James Lew
- Interpretación
- 6 de septiembre de 1952 · Escalon, California, USA
- 23 de agosto de 2026
Biografía
James Jene Fae Lew (September 6, 1952 – August 23, 2026) was an American martial artist, stuntman and actor. 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).
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Filmografía
- Mercenaria · Fight Choreographer
- Booba · Stunt Coordinator
- Made in Chinatown · Kane, Dirección
- Mulán · Stunts
- American Bistro · Stunt Coordinator
- Vengadores: Endgame · Stunts
- Henchman: The Al Leong Story · En persona
- Cucuy: The Boogeyman · Beat Cop
- Plan de escape 2: Hades · Stunt Coordinator
- Máximo impacto · Fight Choreographer, Second Unit Director
- Morir de pie · Sensei Phil
- Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine · Sinjin
- Tres Familias Locas · Stunt Coordinator
- Westworld · Stunts
- Breakout · Cap Ruch
- Mr. Right · Fight Choreographer
- Black Salt · Abbot Xiao
- Frankenstein · Hotel Manager
- Joe Guarro ¡Vaya pringado! · Stunt Coordinator
- Underdog Kids · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- The Martial Arts Kid · Fight Choreographer
- Elwood · Big O
- Misión secreta (Extraction) · Stunt Coordinator
- G.I. Joe II. La venganza · Chinese Leader
- Objetivo: La Casa Blanca · Stunts
- Hijacked · Stunt Coordinator
- La chica del ojo desnudo · Eddie
- Safe · Underground Casino Guard (uncredited), Stunts
- Battleship · Stunt Double
- Death valley · Man on street (uncredited)
- Let Lorenzo · Interior Design Older Partner
- Origen · Stunts
- Killers · Fight Choreographer
- Ballistica · Chinese Guard #1
- Black Dynamite · Stunts
- El ángel de la muerte · Tommy
- Calles sangrientas · Stunts
- Star Trek · Romulan (uncredited)
- Childrens Hospital · Mosura
- Tropic Thunder, ¡una guerra muy perra! · Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited), Stunts
- Superagente 86 de película · Fight Choreographer
- Superhero Movie · Shaolin Monk (uncredited), Stunts
- Dark World · Stunt Coordinator
- Chuck · Anad Chenerad
- Hora punta III · Triad Assassin (uncredited), Stunts
- Piratas del Caribe: En el fin del mundo · Stunts
- El vuelo de los muertos vivientes · Stunts
- The Circuit III: Street Monk · Spider Webb
- 18 Fingers of Death! · Buford Lee, Guion
- Shira: La Vampira Samurai · Xu
- No Rules · Stunts
- Collateral · Stunts
- Entourage: El séquito
- LArceny · Stunts
- Forbidden Warrior · Stunts
- El último samurái · Stunts
- Eve
- El color de la venganza · Leo Thamaree
- The Real Deal · Black Belt
- Sting of the Black Scorpion · Tong Leader
- CSI: Miami · ND Man #1
- Una mujer sin ley · Cho Sung, Fight Choreographer
- Ultimate Fights from the Movies · Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)
- Kung Pow: A puñetazo limpio · Stunts
- Infiltrado · Stunts
- Instinto letal · Stunt Coordinator
- Alias · Quan Li
- Hora punta II · Triad Gangster (uncredited), Stunts
- El planeta de los simios · Stunts
- Traffic · DEA Agent - CalTrans
- Doctoras de Filadelfia · Cop
- Peligro en las profundidades · Lou Chang
- Gedo · James
- Hora punta · Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited), Stunts
- Arma letal IV · Freighter's Captain
- Safe House · Asian (uncredited)
- Boogie Boy · Jason
- Asesinos de reemplazo · Bodyguard
- Un golpe de suerte · Harry
- The Girl Gets Moe · Stunts