Bruce Lee
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 27, 1940
- Died
- Jul 20, 1973 (aged 32)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Credits
- 79
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
Filmography
Broken Rhythm: Bruce Lee's Game of Death
2026Movie
Himself (archive footage)
The Song I'm Singing Tomorrow
2024Movie
Self
The Final Game of Death
2023Movie
Hai Tien / Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Life in Ten Pictures
2021TV
Self (archive footage)
History's Greatest Mysteries
2020TV
Self (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020Movie
Self(archive footage)
Be Water
2020Movie
Self (archival)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
Game of Death Redux
2019Movie
Hai Tien
Too Young to Die
2012TV
Self (archive footage)
I Am
2012TV
Self
I Am Bruce Lee
2012Movie
Self (archival)
Mentiras verdaderas
2011TV
Self (archive footage)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009Movie
Self (archival)
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
2009Movie
Self (archival)
The Green Hornet
2005Movie
Kato
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004Movie
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002Movie
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Real Bruce Lee 2
2002Movie
(archive footage)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001Movie
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
2001Movie
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
2000Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000Movie
Self (archival)
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
1999Movie
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: Century Hero
1999Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2
1999Movie
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998Movie
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
1998Movie
self
The Path of the Dragon
1998Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994Movie
Self (archival)
Cinema of Vengeance
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Curse of the Dragon
1993Movie
Self (archive footage)
Crazy Safari
1991Movie
Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
1990Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990Movie
Self
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984Movie
Self (archival)
Game of Death II
1981Movie
Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980Movie
Bruce Lee (archive footage)
Game of Death
1978Movie
Billy Lo
The Young Bruce Lee
1976Movie
Fury of the Dragon
1976Movie
Kato
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
1976Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Warrior Within
1976Movie
Self
La Légende du petit dragon
1975Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Green Hornet
1974Movie
Kato
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973Movie
Self (archival)
Enter the Dragon
1973Movie
Lee
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973Movie
Self
The Last Days of Bruce Lee
1973Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Fist of Unicorn
1973Movie
The Way of the Dragon
1972Movie
Tang Lung
Fist of Fury
1972Movie
Chen Zhen
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
1971Movie
Self
The Big Boss
1971Movie
Cheng Chiu On
Longstreet
1971TV
Li Tsung
Marlowe
1969Movie
Winslow Wong
Ironside
1967TV
Leon Soo
The Green Hornet
1966TV
Kato
Batman
1966TV
Kato
The Pierre Berton Show
1962TV
Self
The Orphan
1960Movie
Ah Sam
Darling Girl
1957Movie
Thunderstorm
1957Movie
Chow Chung
Too Late for Divorce
1956Movie
Kai Cheung
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
1956Movie
Lee Siu Lung
Orphan's Song
1955Movie
An Orphan's Tragedy
1955Movie
Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
We Owe It to Our Children
1955Movie
Le fils fainéant
In the Face of Demolition
1953Movie
A Myriad Homes
1953Movie
A Mother's Tears
1953Movie
The Guiding Light
1953Movie
San at 13
The Kid
1950Movie
Kid Cheung
The Birth of Mankind
1946Movie
Golden Gate Girl
1941Movie
Baby (Uncredited)