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'Enter the Dragon' actor Jim Kelly dies
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO -- Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.
Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included "Three the Hard Way," "Black Belt Jones" and "Black Samurai."
During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.
The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.
"It was one of the best experiences in my life," he told salon.com of working on "Enter the Dragon." "Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I'd ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/30/3478974/enter-the-dragon-actor-jim-kelly.html#storylink=cpy
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO -- Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.
Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included "Three the Hard Way," "Black Belt Jones" and "Black Samurai."
During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.
The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.
"It was one of the best experiences in my life," he told salon.com of working on "Enter the Dragon." "Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I'd ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/30/3478974/enter-the-dragon-actor-jim-kelly.html#storylink=cpy
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"Man...you come right out of a comic book!"....
R.I.P. Jim Kelly. -
He dropped some classic quotes in Enter the Dragon:
*After grabbin a boatload of hoes to ? * "Please understand, if I missed anyone... It's been a long day... I'm a lil' tired."
"? MR. HANDMAN!!"
"Ghettos are the same all over the world. They Stink."
Who else ya'll know that would beat the ? out of two white police officers, then get away in their own car!? lol...
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Still sad by this, RIP!
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Damn. RIP.
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RIP!!!
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Real sad news. RIP Jim Kelly
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Goat ?
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rip to mah kung fu brotha!
nicca had some of dem one-liners & whupped a lot of muthaphukkas fo sho!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66clfRFkEQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVVd4aNyMM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bthp5UBf0TU
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RIP to a trill 1
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Dude's lines were hilarious in Enter the Dragon. Wish I've seen more of his films
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R.I.P Jim Kelly aka Bushido Brown
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Art-illery wrote: »'Enter the Dragon' actor Jim Kelly dies
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO -- Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.
Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included "Three the Hard Way," "Black Belt Jones" and "Black Samurai."
During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.
The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.
"It was one of the best experiences in my life," he told salon.com of working on "Enter the Dragon." "Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I'd ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/30/3478974/enter-the-dragon-actor-jim-kelly.html#storylink=cpyArt-illery wrote: »'Enter the Dragon' actor Jim Kelly dies
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO -- Actor Jim Kelly, who played a glib American martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, has died. He was 67.
Marilyn Dishman, Kelly's ex-wife, said he died Saturday of cancer at his home in San Diego.
Sporting an Afro hairstyle and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the 1973 martial arts classic. His later films included "Three the Hard Way," "Black Belt Jones" and "Black Samurai."
During a 2010 interview with salon.com, Kelly said he started studying martial arts in 1964 in Kentucky and later moved to California where he earned a black belt in karate. He said he set his sights on becoming an actor after winning karate tournaments. He also played college football.
The role in the Bruce Lee film was his second. He had about a dozen film roles in the 1970s before his acting work tapered off. In recent years, he drew lines of autograph seekers at comic book conventions.
"It was one of the best experiences in my life," he told salon.com of working on "Enter the Dragon." "Bruce was just incredible, absolutely fantastic. I learned so much from working with him. I probably enjoyed working with Bruce more than anyone else I'd ever worked with in movies because we were both martial artists. And he was a great, great martial artist. It was very good."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/30/3478974/enter-the-dragon-actor-jim-kelly.html#storylink=cpyDisciplined InSight wrote: »
"Man...you come right out of a comic book!"....
R.I.P. Jim Kelly.Art-illery wrote: »He dropped some classic quotes in Enter the Dragon:
*After grabbin a boatload of hoes to ? * "Please understand, if I missed anyone... It's been a long day... I'm a lil' tired."
"? MR. HANDMAN!!"
"Ghettos are the same all over the world. They Stink."
Who else ya'll know that would beat the ? out of two white police officers, then get away in their own car!? lol...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8djo3gz06MMr. Rich Pryor wrote: »rip to mah kung fu brotha!
nicca had some of dem one-liners & whupped a lot of muthaphukkas fo sho!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66clfRFkEQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVVd4aNyMM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bthp5UBf0TU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeoUSI9Y9cU
R.I.P.
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Damn, We lost a legend
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GOAT
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Taking this lose especially hard...... Jim Kelly let ? know blacks could compete on in level in martial arts