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Kim Tae-Jeong

Actor | * 06/05/1957 († 54, 08/27/2011) | Seoul (South Korea)
Kim Tai-chung (June 5, 1957 – August 27, 2011), also known as Kim Tai-jong or Tong Lung (唐龍; Chinese stage name), was a South Korean martial artist, actor and businessman. A Taekwondo practitioner, he is best known for his martial arts films. Born in Pusan, Kim made his first Hong Kong movie debut in the 1977 film Snuff Bottle Connection, along with Hwang Jang-lee and Roy Horan. He went on to star in Raymond Chow’s Golden Harvest classics Game of Death (1978) and Game of Death II (1981). He also starred in the South Korean romantic comedy action Miss, Please Be Patient (1981), the Taiwanese Bruceploitation martial arts film Jackie and Bruce to the Rescue (1982), and the martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender (1986), along with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kurt McKinney. Kim was one of two stand-ins for Bruce Lee (along with Yuen Biao) used to complete Game of Death after Lee died during filming. Kim also played the ghost of Bruce Lee in ()
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Korean taekwondo stylist Kim Tae-Jeong was discovered by Raymond Chow, who was looking for a "double" to replace the late Bruce Lee when Golden Harvest opted to finish Game of Death (1978). Kim was a very nice kicking stylist who would later play Bruce's "brother" and play his double in a sequel entitled TOWER OF DEATH. His final fight scene against fellow Korean Hwang Jang-Lee is hailed as one of his best fight scenes. In 1985, Corey Yuen selected Kim to play the ghost of Bruce Lee in his Hong Kong-U.S. crossover No Retreat, No Surrender. His voice was dubbed by a voice actor because Kim spoke no English so he spoke all of his lines in his native Korean with American actor Kurt McKinney. Kim had also worked in his native Korea, his most popular film there being PLEASE MISS BE PATIENT (1981), a martial arts action comedy. Sadly on the weekend of August 27, 2011, Kim passed away after suffering a hemorrhage after having a stomach ache. Kim was 54 years old.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Drama | Thriller

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Movies with Kim Tae-Jeong as Actor(7)

as Sensei Lee1986 No Retreat, No Surrender
as Tan Lung1985 Ninja USA
as Master Lee1982 Fist of Death
as Lee Chen-kwok / Bobby Lo1981 Game of Death II
as Billy Lo1978 Game of Death

Movies with Kim Tae-Jeong as Crew(3)

Crew/Stunts1981 Game of Death II
Crew/Stunt Double1981 Game of Death II
Crew/Stunt Double1978 Game of Death

Full Name: Tae-jeong Kim
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Wednesday, 06/05 1957 (June) in Seoul (South Korea)
Died: Saturday, 08/27 2011 (August) in Seoul (aged: 54)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Korean (KO, native language)
Other names for Kim Tae-Jeong (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kim Tai-Chung"
"김태정"
"Tong Lung"
"唐龍"
"Kim Tai-Jong"
"Kim T'aejŏng" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
"Gim Tae-jeong" (Revised Romanization)
"Kim Tai-chung"
Kim Tae-Jeong frequently works together with these people:
Yuen Biao (8x, Actor)
Sammo Hung (6x, Actor)
Corey Yuen (5x, Actor)
Ng See-Yuen (4x, Crew)
Bruce Lee (3x, Actor)
Mars (3x, Actor)
Robert Wall (3x, Actor)
Lee Hoi-Sang (3x, Actor)
Robert Clouse (3x, Crew)
André E. Morgan (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6124, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024