Acting
Dragon Lee
August 12, 1958Seosan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Often called Dragon Lee for Bruceploitation purposes. Dragon Guh Ryong is an South Korean actor and practitioner of Taekwondo and Hapkido. He made a name for himself as a martial arts film star in the 1970s and 80s impersonating Bruce Lee after his passing. Guh studied taekwondo with friend and actor Kim Tai-Chung, who served as Bruce Lee's double in the scenes of "Game of Death" filmed years after Bruce's passing away. Guh was discovered at a theater, when a man told him that he resembled Bruce Lee, and the man knew film directors in Hong Kong and helped Dragon Guh Ryong advance his career.
