BRUCE LEE

FILMOGRAPHY

1941

Golden Gate Girl

1948

Wealth Is Like A Dream

1949

Sai See in the Dream

The Story of Fan Lei-fa

1950

Blooms and Butterflies

The Kid a.k.a. My Son A-Chang

1951

Infancy

1953

A Son Is Born a.k.a. _The Guiding Light

A Mother Remembers a.k.a. A Mother's Tears

Blame it on Father

A Myriad Homes

In the Face of Demolition

1955

Love (Part1)

Love (Part 2)

An Orphan's Tragedy

The Faithful Wife

Orphan's Song

The More the Merrier a.k.a. We Owe It to Our Children

1956

The Wise Guys Who Fool Around

Too Late for Divorce

1957

The Thunderstorm

Darling Girl

1960

The Orphan

1966

The Green Hornet

1967

Ironside

1968

Marlowe

Blondie

The Wrecking Crew as Technical Director

1971

Longstreet

The Big Boss a.k.a. Fists of Fury

1972

Fist of Fury a.k.a. The Chinese Connection

The Way of the Dragon a.k.a. Return of the Dragon

1973

Enter the Dragon

1978

Game of Death (posthumous)

1993

The Bruce Lee Story

1998

Bruce Lee In His Own Words Documentary Short

2000

Bruce Lee A Warrior's Journey Documentary

2008

How Bruce Lee Changed the World Documentary

The Legend of Bruce Lee TV Miniseries, China

2012

I am Bruce Lee Documentary

2013

No Way As Way Documentary Short



BRUCE LEE BOOKS

1963

Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self Defense

1975

The Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Expanded edition 2011)

Bruce Lee, The Man Only I knew by Linda Lee

1977

Bruce Lee’s Fighting Method (Expanded edition 2008)

1989

The Bruce Lee Story by Linda Lee

1997

Words of the Dragon: Interviews 1958-1973

Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art

Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Commentaries on the Martial Way

1998

Letter of the Dragon: Correspondence 1958-1973

Bruce Lee The Art of Expressing the Human Body

1999

Bruce Lee Artist of Life

2000

Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living

2009

Bruce Lee Wisdom for the Way

2013

Bruce Lee The Evolution of a Martial Artist by Tommy Gong for the Bruce Lee Foundation

The Treasures of Bruce Lee by Carlton Books

2016

Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises

2018

Bruce Lee the Authorized Visual History by Carlton Books

2020

Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee by Shannon Lee

2022

Bruce Lee In Black Belt The Magazine

2024

In My Own Process by Bruce Lee in partnership with Genesis Publishing


NOTABLE BRUCE LEE MOMENTS

1958

Becomes the “Crown Colony Cha-Cha Champion” in Hong Kong

1964

Presented with Karate Championship Award at the ’64 International Karate Championships

Presented with Commemorative Exhibition Award by Wally Jay and the Island Jujitsu Club

1965

Son Brandon born

1967

Appears on the United Cerebral Palsy Telethon

Presented with National Karate Championship Appreciation Award

1968

Guest Judge at the National Karate Championship

1969

National Karate Championship Special Guest

Daughter Shannon born

1970

National Karate Championship Guest of Honor

1972

Inducted into Black Belt Magazine’s Hall of Fame

Hong Kong Evening Newspaper names Bruce Lee one of top ten movie stars of Hong Kong

Appears on Hong Kong TVB Operation Relief telethon for typhoon victims

1973

Receives trophy from the students at St. Francis Xavier’s College Sports Day, Hong Kong

1974

Inducted into Black Belt Hall of Fame as Man of the Year and Martial Artist of the Year

1993

Honored by Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1994

Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual Hong Kong Film Awards

1998

Honored by the government of Puerto Rico with a Recognition Award making Aguadillo City the home of Bruce Lee in Puerto Rico

The "Bruce Lee Exhibition: Memory of the Dragon" opens in Tokyo, Japan Honored by the Chinese Wushu Association with a "Supreme Movie Star Award”

The U. S Taekwondo Association honors Bruce Lee for his contribution to martial arts

1999

Profiled in Time magazine's Time 100: The Most Important People of the 20th Century under Heroes and Icons of the 20th Century

Listed in The Movie Book as one of five hundred people who have made a landmark contribution to the medium of film

