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.

Filmography

• 2023The Final Game of Death — Hai Tien / Self (archive footage)
• 2020Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth — Self(archive footage)
• 2019Game of Death Redux — Hai Tien, Director, Writer, Producer, Fight Choreographer
• 2007Big Stan — Thanks
• 2005The Green Hornet — Kato
• 2002The Real Bruce Lee 2 — (archive footage)
• 2001Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
• 2001The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
• 1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2
• 1981Game of Death II — Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage)
• 1980Fist of Fear, Touch of Death — Bruce Lee (archive footage)
• 1978Circle of Iron — Story
• 1978Game of Death — Billy Lo, Producer, Writer
• 1976Fury of the Dragon — Kato
• 1976The Young Bruce Lee
• 1974Slaughter in San Francisco — Original Concept
• 1974The Green Hornet — Kato
• 1973Enter the Dragon — Lee, Producer
• 1973Fist of Unicorn — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1972Fist of Fury — Chen Zhen
• 1972The Way of the Dragon — Tang Lung, Director, Screenplay, Martial Arts Choreographer, Producer
• Longstreet — Li Tsung
• 1971The Big Boss — Cheng Chiu On
• 1969Marlowe — Winslow Wong, Fight Choreographer
• 1968The Wrecking Crew — Technical Advisor
• Ironside — Leon Soo
• Batman — Kato
• The Green Hornet — Kato
• 1960The Orphan — Ah Sam
• 1957Darling Girl
• 1957Thunderstorm — Chow Chung
• 1956The Wise Guys Who Fool Around — Lee Siu Lung
• 1956Too Late for Divorce — Kai Cheung
• 1955An Orphan's Tragedy — Wong Fuk-kwan (child)
• 1955Orphan's Song
• 1955We Owe It to Our Children — Le fils fainéant
• 1953A Mother's Tears
• 1953A Myriad Homes
• 1953In the Face of Demolition
• 1953The Guiding Light — San at 13
• 1950The Kid — Kid Cheung
• 1946The Birth of Mankind
• 1941Golden Gate Girl — Baby (Uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (40)

• 2026Broken Rhythm: Bruce Lee's Game of Death — Himself (archive footage)
• 2024The Song I'm Singing Tomorrow — Self
• A Life in Ten Pictures — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Jackie Chan: Building an Icon — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Be Water — Self (archival)
• History's Greatest Mysteries — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks — Self (archive footage)
• I Am — Self
• 2012I Am Bruce Lee — Self (archival)
• Too Young to Die — Self (archive footage)
• Mentiras verdaderas — Self (archive footage)
• 2009How Bruce Lee Changed the World — Self (archival)
• 2009The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee — Self (archival)
• 2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon — Self (archival)
• 2004Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar — Self (archive footage)
• 2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies — Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
• 2000Bruce Lee in G.O.D. — Self (archive footage)
• 2000Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey — Self (archival)
• 1999Bruce Lee: Century Hero — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On — Self (archive footage)
• 1999The Lees: Action Speaks Louder — Self (archival)
• 1998Bruce Lee: In His Own Words — self
• 1998The GREATEST : Bruce Lee — Self (archival)
• 1998The Path of the Dragon — Self (archive footage)
• 1994Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon — Self (archival)
• 1994Cinema of Vengeance — Self (archive footage)
• 1993The Curse of the Dragon — Self (archive footage)
• 1991Crazy Safari — Self (archive footage)
• 1990Death In Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1990The Best of the Martial Arts Films — Self
• 1985Amazing Masters of Martial Arts — Self (archive footage)
• 1984Bruce Lee, the Legend — Self (archival)
• 1976Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger — Self (archive footage)
• 1976The Warrior Within — Self
• 1975La Légende du petit dragon — Self (archive footage)
• 1973Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend — Self (archival)
• 1973Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon — Self
• 1973The Last Days of Bruce Lee — Himself (archive footage)
• 1971Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview — Self
• The Pierre Berton Show — Self