Bruce Lee filmography
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Two of Bruce Lee's films (Enter the Dragon and Game of Death) premiered after his death.
| Released | Chinese (Cantonese) and English title of original release | U.S. title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Golden Gate Girl | Plays an infant | |
| 1946 | The Birth of Mankind | ||
| 1948 | Fu gui fu yun, aka Wealth is Like a Dream | ||
| 1949 | Meng li xi shi, aka Sai See in the Dream | Plays "Yam Lee" | |
| 1950 | Xi lu xiang, aka The Kid | My Son, Ah Chung | Plays "Lee Siu Lung" |
| 1951 | Ren zhi cue aka Infancy | Plays "Ngau". | |
| 1953 | Qian wan ren jia | ||
| 1953 | Fu zhi guo aka Blame it on Father | Father's Fault | |
| 1953 | Ku hai ming deng aka The Guiding Light | ||
| 1953 | Ci mu lei aka A Mother's Tears | ||
| 1953 | Wei lou chun xiao aka In the Face of Demolition | ||
| 1955 | Gu xing xue lei | ||
| 1955 | Gu er xing | ||
| 1955 | Ai aka Love | ||
| 1955 | Ai xia ji aka Love Part 2 | ||
| 1955 | Er nu zhai aka We Owe It to Our Children | ||
| 1956 | Zhia dian na fu | ||
| 1957 | Lei yu aka The Thunderstorm | ||
| 1960 | Ren hai gu hong aka The Orphan | Plays "Ah San". | |
| 1969 | Marlowe | same | Plays "Winslow Wong". |
| 1971 | The Big Boss | Fists of Fury | Plays "Cheng Chao-an". Fights against a drug lord in Thailand. |
| 1972 | Fist of Fury | The Chinese Connection | Plays "Chen Zhen" 陳真. Fights against Japanese tyrants to avenge his master in Shanghai. |
| 1972 | The Unicorn Palm | Fight Choreographer and unintended cameo appearance | |
| 1972 | Way of the Dragon | Return of the Dragon | Plays "Tang Lung". Fights crime in Rome, Italy. Released after 'Enter the Dragon' in the U.S.; hence the title. |
| 1973 | Enter the Dragon | same | Plays martial arts master "Mr. Lee". Sent as a spy into a tournament, hosted by a rogue-monk-turned-drug-lord. |
| 1978 | Game of Death | same | Plays "Billy Lo" in the US edited version and "Hai Tien" in the actual version Lee imagined. Lee acts only in the last third of the movie, due to it being pieced together after his death. |
Note: The title The Chinese Connection (a play on the then-recently-released The French Connection) was originally intended for The Big Boss due to the drugs theme of the story.