Inducted into the "Martialinfo.com Martial Arts Hall of Fame". Bruce Lee Artist of Life first published

2000

October 21st declared "Bruce Lee Day in San Francisco"

Hong Kong Film Archive honored Bruce with an exhibition, "Bruce Lee Retrospective" and a festival of 20 Bruce Lee films "The Immortal Bruce Lee: From the Kid to Kung Fu Dragon"

2001

Honored in San Francisco with the exhibition, "Bruce Lee: A Retrospective" at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco

Named by Premiere Magazine as the 3rd most influential deceased show business talent

2003

Named by People Magazine / VH1 Special Collector's Edition Magazine as one of 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons

Latin American Martial Arts Society Worldwide inducts Sijo Bruce Lee into the Hall of Fame as a Martial Arts Legend

2004

Receives the EMMA (Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy) Legacy Award in London for his humanitarian achievement through the spiritual philosophy of martial arts challenging racism and adding substance to people’s lives

Receives Citation for Outstanding Achievement and Contribution at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Martial Arts World Games at the Battle of Columbus in Ohio

Enter the Dragon is selected by the National Film Registry to be preserved by the Library of Congress as “culturally significant”

Receives a star on the Hong Kong Avenue of the Stars

2005

Receives the Star of the Century Award from the Hong Kong Film Awards

Receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Forum on Chinese Martial Arts Cultural Industry in Datong, China bestowed by the National General Administration of Sports and the All China Youth Federation

Named as one of Variety Magazine's Icons of the Century

A statue of Bruce Lee is unveiled in Mostar, Bosnia as a symbol of the fight against ethnic divisions

A statue of Bruce Lee is unveiled on the Hong Kong Avenue of the Stars during a week long Bruce Lee Festival

2010

Honored at the Hong Kong International Film Festival with an exhibit & film screenings

Bruce Lee 70th birthday exhibit unveiled in Tokyo, Japan

A 26,000 acre nature preserve is dedicated to Bruce Lee as a memorial park in Shunde, China complete with the tallest Bruce Lee statue in existence at 60 feet high (18 meters)

Bruce Lee 70th birthday celebrations take place in San Francisco, San Diego and London

Honored at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival with screenings and panel discussions

2011

Honored by the Martial Arts Industry Association with a lifetime achievement award

2012

The United States House of Representatives recognizes Bruce Lee with an official congressional tribute on the House Record honoring his achievements and contributions to society, calling him a master teacher, a catalyst for social change and civil rights, and a cultural and American icon

The San Francisco Giant’s hold their first annual Bruce Lee Tribute Night at ATT Park benefitting the Bruce Lee Foundation

2013

Named Number 2 on the Men’s Health magazine list of Fittest Men of All Time

Named one of the Fifty Greatest Athletes of All Time by Sports Illustrated

The first US statue of Bruce Lee is unveiled in Los Angeles Chinatown

"Bruce Lee: Kung Fu‧Art‧Life" exhibit opens at The Hong Kong Heritage Museum

2014

“Do You Know Bruce” Exhibit 1 of 3 opens at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Washington

2015

Inducted into the California Museum’s Hall of Fame by Governor Jerry Brown

2016

The Bruce Lee podcast launches

"A Day in the Life of Bruce" Exhibit 2 of 3 opens at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Washington

2018

"A Dragon Lives Here" Exhibit 3 of 3 opens at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Washington

2019

Based on an original treatment written by Bruce Lee, Warrior premieres on Cinemax. Executive produced by Shannon Lee.

2020

Warrior Season 2 premieres on Cinemax

2021

"A Man Beyond the Ordinary: Bruce Lee" exhibit opens at The Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Steph Curry & the Bruce Lee Foundation Collaborate to Create Custom Under Armour Shoes to Support Asian Community

2022

“We Are Bruce Lee: Under the Sky, One Family” Exhibit opens at the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco, California

“Be Water My Friend” an interactive exhibit opens at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Washington. The exhibit, which is becoming a permanent part of the museum, is based on the martial artist’s 2,800-book collection.

2023

The Golden State Warriors hold their first annual Bruce Lee Tribute Night at Chase Center benefitting the Bruce Lee Foundation

Seattle Sounders FC debuts The Bruce Lee Kit

Warrior Season 3 premieres on HBO MAX

2024

All 3 seasons of Warrior premiere on Netflix



“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”