Jim Kelly featured in movies such as Enter The Dragon, Black Belt Jones, Three the Hard Way and Black Samurai
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- Actor Jim Kelly, who featured alongside Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, died at his San Diego home on June 29, 2013 due to cancer. He was 67.
- Kelly's ex-wife Marilyn Dishman took to Facebook to announce the sad news, reported Ace Showbiz.
- "Yesterday, June 29, 2013, James Milton Kelly, better known as Jim Kelly, the Karate expert, actor, my first husband and Sabrena Kelly-Lewis's biological father died. Sabrena needs all of your good thoughts and prayers. This is a difficult situation to process. Even I am having trouble processing it. Like his mother, there will be no service!" the Facebook post read.
- Kelly was born in May 1946. He grew up in Kentucky as a talented athlete, who joined baseball, football and track teams.
- Kelly started practising martial arts in 1964 and later earned a black belt in Karate after moving to California. He said that he wanted to become an actor after winning Karate tournaments.
- He eatured in many movies during the 1970s, such as Black Belt Jones, Three the Hard Way and Black Samurai.
Actor Jim Kelly, who featuredalongside Bruce Lee in
Enter the Dragon, died at his San Diego home on June 29, 2013 due to cancer. He was 67.
Kelly's ex-wife Marilyn Dishman took to Facebook toannounce the sad news, reported Ace Showbiz.
"Yesterday, June 29, 2013, James Milton Kelly, betterknown as Jim Kelly, the Karate expert, actor, my first husbandand Sabrena Kelly-Lewis's biological father died. Sabrenaneeds all of your good thoughts and prayers. This is adifficult situation to process. Even I am having troubleprocessing it. Like his mother, there will be no service!" theFacebook post read.
Kelly was born in May 1946. He grew up in Kentucky as atalented athlete, who joined baseball, football and trackteams.
Kelly started practising martial arts in 1964 and laterearned a black belt in Karate after moving to California. Hesaid that he wanted to become an actor after winning Karatetournaments.
He eatured in many movies during the 1970s, such as
BlackBelt Jones, Three the Hard Way and
Black Samurai.