In what year did the Kung Fu movie star Bruce Lee die?
"Bruce Lee Lee Jun-fan (; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973), known professionally as Bruce Lee (), was a Hong Kong and American actor, film director, martial artist, martial arts instructor, philosopher, and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do, one of the wushu or kung fu styles. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-chuen. He is considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians"
"Bruce Lee and I Bruce Lee and I (, released in the United States as Bruce Lee: His Last Days, His Last Nights) is a 1976 Hong Kong biographical action film directed by Lo Mar, and starring Betty Ting Pei and Danny Lee. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 9 January 1976. The film is based on Bruce Lee's last days leading up to his death in Pei's apartment at Hong Kong on 20 July 1973. Mainly Betty Ting's story. Opens with Betty and Bruce rolling around in bed around the time he died. Continues with Betty"
"Bruceploitation Bruceploitation (a portmanteau of Bruce Lee and exploitation) refers to the practice on the part of filmmakers in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan of hiring Bruce Lee look-alike actors (""Lee-alikes"") to star in many imitation martial arts films in order to cash in on Lee's success after his death. Bruceploitation is an exploitation film subgenre mostly seen in the 1970s after Lee's death in 1973. When Bruce Lee died on July 20, 1973, he was Hong Kong's most famous martial arts actor. When ""Enter the Dragon"" became a box office success worldwide, many Hong Kong studios feared that"
"Bruce Lee inspired ""tribute"" films, also known as ""Bruceploitation"". Bruce Le has been credited by some video companies as appearing in the films ""Cobra"", ""Return of Fist of Fury"", and ""Bruce is Loose"", but this is untrue. Bruce Le Bruce Le (; born June 5, 1950, Burma), birth name Huang Jian Long (), a.k.a. Wong Kin Lung, is a martial artist and actor known for his martial arts film of the 1970s and 1980s. Most of these were inexpensively produced and were made to capitalize on the martial arts phenomenon started by Bruce Lee, whose death in 1973 left a"
"Bruce Li Bruce Li () (born Ho Chung-tao June 5, 1950) is a Taiwanese actor, martial artist and Bruce Lee imitator who starred in martial arts films from the Bruceploitation movement. Li is perhaps best known for his role as Bruce Lee in the 1976 film """". He went to play a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the name of James Ho. At the death of Bruce Lee, Ho Chung-tao's real career began. Hong Kong studios noticed that Ho resembled the kung fu star. They first employed him in ""Conspiracy"" before the producers of ""Game of Death"" asked"
"production company, Starseas Motion Pictures, promoted Bruce Lee as a leading actor in ""Fist of Unicorn"", although he had merely agreed to choreograph the fight sequences in the film as a favour to his long-time friend Unicorn Chan. Lee planned to sue the production company, but retained his friendship with Chan. However, only a few months after the completion of ""Enter the Dragon"", and six days before its July 26, 1973 release, Lee died. ""Enter the Dragon"" would go on to become one of the year's highest-grossing films and cement Lee as a martial arts legend. It was made for"
"Robert Clouse Robert Clouse (March 6, 1928 – February 4, 1997) was an American film director and producer, known primarily for his work in the action/adventure and martial arts genres. He died on February 4, 1997 in Oregon of kidney failure. Clouse directed Bruce Lee in Lee's only English-speaking film starring role, 1973's ""Enter the Dragon"". After Lee's death, Clouse completed Lee's final film ""Game of Death"" and released it in 1978 with a new storyline and cast. Other projects included ""Black Belt Jones"" (1974), ""Darker than Amber"" (1970), ""China O'Brien"" (1990), Jackie Chan's ""The Big Brawl"" (1980), ""Gymkata"" (1985),"
"about him; others were destroyed. Piecing together the portrait is imprecise, but the attempt goes on. Robert Clouse Robert Clouse (March 6, 1928 – February 4, 1997) was an American film director and producer, known primarily for his work in the action/adventure and martial arts genres. He died on February 4, 1997 in Oregon of kidney failure. Clouse directed Bruce Lee in Lee's only English-speaking film starring role, 1973's ""Enter the Dragon"". After Lee's death, Clouse completed Lee's final film ""Game of Death"" and released it in 1978 with a new storyline and cast. Other projects included ""Black Belt Jones"""
