce Lee in 'Enter the Dragon.' He was the first African-American martial arts film star and won several world karate championships.
Jul 1, 2013 · Jim Kelly, who parlayed his martial arts skills into a successful but brief career in action movies, has died. He was 67. Kelly’s former wife Marilyn Dishman told CNN that the actor died ...
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Jul 1, 2013 · July 1, 2013, 8:13 AM PDT. By Ree Hines. Actor and martial arts grandmaster Jim Kelly, best known for playing Williams in the classic Bruce Lee film "Enter the Dragon," died Saturday. Kelly's ex ...
Jim Kelly was a martial arts film star and tennis player in the 1970s. He appeared in Enter the Dragon, Black Belt Jones, Three the Hard Way and more.