Bolo Yeung

Bolo Yeung, 2010

Yang Sze ( Chinese  楊 斯  /  杨 斯 , Pinyin Yáng Sī , Jyutping Joeng ⁴ Si ¹ , born July 3, 1946 in Guangzhou ), better known as Bolo Yeung , is a Chinese actor and former bodybuilder . Mainly he embodies villains in martial arts and action films .

In addition to several appearances in the so-called B-movies he plays in the US martial arts film Bloodsport alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon ( Enter the Dragon ).

Life

Yeung started his sporting career in Canton , a metropolis in the south of the People's Republic of China , where he trained under many Kung Fu and acrobatics masters. Moreover exercised Yeung in weightlifting , where he the champion in powerlifting ( powerlifting won). Many believed at the time that he was a master of Shōtōkan - karate , but this was not true because he never trained this sport.

Yeung met Bruce Lee while filming a commercial for the Winston cigarette brand . A friendship developed between the two, and Lee invited him to play the role of villain Bolo in Enter the Dragon ; since then the name “Bolo” has been associated with him. He starred in numerous kung fu films in the 1970s, but his first successful Hollywood appearance was when he played Chong Li alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport .

Outside of his acting career, he has three children. Yeung does strength training every day and practices Taijiquan . He is the chairman of the Hong Kong Gym Business Association and the team manager of the Taipei International Body Building Squad . Today Yeung lives in Monterey Park, USA.

Filmography

• 1970: Sap saam taai bo
• 1971: Nu sha shou
• 1972: E ke
• 1973: Chinese Hercules
• 1973: Enter the Dragon
• 1973: Five Fingers of Death
• 1973: Greatest Thai Boxing
• 1973: Thunderkick
• 1974: Fight! Dragon (TV series)
• 1974: Super Kung Fu Kid
• 1974: The Conquerors (All men are brothers)
• 1975: Dong kai ji
• 1975: G-Men '75 (TV series)
• 1976: International Assassin
• 1977: 10 Magnificent Killers
• 1977: Bolo
• 1977: Da mo tie zhi gong
• 1977: Soul of Bruce Lee
• 1977: The Clones of Bruce Lee
• 1978: Bruce Le's Greatest Revenge
• 1978: E yu tou hei sha xing
• 1978: He Lan Du ren tou
• 1978: Image of Bruce Lee
• 1979: Dragon, the Hero
• 1979: Enter Three Dragons
• 1979: Kung Fu's Hero
• 1979: She xing zui bu
• 1979: Super Hero
• 1979: The Fists, the Kicks and the Evil
• 1979: Writing Kung Fu
• 197 ?: Mean Kung Fu Killer
• 1980: Fearless Hyena 3
• 1980: Invincible
• 1980: Si wang mo ta (German: Bruce Lee - Das Spiel des Todes; English: Enter the game of death)
• 1982: Kung Fu Massacre
• 1982: Xiong zhong
• 1983: Mon
• 1985: Da gung wong dai
• 1985: Fuk sing go jiu
• 1985: Huan chang
• 1985: Juk nei ho wan
• 1985: Way of the Dragon 2
• 1986: Foo gwai lit che
• 1986: Long zai jiang hu
• 1986: Zui jia fu xing
• 1988: Bloodsport
• 1988: Yi qi liang fu
• 1989: Final Fight
• 1991: Breathing Fire
• 1991: Concentrated load - Double Impact
• 1992: Ironheart
• 1992: Shootfighter
• 1992: Tiger Claws
• 1993: TC 2000
• 1993: The Life of Bruce Lee
• 1995: Shootfighter 2
• 1996: Fist of Legend 2: Iron Bodyguards
• 1997: Chinese Goliath
• 1997: Chinese Samson
• 1997: Tiger Claws II
• 1999: Extreme Martial Arts - Tiger Claws / Bloodsport 4
• 2000: Wu Gambinos
• 2001: Great Martial Arts Movies - 3-on-1
• 2002: Tough Guys of Kung Fu - 10 Movie Set
• 2002: Wu-Tang Clan Presents - Fearless Master
• 2003: Art of Fighting - 10 Movie Set
• 2003: Bad Azz Muthaz Collection - Vol. 1
• 2003: Big Bad Brothas
• 2003: Classic Bolo Yeung Movies
• 2004: The Martial Temple Collection: Shaolin Mega Force / Invincible Iron Palm
• 2004: Writing Kung Fu / Ninja Killer
• 2007: Blitzy Boy

Others

• His preferred martial art is Taijiquan .
• He rose to fame even before he appeared in Enter the Dragon when he won the 1967 Mr. Hong Kong title in bodybuilding .
• Yeung has two sons and a daughter.

Web links

• Bolo Yeung in theInternet Movie Database(English)