Jim Kelly (martial artist)

James Milton Kelly was an American athlete, martial artist, and actor. After winning several karate championships, Kelly rose to fame in the early 1970s appearing in various 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.

5 May 1946

Born on the same birth day (5 May): Adam Hughes • Carlos Alcaraz • Dorothy Garrod • Eddie Linden • Henryk Sienkiewicz • Hiroshi Hase • Hubert Howe Bancroft • Ian McCulloch (singer) • James Beard • James LaBrie • John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg • Juan Manuel • Meb Keflezighi • Michael Palin • Mikael Renberg • Richard E. Grant • Roger Rees • Steve Scott (runner) • Thomas B. Thrige • Victor Garland

Born in the same month (May 1946): Dragan Džajić • Irena Szewińska • Joanna Lumley • John Woo • Lyudmila Zhuravleva • Marv Wolfman • Michael Green (physicist) • Thelma Houston