"could never be him."" Bruce Li Bruce Li () (born Ho Chung-tao June 5, 1950) is a Taiwanese actor, martial artist and Bruce Lee imitator who starred in martial arts films from the Bruceploitation movement. Li is perhaps best known for his role as Bruce Lee in the 1976 film """". He went to play a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the name of James Ho. At the death of Bruce Lee, Ho Chung-tao's real career began. Hong Kong studios noticed that Ho resembled the kung fu star. They first employed him in ""Conspiracy"" before the producers of"
"Statue of Bruce Lee (Los Angeles) The Bruce Lee statue in Los Angeles is a statue built as a tribute to deceased martial artist, Bruce Lee, who died at age 32 in 1973. The 7-foot bronze sculpture was originally created by an artist in Guangzhou, China. It was transported to Los Angeles, California after a five-year effort by Lee's daughter Shannon, and is the only statue of her late father in the United States. Its unveiling occurred on June 15, 2013 to a crowd of hundreds, including ground-breaking Asian American actor James Hong; its permanent installation will not occur until"
"Statue of Bruce Lee (Hong Kong) The Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong is a memorial figure of deceased martial artist, Bruce Lee. The Hong Kong memorial was built on behalf of Bruce Lee, who died on 20 July 1973 at the age of 32. The Hong Kong-based ""Rubão Fan Club"" and its fans raised $US 100,000 for a statue to be erected after pleas to the government to honour his legacy. A 2.5 metre bronze statue by artist Cao Chong-en was erected along the Avenue of Stars attraction near the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui. It shows a classic"
"Statue of Bruce Lee (Hong Kong) The Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong is a memorial figure of deceased martial artist, Bruce Lee. The Hong Kong memorial was built on behalf of Bruce Lee, who died on 20 July 1973 at the age of 32. The Hong Kong-based ""Rubão Fan Club"" and its fans raised $US 100,000 for a statue to be erected after pleas to the government to honour his legacy. A 2.5 metre bronze statue by artist Cao Chong-en was erected along the Avenue of Stars attraction near the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui. It shows a classic"
"Kim Tai-chung Kim Tai-chung (June 5, 1957 – August 27, 2011), also known as Kim Tai-jong or Tong Lung (唐龍; Chinese stage name), was a Korean born taekwondo practitioner martial artist actor and businessman. Kim is perhaps best known as the ghost of Bruce Lee in 1986 film ""No Retreat, No Surrender"". In the 1970s, Kim made his first Hong Kong movie debut in 1977 film ""Snuff Bottle Connection"", along with Hwang Jang Lee and Roy Horan. Kim played Bruce Lee’s character Billy Lo in 1978 film ""Game of Death"", alongside Yuen Biao (who performed the acrobatics and stunts), Kim"
"to Kung Fu films. The episode ends with a faint voice whispering, ""Shh... don't wake him."" Also, in the United States, Lions Gate Entertainment edited the series into a 183 minute long film and released it on DVD on September 21, 2010. The Legend of Bruce Lee The Legend of Bruce Lee is a 2008 Chinese biographical martial arts television series based on the life story of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. The 50-episode series was produced and broadcast by CCTV and began airing on October 12, 2008. It stars Hong Kong actor Danny Chan as Bruce Lee and"
"The Clones of Bruce Lee The Clones of Bruce Lee (Korean: 蛇形三傑 ""Death Penalty on Three Robots"", Taiwan: 複製人李小龍：三龍怒火, Hong Kong: 神威三猛龍) is a 1980 Brucesploitation film capitalizing on the death of actor and martial arts star Bruce Lee in 1973. The film gathers together several of the many Lee imitators who sprang up after the icon's death (including Bruce Le and Dragon Lee), alongside performers from the real Lee's films and other veterans of the Hong Kong movie industry. It has been called ""The Mount Rushmore of Bruceploitation films"". Immediately after the death of Bruce Lee in Hong Kong,"
"Lo Wei Lo Wei (sometimes spelled Lo Wai, 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in ""The Big Boss"" and ""Fist of Fury"", and Jackie Chan, in ""New Fist of Fury"". After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads. Lo ran the production company ""Lo Wei Motion Picture Company"","
"The Legend of Bruce Lee The Legend of Bruce Lee is a 2008 Chinese biographical martial arts television series based on the life story of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. The 50-episode series was produced and broadcast by CCTV and began airing on October 12, 2008. It stars Hong Kong actor Danny Chan as Bruce Lee and American actress Michelle Lang as Lee's wife, Linda Lee Cadwell. The production period spanned nine months, with filming taking place in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the United States, Italy, and Thailand, and with a budget of 50 million yuan (US$7.3 million). Lee's"
