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James Lew
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James Lew
Known For
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.

5.9

Escape from L.A.
1996-08-09

4.8

Angel of Death
2009-07-07

4.5

Night Hunter
1996-04-01

American Ninja 5

4.8

American Ninja 5
1993-04-02

4.141

Do or Die
1991-06-28

5.344

Robo Warriors
1996-10-01

4.408

Savage Beach
1989-10-01

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

4.9

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002-04-16

6.2

Safe House
1998-07-01

The Girl from the Naked Eye

4.4

The Girl from the Naked Eye
2012-06-15

Los Angeles Streetfighter

4.9

Los Angeles Streetfighter
1985-03-23

5.8

Showdown
1993-09-16

6.5

Private Wars
1993-10-13

4.4

Aftershock
1990-10-05

5.1

Midnight Man
1995-05-09

5.2

High Voltage
1997-11-01

Best of the Best

6.5

Best of the Best
1989-11-10

The Circuit III: Street Monk

10

The Circuit III: Street Monk
2006-10-31

5

Going Berserk
1983-09-30

4

Big Time
1977-07-31

3.8

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

6.2

The Perfect Weapon
1991-03-15

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

9.5

Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018-12-15

0

Black Salt
2015-12-31

3.647

Deep Core
2000-10-21

Big Trouble in Little China

7.209

Big Trouble in Little China
1986-05-30

4.364

Boogie Boy
1998-02-12

Night of the Warrior

4.538

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

5.35

Gedo
2000-04-04

6.7

Tropic Thunder
2008-08-09

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

3.2

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

Cage II: The Arena of Death

2.889

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

4.1

Ninja Academy
1989-08-17

5.5

Killpoint
1984-03-01

4.824

Sin
2003-01-01

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer

0

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer
1988-01-01

Shira: The Vampire Samurai

3.3

Shira: The Vampire Samurai
2005-01-01

7.1

Rush Hour
1998-09-18

6

Timecop
1994-09-15

Made in Chinatown

5.625

Made in Chinatown
2021-05-10

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

6.588

Cucuy: The Boogeyman
2018-10-13

Hot Shots! Part Deux

6.542

Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993-05-21

4.6

Guns
1990-11-09

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

5.651

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

4.6

Red Sun Rising
1994-09-01

Mission of Justice

6.679

Mission of Justice
1992-12-02

For Life or Death

5.667

For Life or Death
1996-01-23

5.4

Frankenstein
2015-08-29

Lethal Weapon 4

6.602

Lethal Weapon 4
1998-07-10

Assault on Dome 4

3.412

Assault on Dome 4
1996-10-08

Superhero Movie

5.283

Superhero Movie
2008-03-28

Outside the Law

4.1

Outside the Law
2002-06-25

Enforcer from Death Row

3.5

Enforcer from Death Row
1976-07-09

7.428

Star Trek
2009-05-06

Undercover Blues

6.054

Undercover Blues
1993-09-10

6.07

The Shadow
1994-07-01

7.083

Traffic
2000-12-27

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

7

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976-02-15

Ulterior Motives

4

Ulterior Motives
1993-01-06

6.1

Deadly Target
1994-01-01

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

5.8

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995-07-13

6.393

Rapid Fire
1992-08-21

Showdown in Little Tokyo

6.372

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991-08-23

On Deadly Ground

5.2

On Deadly Ground
1994-02-18

18 Fingers of Death!

3.1

18 Fingers of Death!
2006-04-11

6.499

Safe
2012-04-16

6.169

Martial Law
1990-10-01

Martial Law II: Undercover

6.201

Martial Law II: Undercover
1991-10-01

3.115

Ballistica
2009-12-18

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

0

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992-06-19

0

Young Dragon
1979-08-01

The Replacement Killers

6.263

The Replacement Killers
1998-02-06

2.786

Ballistic
1995-02-28

6.8

Rush Hour 2
2001-08-03

5.463

Action Jackson
1988-02-12

6.5

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

4.769

Ring of Steel
1994-03-30

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

5

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
2010-06-08

6.503

Growing Pains
1985-09-24

7.7

CSI: Miami
2002-09-23

6.778

Alias
2001-09-30

7.374

Entourage
2004-07-18

Beauty and the Beast

7.44

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25

6.778

Roseanne
1988-10-18

Walker, Texas Ranger

6.932

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

6.735

Family Matters
1989-09-22

6.669

Weird Science
1994-03-05

8.021

Babylon 5
1994-01-26

7.729

Chuck
2007-09-24

5.5

Nasty Boys
1989-09-21

7.7

Frasier
1993-09-16

Childrens Hospital

7.1

Childrens Hospital
2008-12-08

7.7

Nowhere Man
1995-08-28

7.084

Power Rangers
1993-08-28

7

Death Valley
2011-08-29

I'm Dying Up Here

6.383

I'm Dying Up Here
2017-06-04

7.732

MacGyver
1985-09-29

Strong Medicine

7.286

Strong Medicine
2000-07-23

4

Marker
1995-01-17

Murder, She Wrote

7.518

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

8.625

Eve
2003-09-15

6.41

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

6.41

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13