This article details the filmography of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee.
Bruce Lee filmography | ||
Lee as Kato in the television series The Green Hornet (August 1967) | ||
Filmography | ||
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Feature films | 37 | |
Television appearances | 20 | |
Documentaries | 52 | |
Other | 102 |
Several of Lee's films premiered after his death, including Enter the Dragon, Game of Death and Circle of Iron.
Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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1941 | Golden Gate Girl | 金門女 | As an infant | |
1946 | The Birth of Mankind | 人类的诞生 | ||
1948 | Wealth is Like a Dream | 富貴浮雲 | ||
1949 | Sai See in the Dream | 夢裡西施 | Yam Lee | |
The Story of Fan Lei-fa | ||||
1950 | The Kid | 細路祥 | Kid Cheung | Alternate title: My Son, A Chung. Available on region 1 English-subtitled DVD from Cinema Epoch. |
Blooms and Butterflies | ||||
1951 | Infancy | 人之初 | Ngau | |
1953 | A Myriad Homes | 千萬人家 | ||
Blame it on Father | 父之過 | Alternate title: Father's Fault | ||
The Guiding Light | 苦海明燈 | Son as teenager | Available on region 1 English-subtitled DVD from Cinema Epoch / Alternate title: A Son Is Born | |
A Mother's Tears | 慈母淚 | Alternate title: A Mother Remembers | ||
In the Face of Demolition | 危樓春曉 | |||
1955 | An Orphan's Tragedy | 孤星血淚 | Frank Wong (child) | Available on region 1 English-subtitled DVD from Cinema Epoch |
Orphan's Song | 孤兒行 | |||
Love | 愛 | |||
Love Part 2 | 愛(下集) | |||
We Owe It to Our Children | 兒女債 | Alternate title: The More the Merrier | ||
The Faithful Wife | ||||
1956 | The Wise Guys Who Fool Around | 詐痲納福 | ||
Too Late For Divorce | 早知當初我唔嫁 | |||
1957 | The Thunderstorm | 雷雨 | Chow Chung | Based on the play Lei Yu by Cao Yu |
Darling Girl | ||||
1960 | The Orphan | 人海孤鴻 | Sam | |
1968 | The Wrecking Crew | 風流特務勇破迷魂陣 | Action director | |
1969 | Marlowe | 醜聞喋血 | Winslow Wong | Also action director |
1970 | A Walk in the Spring Rain | 春雨漫步 | Action Director | Lee, personal friend of producer Stirling Silliphant, is credited as the film's fight choreographer. |
1971 | The Big Boss | 唐山大兄 | Cheng Chao-an | Also action director Alternate title: Fists of Fury[a] |
1972 | Fist of Fury | 精武門 | Chen Zhen | Also action director Alternate title: The Chinese Connection[a] |
The Way of the Dragon | 猛龍過江 | Tang Lung | Also producer, director, action director and screenwriter The film was released in the U.S. after Enter the Dragon; hence the Alternate title: Return of the Dragon | |
1973 | Fist of Unicorn | 麒麟掌 | Action Director and fight choreographer |
Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Enter the Dragon | 龍爭虎鬥 | Mr. Lee | Also action director, writer and producer Sent as a spy into a martial arts tournament hosted by a rogue-monk-turned-drug lord Released six days after Lee's death |
1974 | The Green Hornet | 青蜂侠 | Kato | A compilation of episodes from the TV series edited together and released as a feature film Released one year after Lee's death |
1978 | Game of Death | 死亡遊戲 | Billy Lo | There are two versions of this film, each one with a different plot (the original from an incomplete 1972 film and the 1978 build doing a "footage mashup") Lee was shown in incomplete original footage from 1972, plus stock footage from Enter the Dragon and other films The original was finally released as a short film in the year 2000. |
Circle of Iron | Co-writer Alternate title: The Silent Flute Film co-written by Bruce Lee, who was seeking to illustrate the differences between Eastern and Western philosophies | |||
1981 | Game of Death II | 死亡塔 | Billy Lo / Lee Chen Chiang | Alternate title: Tower of Death Unrelated to the first Game of Death, it was marketed as a sequel in the U.S. Lee appears in stock footage from Enter the Dragon and other films |
Year | Title | Worldwide gross revenue (est. US dollars) | Budget (US dollars) |
Return on investment (ROI) |
Notes | |
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Nominal value | Inflation adjusted | |||||
1968 | The Wrecking Crew | $8,000,000 | $70,000,000 | ? | ? | [b] |
1971 | The Big Boss (Fists of Fury) | $50,000,000 | $400,000,000 | $100,000 | 50,000% | [c] |
1972 | Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection) | $100,000,000 | $730,000,000 | $100,000 | 100,000% | [d] |
Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) | $130,000,000 | $730,000,000 | $130,000 | 100,000% | [e] | |
