Bruce Lee
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 28.071 |
| Birthday | 1940-11-27 |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Also Known As | 李小龙, بروس لی, Lee Jun Fan, Lee Jun-fan, 이소룡, ברוס לי, Брюс Лі, Λι Τζουν-φαν, Μπρους Λι, Lý Tiểu Long, 李振藩, |
1969
Marlowe
5.897/73
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1972
Fist of Fury
7.254/906
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1971
The Big Boss
7.1/714
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1972
The Way of the Dragon
7.377/1093
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1973
Enter the Dragon
7.421/1811
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1978
Game of Death
6.403/644
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2002
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
6.4/9
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1976
Fury of the Dragon
5.2/25
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1977
The Real Bruce Lee
5.9/11
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The Real Bruce Lee
1971
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
8.5/23
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Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
1999
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
10/1
Bruce Lee 'Famous Families' Documentary
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The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
1953
In the Face of Demolition
0/0
This early leftist social drama from Hong Kong offers a panoramic portrait of a crumbling apartment complex and its down-and-out denizens, including a...
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In the Face of Demolition
1960
The Orphan
4/5
When a young street thug becomes friends with the headmaster of a school, he gives up the triad life to enroll in the school.
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The Orphan
1974
The Green Hornet
6.779/34
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1950
The Kid
5.3/6
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2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
7.293/99
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Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
2.7/3
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Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
1973
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
8.3/28
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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1980
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
4.3/23
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Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1995
Top Fighter
6.4/9
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Top Fighter
1974
Kung Fu Killers
7/2
Australian stuntman Grant Page travels to Hong Kong to find Bruce Lee's successor and looks at the cultural phenomenon that Asian martial arts has bec...
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Kung Fu Killers
1953
The Guiding Light
6/1
13-year old Bruce Lee plays San, a child up for adoption. Finally accepted by his surrogate parents, he is faced with a dilemma when his real parents...
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The Guiding Light
1955
An Orphan's Tragedy
8/2
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An Orphan's Tragedy
1975
La légende du petit dragon
0/0
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La légende du petit dragon
2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
7.5/2
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Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
6.8/6
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Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2000
Fist to Fist
5.5/2
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Fist to Fist
1941
Golden Gate Girl
0/0
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Golden Gate Girl
2012
I Am Bruce Lee
7.7/143
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1990
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
8.8/26
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-...
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The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1995
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do
10/1
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1985
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
7.5/2
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Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1984
Bruce Lee: The Legend
8.01/103
The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.
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Bruce Lee: The Legend
1993
The Curse of the Dragon
7.1/32
A 1993 documentary film about Bruce Lee. The film includes interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his m...
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The Curse of the Dragon
1998
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
8.2/5
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Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
1992
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
7.5/1
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Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
1996
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
7.2/4
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Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1998
The Path of the Dragon
6.4/8
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The Path of the Dragon
1998
Jackie Chan: My Story
6.3/34
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1955
We Owe It to Our Children
0/0
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We Owe It to Our Children
1994
The Life of Bruce Lee
6.667/6
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The Life of Bruce Lee
1997
Face to Face
4.5/2
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Face to Face
1993
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
8.1/19
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee's death and the cover-up that ensued.
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Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
2001
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
8.4/4
A look at the life of superstar Bruce Lee.
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The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
7.9/29
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How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2002
Modern Warriors
5.2/4
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Modern Warriors
1999
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
8/1
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1998
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
8.5/2
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
2004
Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do
0/0
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2016
Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon
4.8/4
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Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon
2011
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon
8/1
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Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon
1957
Thunderstorm
4/3
The Thunderstorm is a 1957 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ng Wui and starring Bruce Lee based on the play Thunderstorm by Chinese dramatist Cao Yu.
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1946
The Birth of Mankind
0/0
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1998
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
2.5/2
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Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
1976
The Warrior Within
0/0
This documentary is about martial arts; about their beauty and their lethal potential, their history and their present status. It is also about their...
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The Warrior Within
2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
6.739/46
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2004
Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon
0/0
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Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon
2020
Be Water
6.9/47
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Be Water
2019
Game of Death Redux
5.8/6
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Game of Death Redux
2005
The Green Hornet
0/0
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The Green Hornet
1953
A Myriad Homes
0/0
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A Myriad Homes
1956
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
0/0
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The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
1957
Darling Girl
0/0
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Darling Girl
1956
Too Late for Divorce
8/1
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Too Late for Divorce
2009
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
6/1
Screened perennially at Hong Kong Heritage Museum, The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee is a documentary film about Bruce Lee’s life as part of an exhibiti...
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The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
2002
The Real Bruce Lee 2
0/0
Mostly a re-cut of the movie Dragon the Master 2 with 30 extra minutes of footage added from various Bruce Lee, Bruce Li, Dragon Lee, and Bruce Le mov...
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The Real Bruce Lee 2
1973
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
0/0
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Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
2008
Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
10/1
The first Italian documentary on the most extraordinary phenomenon of the 70s: the Kung-fu films!
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Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
1973
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
0/0
Promotional film on the making of 'Enter the Dragon.'
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Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1981
Game of Death II
5.6/158
In this dark tale of revenge, Bruce Lee "returns" as Billy Lo, whose best friend Chin Ku dies of a sudden illness. But suspicion of foul play arises w...
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Game of Death II
1973
The World of Kung Fu
0/0
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The World of Kung Fu
1976
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
4.6/16
This martial arts movie tries to explain the strange death of the international movie star and kung fu master Bruce Lee. Most of the story centers on...
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Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
1994
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
6.1/5
A video tribute to a martial arts legend, Bruce Lee. Examined are his early years in Hong Kong and his journey to Hollywood, his role of Kato on the T...
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Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
2023
The Final Game of Death
10/1
A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies for Game of...
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The Final Game of Death
1965
Dragon Rising - The Green Hornet Screentest
0/0
Before he was a global icon, Bruce Lee was a young martial arts master, 24 at the time, trying to make his way in Hollywood. In this rare and never-be...
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Dragon Rising - The Green Hornet Screentest
2000
Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier
0/0
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Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier
2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
5.7/11
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film -- from the gen...
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
1976
The Tenant
7.646/1067
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
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