Portrait of Jim Kelly

Acting

Jim Kelly

Career

Active from 1973 to 2015, with a break from 1996 to 2014, busiest in 1974 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim Kelly Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    0.6, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Martial Arts Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Kings of Cult
Kings of Cult (2015)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Afro Ninja
Afro Ninja (2009)

as Cleavon Washington

1990s

3 titles
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs (1995)

as (archive footage)

Ultimatum
Ultimatum (1994)

as Executive

Stranglehold
Stranglehold (1994)

as Executive #4

1980s

2 titles · average score 54
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Reporter

One Down, Two to Go
One Down, Two to Go (1982)
GoodWatch score 34

as Chuck

1970s

10 titles · average score 52
Death Dimension
Death Dimension (1978)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lt. Detective J. Ash

The Tattoo Connection
The Tattoo Connection (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lucas

Hot Potato
Hot Potato (1976)
GoodWatch score 27

as Jones

Black Samurai
Black Samurai (1976)
GoodWatch score 52

as Robert Sand

Take a Hard Ride
Take a Hard Ride (1975)
GoodWatch score 45

as Kashtok

Black Belt Jones
Black Belt Jones (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Black Belt Jones

Three the Hard Way
Three the Hard Way (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mister Keyes

Golden Needles
Golden Needles (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jeff

Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

as Williams

Melinda
Melinda (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as Charles Atkins