1973 | Enter the Dragon | $400,000,000 | $2,000,000,000 | $850,000 | 47,000% | [f] |
1978 | Game of Death | $50,320,736 | $240,000,000 | $850,000 | 5,900% | [g] |
Circle of Iron | $2,600,000 | $12,000,000 | ? | ? | [h] | |
1981 | Game of Death II | $349,181 | $1,200,000 | ? | ? | [i] |
Total | $741,269,917 | $3,964,000,000 | $2,030,000 | 100,000% | ||
Average | $92,658,740 | $496,000,000 | $406,000 | 37,000% |
Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Country and channel | Notes |
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1966 | The Green Hornet | 青蜂侠 | Kato | U.S. – ABC | Alternate title: The Kato Show (Hong Kong title) 1966–1967 |
Where the Action Is | Himself | U.S. – ABC | |||
1967 | Batman | 蝙蝠俠 | Kato | U.S. – ABC | Visiting hero Episodes: "The Spell of Tut", "A Piece of the Action" and "Batman's Satisfaction" |
Ironside | 無敵鐵探長 | Leon Soo | U.S. – NBC | Guest star Episode: "Tagged for Murder" | |
1968 | Blondie | Mr. Yoto, Karate Instructor | U.S. – CBS | Guest star Episode: "Pick on a Bully Your Own Size" | |
1969 | Here Come the Brides | 新娘駕到 | Lin | U.S. – ABC | Guest star Episode: "Marriage, Chinese Style" |
1970 | Enjoy Yourself Tonight | 歡樂今宵 | Himself | Hong Kong – TVB | |
1971 | Longstreet | 血灑長街 | Li Tsung / Fight Choreographer | U.S. – ABC | Appeared in four episodes: "The Way of the Intercepting Fist", "Spell Legacy Like Death", "Wednesday's Child" and "I See, Said the Blind Man" |
The Pierre Berton Show | Himself | Canada – Screen Gems | |||
1993 | Fame in the Twentieth Century | Himself | U.K. – BBC | ||
1999 | Famous Families | Himself | U.S. – FOX | Episode: "The Lees: Action Speaks Louder" | |
2003 | I Love the '70s | Lee | U.S. – MTV | ||
2007 | La Rentadora | Himself | Spain – TV3 | Episode: "Be Water My Friend" | |
2008 | Dragonland – L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente | Himself | Italy – Canale 21 | ||
2009 | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Himself | U.S. – TVPG | ||
2011 | Bruce Lee Lives! | Himself | U.S. – TVPG | ||
2015 | Too Young To Die | Himself | Germany – Broadview TV | "Bruce Lee: Die Faust Hollywoods" | |
2017 | Autopsy: The Last Hours of... Bruce Lee | Himself | U.S. – TV-14 | ||
2018 | ITV Celebrities Interviews | Himself | France – ITV | "La Grand Émission 2018 Sur Bruce Lee" | |
2021 | History's Greatest Mysteries | Himself | U.S. – A&E | Season 2, Episode 3: "The Death of Bruce Lee" |
Note: all the series produced after Lee's death (1973) feature archival footage of Lee.
Year | Documentary title | Chinese title | Notes |
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1973 | Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend | 李小龍的生與死 | Updated in 1984 and re-titled Bruce Lee, the Legend |
The Real Bruce Lee | |||
The Last Days of Bruce Lee | |||
1974 | Kung Fu Killers | ||
1976 | The Young Bruce Lee | ||
1984 | Bruce Lee, the Legend | 李小龍的生與死(下) | Golden Harvest tribute; focused on their films starring Lee. Featured on the Hong Kong Legends Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend DVD. |
1990 | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | 金裝武術電影大全 | |
Bruce Lee – Best of the Best | |||
1992 | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania | ||
Spirit of the Dragon | |||
1993 | Top Fighter | ||
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | |||
Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon | Included on Enter the Dragon DVDs and Blu-rays | ||
Death by Misadventure | |||
Martial Arts Master | |||
1994 | Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview | ||
Cinema of Vengeance | History of martial arts cinema with clips of Lee | ||
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon | Biography episode; available on DVD | ||
The Life of Bruce Lee | |||
1997 | Secrets of the Warrior's Power | ||
1998 | Bruce Lee: The Path of the Dragon | ||
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Featurette on Enter the Dragon DVDs and Blu-rays | ||
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts | |||
The Immortal Masters | |||
Jackie Chan: My Story | 成龍的傳奇 | ||
1999 | Century Hero | ||
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 | |||
2000 | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | 李小龍:死亡遊戲之旅 | Found as a special feature on the 2004 DVD release of Enter the Dragon. Also on HD DVD and Blu-ray. |
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.: Shibōteki Yūgi | Bruce Lee in G.O.D. 死亡的遊戲 | ||
2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | ||
The Intercepting Fist | |||
2002 | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | ||
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture | 功夫片歲月 | ||
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | |||
Modern Warriors | |||
2003 | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | 電影香江:功夫世家 | |
2004 | Dragon: Since 1973 | 龍:一九七三以後 | |
2008 | The Legend of Bruce Lee | 李小龍傳奇 | It was aired in many parts of the world: China (CCTV), Iran (IRIB), Brazil (Rede CNT; Band), Italy (RAI 4), United States (KTSF), Vietnam (HTV2; DN1-RTV), South Korea (SBS), Japan (NTV), Canada (FTV), Hong Kong (ATV Home), Philippines (Q), Taiwan (TTV), Venezuela (Televen), United Kingdom (Netflix) and Indonesia (Hi Indo). |
2009 | Sebring | ||
2010 | Young Bruce Lee: The Birth of a Legend | ||
Bruce Lee, My Brother | |||
2012 | I Am Bruce Lee | It won Leo Awards in 2012. | |
2013 | No Way as Way | ||
Fighter of Death | |||
2015 | Ip Man 3 | ||
2016 | Birth of the Dragon | During the premiere of the film, director George Nolfi and star Philip Ng presented a commemorative plaque to the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco, where Bruce Lee was born. / The film won the Golden Angel Award at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival. | |
2019 | Warrior | ||
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | |||
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | |||
Ip Man 4: The Finale | |||
2020 | Be Water | Part of ESPN Films' 30 for 30.
It won the Gold List Award in 2021. | |
2022 | Bruce Lee: The Way of the Warrior |
Note: all the documentaries listed here were produced after Lee's death; therefore, all the Lee footage is composed of archive footage and some never-before-seen footage.
Year | Video game title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Bruce Lee | Himself | |
Kung-Fu Master | Thomas | Originally based on Game of Death | |
1985 | Yie Ar Kung-Fu | Oolong (Lee in MSX version) | |
1987 | China Warrior | Wang | Mobile phones and PS2 |
1989 | Bruce Lee Lives | Himself | |
1993 | Super Street Fighter II | Fei Long | Inspired by Enter the Dragon |
1993 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Himself | |
2002 | Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | Himself | |
2003 | Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend | Himself/Hai Feng | |
2008 | Ultimate Bruce Lee | Himself | |
2010 | Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior | Himself | Smartphone game Limited release |
2011 | Kung Fu Warrior | Himself | Smartphone game |
2013 | Broforce | Bro Lee | |
2014 | EA Sports UFC | Himself | PS4 and Xbox One game |
2014 | Bruce Lee: Enter The Game | Himself | Smartphone game |
2016 | EA Sports UFC 2 — Bruce Lee Bundle | Himself | PS4 and Xbox One game |
2018 | Bruce Lee Dragon Run | Himself | Smartphone game |
2018 | EA Sports UFC 3 — Bruce Lee Bundle | Himself | PS4 and Xbox One game |
2019 | Kung-fu Bruce: The Legend Continues | Himself | Smartphone game |
Circa 2020 | I Am Fighter | Lee | Smartphone game |
Circa 2020 | Kung Fu Attack: Final Fight | Lee | Smartphone game |
Circa 2020 | King of KungFu | Lee | Smartphone game |
2020 | EA Sports UFC 4 — Bruce Lee Bundle | Himself | PS4 and Xbox One game |
2020 | Street Kungfu: King Fighter | Lee | Smartphone game |
2021 | Superhero Captain X vs Kungfu Lee | Lee | Smartphone game |
2022 | KungFu Superstar: Call Me Sifu | Himself | Smartphone game |
2022 | KungFu Fighting Warrior | Himself | Smartphone game |
Note 1: In Super Mario RPG, when Mario is about to fight a boss, his comrade Mallow stops him and says "Who do you think you are? Bruce Lee? You can't go in there with your fists flying!"
Note 2: Check Kim Dragon in World Heroes (1992), World Heroes 2 (1993), World Heroes Jet (1994) and World Heroes Perfect (1995).
Note 3: Check Marshall Law in Tekken (1994), Tekken 2 (1995), Tekken 3 (1996), Tekken 4 (2002), Tekken 5 (2005), Tekken 6 (2007) and Tekken 7 (2016) as well as Forest Law in Tekken Tag Tournament (1999), Marshall Law and Forest Law in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2011).
1975 | Robert Lee | Bruce Lee's brother released an album entitled "The Ballad of Bruce Lee".[4] |
2001 | LMF | Hip-hop band from Hong Kong released a song with videoclip called "1127".[5] |
1965 (...) MPAA U.S. + Canadian rentals % of BO (...) 29.8