Who was first Hong Kong actor that broke out in the west?

[MG Lerox]

Could it be Lo Lieh in King Boxer?

[Blood Sword]

Bruce Lee.

King Boxer made some money but Mr.Lee have to be first who made it to big.

[kungfusamurai]

I'd argue that he did broke out when he got the role of Kato on The Green Hornet.

KFS

[shukocarl]

Could it be Lo Lieh in King Boxer?

I'd have to say Lo Lieh as well though it was short-lived and Bruce came along and blew him out of the water!

BTW Nice little site!

[Blood Sword]

I might be mistaken but I have been always under impression while King Boxer was hit and enjoys some kind of cult status,movie is famous not it`s star.

[loempiavreter]

Wasn't King Boxer released in the US in 1972?

Bruce Lee was already a star since 1966, with Green Hornet.

[Omni Dragon]

Wasn't King Boxer released in the US in 1972?

Bruce Lee was already a star since 1966, with Green Hornet.

Was Bruce a star in 66 THE GREEN HORNET was cancelled after the first series.

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

I would say Bruce too, even though I disagree that he was a star from his work in the 60's. After ETD, people knew his name. Im no Bruce fan, and would choose King Boxer over any BL flick any day, but I bet no one knew Lo Lieh's name after KB opened in the US!

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

It has to be Lo Lei, although it was the MOVIE itself King Boxer.

Then Bruce Lee.

Then Jackie Chan.

GD Y-Y

[Bronx Rican]

It obviously depends on what level of fame we're talking about; anywhere from "whats-his-face" to "household name." I agree with TibetanWhiteCrane's gauge: "people knew his name." That would make it a very small list, and I doubt Lo Lieh is on it. Bruce, Jackie, Jet, Gordon, The Venoms as a group, Alexander, mayyybe Jimmy and Angela.

[Coliseum1972]

Its only kung fu fans who knows Lo Lieh......the average Joe on the street in US or elsewhere would say Bruce Lee....hell they even showed his films on Iceland

[MG Lerox]

It has to be Lo Lei, although it was the MOVIE itself King Boxer.

Then Bruce Lee.

Then Jackie Chan.

GD Y-Y

Don't know if i'm right, but i think that Ho Chung Tao broke out before Jackie.

[Jesse Smooth]

Well, Chin Pei had a role in The Sand Pebbles...

[Cognoscente]

Nancy Kwan. Born and raised in HK before becoming popular with The World of Suzie Wong.