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Ho Tsung-Tao

Acting Born Jun 5, 1950 Taiwan 24 credits

Biography

Bruce Li (Ho Tsung-Tao) began his career as a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the name of James Ho. After the death of Bruce Lee, Ho was employed by producer actor Jimmy Shaw who gave him the name of Bruce Li. While Ho was finishing his military service, he appeared in Good Bye Bruce Lee. He would star in other documentaries in 1976 with The Young Bruce Lee and Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth.

As Li, his career improved dramatically. Some Taiwanese and Hong Kong producers decided to directly credit him as "Bruce Lee", even going so far as to use the real Bruce Lee's picture on posters. Li even appeared in Bruce Lee vs Supermen where he stars as Kato, assistant of the Green Hornet, a role originally played by the real Bruce Lee. He appeared in many Bruceploitation movies.

In 1985, Ho ended his career after his wife's death. He returned to Taiwan to become a physical education instructor at Taipei's Ping Chung University. He also has taught martial arts for comedian apprentices. Since then he has appeared only very briefly in martial arts cinema or Bruce Lee documentaries.

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Known for

Film

Soul Brothers of Kung Fu

as Wong Wei-lung

Full filmography

  • Top Fighter (1995) as Self
  • Soul Brothers of Kung Fu (1977) as Wong Wei-lung
  • Bruce and the Iron Finger (1979) as Captain Chen (as Bruce Li Shao Lung)
  • Fist of Fury 2 (1977) as Chen Shen
  • Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth (1976) as Bruce Lee
  • Fist of Fury 3 (1979) as Chen Shen
  • Bruce Lee The Invincible (1978) as Yu Fong
  • Bruce Lee Against Supermen (1975) as Kato / Bruce
  • The Three Avengers (1979) as Hong Tian-De
  • Blind Fist of Bruce (1979) as Yeh Chen Lung
  • The Gold Connection (1979) as Ah Wai
  • Return of the Tiger (1977) as Chang Hung
  • Storming Attacks (1978) as Dragon - Special Squad Leader
  • Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023) as Self
  • SuperDragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1974) as Bruce Lee (as Bruce Li)
  • Dragon Force (1982) as Dai Lung
  • Deadly Strike (1978) as Captain Ling
  • Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death (1975) as Lee Hon Hung
  • The Dragon Lives (1976) as Bruce Lee (as Bruce Li)
  • Dynamo (1978) as Lee Ting Yee
  • Bruce Lee in New Guinea (1978) as Chang Wan Li
  • Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976) as David Lee / The Tiger
  • Cinema of Vengeance (1994) as Self (uncredited)
  • The Chinese Stuntman (1982) as Tang Wei