"Bruce Lee Lives Bruce Lee Lives: The Fall of Hong Kong Palace, known simply as Bruce Lee Lives, is a 1989 video game software developed and published by The Software Toolworks for MS-DOS. It stars the Jeet Kune Do founder and movie actor Bruce Lee. The game included a biography book titled ""Dragon's Tale: The Story of Bruce Lee,"" written by Bruce Lee's wife Linda. The game's plot takes place at the Hong Kong Palace, a peaceful place where martial artists practice in order to become professional warriors; however, a large group of thugs led by a vile name Master"
"era were colloquially known as ""Kung Fu Theater"" or ""Black Belt Theater"", names that many independent stations used for their weekly airing slot. No single figure was more responsible for this international profile than Bruce Lee, an American-born, Hong Kong-raised martial artist and actor. Lee completed just four movies before his death at the age of 32: ""The Big Boss"" (1971), ""Fist of Fury"" and ""Way of the Dragon"" (both 1972), and ""Enter the Dragon"" (1973). Eastern film historian Patrick Macias ascribes his success to ""(bringing) the warrior spirit of old into the present day... developing his own fighting style..."
"Bruce Le Bruce Le (; born June 5, 1950, Burma), birth name Huang Jian Long (), a.k.a. Wong Kin Lung, is a martial artist and actor known for his martial arts film of the 1970s and 1980s. Most of these were inexpensively produced and were made to capitalize on the martial arts phenomenon started by Bruce Lee, whose death in 1973 left a large box office void (hence the name change to ""Bruce Le""). Bruce Le was a contract player for the Shaw Brothers, where he appeared in the science fiction opus ""Infra-Man"". He is better known, however, for his"
"on Dominic Toretto's television during a scene in his house. Both films are directed by Rob Cohen. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1993 American biographical drama film written and directed by Rob Cohen, and starring Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly and Robert Wagner. The film was released in the United States on May 7, 1993. The film tells the story of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. ""Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story"" was dedicated to Brandon Lee, who died two months earlier while performing in his last film, ""The Crow"". The film begins"
"which operated until 1977-78 due to heavy cost-cutting measures as a result of Jackie Chan signing a deal with Golden Harvest. On 20 January 1996, Lo died of heart failure in Hong Kong. Lo Wei Lo Wei (sometimes spelled Lo Wai, 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in ""The Big Boss"" and ""Fist of Fury"", and Jackie Chan, in ""New Fist of Fury"". After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at"
"Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1993 American biographical drama film written and directed by Rob Cohen, and starring Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly and Robert Wagner. The film was released in the United States on May 7, 1993. The film tells the story of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. ""Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story"" was dedicated to Brandon Lee, who died two months earlier while performing in his last film, ""The Crow"". The film begins with a nightmare of Bruce Lee's father, who sees a terrifying phantom known as the Demon in"
"Dragon Lee Dragon Lee (sometimes credited as ""Bruce Lei"") (born August 12, 1958) is an actor and practitioner of Taekwondo and Hapkido. He made a name for himself as a martial arts film star in the 1970s and 80s. His birth name is Moon Kyoung-seok, but he has also been called Keo Ryong (literally ""giant dragon"") in South Korea. Dragon Lee was born in Seosan, South Korea where he spent most of his childhood. Lee eventually studied taekwondo with friend and actor Kim Tai-chung, who served as Bruce Lee's double in the final scenes of ""Game of Death."" It was"
"Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave, released originally as Visitor of America (), is a 1976 Bruceploitation supernatural martial arts movie starring Bruce Lee impersonator and tae kwon do instructor Jun Chong (using the alias Bruce K.L. Lea). The film was directed by Lee Doo-yong, though persistent misinformation claims that the movie was directed by Italian horror director Umberto Lenzi. The poster's artwork was very common among exploitation films at the time. The opening sequence shows Bruce Lee (played by an unknown imitator), leaping from his grave after it is struck by"
