[citation needed] After the death of popular actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, Li's acting career began.
Hong Kong studios believed that he had the ability to pick up where Lee left off and cast him in similar types of martial arts films.
[citation needed] While Ho was finishing his military service, he appeared in Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death.
[citation needed] Li carried on by playing in two unofficial sequels to Bruce Lee's classic Fist of Fury.
[citation needed] Li eventually ran into trouble separating himself from these Bruce Lee roles, along with standing out from other impersonators in the Bruceploitation genre.
[citation needed] In 1990, Li retired from acting at the age of 40 after his wife's sudden passing to raise his children.