Bruce Lee
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1940
- Died
- July 20, 1973 (aged 32)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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
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Filmography
Broken Rhythm: Bruce Lee's Game of Death
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
The Song I'm Singing Tomorrow
Movie · as Self
The Final Game of Death
Movie · as Hai Tien / Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Life in Ten Pictures
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Be Water
Movie · as Self (archival)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Movie · as Self(archive footage)
History's Greatest Mysteries
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Game of Death Redux
Movie · as Hai Tien
I Am Bruce Lee
Movie · as Self (archival)
Too Young to Die
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
I Am
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mentiras verdaderas
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
Movie · as Self (archival)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Movie · as Self (archival)
The Green Hornet
Movie · as Kato
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Movie · as Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Movie · as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Real Bruce Lee 2
Movie · as (archive footage)
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
Movie
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Movie
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Movie · as Self (archival)
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
Movie · as Self (archival)
Bruce Lee: Century Hero
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2
Movie
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
Movie · as self
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Movie · as Self (archival)
The Path of the Dragon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Movie · as Self (archival)
Cinema of Vengeance
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Curse of the Dragon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Crazy Safari
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Movie · as Self
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Movie · as Self (archival)
Game of Death II
Movie · as Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Movie · as Bruce Lee (archive footage)
Game of Death
Movie · as Billy Lo
Fury of the Dragon
Movie · as Kato
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Warrior Within
Movie · as Self
The Young Bruce Lee
Movie
La Légende du petit dragon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Green Hornet
Movie · as Kato
Enter the Dragon
Movie · as Lee
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
Movie · as Self
Fist of Unicorn
Movie
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Movie · as Self (archival)
The Last Days of Bruce Lee
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Fist of Fury
Movie · as Chen Zhen
The Way of the Dragon
Movie · as Tang Lung
The Big Boss
Movie · as Cheng Chiu On
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
Movie · as Self
Longstreet
TV · as Li Tsung · 4 eps
Marlowe
Movie · as Winslow Wong
Ironside
TV · as Leon Soo · 1 ep
Batman
TV · as Kato · 3 eps
The Green Hornet
TV · as Kato · 26 eps
The Pierre Berton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Orphan
Movie · as Ah Sam
Thunderstorm
Movie · as Chow Chung
Darling Girl
Movie
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
Movie · as Lee Siu Lung
Too Late for Divorce
Movie · as Kai Cheung
An Orphan's Tragedy
Movie · as Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
We Owe It to Our Children
Movie · as Le fils fainéant
Orphan's Song
Movie
In the Face of Demolition
Movie
The Guiding Light
Movie · as San at 13
A Myriad Homes
Movie
A Mother's Tears
Movie
The Kid
Movie · as Kid Cheung
The Birth of Mankind
Movie
Golden Gate Girl
Movie · as Baby (Uncredited)