"Danny Chan Kwok-kwan Danny Chan Kwok-kwan (born 1 August 1975) is a Hong Kong actor, dance choreographer, and lead singer of the rock band, Poet. He is known for resembling Bruce Lee in appearance, and has portrayed Lee in the 2008 television series, ""The Legend of Bruce Lee"", and in the 2015 film, ""Ip Man 3"". Chan is also a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do, the martial art created by Bruce Lee. Chan started his career as a lead singer for rock band named ""Poet"". Thereafter, Chan subsequently played minor roles in Hong Kong films. Chan first came to prominence"
"by Robert Clouse. Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, based upon his portrayal of Chinese nationalism in his films and among Asian Americans for defying stereotypes associated with the emasculated Asian male. He trained in the art of Wing Chun and later combined his other influences from various sources into the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy, which he dubbed Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist). Lee held dual nationality in Hong Kong and the US. He died in Kowloon Tong on July 20, 1973, at the age of"
"to teach small classes under the mantra of ""keep the numbers low, but the quality high"". To this day, the only person that Kimura has certified as an instructor in Jun Fan Gung Fu was Andy Kimura, his son. Kimura still teaches Jun Fan Kung-Fu in the basement of his supermarket, for free. Kimura was also one of eight pallbearers during Bruce Lee's funeral, the other seven being: Dan Inosanto, Steve McQueen, Chuck Norris, James Coburn, George Lazenby, Ray Chin and Robert Lee, Bruce's brother. Kimura appeared as an actor in Bruce Lee's final film, ""Game of Death"" (1973). Kimura"
"actor Hwang Jang Lee would later achieve stardom after appearing as the bad guy in Jackie Chan's breakout films, ""Snake in the Eagle's Shadow"" and ""Drunken Master"". Bruce Lee's Secret Bruce Lee's Secret (aka Secret of Bruce Lee and Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu) is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Chan Wa and William Cheung Ki, which is also a pseudo biopic of Bruce Lee. It stars Bruce Li as ""Bob"" Lee, whose life is essentially the same as Lee's and is on two occasions actually referred to as 'Bruce'. The film has been released"
"Jason Scott Lee Jason Scott Lee (, born November 19, 1966) is an American actor and martial artist. Lee is perhaps best known for his roles as Bruce Lee (no relation) in the 1993 martial arts film """", and Mowgli in Disney's 1994 live-action adaptation of ""The Jungle Book"". Lee was born in Los Angeles. He was raised in Hawaii and is of Chinese descent. He attended school at Pearl City High School. He has been married to Diana Lee since 2008. Lee started his acting career with small roles in ""Born in East L.A."" (1987) and ""Back to the"
"Bruce Lee's Secret Bruce Lee's Secret (aka Secret of Bruce Lee and Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu) is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Chan Wa and William Cheung Ki, which is also a pseudo biopic of Bruce Lee. It stars Bruce Li as ""Bob"" Lee, whose life is essentially the same as Lee's and is on two occasions actually referred to as 'Bruce'. The film has been released under the alternate two film titles they were: ""The Story of the Dragon"" and ""Bruce Lee: Master of Jeet Kune Do"". This film is not to be"
"Enter the Dragon Enter the Dragon is a 1973 martial arts action film starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon, and Jim Kelly. It would be Bruce Lee's final completed film appearance before his death on 20 July 1973 at age 32. The film, a joint American and Hong Kong production, premiered in Los Angeles on 19 August 1973, one month after Lee's death. The film, which was directed by Robert Clouse, is considered to be one of the greatest martial arts films of all time. In 2004 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by"
"originally been released in 1981. Kim had played a leading role in that film. On August 27, 2011, Kim died of stomach hemorrhage at the age of 54. Kim Tai-chung Kim Tai-chung (June 5, 1957 – August 27, 2011), also known as Kim Tai-jong or Tong Lung (唐龍; Chinese stage name), was a Korean born taekwondo practitioner martial artist actor and businessman. Kim is perhaps best known as the ghost of Bruce Lee in 1986 film ""No Retreat, No Surrender"". In the 1970s, Kim made his first Hong Kong movie debut in 1977 film ""Snuff Bottle Connection"", along with Hwang"