Bruce Lee
- Child actor
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Game of Silence
2024
as Hai Tien
The Final Game of Death
2023
as Self (archive footage)
History's Greatest Mysteries
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Be Water
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
2020
as Kato
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Game of Death Redux
2019
as Hai Tien
Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Too Young to Die
2012
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Bruce Lee
2012
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon
2011
as Self (archive Footage)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
2008
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Hornet
2005
as Kato
Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Modern Warriors
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Real Bruce Lee 2
2002
as (archive footage)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
2000
as Hai Tien (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Fist to Fist
2000
as (archive footage)
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
1999
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999
as Self / Lee / Tang Lung / Chen / Li Tsung / ... (archive footage)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
as (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Path of the Dragon
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Face to Face
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Top Fighter
1995
as (archive footage)
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do
1995
as Self / Various / Narrator (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Curse of the Dragon
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
1992
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Legend
1984
as Self (archive footage)
Game of Death II
1981
as Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980
as The Martial Arts Master (archive footage)
Game of Death
1978
as Billy Lo
The Real Bruce Lee
1977
as Self (archive footage)
The Young Bruce Lee
1976
Fury of the Dragon
1976
as Kato
The Tenant
1976
as Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Warrior Within
1976
as Self
La Légende du petit dragon
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Hornet
1974
as Kato
Kung Fu Killers
1974
as Tang Lung (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Enter the Dragon
1973
as Lee
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973
as Self
The World of Kung Fu
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
1973
as (archive footage)
The Way of the Dragon
1972
as Tang Lung
Fist of Fury
1972
as Chen Zhen
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
1971
as Self
The Big Boss
1971
as Cheng Chiu On
Longstreet
1971
Longstreet
1971
as Li Tsung
Marlowe
1969
as Winslow Wong
Blondie
1968
as Karate Instructor
Here Come the Brides
1968
as Lin
Ironside
1967
as Leon Soo
The Green Hornet
1966
as Kato
Batman
1966
as Kato
Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest
1965
as Kato
The Orphan
1960
as Ah Sam
Darling Girl
1957
Thunderstorm
1957
as Chow Chung
Too Late for Divorce
1956
as Kai Cheung
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
1956
as Lee Siu Lung
Orphan's Song
1955
An Orphan's Tragedy
1955
as Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
We Owe It to Our Children
1955
as Le fils fainéant
In the Face of Demolition
1953
A Myriad Homes
1953
A Mother's Tears
1953
The Guiding Light
1953
as San at 13
The Kid
1950
as Kid Cheung
The Birth of Mankind
1946
Golden Gate Girl
1941
as Baby(uncredited)