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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.
With his perfectly styled Afro, cool bop walk and smart-aleck mouth, martial artist and actor Jim Kelly, who died from cancer on Saturday at the age of 67, was a seventies screen sensation who became an icon. Michael A. Gonzales appreciates cinema's first African-American martial arts star.
Jul 2, 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 Dragon,”...
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.
Jul 1, 2013 · 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-wife Marilyn Dishman, confirmed his...
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.
Jim Kelly. Actor: Enter the Dragon. With his funky Afro hairstyle, super cool attitude and superb karate skills, Jim Kelly was instantly identifiable, and one of the top martial arts film stars of the early 1970s.
Jim Kelly. Actor: Enter the Dragon. With his funky Afro hairstyle, super cool attitude and superb karate skills, Jim Kelly was instantly identifiable, and one of the top martial arts film stars of the early 1970s.
May 15, 2020 · Jim Kelly became the first black martial arts film star starring alongside Bruce Lee in ‘Enter the Dragon.’ He was a master of Shorin-ryu karate.
Jul 1, 2013 · Jim Kelly, the martial artist who was a last minute addition to one of the greatest martial arts films ever, Enter the Dragon, has died. He was 67 years old. Born in Paris Kentucky, he was a natural athlete who starred in multiple sports in high school.
