- George Chung
- Aug 3
- 1 min read

The November 1972 cover of Karate Illustrated featured action film star Calvin Lockhart, best known for his roles as Reverend Deke O'Malley in Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) and Biggie Smalls in Let’s Do It Again (1975).
The cover celebrated his role in Melinda, where he played a karate-skilled disc jockey.
Oh, the ’70s!

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