Member AlbertV Posted January 13, 2020 Member Share Posted January 13, 2020 Born in 1947 in Savannah, GA, Donnie Williams was a martial arts champion back in the day, which led to a film career where he not only appeared in Hollywood but even a Hong Kong film! The co-founder of the Black Karate Federation, his film debut was a small role opposite the late Jim Kelly and fellow BKF founder Steve Muhammad (Steve Sanders) in Williams' flashback scene of Enter the Dragon. Williams' skills earned him the chance to face off against Ho Chung-Tao in Bruce Lee: True Story (Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth) as the star student of Motoyaki, a karate expert who runs afoul of Bruce Lee, played by Ho. Williams had bit parts in other martial arts films until 1985. Williams' martial arts experience includes Shotokan Karate under Jerry Atkins and Taekwondo first while stationed in Korea while in the Navy before becoming a protege of Byong Yu. Today, Williams is an ordained Bishop of a non-denominational congregation in Southern California known as The Family Church. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930483/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted February 10, 2020 Member Share Posted February 10, 2020 Here's a title missing from Donnie Williams IMDB filmography, Karate 3(1975) starring Tadashi Yamashita. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member Yihetuan Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 Donnie Williams did a pretty good interview with CineMills TV a couple years ago. There's supposed to be a part 2 but it never materialized as of yet. https://cinemills.tv/bishop-donnie-williams-talks-racism-martial-arts-and-bruce-le-drug-abuse/ A quick background video on Donnie & Steve Muhammad and the founding of the BKF. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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