My Favorite Bruce Lee Movies and TV Episodes
Bruce Lee, the King of Kung Fu!
Besides those listed here, Bruce played in 20 mandarin-made films as a child and teenager, before coming to America.
Besides those listed here, Bruce played in 20 mandarin-made films as a child and teenager, before coming to America.
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- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsBruce LeeJohn SaxonJim KellyA Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.Bruce's one and only American made film. Considered the greatest Kung Fu film ever made.
- DirectorWei LoChia-Hsiang WuStarsBruce LeeMaria YiJames TienA young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.The film that introduced Brue to Southeast Asia. It set box office records everywhere it played.
- DirectorWei LoStarsBruce LeeNora MiaoJames TienA young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.Bruce's second film, it broke the previous box office records set by The Big Boss.
- DirectorBruce LeeStarsBruce LeeChuck NorrisNora MiaoA man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.Bruce's directorial debut. Filmed on location in Rome.
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsJames GarnerGayle HunnicuttCarroll O'ConnorA young woman from Kansas hires LA private detective Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother.A great scene where Bruce destroys Marlowe's office, and later falls to his death in a fight scene.
- DirectorRobert ClouseBruce LeeStarsBruce LeeGig YoungDean JaggerA martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.The version that includes the fight scenes Bruce actually filmed is far superior to the version released in theaters.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsDean MartinElke SommerSharon TateGold bullion worth USD 1 billion has been stolen from a hijacked train in Denmark. The main suspect is Count Massimo Contini. The US government sends Matt Helm, one of its top agents, to investigate and recover the gold.Bruce was fight choreographer for this film. He also appeared as stunt double for Dean Martin in some of the fight scenes (quite obvious).
- CreatorGeorge W. TrendleStarsBruce LeeVan WilliamsWende WagnerA newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.A movie was also made from several of the TV episodes played in the 1970s
- CreatorStirling SilliphantStarsJames FranciscusMarlyn MasonPeter Mark RichmanThe cases of a blind insurance investigator.Buce appeared in four episodes:
- I See, Said the Blind Man
- Wednesday's Child
- Spell Legacy Like Death
- The Way of the Intercepting Fist
- DirectorTi TangStarsLittle UnicornTina Chin-FeiYasuaki KurataUnicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of his parents years before. The task is made more complicated when he befriends a middle-aged woman and her son who begin to admire and depend on him.Also known as Fist of Unicorn. Bruce Lee wasn't actually meant to be in this film. He was only there doing action choreography as a favour to long-time friend, Little Unicorn. The enterprising producers filmed Bruce Lee working, and edited the footage into the film. Lee was not happy.
- CreatorN. Richard NashStarsRobert BrownBobby ShermanDavid SoulThe adventures of a logging work team and the marriageable single women sent to them in post-American Civil War Seattle in the Washington Territory.Bruce appeared in one episode:
- Marriage, Chinese Style
- CreatorCollier YoungStarsRaymond BurrDon GallowayDon MitchellWheelchair-using, crime-fighting detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco.Bruce appeared in the episode
- Tagged For Murder
- CreatorGary BelkinChic YoungStarsPatricia HartyWill HutchinsPeter RobbinsBlondie is a stay-at-home mother to Cookie and Alexander. Husband Dagwood toils in an office where his boss Mr. Dithers is overly involved in the Bumstead household. Dog Daisy rounds out the cast.Bruce played a karate instructor in the episode
- Pick on Someone Your Own Size
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsAdam WestBurt WardLee MeriwetherThe Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.Bruce appeared in three episodes:
- Batman's Satisfaction
- A Piece of the Action
- The Spell of Tut
- StarsPierre BertonPatrick MacneeLinda ThorsonBruce appeared in one episode of the series on december 9, 1971. The best known full length interview with bruce.
- StarsVirginia Ann LeeMilton BerleIrving BensonAmidst a huge publicity blitz by ABC-TV (including an iron-clad, long term contract) and considerable speculation as to whether he could win over the Baby Boomers as he had their parents, entertainment legend Milton Berle attempted a prime-time TV comeback with this comedy-variety series taped at the Hollywood Palace theater. Unfortunately, high budgets and big-name guest stars couldn't lure viewers away from competing shows, primarily the hugely successful "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." The program was cancelled after one season, and Berle, despite numerous guest appearences on other shows over the ensuing three decades, never had a regular series again.Bruce appeared as Kato in one episode, dated Sept 16, 1966.
- StarsSteve AlaimoPaul Revere & The RaidersDick ClarkA Rock'n'Roll Variety Show toured over the United States and briefly around the world for the spring and fall months, except for Malibu Beach for the summer and Big Bear Ski Resort for the winter. It featured popular music acts of the day, games, and celebrity interviews for one of these five days a week on ABC-TV USA.Bruce appeared in one episde Sept. 1, 1966