Bruce Lee

Biography

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

Batman

Mentiras verdaderas

Game of Death

The Green Hornet

Fist of Fury

The Way of the Dragon

Enter the Dragon

All Movies (65)

• The Final Game of Death2023 · as Hai Tien / Self (archive footage)
• Jackie Chan: Building an Icon2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth2020 · as Self(archive footage)
• Be Water2020 · as Self (archival)
• Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Game of Death Redux2019 · as Hai Tien
• I Am Bruce Lee2012 · as Self (archival)
• How Bruce Lee Changed the World2009 · as Self (archival)
• The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee2009 · as Self (archival)
• The Green Hornet2005 · as Kato
• Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon2004 · as Self (archival)
• Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies2002 · as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
• The Real Bruce Lee 22002 · as (archive footage)
• The Unbeatable Bruce Lee2001
• Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'2001
• Bruce Lee in G.O.D.2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey2000 · as Self (archival)
• The Lees: Action Speaks Louder1999 · as Self (archival)
• Bruce Lee: Century Hero1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• The GREATEST : Bruce Lee1998 · as Self (archival)
• Bruce Lee: In His Own Words1998 · as self
• The Path of the Dragon1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon1994 · as Self (archival)
• Cinema of Vengeance1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Curse of the Dragon1993 · as Self (archive footage)
• Crazy Safari1991 · as Self (archive footage)
• Death In Hollywood1990
• Amazing Masters of Martial Arts1985 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bruce Lee, the Legend1984 · as Self (archival)
• Game of Death II1981 · as Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
• Fist of Fear, Touch of Death1980 · as Bruce Lee (archive footage)
• Game of Death1978 · as Billy Lo
• The Young Bruce Lee1976
• Fury of the Dragon1976 · as Kato
• Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Warrior Within1976 · as Self
• La Légende du petit dragon1975 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Green Hornet1974 · as Kato
• Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend1973 · as Self (archival)
• Enter the Dragon1973 · as Lee
• Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon1973 · as Self
• The Last Days of Bruce Lee1973 · as Himself (archive footage)
• Fist of Unicorn1973
• The Way of the Dragon1972 · as Tang Lung
• Fist of Fury1972 · as Chen Zhen
• Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview1971 · as Self
• The Big Boss1971 · as Cheng Chiu On
• Marlowe1969 · as Winslow Wong
• The Orphan1960 · as Ah Sam
• Darling Girl1957
• Thunderstorm1957 · as Chow Chung
• Too Late for Divorce1956 · as Kai Cheung
• The Wise Guys Who Fool Around1956 · as Lee Siu Lung
• Orphan's Song1955
• An Orphan's Tragedy1955 · as Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
• We Owe It to Our Children1955 · as Le fils fainéant
• In the Face of Demolition1953
• A Myriad Homes1953
• A Mother's Tears1953
• The Guiding Light1953 · as San at 13
• The Kid1950 · as Kid Cheung
• The Birth of Mankind1946
• Golden Gate Girl1941 · as Baby (Uncredited)

All TV Shows (9)

• History's Greatest Mysteries2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Too Young to Die2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• I Am2012 · as Self
• Mentiras verdaderas2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Longstreet1971 · as Li Tsung
• Ironside1967 · as Leon Soo
• The Green Hornet1966 · as Kato
• Batman1966 · as Kato
• The Pierre Berton Show1962 · as Self