Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 27, 1940
Place of Birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wick Is Pain | (archive footage) |
| 2023 | The Final Game of Death | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet | Kato |
| 2020 | Be Water | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Game of Death Redux | Hai Tien |
| 2016 | Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | I Am Bruce Lee | Self / Various (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon | Self (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | The Green Hornet | Kato |
| 2004 | Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Modern Warriors | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | The Real Bruce Lee 2 | (archive footage) |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Bruce Lee in G.O.D. | Hai Tien (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Fist to Fist | (archive footage) |
| 1999 | The Lees: Action Speaks Louder | Self / Various (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Self / Lee / Tang Lung / Chen / Li Tsung / ... (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | (archive footage) |
| 1998 | The Path of the Dragon | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Face to Face | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | The Way of the Little Dragon | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do | Self / Various / Narrator (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Top Fighter | (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | The Life of Bruce Lee | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | The Curse of the Dragon | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee | Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania | Self (archive footage) |
| 1990 | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Amazing Masters of Martial Arts | Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Game of Death II | Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Fist of Fear, Touch of Death | The Martial Arts Master (archive footage) |
| 1978 | Game of Death | Billy Lo |
| 1977 | The Real Bruce Lee | Self (archive footage) |
| 1976 | Fury of the Dragon | Kato |
| 1976 | Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger | Self (archive footage) |
| 1976 | The Tenant | Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1976 | The Warrior Within | Self |
| 1976 | The Young Bruce Lee | |
| 1975 | La Légende du petit dragon | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | The Green Hornet | Kato |
| 1974 | Kung Fu Killers | Tang Lung (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Enter the Dragon | Lee |
| 1973 | The World of Kung Fu | Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) |
| 1973 | Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon | Self |
| 1973 | Fist of Unicorn | [Himself] |
| 1972 | Fist of Fury | Chen Zhen |
| 1972 | The Way of the Dragon | Tang Lung |
| 1971 | The Big Boss | Cheng Chiu On |
| 1971 | Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview | Self |
| 1969 | Marlowe | Winslow Wong |
| 1965 | Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest | Kato |
| 1960 | The Orphan | Ah Sam |
| 1957 | Thunderstorm | Chow Chung |
| 1957 | Darling Girl | |
| 1956 | The Wise Guys Who Fool Around | Lee Siu Lung |
| 1956 | Too Late for Divorce | Kai Cheung |
| 1955 | An Orphan's Tragedy | Wong Fuk-kwan (child) |
| 1955 | We Owe It to Our Children | Le fils fainéant |
| 1955 | Orphan's Song | |
| 1953 | In the Face of Demolition | |
| 1953 | The Guiding Light | San at 13 |
| 1953 | A Myriad Homes | |
| 1953 | A Mother's Tears | |
| 1950 | The Kid | Kid Cheung |
| 1946 | The Birth of Mankind | |
| 1941 | Golden Gate Girl | Baby(uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | History's Greatest Mysteries | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Too Young to Die | Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Mentiras verdaderas | Self (archive footage) |
| 1971 | Longstreet | |
| 1971 | Longstreet | Li Tsung |
| 1968 | Blondie | Karate Instructor |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides | Lin |
| 1967 | Ironside | Leon Soo |
| 1966 | Batman | Kato |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet | Kato |