Bob Wall dead at 82: Martial Arts icon who worked with Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon remembered as ‘greatest husband and father’ by his grieving family
- Wall had worked with Lee and Chuck Norris, among others
- Wall was a 9th degree Tang Soo Do black belt training with Norris
- Wall appeared with Lee in movies such as The Way of the Dragon and Enter the Dragon
- His family called him ‘the greatest husband and father’ and ‘our rock’
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Martial Arts icon Bob Wall, who worked with the late Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris among others, has died at the age of 82.
‘Bob was the greatest husband and father,’ his family told TMZ in a statement Monday. ‘Family was Everything to him. He lived a remarkable life & There is a hole in our hearts that will never be filled.
‘His spirit & legacy will live on forever within us. He was our rock.’
The latest: Martial Arts icon Bob Wall, who worked with the late Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris among others, has died at the age of 82. He was seen in 1973’s Enter the Dragon against Lee
Wall had trained extensively with Norris, and was a 9th degree Tang Soo Do black belt under the action star’s tutelage, according to the outlet.
Wall had been seen in films with Lee including Enter the Dragon in 1973 and The Way of the Dragon in 1972.
Wall said in an interview years after that he suffered broken ribs as result of the scene with Lee, who made clear he wanted to go full speed ahead of the filming sequence, according to the outlet.
Wall said Lee told him, ‘Bob, I wanna hit you, and I wanna hit you hard’ in an effort to make the scene appear more realistic.
Wall was snapped at a screening of Dragon – The Bruce Lee Story on April 28, 1993 at Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California
Wall was seen facing off with Lee in 1973’s Enter the Dragon
Wall had other notable roles alongside Norris on the TV show Walker, Texas Ranger from 1994-2001, Sidekicks in 1992 and Hero and the Terror in 1988.
In recent years, Wall had been featured in films such as 2018’s Anatomy of an Antihero 3, 2020’s Anatomy of an Antihero: Redemption and 2021’s The Emissaries Movie.
In a 2016 piece about keeping motivated on his website Bob Wall World Black Belt, Wall noted how he had ‘met amazing people and celebrities’ including late former presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, as well as the late Elvis Presley.
Wall’s family said that ‘his spirit & legacy will live on forever within us’
Wall had trained extensively with Norris, and was a 9th degree Tang Soo Do black belt under the action star’s tutelage
Wall was pictured with Connie Francis and Norris in this shot from his Instagram
Wall shared a throwback shot posing with martial arts trophies he had earned
‘I’ve been blessed, and that’s what keeps me motivated, plus I’m lucky enough to be an American Citizen, the GREATEST country on earth,’ he said. ‘Essentially, it’s a combination of all of the simple and great positive occurrences and influences in my life that I focus on to keep me motivated!!!!!’
In the piece, Wall also praised his family, including mother Reva, wife Lillian and daughters Shana and Karra.
‘God blessed me with a GREAT wife Lillian, whom I love, adore, admire, and RESPECT after 48 years of wonderful marriage and our two FANTASTIC daughters Shana & Karra,’ he said.
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