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
Credits
- 2024 · Game of Silence as Hai Tien
- 2023 · The Final Game of Death as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · History's Greatest Mysteries as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Be Water as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet as Kato
- 2019 · Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Game of Death Redux as Hai Tien
- 2016 · Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Too Young to Die as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · I Am Bruce Lee as Self / Various (archive footage)
- 2011 · Mentiras verdaderas as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon as Self (archive Footage)
- 2009 · How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · The Green Hornet as Kato
- 2004 · Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Modern Warriors as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Real Bruce Lee 2 as (archive footage)
- 2001 · The Unbeatable Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Bruce Lee in G.O.D. as Hai Tien (archive footage)
- 2000 · Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Fist to Fist as (archive footage)
- 2000 · Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · The Lees: Action Speaks Louder as Self / Various (archive footage)
- 1999 · Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On as Self / Lee / Tang Lung / Chen / Li Tsung / ... (archive footage)
- 1998 · Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Jackie Chan: My Story as (archive footage)
- 1998 · Bruce Lee: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · The Path of the Dragon as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Face to Face as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Top Fighter as (archive footage)
- 1995 · Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do as Self / Various / Narrator (archive footage)
- 1994 · Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · The Life of Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · The Curse of the Dragon as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · The Best of the Martial Arts Films as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · Amazing Masters of Martial Arts as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Bruce Lee: The Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 · Game of Death II as Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
- 1980 · Fist of Fear, Touch of Death as The Martial Arts Master (archive footage)
- 1978 · Game of Death as Billy Lo
- 1977 · The Real Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · Fury of the Dragon as Kato
- 1976 · The Tenant as Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1976 · Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · The Warrior Within as Self
- 1975 · La Légende du petit dragon as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · The Green Hornet as Kato
- 1974 · Kung Fu Killers as Tang Lung (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973 · Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 · Enter the Dragon as Lee
- 1973 · Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon as Self
- 1973 · Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong as (archive footage)
- 1973 · The World of Kung Fu as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · The Way of the Dragon as Tang Lung
- 1972 · Fist of Fury as Chen Zhen
- 1971 · Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview as Self
- 1971 · The Big Boss as Cheng Chiu On
- 1971 · Longstreet as
- 1971 · Longstreet as Li Tsung
- 1969 · Marlowe as Winslow Wong
- 1968 · Blondie as Karate Instructor
- 1968 · Here Come the Brides as Lin
- 1967 · Ironside as Leon Soo
- 1966 · The Green Hornet as Kato
- 1966 · Batman as Kato
- 1965 · Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest as Kato
- 1960 · The Orphan as Ah Sam
- 1957 · Darling Girl as
- 1957 · Thunderstorm as Chow Chung
- 1956 · Too Late for Divorce as Kai Cheung
- 1956 · The Wise Guys Who Fool Around as Lee Siu Lung
- 1955 · Orphan's Song as
- 1955 · An Orphan's Tragedy as Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
- 1955 · We Owe It to Our Children as Le fils fainéant
- 1953 · In the Face of Demolition as
- 1953 · A Myriad Homes as
- 1953 · A Mother's Tears as
- 1953 · The Guiding Light as San at 13
- 1950 · The Kid as Kid Cheung
- 1946 · The Birth of Mankind as
- 1941 · Golden Gate Girl as Baby(uncredited)