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Jim Kelly (II) (1946–2013)

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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. After appearing in a minor film role, Kelly's second screen effort was as one of the invited guests to the deadly Han's Island in Enter the Dragon... See full bio »

Born:

James M. Kelly
in Paris, Kentucky, USA

Died:

in San Diego, California, USA
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Still of Jim Kelly and John Saxon in Enter the Dragon Still of Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley and Jim Kelly in Golden Needles
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Filmography

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2009 Afro Ninja (video)
Cleavon Washington
 
1994 Stranglehold
Executive #4
 
1994 Ultimatum
Executive
 
1985 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Reporter
– The Monster: Part 2 (1985) … Reporter
 
1979 Mr. No Legs
 
1978 Death Dimension
Lt. Detective J. Ash
 
1978 The Tattoo Connection
Lucas
 
1977 Black Samurai
Robert Sand
 
1976 Hot Potato
Jones
 
1976 One Down, Two to go
Chuck
 
1975 Take a Hard Ride
Kashtok
 
1974 Golden Needles
Jeff
 
1974 Three the Hard Way
Mister Keyes
 
1974 Black Belt Jones
Black Belt Jones
 
1973 Enter the Dragon
Williams
 
1972 Melinda
Charles Atkins
 
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1977 Black Samurai (karate master)
 
1976 Hot Potato (fight choreographer: Jones scenes)
 
1974 Golden Needles (fight choreographer: Jim Kelly's fight sequences)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2011 Kashtok Speaks (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Way of the Little Dragon (video documentary)
 
1995 Top Fighter (video documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2006 Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Baadasssss Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Undercover Brother
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 A Huey P. Newton Story (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (documentary)
 

Related Videos

Afro Ninja -- Trailer for this martial arts action comedy Take a Hard Ride -- Open-ended Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment Enter the Dragon -- A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Interviewed in "Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speak", 2009. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Became a professional tennis player in 1975, rising to No. 2 in California in the senior men's doubles rankings and reaching the state's top ten in senior men's singles. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus