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Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1946)
Bolo YeungBolo Yeung in 2010
Born Yeung SzeYeung Sze (simplified Chinese: 杨斯; traditional Chinese: 楊斯; Jyutping: joeng4 si1; pinyin: Yáng Sī; born February 7, 1946), better known as Bolo Yeung, is a Hong Kong former competitive bodybuilder, martial artist, and actor. Primarily known for playing villains in action and martial arts films, he is regarded as one of the most influential actors in martial arts cinema.[4]
Born in Meizhou, Sze learnt kung fu, namely Tai chi and Wing Chun, from the age of 10. After relocating to Hong Kong to escape the famine and communism of mainland China, he developed an interest in bodybuilding and in 1970 he was crowned Mr. Hong Kong, a title he would hold for 10 years. He became an actor and stuntman for the Shaw Brothers with notable early performances in films including The Heroic Ones (1970) and The Deadly Duo (1971). In 1973, he appeared as the henchman "Bolo" in Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, which catapulted him to international fame.[5] Throughout the 1970s and 80s he appeared in many Bruceploitation films, including The Clones of Bruce Lee (1977) and Enter the Game of Death (1978). He made his directorial debut in 1977 with the film Fists of Justice.[6]
He later appeared in Golden Harvest action comedies of the 1980s, including the Sammo Hung films My Lucky Stars (1985) and Millionaires Express (1986), and he duelled with Bruce Lee's son, Brandon Lee, in the action film Legacy of Rage (1986). He gained further popularity in the West following the international success of the 1988 martial arts film Bloodsport, in which he played the villain Chong Li, opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme. His work in Hollywood also includes the 1991 films Double Impact, also opposite Van Damme, and Breathing Fire, Ironheart (1992) and work with Lebanese-Canadian filmmaker Jalal Merhi, beginning with Fearless Tiger (1991).[7]
Yeung began his martial arts training at the age of 10 in Canton, where he trained under several kung fu masters. Growing up, he took an interest in bodybuilding, and later became Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding champion. He held the title for ten years. Because of his muscular physique, he was chosen for several bad guy roles in films produced by Shaw Brothers Studios, such as The Heroic Ones, The Deadly Duo, Angry Guest and others.
Yeung met Bruce Lee while the two were filming a Winston cigarettes commercial.[8] A friendship emerged and Lee invited him to star in Enter the Dragon, after which he became known as "Bolo", the name of the character he portrayed. The two became close friends during the filming of Enter the Dragon, during which Lee and Yeung worked very closely on technique training. Yeung once stated in an interview, many years after Lee's death, "There will never be another Bruce Lee; I am privileged to have had the honour of calling him my friend."[citation needed]
During the 1970s and 1980s, Yeung starred in numerous martial arts films, but his breakout film was Bloodsport. Shot on a 1.5 million USD budget, it became a box office hit in the spring of 1988. Jean-Claude Van Damme had the leading role as Frank Dux, while Yeung played the role of Chong Li. A strong friendship formed between the two actors on the set of Bloodsport, and Van Damme invited Yeung to appear in his subsequent film Double Impact.[citation needed]
Canadian action film actor, director and producer Jalal Merhi met Yeung in Hong Kong while shooting his first film Fearless Tiger, then again on the set of Double Impact. Merhi was impressed with Yeung's personality and ability, and decided to create a part specifically for him.[9] Later Merhi worked with Yeung on more films such as Tiger Claws, TC 2000 and Tiger Claws 2.
In 2007, Yeung made an appearance in Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter. Merhi directed the first 60 minutes of the film that was shot in Toronto. Due to other commitments, he could not complete the remaining part of the film in Russia. Producer Erken Ialgashev directed the remainder of the film.[citation needed]
Year Film Role Note(s) 2017 Diamond Cartel (a.k.a. The Whole World at Our Feet)[10] Bula 2007 Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter Erik's Trainer 1997 Tiger Claws II Chong 1996 Fists of Legends 2 Iron Bodyguards Mongolian fighter 1995 Shootfighter 2 Shingo 1994 Fearless Tiger Master on mountain 1993 TC 2000 Master Sumai 1992 The Magnificent Duo Bolo 1992 Tiger Claws Chong 1992 Ironheart "Ice" 1992 Shootfighter: Fight to the Death Shingo 1992 Mega Force from Highland The Wu Tang Swordsman 1991 Double Impact Moon 1991 Breathing Fire "Thunder" Credited as Bolo Young 1989 Bloodfight Chang Lee, The Vietnamese Cobra 1988 Bloodsport Chong Li 1988 One Husband Too Many Dung Ken, Muscleman 1987 Killer's Nocturne Pit fighter 1987 To Err is Humane (a.k.a. To Err is Human) Unknown 1986 Legacy of Rage Thug 1986 Lucky Stars Go Places (a.k.a. Luckiest Stars) Movie Patron 1986 Millionaires Express (a.k.a. Shanghai Express) Millionaire Chan Uncredited, cameo 1985 Seven Angels Bar Customer In Green Shirt 1985 Bruce Lee's Dragons Fight Back Unknown 1985 My Lucky Stars Millionaire Chan 1985 Working Class (a.k.a. Hit Work Emperor) Giant Kickboxer 1985 Lucky Diamond (a.k.a. Wish You Good Luck) Unknown 1984 Silent Romance Unknown 1983 Just for Fun Unknown 1983 The Boxers Omen (a.k.a. Mo) Mr. Bu Bo, The Thai Boxer 1982 The Supergang "Big King" 1982 The Ninja Strikes Back (a.k.a. Bruce Le Fights/Strikes Back or Eye of the Dragon) Unknown 1981 All the Wrong Clues (for the Right Solution) Unknown 1980 Way of the Dragon 2 (a.k.a. Bruce Le's Greatest Revenge) Unknown Credited as Yang Sze 1980 The 36 Deadly Styles Cheung's Brother 1980 Bruce, the King of Kung Fu (a.k.a. The Young Bruce Lee) Unknown 1980 Fearless Master (a.k.a. Fearless Hyena 3) Unknown Credited as Yang Sze 1980 Challenge of the Tiger (a.k.a. Dragon Bruce Le or Gymkata Killer) Unknown Credited as Yang Sze 1980 Invincible (a.k.a. Fighting Dragon) Unknown 1980 Treasure of Bruce Lee (a.k.a. King Boxer 2) Unknown 1979 Bruce the Superhero Peter Sze, The Bullkiller Credited as Yang Sze 1979 Ruthless Revenge (a.k.a. Invincible Kung Fu or The Two Tricky Kids) Unknown 1979 The Dragon, the Hero (a.k.a. Dragon on Fire) Unknown 1979 Enter Three Dragons (a.k.a. Three Avengers) Bolo 1979 The Fists, the Kicks, and the Evil Master Lung 1979 Snake Deadly Act The Giant 1979 Writing Kung Fu Ah Yen Credited as Yang Sze 1979 Bolo (a.k.a. Bolo the Brute) Bolo Credited as Yang Sze 1978 Enter the Game of Death (a.k.a. Cross Hands Martial Arts or The King of Kung Fu) Yang See 1978 Enter Three Dragons Bolo 1978 Bruce Li in New Guinea Unknown 1978 Amsterdam Connection Louie "Big Louie" Credited as Yang Sze 1978 The Tattoo Connection (a.k.a. Black Belt Jones 2) Tan Yu Lu's Henchman 1978 The Image of Bruce Lee (a.k.a. Storming Attacks) Kimura 1977 10 Magnificent Killers Ling Chu Credited as Yang Sze 1977 The Clones of Bruce Lee Martial Arts Trainer 1977 Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu (a.k.a. Bruce vs Black Dragon) Lam Chi Chu 1977 Soul of Chiba [ja] Nepal Credited as Yang Sze 1976 A Queen's Ransom (a.k.a. International Assassin(s)) Ram 1975 Hong Kong Superman (a.k.a. Bruce: Hong Kong Master) Unknown 1975 Kung Fu Massacre Unknown Credited as Yang Sze 1975 G-Men '75 Unknown TV series 1975 He Loved Once Too Many Unknown Credited as Bolo Yang Sze 1975 All Men Are Brothers (a.k.a. Seven Soldiers of Kung Fu) Si Xingfang 1975 The Fighting Dragon Red Tiger TV series 1974 Super Kung Fu Kid Tiger Credited as Yang Sze 1973 Chinese Hercules Chinese Hercules 1973 Thunderkick Unknown 1973 Kung Fu's Hero Unknown Credited as Yang Sze 1973 Enter the Dragon Bolo Credited as Yang Sze 1973 Freedom Strikes A Blow Chiang Tai Credited as Yang Sze 1973 Greatest Thai Boxing Unknown 1973 Tiger Unknown 1973 Ninja Killer Mr. Yang Credited as Yang Sze 1972 Man of Iron (a.k.a. Iron Man or Warrior of Steel) Jin Xi Fu 1972 Trilogy of Swordsmanship Unknown 1972 Young People Unknown 1972 King Boxer (a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death) Pa Tu Er, Mongolian Fighter 1972 The 14 Amazons Western Xia Wrestler 1972 Angry Guest Yang Sze 1971 The Rescue Chief Cha Te 1971 The Lady Professional Bald Killer 1971 The Oath of Death Officer Shi 1971 The Deadly Duo The River Dragon of Jin 1970 The Heroic Ones General Meng Juehai 1970 The Wandering Swordsman Unicorn Du Kuo LungRetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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