Huang Kin-lung (Bruce Le) 呂小龍

Bruce Le is the most popular Bruce Lee imitator after Bruce Li. He was born on March 10, 1956, in Thailand to a Burmese mother and a Chinese father, later migrating to Rangoon, Burma. His real name is Huang Kin-lung. From the age of 11, he began training in martial arts under strict instruction and discipline, practicing the Hong Quan and White Crane styles, as well as numerous styles of Karate. He later left Burma for Macau, where he founded a martial arts school; his students were primarily from Macau and Hong Kong. Huang Kin-Lung was an exceptional martial artist, but his cinematic career began when he met Wang Feng, a director and talent scout for the Shaw Brothers Studio. Wang Feng was deeply impressed by Huang's skills after a brief, impromptu demonstration.


In 1974, he signed a contract with SHAW BROTHERS and appeared in minor roles in a few films: Gossip Street (1974), Hong Kong 73 (1974), The Tea House (1974), Rivals of Kung Fu (1974), Big Brother Cheng (1975), and Super Inframan (1975). Within a short period of time, he departed the studio and took a minor role in The Big Boss Part II (1976), which was an unofficial sequel to Bruce Lee's first major cinematic hit The Big Boss. In this film, he portrays Cheng Chao-An (the character originally played by Bruce Lee in The Big Boss) inside prison. Following this, he adopted the stage name Bruce Le and starred as a Bruce Lee imitator in the movie Bruce's Fingers a.k.a. Bruce's Deadly Fingers (1976). In 1979, with the assistance of producer Dick Randall, he founded his own production company, "Dragon Film."


In addition to acting, Bruce Le worked as a director and producer on several of his films shot in Hong Kong, the Philippines, mainland China, and Europe. In most of these movies, he collaborated with director Joseph Kong (Joseph Velasco). He also partnered with American producer Dick Randall to shoot films in Europe, and worked alongside many individuals from BRUCE LEE'S personal and professional circle, including Chan Wai Man, Lo Lieh, Nora Miao, Bolo Yeung, Shih Kien, Carter Wong, and Wong Shun Leung. BRUCE LE collaborated with Wong Shun Leung in 1976 on Bruce's Fingers and maintained a close friendship with him from then on, while also becoming his student in Wing Chun. Furthermore, he shared the screen with Hwang Jang Lee, Richard Harrison, Richard Norton, Alphonse Beni, Andre Koob, Jean-Marie Pallardy, and many others. Alongside his starring roles in martial arts features, he participated in many international films of various genres, ranging from action-adventures to thrillers.


In 1993, he was imprisoned in China for fraud, which interrupted his career until his return to active duty in 2013. Following a twenty-year absence from the entertainment industry, he returned with the historical martial arts drama The Eyes of Dawn (2014), serving as director, producer, and appearing in a minor role.

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Sources & Bibliography:
Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDB): Official filmography and profile data for Huang Kin-lung (Bruce Le).
The Bruceploitation Bible: Historical archives and production notes regarding the career of Bruce Le.
IMDb: Cast, director, and production credits for Bruce Le's filmography (1974-2019).