| Kim Tai Chung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 (age 66–67) South Korea |
| Other name(s) | Kim Tae Jeong, Tong Lung (唐龍; Chinese stage name) |
| Years active | 1978–1985 |
| Kim Tai Chung | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 김태정 |
| Hanja | 金泰中 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Tae-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim T'aejŏng |
Kim Tai Chung (1943–), also known as Kim Tae Jeong or Tong Lung (唐龍; Chinese stage name), is a Korean-born taekwondo practitioner and actor. In 1978, he was chosen to play the double for the late Bruce Lee in the latter's last film, Game of Death.
Along with Yuen Biao (who performed the acrobatics/stunts), Kim played Lee's character so well that the producers used him again a few years later. The latter film, Tower of Death, was a sequel to Game of Death. Kim not only doubled for Bruce Lee again, but played the role of his brother. Kim fought against fellow Korean Hwang Jang Lee in the final fight scene. In 1982, Kim returned in Korea and starred with acting in many dramas and martial art films, best known role from that period is alongside a Jackie Chan look-alike named Jackie Chang in Fist Of Death (also called Bruce & Jackie to the Rescue), where they played characters copied from Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan's iconic personae. In 1985, producer Ng See-Yuen was looking for an actor to play the ghost of Bruce Lee in No Retreat, No Surrender, which marked the film debut of Jean-Claude Van Damme. Kim was chosen to play Lee to Kurt McKinney's bullied martial artist. After this movie, Kim returned to Korea and continued with acting. He also became a businessman.
In 2008, Kim made a rare public appearance in Korea as part of a screening of Miss, Please be Patient (아가씨 참으세요),[1] which had originally been released in 1981. Kim had played a leading role in that film.
|
|
Wikis
Quiz
Map
Search
