The Green Hornet

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Van Williams (left) as the Green Hornet stands beside Bruce Lee as Kato in a promotional still from the classic 1960s television series The Green Hornet.

The Green Hornet

television series [1966–1967]

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…Kato in the television series The Green Hornet (1966–67).
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…Kato in the television series The Green Hornet (1966–67).
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When ABC’s live-action The Green Hornet (1966–67) TV show debuted, its producers expected its lead, Van Williams, to become a heartthrob, but Asian import Bruce Lee, playing sidekick Kato, stole the show with his dazzling martial arts abilities. Lee was one of the few nonwhite actors on television…
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When ABC’s live-action The Green Hornet (1966–67) TV show debuted, its producers expected its lead, Van Williams, to become a heartthrob, but Asian import Bruce Lee, playing sidekick Kato, stole the show with his dazzling martial arts abilities. Lee was one of the few nonwhite actors on television…
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