Bruce Lee Filmography

Born:: November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, CA
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Born in San Francisco to Eurasian parents, Bruce Lee moved to Hong Kong when he was three. There, the young actor played tough juvenile roles in several films, using the professional name Li Siu-Lung (Little Dragon). As scrappy offscreen as on, Lee learned to channel his pugnaciousness into the...Read More

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The Life & Legend of Bob Wall

Actors: Robert Wall

2003
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Actors: Bruce Lee, Jet Li, David Carradine, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, John Woo, Ang Lee

Synopsis: The Art of Action is a compilation film, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, that offers clips from various action films that featured martial arts action sequences. Among the films excepted for this collection are Rush Hour 2 with Jackie Chan, Charlie's Angels, and the multiple-Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Read More

2002
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

Actors: Bruce Lee

Synopsis: Bruce Lee was inarguably the greatest martial arts star of his generation, and his intense onscreen charisma and astounding fighting skills make him the standard by which other martial arts heroes are measured. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey is a documentary about Lee's life, career, and untimely Read More

2002
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania

Synopsis: Take a trip back to the time when martial arts master Bruce Lee ruled the silver screen in this insightful documentary from filmmaker Sandy Oliveri. Highlighting some of the best in Chinese martial arts cinema from the 1970s and '80s, this film features the likes of the Shaw Brothers and, of Read More

2001
Bruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

Synopsis: Arguably the best and most well-known martial artist of all time, Bruce Lee developed his own fighting method known as Jeet Kune Do, a revolutionary and controversial new form utilizing no fixed positions. Jeet Kune Do might have been impossible to teach to newcomers to martial arts after Lee's Read More

2001
The Pierre Berton Show: Bruce Lee Interviewed

Synopsis: Pierre Berton, a former newspaper columnist and editor, hosted his own program entitled The Pierre Berton Show from the early '60s until 1973. He regularly interviewed important artists, actors, and other public figures. Perhaps one of his most memorable segments was this interview with martial Read More

1999
Fist to Fist

Synopsis: A pair of martial arts legends do battle through the magic of 21st century technology in this documentary that dares pose the question "Who would win in a battle between Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan?" From Lee's unparalleled ferocity to Chan's cunning acrobatic comedy, this question leaves no stone Read More

1999
Top Fighter

Actors: Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Bolo Yeung

1999
The Secrets of the Warrior's Power: Kung Fu - The Fighting Arts of China

Synopsis: The Secrets of the Warrior's Power: Kung Fu documents how the ancient Shaolin monks combined breathing techniques with Chi movements in order to create what the world thinks of today as martial arts. Well-known martial artists (Chan Pui, Pan Qing Fu, Bruce Lee, etc.) are shown displaying a variety Read More

1997
Cinema of Vengeance

1994
Curse of the Dragon

Synopsis: This two-part film examines the extraordinary life and mysterious death of Bruce Lee, one of cinema's most influential and popular martial arts actors. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1993
Deadliest Art: The Best of the Martial Arts Films

Synopsis: Piecing together exciting film footage of martial arts performances, Deadliest Art demonstrates the reasons for the popularity of martial arts combat in visual entertainment. The history of the art, including basics of the Eastern philosophies that govern it, provides insight along with the Read More

1990
Bruce Lee: The Legend

Synopsis: This video is a tribute to the incomparable kung-fu master as it includes rare footage of his athletic capabilities and interviews with some of the people who knew him. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

1984
The True Game of Death

Synopsis: When a man forms a small movie production company, he doesn't plan on being foiled by the owners of several major studios, who have devised what they believe is an ingenious method of taking him out of the picture. Their plan goes wildly askew, however, when the drug they had intended to use as an Read More

1981
Tower of Death

Actors: Bruce Lee

Synopsis: Ng See Yuen directs Bruce Lee and Tang Lung in the martial arts film Tower of Death. Jim Koo's funeral service takes an unexpected turn when his coffin is stolen by a helicopter. His best friend falls to his death after grabbing onto the helicopter as it flies off. The best friend's brother tracks Read More

1981
The Real Bruce Lee

Synopsis: This release is made from early Bruce Lee footage which was thought to be lost but was found among Chinese archives. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1979
The Game of Death

Actors: Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Hugh O'Brian, Colleen Camp

Synopsis: Star Bruce Lee died before this film was completed, thus the producers were forced to pad out the running time with outtakes and alternate shots. They also lifted chunks of footage from Enter the Dragon and Return of the Dragon. The finished product finally hit the screens in 1978, five years Read More

