Bolo Yeung, born Yang Sze in 1946 China, started martial arts training at the age of 10 and trained under several kung fu masters but Bolo also had an interest in bodybuilding.
He became Mr Hong Kong in a body building championship and held the title for 10 years and because of his impressive physique and martial arts skills he was cast as the baddie in several Shaw Brothers films.
He has appeared in over a hundred films and fought alongside and against some of the greats in the kung fu genre, the likes of Bruce Lee, Jean Claude Van Damme, Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan (picture above shows Bolo using Jackie Chan as a weapon against Bruce Lee!).
His most famous role was Bolo in Enter the Dragon where he played opposite Bruce Lee and John Saxon, still one of favourite fights of his and John Saxon.
Probably his next most famous role was Chong Li in Bloodsport, the supposed true story of Frank Dux being the first westerner to win the fabled Kumite.
Yueng went on to make a bunch of movies with the fake Bruce Lee, Bruce Le, these were varying in quality but fun.
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