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Jim Kelly

1946 - 2013

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James Milton Kelly (May 5, 1946 – June 29, 2013) was an American athlete, martial artist and actor. After winning several karate championships, he rose to fame in the early 1970s appearing in action films within the martial arts and blaxploitation genres. Kelly played opposite Bruce Lee in 1973's Enter the Dragon, and had lead roles in 1974's Black Belt Jones as the title character and Three the Hard Way as Mister Keyes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Kelly is the 1,848th most popular actor (down from 1,632nd in 2019), the 3,357th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,711th in 2019) and the 900th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Jim Kelly ranks 1,848 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Cavanagh, Roy Chiao, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Stephen Baldwin, Marianne Sägebrecht, and Billy Connolly. After him are Helena Rojo, Tom Hulce, Katie Holmes, Cicely Tyson, Joel Grey, and Juliette Mayniel.

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Among people born in 1946, Jim Kelly ranks 242. Before him are Dan McCafferty, Shujaat Hussain, Joe Dante, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, and Ahmad Zahir. After him are Klaus Wolfermann, Michael Ontkean, Lars-Emil Johansen, Mireya Moscoso, Ismail Khan, and Peggy Lipton. Among people deceased in 2013, Jim Kelly ranks 137. Before him are Harry Reems, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Karen Black, Jacques Vergès, Colin Wilson, and Bernadette Lafont. After him are Hjalmar Andersen, Pál Csernai, Mariangela Melato, Barbara Lawrence, Margherita Hack, and Michael Ansara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Kelly ranks 3,357 out of 20,380. Before him are Cornell Woolrich (1903), Stephen Baldwin (1966), Jimmy McLane (1930), Murray Perahia (1947), Harriet Quimby (1875), and Neil Sedaka (1939). After him are Vincent Gigante (1928), Alice Ball (1892), William Porter (1926), Tom Hulce (1953), John Blair Jr. (1732), and Katie Holmes (1978).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jim Kelly ranks 900. Before him are Earl Boen (1945), Bob Hastings (1925), Will Ferrell (1967), Terry Crews (1968), William Powell (1892), and Stephen Baldwin (1966). After him are Tom Hulce (1953), Katie Holmes (1978), Cicely Tyson (1924), Joel Grey (1932), Frank Stallone (1950), and John Glover (1944).

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