People
Kim Tae-Jeong
Biography:
Korean taekwondo stylist Kim Tae-Jeong was discovered by Raymond Chow, who was looking for a "double" to replace the late Bruce Lee when Golden Harvest opted to finish GAME OF DEATH (1978). Kim was a very nice kicking stylist who would later play Bruce's "brother" and play his double in a sequel entitled TOWER OF DEATH. His final fight scene against fellow Korean Hwang Jang-Lee is hailed as one of his best fight scenes. In 1985, Corey Yuen selected Kim to play the ghost of Bruce Lee in his Hong Kong-U.S. crossover NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER. His voice was dubbed by a voice actor because Kim spoke no English so he spoke all of his lines in his native Korean with American actor Kurt... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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No Retreat, No Surrender as Sensei Lee | 1986-05-02 |
Ninja USA as Tan Lung | 1985-01-01 |
Fist of Death as Master Bruce | 1982-01-23 |
Be Patient, Young Lady! | 1981-09-19 |
Game of Death II as Lee Chen-kwok / Bobby Lo | 1981-03-21 |
Fists Of Bruce Lee | 1979-04-17 |
Funny Kung Fu | 1978-10-13 |
Game of Death as Billy Lo | 1978-03-23 |