James Milton Kelly was an American athlete, martial artist actor, and professional tennis player. After winning several karate championships, he rose to fame in the early 1970s appearing in action films within the martial arts and blaxploitation genres. Kelly played opposite Bruce Lee in 1973's Enter the Dragon, and had lead roles in 1974's Black Belt Jones as the title character and Three the Hard Way as Mister Keyes.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kings of CultMovie | (archive footage) | 69 |
| 2009 | Afro NinjaMovie | Cleavon Washington | 63 |
| 2004 | Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and ShaftedMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss CinemaMovie | Self | 56 |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce LeeMovie | — | 55 |
| 1995 | Afros, Macks & ZodiacsMovie | (archive footage) | 49 |
| 1994 | UltimatumMovie | Executive | 48 |
| 1994 | StrangleholdMovie | Executive #4 | 48 |
| 1984 | Highway to HeavenSeries | Reporter | 38 |
| 1984 | Bruce Lee, the LegendMovie | Self | 38 |
| 1982 | One Down, Two to GoMovie | Chuck | 36 |
| 1978 | Death DimensionMovie | Lt. Detective J. Ash | 32 |
| 1978 | Mr. No LegsMovie | — | 32 |
| 1978 | The Tattoo ConnectionMovie | Lucas | 32 |
| 1976 | Black SamuraiMovie | Robert Sand | 30 |
| 1976 | Hot PotatoMovie | Jones | 30 |
| 1975 | Take a Hard RideMovie | Kashtok | 29 |
| 1974 | Black Belt JonesMovie | Black Belt Jones | 28 |
| 1974 | Golden NeedlesMovie | Jeff | 28 |
| 1973 | Enter the DragonMovie | Williams | 27 |
| 1973 | Location: Hong Kong with Enter the DragonMovie | Self | 27 |
| 1972 | MelindaMovie | Charles Atkins | 26 |