Filmography
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Golden Gate Girl | 金門女 | As an infant | |
| 1946 | The Birth of Mankind | 人类的诞生 | ||
| 1948 | Wealth is Like a Dream | 富貴浮雲 | ||
| 1949 | Sai See in the Dream | 夢裡西施 | "Yam Lee" | |
| 1950 | The Kid | 細路祥 | "Kid Cheung" | aka My Son, Ah Chung |
| 1951 | Infancy | 人之初 | "Ngau" | |
| 1953 | A Myriad Homes | 千萬人家 | ||
| Blame it on Father | 父之過 | aka Father's Fault | ||
| The Guiding Light | 苦海明燈 | "Son as teenager" | ||
| A Mother's Tears | 慈母淚 | |||
| In the Face of Demolition | 危樓春曉 | |||
| 1955 | An Orphan's Tragedy | 孤星血淚 | "Frank (child)" | |
| Orphan's Song | 孤兒行 | |||
| Love | 愛 | |||
| Love Part 2 | 愛(下集) | |||
| We Owe It to Our Children | 兒女債 | |||
| 1956 | The Wise Guys Who Fool Around | 詐痲納福 | ||
| Too Late For Divorce | 早知當初我唔嫁 | |||
| 1957 | The Thunderstorm | 雷雨 | "Chow Chung" | based on play Lei Yu by Cao Yu |
| Darling Girl | 甜姐兒 | "Student friend" / "Dancing partner" | ||
| 1960 | The Orphan | 人海孤鴻 | "Sam" | |
| 1969 | Marlowe | 醜聞喋血 | "Winslow Wong" | |
| The Wrecking Crew | 風流特務勇破迷魂陣 | Action Director | ||
| 1970 | A Walk in the Spring Rain | 春雨漫步 | Action Director | |
| 1971 | The Big Boss | 唐山大兄 | "Cheng Chao-an" Action Director |
Fights against a drug lord in Thailand. aka Fists of Fury |
| 1972 | Fist of Fury | 精武門 | "Chen Zhen" Action Director |
Fights against Japanese tyrants to avenge his master in Shanghai. aka The Chinese Connection |
| Fist of Unicorn | 麒麟掌 | Cameo Action Director |
Fight Choreographer and unintended cameo appearance aka The Unicorn Palm aka Bruce Lee and I Bruce Lee wasn't actually meant to be in Fist of Unicorn. He was only on set doing action choreography as a favor to long-time friend, Unicorn Chan. The enterprising producers filmed Bruce Lee working, and edited the footage into the film. Lee was reportedly less than impressed. |
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| The Way of the Dragon | 猛龍過江 | "Tang Lung" Director Action Director Producer Screenwriter |
Fights crime in Rome, Italy. Released after 'Enter the Dragon' in the U.S.; hence the title Return of the Dragon | |
| The Game of Death | 死亡的遊戲 | "Hai Tien" Director Action Director Producer Screenwriter |
Lee died before he finished his film. It was later pieced together with a different plot in 1978. | |
| 1973 | Enter the Dragon | 龍爭虎鬥 | "Mr. Lee" Action Director |
Sent as a spy into a tournament, hosted by a rogue-monk-turned-drug lord. |
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 and Fists of Fury was intended for Fist of Fury. When it was exported, the titles somehow got switched.
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