Robert Wall

Robert Alan Bob Wall born August 22 1939 is an American actor and martial artist Wall is a former karate champion He is featured in a number of films most notably three appearances with martial arts master Bruce Lee Bob Wall appeared in the film Way of the Dragon with Lee along with Chuck Norris Among the martial arts Bob Wall has studied Okinawate karate under Gordon Doversola In 1966 Wall along with karate champion Joe Lewis opened the famous Sherman Oaks Karate Studio in Sherman Oaks California In 1968 Lewis sold his share of the studio to Chuck Norris He also had a supporting role in Lees most famous film in the western world Enter the DragonHe later appeared in Game of Death Bruce Lees incomplete film recut in 1978 More recently in 2009 Wall starred as a bodyguard in the film Blood and Bone An urban legend surrounding the making of Enter The Dragon claims that he never quite got along with Bruce Lee and that the fight on the parade ground where he smashed the bottles was more than just a managed fight However Wall and others present at the time deny this story stating the tale was blown out of proportion and that Wall and Lee were actually good friendsWall has studied several arts under many notable masters They include Judo under Judo Gene LeBell Okinawan ShorinRyu under Joe Lewis and Brazilian JiuJitsu under the Machado Brothers From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia