- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdmund Kealoha Parker
- Nickname
- Ed
- Height1.83 m
- Ed Parker was born on March 21, 1931 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for The Money Jungle (1967), L'héritier de la panthère rose (1983) and Dimension 5 (1966). He died on December 15, 1990 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Instructed Elvis Presley in the martial arts.
- Was bodyguard for Elvis Presley during the final few years of Elvis's life.
- Taught karate to many celebrities such as Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, Lucille Ball, Natalie Wood, José Ferrer, Blake Edwards, and Jeff Speakman.
- He was also the one started American Kenpo.
- Helped launch Bruce Lee's film career in America by showing producer Bill Dozer Bruce's demonstration from the 1964 International Karate Championships which led to his role as Kato in series The Green Hornet.
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