Kim Tae-Jeong

Born: 1957-06-05

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 McKinney. Kim had also worked in his native Korea, his most popular film there being PLEASE MISS BE PATIENT (1981), a martial arts action comedy. Sadly on the weekend of August 27, 2011, Kim passed away after suffering a hemorrhage after having a stomach ache. Kim was 54 years old.


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No Retreat, No Surrender

as Sensei Lee
Released: 1986-05-02

Young Jason Stillwell moves with his parents to Seattle, where local bullies harass them without...

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Game of Death

as Billy Lo
Released: 1978-03-23

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

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Game of Death II

as Lee Chen-kwok / Bobby Lo
Released: 1981-03-21

In this dark tale of revenge, Bruce Lee "returns" as Billy Lo, whose best friend Chin Ku dies of...

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Ninja USA

as Tan Lung
Released: 1985-01-01

Two cops are investigating a drug ring that may be led by an American man who saved them when...

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Be Patient, Young Lady!

as uncredited
Released: 1981-09-19

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Fists Of Bruce Lee

as uncredited
Released: 1979-04-17

Bruce Lee (Bruce Li) is assigned to go undercover as Lee Min-Chin to investigate a drug ring....

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Fist of Death

as Master Bruce
Released: 1982-01-23

Master Lee founded the Koryo Martial Arts Training Hall in Shanghai. Having a common goal,...

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Funny Kung Fu

as uncredited
Released: 1978-10-13

Two vile Kung Fu masters terrorize a small town and extort money out of the inhabitants. A local...

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