JIM KELLY!

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Jim Kelly as "Black Belt Jones" To me, after Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly has got to be the most Charismatic and Memorable Martial Arts film actor of the 70's era. After appearing in the Bruce Lee classic "Enter the Dragon", Kelly went on to star in a number of memorable Black Action films: "Black Belt Jones", "Golden Needles", "Three the Hard Way", "Hot Potato", "Take a Hard Ride", "One Down Two to Go", "Black Samurai", "The Kill Factor", and "Tattoo Connection". Kelly at one time was a Tennis and Boxing champion and is now working on a film comeback.

Kelly certainly does damage as these images prove his many victims!

Jim Kelly dressed up in "Private Commando" gear!

This is what I call a "Clean Beating!"

Enter Jim "Dragon" Kelly as he wipes out the mob!

Kelly pays tribute to his Master in a scene from "Black Belt Jones"

Kelly puts on a fight with "style" - check out the cap!

It's not easy winning the heart of the beautiful Gloria Hendry. Here Kelly must "defeat" her

Classic shot of Jim Kelly as "Black Belt Jones" Kelly got his acting break in a film called "Melinda" and it was from there that Warner Bros got him to fly to Hong Kong to film "Enter the Dragon" and the rest as they say is....History!

Great shot of the "Deadly Three" - Jim Brown, Jim Kelly and Fred Williamson in "Three the Hard Way"