I then slapped him in the face and said lets fight,he fell down and did not want to fight with me. I walked on stage and stuck out my arm which he hit several times. Then i said “ You can hit my arm and break it if you can.” They did not hurt him and he said put out your arms and ill break them,they said no and left the stage. He made three karate guys hit his arm, and then said he would show us how kung fu was deadlier than karate, by hitting them. He called some karate people from the audience and said he would show us that karate does not work. A guy was talking about how deadly kung fu was and that karate was nothing in front of it.
I’d gone to a restaurant in Chinatown with one of my friends Bob Ozman ( a well known martial artist). When was the first time you met Bruce Lee? He’s been married to his wife Lillian for 48 years and has two daughters - Shana and Kara.įor the first time in an interview to an Indian media house, Wall talks about little know facts about Bruce Lee, the reason behind his son Brandon Lee’s death and stories from the Enter The Dragon days. He is also the co-founder and CEO of World Black Belt Inc, a martial arts organisation.
Wall holds a 9th degree black belt under Chuck Norris and won the 1970 US Professional Karate Championship.
Wall also starred with Chuck Norris in movies such as Code of Silence (1985), Firewalker (1986) and Hero and the Terror (1988). The other two films in which he appeared alongside Bruce Lee were Way of the Dragon (1972), which also starred his business partner Chuck Norris, and Game of Death (1978).
8.Robert Alan ‘Bob’ Wall (August 22, 1939) became part of Hollywood legend when he portrayed the role of the evil O’ Hara, who fights Bruce Lee in the most popular martial arts movie ever made, Enter The Dragon (1973).
Moving on to Jon Saxon's horror movies, New Nightmare was a classic horror movie made in 1994. John Saxon appeared as himself and also played the role of Donald Thompson in the movie. It had John Saxon as Major General Peled. Raid on EntebbeĪ 1977 film, Rain on Entebbe was a story about the rescue of the hostages held in Uganda. The movie was a huge hit at the box office. John Saxon played the role of Luis Chama. Joe Kidd was Clint Eastwood western film starring Robert Duvall and John Saxon. Made in 1969, Death of a Gunfighter was a western film and had Richard Widmark and Lena Horne in the lead roles. John Saxon played the role of Trinidad in the movie.Īlso Read | How did Bruce Lee die? Martial arts legend popped painkiller that proved to be fatal 5. It was also Bruce Lee's last film before his death.Īlso Read | Bruce Lee inspired generations of NBA stars from Kobe Bryant to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4. Death of a Gunfighter Enter the DragonĪ post shared by Oussama B (Martial Arts) on at 12:10am PDTĮnter the Dragon was a classic Bruce Lee movie that a gained a cult following. John Saxon played the secondary role of Roper, next to Bruce Lee. The movie was so successful that it was turned into a play.Īlso Read | John Saxon, known for 'Enter the Dragon', 'Nightmare on Elm Street', dead at 83 3. It starred John Saxon as Blake Richards, a supporting character in the film. Portrait in Black was a classic American neo-noir thriller film directed by Michael Gordon.
Platt.Īlso Read | Actor John Saxon dies ‘Enter the Dragon’ among many roles 2. Portrait in Black The movie also starred Sal Mineo, Luana Patten and Edward C. The movie was directed by Richard Bartlett and starred John Saxon in the lead role as Jimmy Daley, the young musician on whom the movie was based. Rock, Pretty Baby was a 1956 comedy musical, which was a big hit in its time. To commemorate his memory, let's take a look at the top 10 movies of John Saxon: 1. Rock, Pretty Baby
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, John was a beloved actor who also co-starred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts movie Enter the Dragon (1973). The American actor was known for his work in many western and horror movies. Legendary actor John Saxon recently passed away in Tennessee due to pneumonia.