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James Lew

James Lew

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1952-09-06

Birth Place

Escalon, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

18 Fingers of Death!

18 Fingers of Death!

2006

3.3

Movie
Action Jackson

Action Jackson

1988

5.5

Movie
Aftershock

Aftershock

1990

4.7

Movie
poster

Alias

2001

6.7

TV
American Ninja 5

American Ninja 5

1993

4.7

Movie
Angel of Death

Angel of Death

2009

4.8

Movie
Assault on Dome 4

Assault on Dome 4

1996

3.6

Movie
poster

Babylon 5

1994

8.0

TV
Balance of Power

Balance of Power

1996

6.2

Movie
Ballistic

Ballistic

1995

3.3

Movie
Ballistica

Ballistica

2009

3.7

Movie
poster

Beauty and the Beast

1987

7.5

TV
Best of the Best

Best of the Best

1989

6.5

Movie
Big Time

Big Time

1977

4.0

Movie
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

7.2

Movie
Black Salt

Black Salt

2015

0.0

Movie
Boogie Boy

Boogie Boy

1998

4.5

Movie
Breakout

Breakout

2016

0.0

Movie
Cage II: The Arena of Death

Cage II: The Arena of Death

1994

3.1

Movie
poster

Childrens Hospital

2008

7.2

TV
poster

Chuck

2007

7.7

TV
poster

CSI: Miami

2002

7.7

TV
Cucuy: The Boogeyman

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

2018

6.9

Movie
Deadly Target

Deadly Target

1994

6.0

Movie
poster

Death Valley

2011

7.0

TV
Deep Core

Deep Core

2000

3.6

Movie
Do or Die

Do or Die

1991

4.8

Movie
Enforcer from Death Row

Enforcer from Death Row

1976

3.5

Movie
poster

Entourage

2004

7.3

TV
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

1996

5.9

Movie
poster

Eve

2003

9.3

TV
Excessive Force II: Force on Force

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

1995

3.3

Movie
poster

Family Matters

1989

6.7

TV
For Life or Death

For Life or Death

1996

5.0

Movie
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2015

5.4

Movie
poster

Frasier

1993

7.7

TV
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013

5.6

Movie
Gedo

Gedo

2000

5.7

Movie
Going Berserk

Going Berserk

1983

5.1

Movie
poster

Growing Pains

1985

6.5

TV
Guns

Guns

1990

5.2

Movie
Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

2018

0.0

Movie
High Voltage

High Voltage

1997

5.2

Movie
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

6.5

Movie
poster

I'm Dying Up Here

2017

6.6

TV
Killpoint

Killpoint

1984

5.5

Movie
Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

6.6

Movie
Los Angeles Streetfighter

Los Angeles Streetfighter

1985

5.1

Movie
poster

MacGyver

1985

7.7

TV
Made in Chinatown

Made in Chinatown

2021

6.3

Movie
poster

Marker

1995

4.0

TV
Martial Law

Martial Law

1990

6.2

Movie
Martial Law II: Undercover

Martial Law II: Undercover

1991

6.2

Movie
Midnight Man

Midnight Man

1995

5.1

Movie
Mission of Justice

Mission of Justice

1992

6.7

Movie
poster

Mortal Kombat: Legacy

2011

6.9

TV
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
poster

Nasty Boys

1989

4.7

TV
Night Hunter

Night Hunter

1996

4.8

Movie
Night of the Warrior

Night of the Warrior

1991

4.2

Movie
Ninja Academy

Ninja Academy

1989

4.1

Movie
poster

Nowhere Man

1995

7.5

TV
On Deadly Ground

On Deadly Ground

1994

5.1

Movie
Outside the Law

Outside the Law

2002

4.3

Movie
poster

Power Rangers

1993

7.1

TV
Private Wars

Private Wars

1993

6.5

Movie
Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire

1992

6.4

Movie
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

1997

0.0

Movie
Red Sun Rising

Red Sun Rising

1994

4.6

Movie
Robo Warriors

Robo Warriors

1997

5.3

Movie
poster

Roseanne

1988

6.8

TV
Rush Hour

Rush Hour

1998

7.1

Movie
Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 2

2001

6.7

Movie
Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3

2007

6.5

Movie
Safe

Safe

2012

6.5

Movie
Safe House

Safe House

1998

6.3

Movie
Savage Beach

Savage Beach

1989

4.6

Movie
Shira: The Vampire Samurai

Shira: The Vampire Samurai

2005

3.2

Movie
Showdown

Showdown

1993

5.8

Movie
Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991

6.4

Movie
Sin

Sin

2003

4.9

Movie
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine

Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine

2017

3.6

Movie
Star Trek

Star Trek

2009

7.4

Movie
poster

Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

TV
Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie

2008

5.3

Movie
poster

T. J. Hooker

1982

6.3

TV
The Circuit III: Final Flight

The Circuit III: Final Flight

2006

0.0

Movie
The Girl from the Naked Eye

The Girl from the Naked Eye

2012

4.4

Movie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

7.1

Movie
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991

6.1

Movie
The Real Deal

The Real Deal

2002

3.6

Movie
The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998

6.2

Movie
The Shadow

The Shadow

1994

6.1

Movie
Timecop

Timecop

1994

6.0

Movie
Traffic

Traffic

2000

7.1

Movie
Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

2008

6.7

Movie
Ulterior Motives

Ulterior Motives

1993

4.0

Movie
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

4.9

Movie
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995

5.8

Movie
Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues

1993

6.0

Movie
poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

7.0

TV
poster

Weird Science

1994

6.7

TV
Young Dragon

Young Dragon

1979

0.0

Movie
Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer

1988

0.0

Movie