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Bruce Lee
Deceased

How Did Bruce Lee Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 32
Also known asLee Jun Fan, Lee Jun-fan, Λι Τζουν-φαν, Μπρους Λι, 李振藩, Lei Zan faanGenderMaleNationalityBritish Hong KongBorn27/11/1940Born inSan Francisco, California, USADied20/07/1973 (aged 32)Died inKowloon TongCausecerebral edemaWikidataQ16397 ↗Buried atLake View CemeteryTMDb#19429 ↗

Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy, which was formed from his experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist, and Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought.

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Filmography68 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2026Broken Rhythm: Bruce Lee's Game of DeathMovieHimself (archive footage)86
2023The Final Game of DeathMovieHai Tien / Self (archive footage)83
2021Jackie Chan: Building an IconMovieSelf (archive footage)81
2021A Life in Ten PicturesSeriesSelf (archive footage)81
2020Be WaterMovieSelf (archival)80
2020History's Greatest MysteriesSeriesSelf (archive footage)80
2019Game of Death ReduxMovieHai Tien79
2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksMovieSelf (archive footage)79
2012I AmSeriesSelf72
2012I Am Bruce LeeMovieSelf (archival)72
2011Mentiras verdaderasSeriesSelf (archive footage)71
2009How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldMovieSelf (archival)69
2009The Brilliant Life of Bruce LeeMovieSelf (archival)69
2005The Green HornetMovieKato65
2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the DragonMovieSelf (archival)64
2002The Real Bruce Lee 2Movie(archive footage)62
2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the MoviesMovieSelf - Interviewee (archive footage)62
2001The Unbeatable Bruce LeeMovie—61
2001Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'Movie—61
2000Bruce Lee: A Warrior's JourneyMovieSelf (archival)60
2000Bruce Lee in G.O.D.MovieSelf (archive footage)60
1999Bruce Lee: Century HeroMovieSelf (archive footage)59
1999Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives OnMovieSelf (archive footage)59
1999The Lees: Action Speaks LouderMovieSelf (archival)59
1998The Path of the DragonMovieSelf (archive footage)58
1998The GREATEST : Bruce LeeMovieSelf (archival)58
1994Cinema of VengeanceMovieSelf (archive footage)54
1994Bruce Lee: The Immortal DragonMovieSelf (archival)54
1993The Curse of the DragonMovieSelf (archive footage)53
1991Crazy SafariMovieSelf (archive footage)51
1990Death In HollywoodMovie—50
1990The Best of the Martial Arts FilmsMovieSelf50
1984Bruce Lee, the LegendMovieSelf (archival)44
1981Game of Death IIMovieLee Chen-chiang (archive footage)41
1980Fist of Fear, Touch of DeathMovieBruce Lee (archive footage)40
1978Game of DeathMovieBilly Lo38
1976Fury of the DragonMovieKato36
1976The Young Bruce LeeMovie—36
1976The Warrior WithinMovieSelf36
1974The Green HornetMovieKato34
1973Enter the DragonMovieLee33
1973Fist of UnicornMovie—33
1973Bruce Lee: The Man and the LegendMovieSelf (archival)33
1973Location: Hong Kong with Enter the DragonMovieSelf33
1973The Last Days of Bruce LeeMovieHimself (archive footage)33
1972The Way of the DragonMovieTang Lung32
1972Fist of FuryMovieChen Zhen32
1971The Big BossMovieCheng Chiu On31
1971LongstreetSeriesLi Tsung31
1969MarloweMovieWinslow Wong29
1967IronsideSeriesLeon Soo27
1966BatmanSeriesKato26
1966The Green HornetSeriesKato26
1960The OrphanMovieAh Sam20
1957ThunderstormMovieChow Chung17
1957Darling GirlMovie—17
1956Too Late for DivorceMovieKai Cheung16
1956The Wise Guys Who Fool AroundMovieLee Siu Lung16
1955An Orphan's TragedyMovieWong Fuk-kwan (child)15
1955We Owe It to Our ChildrenMovieLe fils fainéant15
1955Orphan's SongMovie—15
1953The Guiding LightMovieSan at 1313
1953In the Face of DemolitionMovie—13
1953A Myriad HomesMovie—13
1953A Mother's TearsMovie—13
1950The KidMovieKid Cheung10
1946The Birth of MankindMovie—6
1941Golden Gate GirlMovieBaby (Uncredited)1