1978
Circle of Iron

Crew: Screen Story

Actors: David Carradine, Jeff Cooper, Roddy McDowall, Eli Wallach, Erica Creer

Synopsis: This symbol-laden drama explores the inner mythology of martial arts practice and is based on a Bruce Lee story idea. The original screenplay was written by Bruce Lee, with help from actor James Coburn and screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. Lee was to take on the four-in-one role of guide in his Read More

1978
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Actors: Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, Adolph Caesar, Aaron Banks

Synopsis: The legendary Bruce Lee and former NFL great Fred Williamson star in Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, which is concerned with one of the biggest martial arts tournaments in history. The movie was filmed on location at Madison Square Garden. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

1977
The Green Hornet

1974
Enter the Dragon

Actors: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Shih Kien, Bob Wall

Synopsis: One of the most popular kung fu films ever, and perhaps the peak of the famed Bruce Lee's career, Enter the Dragon achieved success by presenting a series of superbly staged fighting sequences with a minimum of distractions. The story finds Lee as a martial-arts expert determined to help capture Read More

1973
Return of the Dragon

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Tony Liu, Ch'eng Pin Chih, Chu'eng Li, Huang Jen Chih, Liu Yun, Mali Sha, Sho Kosugi, Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris, Malisa Longo, Robert Wall

Synopsis: Bruce Lee's pre-Enter the Dragon outing is a surprising change of pace from his usual hard-hitting action fare because it favors humor as much as it does kung-fu. It's also notable because it represents Lee's only venture as a director. For the most part, Return of the Dragon works thanks to its Read More

1973
The Chinese Connection

Actors: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Maria Yi, James Tien, Tien Feng

Synopsis: One of the best action films starring the legendary Bruce Lee, this movie features the martial artist as Chen Chen, who returns to his former school in early 20th century Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has been murdered. While probing the man's death and seeking vengeance Read More

1972
Fist of Unicorn

Crew: Action Director

Synopsis: Bruce Lee makes a brief appearance in this vintage martial arts action drama, which stars his longtime friend and mentor Unicorn Chan. When a rover named Lung is befriended by a young man named Tiger, he accepts an invitation to join Tiger and his mother in their home, and stays on as their Read More

1972
Fists of Fury

Actors: Chin Shan, Li Hua Sze, Miao Ke Hsiu, Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, Nora Miao, James Tien, Han Ying Chieh, Mao Ker Hsiu

Synopsis: Martial arts master Bruce Lee solidifies his standing as one of the great action stars in Fists of Fury, the story of a Chinese country boy (Lee) sent to live in Thailand with his uncle and cousins. Around his neck is a charm representing his promise to his mother not to fight, a promise which is Read More

1971
Marlowe

Crew: Stunts

Actors: James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno, Sharon Farrell

Synopsis: James Garner is so good as Raymond Chandler's philosophical gumshoe Philip Marlowe that you forget he's totally wrong for the part. Based on Chandler's The Little Sister, Marlowe involves the detective's efforts to locate the missing brother of Orfamay Quest (Sharon Farrell). He follows the clues Read More

1969
The Wrecking Crew

Crew: Martial Arts Instructor/Coordinator

Actors: Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate, Nancy Kwan, Nigel Green

Synopsis: Cahiers du Cinema favorite Phil Karlson may have directed the "Matt Helm" extravaganza The Wrecking Crew, but the only "auteur" around these parts is star Dean Martin, coasting through yet another sexy spy romp. This time, secret agent Helm must prevent a billion-dollar gold hijacking Read More

1968
Ironside: Tagged for Murder

Synopsis: The death of an ex-serviceman appears to be accidental, but Ironside (Raymond Burr) suspects murder when he finds six GI dog-tag numbers scratched in the dead man's watch case. It turns out that five former soldiers are desperately trying to cover up their complicity in a robbery which occurred Read More

1967
The Green Hornet [TV Series]

1966
The Kid

Actors: Bruce Lee, Lee Hoi-chuen, Fung Fung

Synopsis: Adapted from the popular comic strip by Yuen Po-wan, director Fung Fung's socially conscious slice of Cantonese realism tells the tale of a bright young orphan (ten-year-old Bruce Lee) who is taken under the wing of a petty thief. As Little Cheung struggles to do the right thing, kindly factory Read More

1950