Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 27, 1940
Died
Jul 20, 1973
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
79 titles
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
The Final Game of Death
Hai Tien / Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Self (archive footage)
History's Greatest Mysteries
Self (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self(archive footage)
Be Water
Self (archival)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
Game of Death Redux
Hai Tien
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
I Am
Self
I Am Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Mentiras verdaderas
Self (archive footage)
Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self (archival)
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Big Stan
Thanks
The Green Hornet
Kato
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Real Bruce Lee 2
(archive footage)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Self (archival)
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: Century Hero
Self (archive footage)
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
self
The Path of the Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Self (archival)
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (archive footage)
The Curse of the Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Crazy Safari
Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self (archival)
Game of Death II
Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Bruce Lee (archive footage)
Circle of Iron
Story
Game of Death
Billy Lo
The Young Bruce Lee
Fury of the Dragon
Kato
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Self (archive footage)
The Warrior Within
Self
La Légende du petit dragon
Self (archive footage)
Slaughter in San Francisco
Original Concept
The Green Hornet
Kato
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Self (archival)
Enter the Dragon
Lee