Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born November 27, 1940
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.
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2023
as Hai Tien / Self (archive footage)
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2021
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TVHistory's Greatest Mysteries
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
as Self(archive footage)
MovieBe Water
2020
as Self (archival)
MovieIron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGame of Death Redux
2019
as Hai Tien
TVToo Young to Die
2012
as Self (archive footage)
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2012
as Self
MovieI Am Bruce Lee
2012
as Self (archival)
TVMentiras verdaderas
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHow Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Self (archival)
MovieThe Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
2009
as Self (archival)
MovieThe Green Hornet
2005
as Kato
MovieBlood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004
as Self (archival)
MovieBruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
MovieThe Real Bruce Lee 2
2002
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
MovieReflections on 'the Little Dragon'
2001
MovieBruce Lee in G.O.D.
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
as Self (archival)
MovieThe Lees: Action Speaks Louder
1999
as Self (archival)
MovieBruce Lee: Century Hero
1999
as Self (archive footage)
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1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998
as Self (archival)
MovieBruce Lee: In His Own Words
1998
as self
MovieThe Path of the Dragon
1998
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994
as Self (archival)
MovieCinema of Vengeance
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Curse of the Dragon
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCrazy Safari
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDeath In Hollywood
1990
MovieAmazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self (archival)
MovieGame of Death II
1981
as Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
MovieFist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980
as Bruce Lee (archive footage)
MovieGame of Death
1978
as Billy Lo
MovieThe Young Bruce Lee
1976
MovieFury of the Dragon
1976
as Kato
MovieExit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Warrior Within
1976
as Self
MovieLa Légende du petit dragon
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Green Hornet
1974
as Kato
MovieBruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973
as Self (archival)
MovieEnter the Dragon
1973
as Lee
MovieLocation: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973
as Self
MovieThe Last Days of Bruce Lee
1973
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieFist of Unicorn
1973
MovieThe Way of the Dragon
1972
as Tang Lung
MovieFist of Fury
1972
as Chen Zhen
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1971
as Self
MovieThe Big Boss
1971
as Cheng Chiu On
TVLongstreet
1971
as Li Tsung
MovieMarlowe
1969
as Winslow Wong
TVIronside
1967
as Leon Soo
TVThe Green Hornet
1966
as Kato
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1966
as Kato
TVThe Pierre Berton Show
1962
as Self
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1960
as Ah Sam
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1957
MovieThunderstorm
1957
as Chow Chung
MovieToo Late for Divorce
1956
as Kai Cheung
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1956
as Lee Siu Lung
MovieOrphan's Song
1955
MovieAn Orphan's Tragedy
1955
as Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
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1955
as Le fils fainéant
MovieIn the Face of Demolition
1953
MovieA Myriad Homes
1953
MovieA Mother's Tears
1953
MovieThe Guiding Light
1953
as San at 13
MovieThe Kid
1950
as Kid Cheung
The Birth of Mankind
1946
MovieGolden Gate Girl
1941
as Baby (Uncredited)
