Kim Tai-chung | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1957 |
| Died | August 27, 2011 (aged 54) South Korea |
| Other names | Kim Tai-jong Tong Lung (唐龍; Chinese stage name) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, martial artist |
| Years active | 1977–1986 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김태정 |
| Hanja | 金泰靖 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Tae-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim T'aejŏng |
Kim Tai-chung (June 5, 1957 – August 27, 2011), also known as Kim Tai-jong or Tong Lung (唐龍; Chinese stage name), was a South Korean martial artist, actor and businessman. A Taekwondo practitioner, he is best known for his martial arts films.
Born in Pusan,[1] Kim made his first Hong Kong movie debut in the 1977 film Snuff Bottle Connection, along with Hwang Jang-lee and Roy Horan. He went on to star in Raymond Chow’s Golden Harvest classics Game of Death (1978) and Game of Death II (1981). He also starred in the South Korean romantic comedy action Miss, Please Be Patient (1981), the Taiwanese Bruceploitation martial arts film Jackie and Bruce to the Rescue (1982), and the martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender (1986), along with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kurt McKinney. Kim was one of two stand-ins for Bruce Lee (along with Yuen Biao) used to complete Game of Death after Lee died during filming. Kim also played the ghost of Bruce Lee in No Retreat, No Surrender.