Bruce Leung
Hong Kong actor and martial artist (1948–2026)
Leung Choi-sang (28 April 1948 – 14 January 2026), known professionally as Bruce Leung Siu-lung, was a Hong Kong martial artist and actor who had appeared in many Hong Kong martial arts films.
Throughout his career, he often appeared billed as Bruce Leung, Bruce Liang, Bruce Leong, or Bruce Leung Siu-lung, and is thus generally grouped among the Bruce Lee clones that sprang up after Lee's death in the subgenre known as Bruceploitation.
Background
Leung learned martial arts from his father at the Cantonese opera. While his major style is Goju ryu Karate, he also was a Wing Chun practitioner.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a large number of martial arts films. Most familiar to Western audiences may be Jim Kelly's The Tattoo Connection (in which he only appeared briefly, but choreographed the action sequences) and Jackie Chan's Magnificent Bodyguards, which was the first Hong Kong film shot in 3D. He is also known for playing Bruce Lee in the notorious Bruceploitation classic, The Dragon Lives Again.
In addition, Leung appeared in his own star vehicles, including My Kung-Fu 12 Kicks, Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist, and Black Belt Karate.
Leung retired from acting after 1988's Ghost Hospital. However, in 2004, he made a return to the screen as The Beast in Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle (which, incidentally, was his first villainous role). In 2007, he appeared as himself in Italian documentary Dragonland directed by Lorenzo De Luca.
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