Bruce Lee
ActingBruce 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
The Way of the Dragon
Tang Lung
Fist of Fury
Chen Zhen
Game of Death
Billy Lo
Enter the Dragon
Lee
The Big Boss
Cheng Chiu On
Game of Death II
Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
Self (archive footage)
Fist of Unicorn
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
Marlowe
Winslow Wong
Filmography — Acting
The Way of the Dragon
Tang Lung
Fist of Fury
Chen Zhen
Game of Death
Billy Lo
Enter the Dragon
Lee
The Big Boss
Cheng Chiu On
Game of Death II
Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
Self (archive footage)
Fist of Unicorn
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
Marlowe
Winslow Wong
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Self (archival)
The Path of the Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self (archival)
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Self (archive footage)
Be Water
Self (archival)
The Kid
Kid Cheung
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Self (archive footage)
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
An Orphan's Tragedy
Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
I Am Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
Self (archive footage)
The Final Game of Death
Hai Tien / Self (archive footage)
The Real Bruce Lee 2
(archive footage)
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Self (archive footage)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Self (archival)
In the Face of Demolition
The Green Hornet
Kato
A Mother's Tears
Darling Girl
Game of Death Redux
Hai Tien
The Curse of the Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Golden Gate Girl
Baby (Uncredited)
Thunderstorm
Chow Chung
Bruce Lee: Century Hero
Self (archive footage)
The Orphan
Ah Sam
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
Self
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
Lee Siu Lung
A Myriad Homes
We Owe It to Our Children
Le fils fainéant
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Bruce Lee (archive footage)
Fury of the Dragon
Kato
The Guiding Light
San at 13
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self(archive footage)
Too Late for Divorce
Kai Cheung
The Birth of Mankind
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
self
Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest
Kato
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Self (archival)
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
Self
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
The Warrior Within
Self
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
Self (archival)
La Légende du petit dragon
Self (archive footage)
Orphan's Song
Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar
Self (archive footage)
The Green Hornet
Kato
The Young Bruce Lee
