Bruce Lee

Hong Kong, American martial artist and actor (1940 to 1973)

Bruce Lee biography

Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong, American martial artist and actor, born on 27 November 1940 in San Francisco Chinese Hospital, who died on 20 July 1973.

Bruce Lee's screen career began in 1941 with Golden Gate Girl.

Bruce Lee appeared in 54 films and 7 television or streaming titles between 1941 and 2023.

Bruce Lee is remembered for The Green Hornet, The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon.

Honours include California Hall of Fame and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Born: 27 November 1940
Died: 20 July 1973 (aged 32)
Birthplace: San Francisco Chinese Hospital
Work: Film director, Television actor, Film actor, Writer, Film producer
Film industries: Hollywood and beyond
Years active: 1941 to 1973
Known for: The Green Hornet, The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon, The Game of Death, Enter the Dragon
Awards: California Hall of Fame
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

54 films and 7 television or streaming titles, newest first.

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
2023	The Final Game of Death
2019	Game of Death Redux		Cantonese
2001	The Story		Cantonese
2000	Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey		Cantonese
2000	Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯		Cantonese
1998	Jackie Chan : My Story		Cantonese
1995	Top Fighter		English
1993	Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon		English
1984	Bruce Lee, The Legend		English
1981	The Clones of Bruce Lee		Cantonese
1981	Game of Death II	Billy Lo / Lee Chen-chiang
1980	Fist of Fear, Touch of Death		English
1978	Game of Death	Billy Lo
1978	Circle of Iron
1977	The Real Bruce Lee		Cantonese
1976	The Fury of the Dragon	Kato
1974	The Green Hornet	Kato
1973	Enter the Dragon	Lee
1973	Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend		English
1973	Fist of Unicorn			Action Director and fight choreographer
1972	The Game of Death	Hai Tien
1972	The Way of the Dragon	Tang Lung
1972	Fist of Fury	Chen Zhen		Also action director Alternate title: The Chinese Connection
1972	Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)
1972	Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection)

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Big Boss	Cheng Chao-an
1971	The Big Boss (Fists of Fury)
1970	A Walk in the Spring Rain	Action Director
1969	Marlowe	Winslow Wong	Also action director
1968	The Wrecking Crew		Action director
1960	The Orphan	Sam	In his last Hong Kong widely released film until 1971
1957	The Thunderstorm	Chow Chung	Based on the play Lei Yu by Cao Yu
1957	Darling Girl
1956	The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
1956	Too Late For Divorce
1955	An Orphan's Tragedy	Frank Wong (child)
1955	We Owe It to Our Children		Alternate title: The More the Merrier
1955	The Faithful Wife
1955	Orphan's Song
1955	Love Part 2
1955	Love
1953	The Guiding Light	Son as teenager
1953	In the Face of Demolition
1953	Blame it on Father		Alternate title: Father's Fault
1953	A Mother's Tears		Alternate title: A Mother Remembers
1953	A Myriad Homes
1951	Infancy	Ngau
1950	The Kid	Kid Cheung
1950	Blooms and Butterflies
1949	Sai See in the Dream	Yam Lee
1949	The Story of Fan Lei-fa
1948	Wealth is Like a Dream
1946	The Birth of Mankind
1941	Golden Gate Girl		As an infant

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
2003	I Love the '70s	Lee	U.S. , MTV
1971	Longstreet	Li Tsung / Fight Choreographer	U.S. , ABC
1969	Here Come the Brides	Lin	U.S. , ABC	Guest star Episode: "Marriage, Chinese Style"
1968	Blondie	Mr. Yoto, Karate Instructor	U.S. , CBS	Guest star Episode: "Pick on a Bully Your Own Size"
1967	Ironside	Leon Soo	U.S. , NBC	Guest star Episode: "Tagged for Murder"
1967	Batman	Kato	U.S. , ABC
1966	The Green Hornet	Kato	U.S. , ABC	Alternate title: The Kato Show (Hong Kong title) 1966 to 1967