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'Yang Sze' (), better known as 'Bolo Yeung' (born July 3, 1938) is a former competitive bodybuilder and a martial arts film actor. Primarily cast as the villain in the movies he stars in, he is best known for his performances as Bolo in ''Enter the Dragon'' and as Chong Li in ''Bloodsport'', and also for his many appearances in martial arts B-movies.
| Contents |
| Life and Getting Started in the Movie Industry |
| Filmography |
| Trivia |
| See also |
| External links |
Life and Getting Started in the Movie Industry
Bolo in the movie Bloodsport. He was aged 49 at the time of the filming.
Bolo would meet Bruce Lee while the two were filming a Winston cigarettes commercial. A friendship emerged and Bruce invited him to star in ''Enter the Dragon'', where he became known as Bolo. During the 1970s, Bolo would star in numerous kung fu films but his Hollywood breakthrough wouldn't occur until he starred along side Jean-Claude Van Damme in the movie ''Bloodsport''.
Outside of his movie career, Bolo is the father of three children. He still gets in about 2 hours of weightlifting each day, and he regularly practices Tai Chi Chuan. He is the chairman of the Hong Kong Gym Business Association, and the team manager of the Taipei International Body Building squad.
Filmography
| 'Year' | 'Film' | 'Role' |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | '' | Erik's Trainer |
| 1997 | ''Tiger Claws I I'' | Chong |
| 1996 | ''Fists of Legends 2: Iron Bodyguards'' | ??? |
| 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 | '' | Shingo |
| 1992 | ''Mega Force from Highland'' | ??? |
| 1991 | ''Double Impact'' | Moon |
| 1991 | ''Breathing Fire'' (as Bolo Young) | Thunder |
| 1989 | ''Bloodfight'' | Chang Lee |
| 1988 | ''Bloodsport'' | Chong Li |
| 1988 | ''One Husband Too Many'' | Muscleman |
| 1987 | ''Killer's Nocturne'' (''No-Evening Day'') | ??? |
| 1987 | ''To Err is Humane'' (aka ''To Err is Human'') | ??? |
| 1987 | ''Shanghai Express'' (aka ''Millionaire's Express'', ''Wealthy Train'', ''Nobles' Express'') | ??? (cameo) |
| 1986 | ''Legacy of Rage'' | Thug |
| 1986 | ''Lucky Stars Go Places'' (aka ''Luckiest Stars'') | Movie patron |
| 1994 | ''Seven Angels'' | Bar customer in green shirt |
| 1985 | ''Bruce Lee's Dragons Fight Back'' | ??? |
| 1985 | ''My Lucky Stars'' (aka ''Lucky Stars Superior Shine'' or ''Winners and Sinners 2'') | Millionaire Chan |
| 1985 | ''Working Class'' (aka ''Hit Work Emperor'') | Giant kickboxer |
| 1985 | ''Lucky Diamond'' (aka ''Wish You Good Luck'') | ??? |
| 1985 | ''Way of the Dragon 2'' (as Sze Yang) | ??? |
| 1984 | ''Silent Romance'' | ??? |
| 1983 | ''Just for Fun'' | ??? |
| 1983 | ''The Boxers Omen'' (aka ''Mo'') | ??? |
| 1982 | ''The Supergang'' | Big King |
| 1982 | ''The Ninja Strikes Back'' (aka'' Bruce Le Fights/Strikes Back'' or ''Eye of the Dragon'') | ??? |
| 1981 | ''All the Wrong Clues (for the Right Solution)'' | ??? |
| 1981 | ''(Mad) Cold-blooded Murder'' | ??? |
| 1980 | ''Enter the Game of Death'' (aka ''The King of Kung Fu'') | ??? |
| 1980 | ''The 36 Deadly Styles'' | ??? |
| 1980 | ''(Bruce) the King of Kung Fu'' (aka ''Revenge of the Dragon/s'') | ??? |
| 1980 | ''Fearless Hyena 3'' (as Yang Tze) (aka ''Fearless Master'') | ??? |
| 1980 | ''Challenge of the Tiger'' (as Yang Sze) (aka ''Dragon Bruce Le'' or ''Gymkata Killer'') | ??? |
