Bruce Lee
Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Lee Siu Lung) was born on November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, CA while his parents were on tour with the Chinese Opera. Ultimately raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was a child actor appearing in more than 20 films. At the age of 13, Bruce took up the study of wing chun gung fu under renowned wing chun master, Yip Man. Bruce left Hong Kong at the age of 18, came to the United States and made his way to Seattle, Washington where he worked in the restaurant of a family friend. He soon enrolled in the University of Washington where he pursued a degree in philosophy. Bruce began to teach gung fu in Seattle and soon opened his first school, the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute. Two more schools followed in Oakland and Los Angeles. Concurrently Bruce married his wife, Linda and had his two children, Brandon and Shannon. In the mid sixties, Bruce was discovered while doing an exhibition at the Long Beach Internationals and a role as Kato in the tv series The Green Hornet soon followed. During this time, Bruce was also developing his own martial art, which he ultimately named Jeet Kune Do (translated: the way of the intercepting fist). Bruce's art was steeped in a philosophical foundation and did not follow long held martial traditions. Instead it had at its core the ideas of simplicity, directness and personal freedom. After The Green Hornet series was canceled, Bruce encountered resistance while working in Hollywood and so headed to Hong Kong to pursue a film career. In Hong Kong he made 3 films, which consecutively broke all box office records and showcased martial arts in an entirely new way. Hollywood took notice and soon Bruce was making the first Hollywood / Hong Kong coproduction with a film called Enter the Dragon. Unfortunately, Bruce Lee died in 1973 before this film was released. This film catapulted him to international fame. Today Bruce Lee’s legacy of self expression, equality, and pioneering innovation continues to inspire people all around the world.
Known for
Ironside
Leon Soo
Batman
Kato
History's Greatest Mysteries
Self (archive footage)
The Green Hornet
Kato
Wick Is Pain
(archive footage)
Here Come the Brides
Lin
Longstreet
Longstreet
Li Tsung
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
Fist of Fury
Chen Zhen
The Way of the Dragon
Tang Lung
The Big Boss
Cheng Chiu On
Enter the Dragon
Lee
Game of Death
Billy Lo
Game of Death II
Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: My Story
(archive footage)
Blondie
Karate Instructor
The Real Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
The Martial Arts Master (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Legend
Self (archive footage)
The Tenant
Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self (archive footage)
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Self (archive footage)
I Am Bruce Lee
Self / Various (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Self (archive footage)
Fist of Unicorn
[Himself]
Marlowe
Winslow Wong
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Be Water
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Self (archive footage)
The Curse of the Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Top Fighter
(archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self (archive footage)
The Kid
Kid Cheung
The Green Hornet
Kato
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
The Warrior Within
Self
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Modern Warriors
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Self / Lee / Tang Lung / Chen / Li Tsung / ... (archive footage)
The Life of Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
Kato
Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon
Self (archive footage)
The Path of the Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
Self
An Orphan's Tragedy
Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
Self (archive footage)
The Final Game of Death
Self (archive footage)
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
(archive footage)
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
Self (archive footage)
The Orphan
Ah Sam
Kung Fu Killers
Tang Lung (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fury of the Dragon
Kato
The Green Hornet
Kato
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
Self
Fist to Fist
(archive footage)
In the Face of Demolition
Thunderstorm
Chow Chung
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
A Myriad Homes
Game of Death Redux
Hai Tien
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon
Self (archive Footage)
The Guiding Light
San at 13
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
Too Late for Divorce
Kai Cheung
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
Lee Siu Lung
We Owe It to Our Children
Le fils fainéant
Darling Girl
The Real Bruce Lee 2
(archive footage)
The Birth of Mankind
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
Self (archive footage)
The World of Kung Fu
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
Hai Tien (archive footage)
Golden Gate Girl
Baby(uncredited)
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
Self / Various (archive footage)
Face to Face
Self (archive footage)
The Young Bruce Lee
A Mother's Tears
La Légende du petit dragon
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do
Self / Various / Narrator (archive footage)
Mentiras verdaderas
Self (archive footage)
Orphan's Song
The Way of the Little Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest
Kato