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James Lew
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James Lew
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Acting
Birthday
1952-09-06,Escalon, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American actor and martial artist. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu (1972) television series. He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film, Young Dragon (1976). He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984. John Carpenter handpicked him as the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film, Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, David Carradine, Chuck Norris, Dennis Quaid, Kurt Russell, Madonna, Charlie Sheen, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kathleen Turner, Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Lee, Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on. James was voted "Favorite Action Star" by fans of Inside Martial Arts magazine. Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial Arts History Museum. Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the "Martial Arts Greats" alongside legends as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his longtime friend Jackie Chan. Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him "the king of big-screen martial arts villains." From the deadly killer in Red Sun Rising (1994) to the deadly fighter in the comedy spoof Hot Shots 2 (1993), Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy. As a stunt/fight coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The Crow to recent work on the hit video game, The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005). He handpicked elite members for his company, "Hong Kong Wire Action Team," to bring state of the art action to movies. His formula for longevity in the film industry is diversity, hard work and having a whole lot of fun. Most recently, James Lew wrote, directed and starred in a movie inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled 18 Fingers of Death! (2006). The story follows Buford Lee (James Lew), the most famous unknown "B"-minus, low-budget, martial-arts movie star and Ronald Mack (Maurice Patton), a young black kid from the hood. Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to finally make Buford's break out movie, 18 Fingers of Death! (2006).

Filmography

Escape from L.A.

5.869

Escape from L.A.
1996-08-09

4.8

Angel of Death
2009-07-07

4.636

Night Hunter
1996-04-01

American Ninja 5

4.611

American Ninja 5
1993-04-02

4.547

Do or Die
1991-06-28

5.2

Robo Warriors
1997-01-15

4.519

Savage Beach
1989-10-01

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

4.9

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002-04-16

6.288

Safe House
1998-07-01

The Girl from the Naked Eye

4.384

The Girl from the Naked Eye
2012-06-15

Los Angeles Streetfighter

5.1

Los Angeles Streetfighter
1985-03-23

5.8

Showdown
1993-09-16

6.5

Private Wars
1993-10-13

4.417

Aftershock
1990-10-05

5.1

Midnight Man
1995-05-09

4.917

High Voltage
1997-01-01

Best of the Best

6.439

Best of the Best
1989-11-10

The Circuit III: Street Monk

0

The Circuit III: Street Monk
2006-10-31

5.1

Going Berserk
1983-09-30

4

Big Time
1977-07-31

3.167

The Real Deal
2002-11-27

Balance of Power

6.1

Balance of Power
1996-06-25

0

Breakout
2016-06-09

The Perfect Weapon

6.161

The Perfect Weapon
1991-03-15

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

0

Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018-12-15

0

Black Salt
2015-12-31

3.6

Deep Core
2000-10-21

Big Trouble in Little China

7.211

Big Trouble in Little China
1986-05-30

4.524

Boogie Boy
1998-02-12

Night of the Warrior

4.2

Night of the Warrior
1991-06-01

Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine

3.9

Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
2017-05-08

5.7

Gedo
2000-04-04

6.689

Tropic Thunder
2008-08-09

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

3.3

Excessive Force II: Force on Force
1995-08-29

Cage II: The Arena of Death

3.1

Cage II: The Arena of Death
1994-12-14

4.2

Ninja Academy
1989-08-17

5.5

Killpoint
1984-03-01

4.859

Sin
2003-01-01

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer

0

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer
1988-01-01

Shira: The Vampire Samurai

3.125

Shira: The Vampire Samurai
2005-01-01

7.047

Rush Hour
1998-09-18

6.018

Timecop
1994-09-15

Made in Chinatown

6.3

Made in Chinatown
2021-05-10

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

6.674

Cucuy: The Boogeyman
2018-10-13

Hot Shots! Part Deux

6.547

Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993-05-21

4.963

Guns
1990-11-09

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

5.631

G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013-03-27

4.5

Red Sun Rising
1994-09-01

Mission of Justice

6.698

Mission of Justice
1992-12-02

For Life or Death

4.5

For Life or Death
1996-01-23

5.431

Frankenstein
2015-08-29

Lethal Weapon 4

6.599

Lethal Weapon 4
1998-07-10

Assault on Dome 4

3.6

Assault on Dome 4
1996-10-08

Superhero Movie

5.271

Superhero Movie
2008-03-28

Outside the Law

4.3

Outside the Law
2002-06-25

Enforcer from Death Row

3.5

Enforcer from Death Row
1976-07-09

7.426

Star Trek
2009-05-06

Undercover Blues

6.025

Undercover Blues
1993-09-10

6.056

The Shadow
1994-07-01

7.076

Traffic
2000-12-27

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

7.093

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976-02-15

Ulterior Motives

4

Ulterior Motives
1993-01-06

6.031

Deadly Target
1994-01-01

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

5.853

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995-07-13

6.413

Rapid Fire
1992-08-21

Showdown in Little Tokyo

6.4

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991-08-23

On Deadly Ground

5.194

On Deadly Ground
1994-02-18

18 Fingers of Death!

3.083

18 Fingers of Death!
2006-04-11

6.486

Safe
2012-04-16

6.153

Martial Law
1990-10-01

Martial Law II: Undercover

6.2

Martial Law II: Undercover
1991-10-01

3.208

Ballistica
2009-12-18

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

0

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1997-04-23

0

Young Dragon
1979-08-01

The Replacement Killers

6.226

The Replacement Killers
1998-02-06

2.917

Ballistic
1995-02-28

6.747

Rush Hour 2
2001-08-03

5.514

Action Jackson
1988-02-12

6.48

Rush Hour 3
2007-08-08

0

Evil Destroyer
1988-03-31

1.5

Elwood
2014-06-01

Tough and Deadly

5.5

Tough and Deadly
1995-02-14

5.091

Ring of Steel
1994-03-30

6.52

Growing Pains
1985-09-24

7.715

CSI: Miami
2002-09-23

6.75

Alias
2001-09-30

7.34

Entourage
2004-07-18

Beauty and the Beast

7.5

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25

6.799

Roseanne
1988-10-18

Walker, Texas Ranger

7

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

6.745

Family Matters
1989-09-22

6.7

Weird Science
1994-03-05

8

Babylon 5
1994-01-26

7.721

Chuck
2007-09-24

5.5

Nasty Boys
1989-09-21

7.674

Frasier
1993-09-16

Childrens Hospital

7.165

Childrens Hospital
2008-12-08

7.567

Nowhere Man
1995-08-28

7.08

Power Rangers
1993-08-28

7

Death Valley
2011-08-29

I'm Dying Up Here

6.5

I'm Dying Up Here
2017-06-04

7.719

MacGyver
1985-09-29

Strong Medicine

7.1

Strong Medicine
2000-07-23

4

Marker
1995-01-17

Murder, She Wrote

7.516

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

9.1

Eve
2003-09-15

6.351

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

6.351

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13