Chieh Yuan

Chieh Yuan
Chinese name 解元 (traditional)
Chinese name 解元 (simplified)
Pinyin Jié Yuán (Mandarin)
Jyutping Gaai2 Jyun4 (Cantonese)
Birth name Chieh Yu Kun
Born (1945-03-15)15 March 1945
Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
Died 16 November 1977(1977-11-16) (aged 32)
Hong Kong
Other name(s) Gai Yuen
Years active 1967-1977

Chieh Yuan (15 March 1945 16 November 1977) was an actor and martial artist. He was an actor for Shaw Brothers and in 1972, he was cast in Bruce Lee's The Game of Death. Chieh died in 1977 from cerebral edema, the same cause to Bruce Lee's death, and at age 32, the same age at which Bruce Lee had died.

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