Bruce Lee

Personal Info

Birthday

November 27, 1940

Day of Death

1973-07-20

(32 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Lee Jun Fan

Lee Jun-fan

Λι Τζουν-φαν

Μπρους Λι

李振藩

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.

Known For

Batman

Ironside

Fist of Fury

Here Come the Brides

The Way of the Dragon

The Green Hornet

Enter the Dragon

Longstreet

Filmography

2023
The Final Game of Death
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self (archive footage)
Be Water
as Self (archive footage)
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
as Kato
2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
Game of Death Redux
as Hai Tien
2016
Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon
as Self (archive footage)
2012
I Am Bruce Lee
as Self / Various (archive footage)
2011
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon
as Self (archive Footage)
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
as Self (archive footage)
Modern Warriors
as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Real Bruce Lee 2
as (archive footage)
2001
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
as Hai Tien (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
as Self (archive footage)
Fist to Fist
as (archive footage)
Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier
as Self (archive footage)
1999
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
as Self / Lee / Tang Lung / Chen / Li Tsung / ... (archive footage)
1998
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: My Story
as (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
The Path of the Dragon
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Face to Face
as Self (archive footage)
The Way of the Little Dragon
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Top Fighter
as (archive footage)
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do
as Self / Various / Narrator (archive footage)
1994
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
as Self (archive footage)
The Life of Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
The Curse of the Dragon
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
as Self (archive footage)
1991
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Death In Hollywood
as (archive footage)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self (archive footage)
1981
Game of Death II
as Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
1980
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
as The Martial Arts Master (archive footage)
1978
Game of Death
as Billy Lo
1977
The Real Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Fury of the Dragon
as Kato
The Tenant
as Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
as Self (archive footage)
The Warrior Within
as Self
1975
La Légende du petit dragon
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Kung Fu Killers
as Tang Lung (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Enter the Dragon
as Lee
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
as Self
Fist of Unicorn
as [Himself]
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
as (archive footage)
The World of Kung Fu
as Self (archive footage)
1972
The Way of the Dragon
as Tang Lung
Fist of Fury
as Chen Zhen
1971
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
as Self
The Big Boss
as Cheng Chiu On
1969
Marlowe
as Winslow Wong
1965
Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest
as Kato
1960
The Orphan
as Ah Sam
1957
Thunderstorm
as Chow Chung
1956
Too Late for Divorce
as Kai Cheung
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
as Lee Siu Lung
1955
An Orphan's Tragedy
as Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
We Owe It to Our Children
as Le fils fainéant
1953
The Guiding Light
as San at 13
1950
The Kid
as Kid Cheung
1941
Golden Gate Girl
as Baby(uncredited)