Jim Kelly sadly passed away Saturday at age 67, losing a kung-fu battle to cancer. Kelly was probably the best black martial artist to grace the silver screens of America. His highest-profile role by far was as Williams in Enter the Dragon, co-starring with John Saxon and Bruce Lee. Warner Bros. sensed his extraordinary magnitude and gave him a starring role in Black Belt Jones, a perfect marriage of martial arts and Blaxploitation that should be viewed by fans of either of those genres. He had a few other starring roles with Hot Potato, Black Samurai, The Tattoo Connection (a.k.a. Black Belt Jones 2, but not really), and Death Dimension. He also hooked up with fellow Blaxploitation superstars Jim Brown and Fred “The Hammer” Williamson on such awesome films as Three the Hard Way, Take a Hard Ride, and One Down, Two to Go (pretty ominous title now).
Kelly would have been as cool as the other side of the pillow, but his outstanding afro meant that he never had to use a pillow. Although he’s been out of the acting game for a long time (and playing the tennis game, he was a pro for a while and had been an instructor for several years) he left a fist-shaped impact on kung fu and Blaxploitation cinema in the ’70s and will be missed.
(Probably my favorite intro and opening theme to any movie ever.)
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You should take over his place in the universe by producing and starring in your own Blaxpolitation Kung Fu movies!!
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Little do you know…
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I can’t wait!!! Is it going to be “Sunny” Lethal Weapon style???
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It’s going to be as serious as a shark attack on Christmas.
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BALLS OUT!!
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That scene where Williams choose prostitutes is beautiful. RIP Jim
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I met my wife the same way. I’m so grateful she picked me out of the lineup.
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Not gonna lie. I was less depressed to know that this was not Buffalo Bills quarterback perennial loser Jim Kelly, especially after the loss of Doink the Clown on Friday.
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Doink too?? I sense a conspiracy…
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I imagine that fight is happening in the afterlife right now, with Bruce Lee as referee.
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I heard this news earlier. He was awesome.
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