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Bruce Lee (I) (1940–1973)

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Bruce Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema, and a key figure of modern popular media. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North American and European cinema and audiences the way it has over the past four decades... See full bio »

Born:

Lee Jun Fan
in San Francisco, California, USA

Died:

(age 32) in Hong Kong
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1973 Enter the Dragon
Lee
 
1972 The Way of the Dragon
Tang Lung / Dragon
 
1972 The Chinese Connection
Chen Zhen
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Li Tsung
– I See, Said the Blind Man (1971) … Li Tsung
– Wednesday's Child (1971) … Li Tsung
– Spell Legacy Like Death (1971) … Li Tsung
– The Way of the Intercepting Fist (1971) … Li Tsung
 
1971 Fists of Fury
Cheng Chao-an
 
1969 Marlowe
Winslow Wong
 
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Lin
– Marriage, Chinese Style (1969) … Lin
 
1969 Blondie (TV series)
Karate Instructor
– Pick on Someone Your Own Size (1969) … Karate Instructor
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
Leon Soo
– Tagged for Murder (1967) … Leon Soo
 
1966-1967 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Kato
– The Hornet and the Firefly (1967) … Kato
– Invasion from Outer Space: Part 2 (1967) … Kato
– Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1 (1967) … Kato
– Hornet, Save Thyself (1967) … Kato
– Alias the Scarf (1967) … Kato
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1966-1967 Batman (TV series)
Kato
– Batman's Satisfaction (1967) … Kato
– A Piece of the Action (1967) … Kato
– The Spell of Tut (1966) … Kato (uncredited)
 
1960 Ren hai gu hong
Ah Sam (as Lee Siu-Lung)
 
1957 Lei yu
Chow Chung
 
1956 Zao zhi dang cu wo bu jia
Kai Cheung
 
1956 Zha dian na fu
Yeung Siu-lung (as Lee Siu Lung)
 
1955 Er nu zhai
 
1955 Gu er xing
 
1955 Ai xia ji
 
1955 Gu xing xue lei
 
1955 Ai
 
1953 Wei lou chun xiao
 
1953 Qian wan ren jia
 
1953 Ci mu lei
 
1953 Ku hai ming deng
 
1953 It's Father's Fault
 
1951 Ren zhi Chu
Ngau Tsai
 
1950 My Son, Ah Chung
Cheung (as Lee Siu Lung)
 
1949 Meng li xi shi (as Yam Lee)
 
1948 Fu gui fu yun
 
1946 The Birth of Mankind
 
1941 Golden Gate Girl
Infant (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
2000 Bruce Lee in G.O.D.: Shibôteki yûgi (director: original footage - uncredited)
 
1978 The Game of Death (action choreographer - uncredited, martial arts director - uncredited)
 
1973 Enter the Dragon (fighting sequences stager, teaser writer - uncredited)
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series) (fight choreographer - 2 episodes)
– Spell Legacy Like Death (1971) (fight choreographer - uncredited)
– The Way of the Intercepting Fist (1971) (fight choreographer - uncredited)
 
1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain (fight choreographer - uncredited)
 
1969 Marlowe (fight choreographer - uncredited)
 
1968 The Wrecking Crew (karate advisor)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2000 Bruce Lee in G.O.D.: Shibôteki yûgi (material)
 
2000 Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (video documentary) (material)
 
1978 Circle of Iron (story)
 
1978 The Game of Death (uncredited)
 
1972 The Way of the Dragon (screenplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2000 Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (video documentary) (original footage)
 
1978 The Game of Death (uncredited)
 
1972 The Way of the Dragon
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1978 The Game of Death (executive producer, producer)
 
1973 Enter the Dragon (producer)
 
1972 The Way of the Dragon (producer)
 
Show ShowStunts (2 titles)
1973 Bruce Lee and I (action director)
 
1972 The Way of the Dragon (martial arts director)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2014 Kung King (in memory of) (announced)
 
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Comparativa: Operación Dragón (2012) (in memory of)
 
2011 The Working Man (short) (grateful thanks)
 
2009 Club83 (very special thanks)
 
2008 Bro Lee (video short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Big Stan (the producers wish to thank)
 
2007 Gordo Master vs. Twin Snakes (short) (in memory of)
 
2006 Evolucion (short) (special thanks)
 
1973 Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (documentary) (in memoriam - as Mr. Bruce Lee)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1971 The Pierre Berton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1966 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Where the Action Is (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 September 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (64 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2012 I Am Bruce Lee (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Blue Gold: American Jeans (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Ftw (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 Limitless
Karate Fighter on T.V. (uncredited)
 
2010 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
 
2010 5 Second Movies (TV series)
 
2009 The Grandmaster & the Dragon: William Cheung & Bruce Lee (video)
Himself
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Fighter
Himself
 
2007 La rentadora (TV series)
 
2006 Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ban the Sadist Videos! (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip (TV movie)
Kato
 
2003 I Love the '70s
Lee
 
2003 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (TV documentary)
 
2003 Dark World: Duel of the Assassins (video)
Iskavich Hoshito (voice) (archive sound)
 
2002 Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Modern Warriors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2001 The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Bruce Lee in G.O.D.: Shibôteki yûgi
Hai Tien
 
2000 Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Famous Families (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Jackie Chan: My Story (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Immortal Masters (video short)
Himself
 
1998 Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Path of the Dragon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The Secrets of the Warrior's Power (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Death by Misadventure (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Top Fighter (video documentary)
 
1994 Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview (video short)
Himself
 
1994 The Life of Bruce Lee (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1994 Cinema of Vengeance (documentary)
 
1993 The Curse of the Dragon (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 City Hunter
Billy Lo (uncredited)
 
1993 Fame in the Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Best of the Martial Arts Films (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Crazy Safari
Himself (uncredited)
 
1990 Bruce Lee - Best of the Best (documentary)
 
1989 Holy Batmania (video short)
Kato
 
1986 Young Dragons: Kung Fu Kids
Himself
 
1981 The True Game of Death
Himself
 
1981 Game of Death II
Billy Lo/Lee Chen-Chiang
 
1980 Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (documentary)
The Martial Arts Master
 
1978 The Game of Death
Billy-Lo
 
1977 Fist of Fury Part 2
Chen Zhen
 
1977 Yung chun ta hsiung
(uncredited)
 
1977 Bruce Lee, the Legend (documentary)
Himself - Grown up and Child
 
1976 Fury of the Dragon
Kato
 
1976 Bruce's Deadly Fingers
 
1974 Bruce Lee's Original Screen Test (short)
Himself
 
1974 The Green Hornet
Kato
 
1974 Kung Fu Killers (TV documentary)
 
1973 Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1973 The Last Days of Bruce Lee (documentary short)
Himself
 
1973 The Real Bruce Lee (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Author, The Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 17 Print Biographies  | 15 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Bruce Lee Foundation | Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mr. Bruce Lee | Siu-Lung Lee | Yam Lee | Xiaolong Li | Lee Siu Lung | Bruce Lee Siu-Lung | Lee Siu-Lung

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. See more »

Trivia:

His first major U.S. project was the role of Kato in the television series The Green Hornet. He joked that he got this role because he was the only Oriental actor who could properly pronounce the lead character's name: "Britt Reid.". See more »

Trademark:

Lightning fast moves and reflexes See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius