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Bruce Li (Template:Zh; born Ho Chung-Tao; 5 June 1950) is a Chinese martial artist and actor who starred in martial arts films from the Bruceploitation movement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

Template:BLP unsourced section Ho Chung-Tao went to play a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the name of James Ho.Template:Citation needed

After the death of Bruce Lee, Ho's acting career began. Hong Kong studios believed that Ho had the ability to pick up where Lee left off and cast him in similar types of martial arts films. They first cast him in Conspiracy. Afterwards, the producers of Game of Death asked Ho to finish their movie in Lee's role, but he declined.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Afterward, he was employed by producer/actor Jimmy Shaw, who gave him the name of Bruce Li.Template:Citation needed

While Ho was finishing his military service, he appeared in Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death. He starred in other Bruceploitation pictures in 1976 with The Young Bruce Lee and Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth.Template:Citation needed

Using the name Bruce Li, some Taiwanese and Hong Kong producersTemplate:Who decided to directly credit him as Bruce Lee, even going so far as to use the real Bruce Lee's picture on posters. Ho even appeared in Bruce Lee Against Supermen, where he stars as "Carter", a role loosely based on the Green Hornet's Kato played by Lee.<ref>Template:Google books</ref>

In 1975, Dragon Dies Hard became a hit in Japan, where it earned Template:JPY (Template:US$) at the box office.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

The producers really wanted to show Li as the "official" successor to Bruce Lee. In the 1976 movie Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger, Li meets Lee, who says Li should replace him. The film's title relates to Lee being dubbed the Dragon and Li the Tiger. Li appeared in Return of the Tiger starring Angela Mao. In it, Li fights Paul L. Smith.Template:Citation needed

Li appeared in two unofficial sequels to Lee's classic Fist of Fury.Template:Citation needed

In 1976, Li reprised his role as Lee in the biopic Bruce Lee: The True Story (also known as Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth). Li choreographed the combat sequences. This movie was quite successful, with fans dubbing it one of the best biopics of Lee.Template:Citation needed

Li kept shooting martial arts movies until the 1980s. He also directed a few including The Chinese Stuntman (1981).Template:Citation needed

Li eventually ran into trouble separating himself from playing Lee, along with standing out from other impersonators in Bruceploitation. In the mid-1980s, he become a physical education instructor at Taipei's Ping Chung University and taught martial arts to comedian apprentices. He later appeared only briefly in martial arts cinema or Bruce Lee documentaries.Template:Citation needed

In 1990, Li retired from acting at age 40 after his wife's sudden death to raise his children.Template:Citation needed

Bruce Li's career was the focus of a segment of the 1995 documentary Top Fighter. In the segment, Li said he was unhappy that the studios wanted to turn him into a Bruce Lee marketing gimmick, saying, "I could act like him but I could never be him", though at the time, Li did willingly accept the roles. He elaborated on this further with his appearance in the 2023 documentary Enter the Clones of Bruce, in which he elaborated more on his roles and why he left the business.Template:Citation needed

FilmographyEdit

Year Title Role Notes Template:Abbr
1972 Duel in the Tiger Den
(翻山虎) 		Japanese Boss Credited as Chung Tao Ho citation CitationClass=web

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Gecko Kung Fu
(壁虎遊龍) 		Credited as Ho Chung Tao <ref name="HKMDB"/>
The Death Duel
(惡報) 		Extra Credited as Ho Tsung-Tao <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Triangular Duel
(鐵三角) 		<ref name="HKMDB"/>
1973 Chinese Iron Man
(中國鐵人) 		Bad Master Credited as Ho Chung Tao <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1974 Hero of Kwangtong
(廣東好漢) 		Member of Luk's family Credited as Ho Chung Tao <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Rikisha Kuri
(大車伕) 		Japanese Thug Credited as Ho Chung Tao <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Super Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryTemplate:Efn
(一代猛龍) 		Bruce Lee/Li Xiao Long <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1975 Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
(新死亡遊戲) 		Lee Hon Hung <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Bruce Lee, We Miss You!
(金色太陽) 		Stone <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Enter the Panther
(詭計) 		Shu Yu-Lung <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Bruce Lee vs. Supermen
(猛龍征東) 		Cato/Carter <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1976 The Legend of Bruce Lee
(唐山截拳道) 		Bruce Lee <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
(天皇巨星) 		Tiger/David/Tan Lung <ref name="HKMDB"/>
The Ming Patriots
(中原鏢局) 		Li Tia-Long <ref name="HKMDB"/>
The Dragon LivesTemplate:Efn
(詠春大兄) 		Bruce Lee <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Bruce Lee's Secret
(詠春截拳) 		Bruce Lee <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Bruce Lee: the Man, the Myth
(李小龍傳奇) 		Bruce Lee <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1977 Return of the Tiger
(大圈套) 		Chang Hung <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Fist of Fury II
(精武門續集) 		Chen Shen <ref name="HKMDB"/>
The Real Bruce Lee
(最後精武門) 		Himself (archival footage) Documentary <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
(被迫) 		Wong Wai-Lung <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1978 Bruce Li's Magnum Fist
(大英雄) 		<ref name="HKMDB"/>
Bruce Lee The Invincible
(威震天南) 		Yu Fong <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Edge of Fury
(撈家撈女撈上撈) 		Fong Pao <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Dynamo
(不擇手段) 		Lee Tien-Yee <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Bruce Lee in New Guinea
(蛇珠) 		Wan Li <ref name="HKMDB"/>
The Image of Bruce Lee
(猛男大賊胭脂虎) 		Wei Man <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Deadly Strike
(神龍) 		<ref name="HKMDB"/>
1979 Bruce and the Iron Finger
(大教頭與騷娘子) 		Bruce Lee <ref name="HKMDB"/>
The Lama Avenger
(打出頭) 		Hong Tian-De <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Fists of Bruce Lee
(伏擊) 		Lee Min-Chin Co-directed with Kim Hyung-Joon <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Fist of Fury III
(截拳鷹爪功) 		Chen Zhen <ref name="HKMDB"/>
The Iron Dragon Strikes Back
(匯峰號黃金大風暴) 		Ah Wai <ref name="HKMDB"/>
Blind Fist of Bruce
(盲拳鬼手) 		Yeh Chen Lung <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1981 The Chinese Stuntman
(龍的影子) 		Tang Wei Also director <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1982 Dragon Force
(神探光頭妹) 		Dai Lung <ref name="HKMDB"/>
1983 Pink Trap
(粉紅色陷阱) 		<ref name="HKMDB"/>
1988 Future Hunters citation CitationClass=web

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1990 Yellowthread Street Barman TV series - 1 episode
1991 Kickboxer the Champion

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