| 1980 | ''Invincible'' (aka ''Fighting Dragon'') | ??? |
| 1980 | ''Treasure of Bruce Lee'' (aka ''King Boxer 2'') | ??? |
| 1979 | ''Bruce the Superhero'' (as Yang Sze) | Bullkiller |
| 1979 | ''Ruthless Revenge'' (aka ''Invincible Kung Fu'' or ''The Two Tricky Kids'') | ??? |
| 1979 | ''(The) Dragon, the Hero'' (aka ''Dragon on Fire'') | ??? |
| 1979 | ''Enter Three Dragons'' (aka ''Three Avengers'') | ??? |
| 1979 | ''The Fists, the Kicks, and the Evil'' | ??? |
| 1979 | ''Snake Deadly Act'' | Giant |
| 1979 | ''Writing Kung Fu'' (as Sze Yang) | Ah Yan Yen |
| 1978 | ''Bruce (Li/Lee) in New Guinea'' (aka ''Last Fist of Fury'') | ??? |
| 1978 | ''Amsterdam Connection'' (as Yang Sze) | ??? |
| 1978 | ''Bruce Le's Greatest Revenge'' | ??? |
| 1978 | ''Black Belt Jones 2'' (aka ''Tattoo Connection'') | Lu's henchman |
| 1978 | ''Image of Bruce Lee'' (aka ''Storming Attacks'') | Kimura |
| 1978 | ''The Master Killer'' (aka ''36 Chambers of Shaolin'', ''Disciples of Master Killer'', ''Shaolin Master Killer'', ''The 36th Chamber'') | ??? |
| 1977 | ''10 Magnificent Killers'' (as Yang Szu) | Ling Chu |
| 1977 | ''Bolo the Brute'' (aka Bolo) | Bolo |
| 1977 | ''The Clones of Bruce Lee'' | Martial arts trainer |
| 1977 | ''Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu'' (aka ''Bruce vs Black Dragon'') | ??? |
| 1976 | ''A Queen's Ransom'' (aka ''International Assassin(s)'') | Ram |
| 1975 | ''Hong Kong Superman'' (aka ''Bruce: Hong Kong Master'') | ??? |
| 1975 | ''Seven Blows of the Dragon 2'' (aka ''108 Heroes'', ''7 Soldiers of Kung Fu'', ''All Men are Brothers 2'', ''7 Kung Fu Assassins'', ''Turbulent Invade Record'') | ??? |
| 1975 | ''Kung Fu Massacre'' (as Yang Sze) | ??? |
| 1975 | ''G-Men 75'' (TV series) | ??? |
| 1975 | ''He Loved Once Too Many'' (as Bolo Yeung Tze) | ??? |
| 1975 | ''Fight Dragon'' (TV series) (aka ''Fighting Dragon'') | ??? |
| 1974 | ''Super Kung Fu Kid'' (as Sze Yang) | Tiger |
| 1973 | ''Thunderkick'' | ??? |
| 1973 | ''Kung Fu's Hero'' (as Sze Yang) | Sze Yang |
| 1973 | ''Soul of Chiba'' (aka Soul of Bruce Lee) | ??? |
| 1973 | ''Enter the Dragon'' (as Yang Sze) | Bolo |
| 1973 | ''Chinese Hercules'' (as Yang Sze) | Chiang Tai |
| 1973 | ''Greatest Thai Boxing'' | ??? |
| 1973 | ''Tiger'' | ??? |
| 1973 | ''Ninja Killer'' (as Yang Sze) | Mr Yang |
| 1972 | ''Man of Iron'' (aka ''Iron Man'' or ''Warrior of Steel'') | ??? |
| 1972 | ''Trilogy of Swordsmanship'' | ??? |
| 1972 | ''Young People'' | ??? |
| 1972 | ''King Boxer'' (aka ''5 Fingers of Death'', ''Invincible Boxer'', ''Iron Palm'', ''Hand of Death'') | ''Mongolian fighter'') |
| 1972 | ''The Angry Guest'' (aka ''Kung Fu Killers'') | Sze Yang |
| 1971 | ''The Rescue'' | Cha Te |
| 1971 | ''The Lady Professional'' | ??? |
| 1971 | ''The Oath of Death'' | ??? |
| 1971 | ''Deadly Duo'' | ??? |
| 1970 | ''Heroic Ones'' (aka ''Shaolin Masters'', ''13 Fighters'', ''13 Warlords'') | General Meng Cheih Hui |
| 1970 | ''The Wandering Swordsman'' | ??? |
| 1970? | ''Mean Kung Fu Killer'' | ??? |
Trivia
★ He was famous before starring in ''Enter the Dragon'' because he won Mr. Hong Kong, a body building championship.
★ Has two sons, Danny & David Yeung.
★ Mentioned in Eminem's song "Under the influence" from his Marshall Mathers LP album.
See also
★ List of Cantonese-related topics
External links
★
★ Bolo Yeung Biography
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