Hwang Jang-lee
South Korean martial artist (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hwang Jang-lee (Korean: 황정리; born December 21, 1944) is a Japanese-born Korean martial artist and actor best known for his Hong Kong martial arts films. He is a ninth-dan grandmaster in Tang Soo Do and Taekwondo who began training in 1957.[1] Prior to his acting career, Hwang was a martial arts instructor for the Korean military in Vietnam.[2]
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Hwang Jang-lee | |
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Born | (1944-12-21) December 21, 1944 (age 79) |
Occupation(s) | Martial artist, actor |
Years active | 1974–1996; 2009 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 황정리 |
Hanja | 黃正利 |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Jeong-ri |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Chŏngri |
Hwang began his acting career in 1974. In 1976, he was offered employment in Hong Kong by Ng See-yuen, where he appeared in the kung fu film Secret Rivals as the villain Silver Fox, a role he reprised in several other films, most notably Secret Rivals 2 (1977). He gained prominence for appearing in the films Drunken Master (1978) and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978), both opposite Jackie Chan, and Hitman in the Hand of Buddha (1981), which marked his directorial debut.[3][4] Other films he appeared in include The Invincible Armour (1977), Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979), Hell's Wind Staff (1979), Two Fists Against the Law (1980), Buddha Assassinator (1980), Game of Death 2 (1981) and Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982).
Hwang is a martial arts instructor with the World Tang Soo Do General Federation and serves as technical adviser. Among his most notable students is Roy Horan, who appeared with Hwang in several films.