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James Milton Kelly was an American athlete, actor, and martial artist. Kelly rose to fame in the early 1970s appearing in several blaxploitation films. Kelly is perhaps best known for his role as Williams in the 1973 martial arts action film Enter the Dragon. He also had lead roles in 1974's Black Belt Jones as the title character and Three the Hard Way as Mister Keyes. Kelly died of cancer on June 29, 2013 at age 67.
Birth Name
James Milton Kelly
Born
Sunday, 05 May 1946
Died
Saturday, 29 June 2013
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | (archive footage) | 2019 |
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Buffalo Bills Quarterback | 2018 |
| Kings of Cult | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Missing Reel | Black Belt Jones | 2014 |
| I Am Bruce Lee | Self (segment of Enter the Dragon) | 2012 |
| Afro Ninja | Cleavon Washington | 2009 |
| The Last Doorway Show with Miss Misery | Self | 2007 |
| Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted | Self | 2004 |
| Undercover Brother | Self | 2002 |
| Baadasssss Cinema | Self | 2002 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | (archive footage) | 2019 |
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Buffalo Bills Quarterback | 2018 |
| Kings of Cult | (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Missing Reel | Black Belt Jones | 2014 |
| I Am Bruce Lee | Self (segment of Enter the Dragon) | 2012 |
| Afro Ninja | Cleavon Washington | 2009 |
| The Last Doorway Show with Miss Misery | Self | 2007 |
| Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted | Self | 2004 |
| Undercover Brother | Self | 2002 |
| Baadasssss Cinema | Self | 2002 |
| A Huey P. Newton Story | Self | 2001 |
| The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Self | 2001 |
| Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1998 |
| The Way of the Little Dragon | Self | 1997 |
| Top Fighter | Himself / Self | 1995 |
| Stranglehold | Executive #4 | 1994 |
| The Life of Bruce Lee | Self - Co-Star, 'Enter the Dragon' | 1994 |
| Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee | Himself / Self | 1993 |
| Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania | (archive footage) | 1992 |
| Highway to Heaven | Reporter | 1984 |
| Bruce Lee, the Legend | Self | 1984 |
| One Down, Two to go | Chuck | 1982 |
| The Tattoo Connection | Lucas | 1978 |
| Death Dimension | Lt. Detective J. Ash / Lt. Detective I. J. Ash | 1978 |
| Black Samurai | Robert Sand | 1976 |
| Hot Potato | Jones | 1976 |
| Take a Hard Ride | Kashtok | 1975 |
| Golden Needles | Jeff | 1974 |
| Three the Hard Way | Mister Keyes | 1974 |
| Black Belt Jones | Black Belt Jones | 1974 |
| Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Himself / Self | 1973 |
| Enter the Dragon | Williams | 1973 |
| Melinda | Charles Atkins | 1972 |
