Bruce Baron

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Bruce Baron (born November 15, 1949 in New York City , New York - † April 13, 2013 in Hawaii ) was an American actor .

Life

Baron spent his childhood in Hong Kong . He graduated from Cornell University in 1971 with a bachelor's degree . Returning to Asia , he lived in the Philippines and in the city of his childhood.

His feature film debut was in Tsui Hark's Hong Kong movie Mercenaries Know No Mercy in 1980 . He then starred in two other Hong Kong productions and two Filipino feature films. Via Ruggero Deodato's horror film Atlantis Inferno , he also got engagements in the European and US film business and played in the German-Italian co-production Secret Code: Wild Geese by Antonio Margheriti alongside Lewis Collins , Lee van Cleef , Ernest Borgnine and Klaus Kinski . In 1985 he starred in the US action film Cambodia Connection and had a guest role in an episode of the television series Dallas , which was partly played in Hong Kong.

In addition to the lead role in Godfrey Ho 's ninja film Ninja Connection , he played in various other Asian productions until the late 1980s. After last roles like in the erotic film Joy - Emergency landing in lacquer and leather next to Zara Whites , he ended his acting career.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1980: Mercenaries know no mercy (Di yi lei xing wei xian)
  • 1982: Mercenary Command 2 (Shen tan guang tou mei)
  • 1983: Atlantis Inferno (I predatori di Atlantide)
  • 1984: secret code: wild geese
  • 1985: Dallas
  • 1985: Ninja Connection (Ninja Champion)
  • 1985: Cambodia Connection (Heated Vengeance)
  • 1986: Challenge of the Ninja
  • 1986: The Ultimate Ninja
  • 1987: The 7th Power (Wai Si-Lei chuen kei)
  • 1989: Cruel Horizon
  • 1992: Joy - emergency landing in lacquer and leather (Joy à Hong Kong)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Harris M. Lentz III: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland, 2014, ISBN 978-0786476657 , p. 25
  2. ↑ Biography at nanarland
personal data
SURNAME Baron, Bruce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 2013
Place of death Hawaii