Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan in a scene from Enter The Dragon. After Lee’s death, film director Lo Wei tried to groom Chan as Lee’s replacement, but the actor went his own way. Photo: Alamy
Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan in a scene from Enter The Dragon. After Lee’s death, film director Lo Wei tried to groom Chan as Lee’s replacement, but the actor went his own way. Photo: Alamy
Bruce Lee

Jackie Chan tried to replace Bruce Lee after he died, and so did Bruce Li – screen name of a Taiwanese actor behind slew of Lee rip-offs

There was only one Bruce Lee, but when he died Hong Kong’s film industry sought a replacement. Jackie Chan didn’t work out, but Ho Chung-tao, who looked the part and acted as ‘Bruce Li’, made several rip-off films

Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan in a scene from Enter The Dragon. After Lee’s death, film director Lo Wei tried to groom Chan as Lee’s replacement, but the actor went his own way. Photo: Alamy
Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan in a scene from Enter The Dragon. After Lee’s death, film director Lo Wei tried to groom Chan as Lee’s replacement, but the actor went his own way. Photo: Alamy
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