Jim Kelly, seen here in his best known film <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0070034%2F%3Fref_%3Dfn_al_tt_1" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Enter the Dragon,"</a> died of cancer June 29 at the age of 67.
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
Jim Kelly, seen here in his best known film "Enter the Dragon," died of cancer June 29 at the age of 67.
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Kelly's role in the 1973 film, starring Bruce Lee, was brief, but fans loved the delivery of his wisecrack lines.
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
Kelly's role in the 1973 film, starring Bruce Lee, was brief, but fans loved the delivery of his wisecrack lines.
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Kelly is featured on the poster for "Enter the Dragon."
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
Kelly is featured on the poster for "Enter the Dragon."
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Kelly went on to have a brief but successful movie career. After "Dragon," he took on the title role in<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0071221%2F%3Fref_%3Dfn_al_tt_1" target="_blank" target="_blank"> "Black Belt Jones"</a> in 1974.
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
Kelly went on to have a brief but successful movie career. After "Dragon," he took on the title role in "Black Belt Jones" in 1974.
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Kelly starred in "Black Belt Jones."
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
Kelly starred in "Black Belt Jones."
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Kelly went on to star in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0072284%2F%3Fref_%3Dsr_1" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Three the Hard Way"</a> with Fred Williamson and Jim Brown in 1974.
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
Kelly went on to star in "Three the Hard Way" with Fred Williamson and Jim Brown in 1974.
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The plot of "Three the Hard Way" involves the three heroes battling a group of white supremacists attempting to poison the water supply with a toxin lethal to blacks.
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
The plot of "Three the Hard Way" involves the three heroes battling a group of white supremacists attempting to poison the water supply with a toxin lethal to blacks.
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in 1975's "<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0073784%2F%3Fref_%3Dfn_al_tt_1" target="_blank" target="_blank">Take a Hard Ride</a>," Kelly played Kashtok, a mute half-American Indian scout.
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
in 1975's "Take a Hard Ride," Kelly played Kashtok, a mute half-American Indian scout.
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Kelly brought back his Black Belt Jones character for the sequal <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0074646%2F%3Fref_%3Dfn_al_tt_1" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Hot Potato"</a> in 1976
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
Kelly brought back his Black Belt Jones character for the sequal "Hot Potato" in 1976
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in 1977's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0074213%2Fplotsummary%3Fref_%3Dtt_ov_pl" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Black Samurai,"</a> Kelly starred as Robert Sand, a tennis playing secret agent.
Martial arts actor Jim Kelly —
in 1977's "Black Samurai," Kelly starred as Robert Sand, a tennis playing secret agent.
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