James Lew
Biography
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).…
Filmography
Eve
2003 · 8.5
Babylon 5
1994 · 8.0
Nowhere Man
1995 · 7.8
Frasier
1993 · 7.7
Chuck
2007 · 7.7
MacGyver
1985 · 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002 · 7.7
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Star Trek
2009 · 7.4
Strong Medicine
2000 · 7.4
Entourage
2004 · 7.4
The Circuit III: Street Monk
2006 · 7.3
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · 7.2
Power Rangers
1993 · 7.1
Rush Hour
1998 · 7.1
Traffic
2000 · 7.1
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · 7.0
Childrens Hospital
2008 · 7.0
Death Valley
2011 · 7.0
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976 · 7.0
Alias
2001 · 6.8
Roseanne
1988 · 6.8
Rush Hour 2
2001 · 6.8
Family Matters
1989 · 6.8
Tropic Thunder
2008 · 6.7
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · 6.6
Weird Science
1994 · 6.6
Mission of Justice
1992 · 6.6
Rush Hour 3
2007 · 6.5
Growing Pains
1985 · 6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982 · 6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993 · 6.5
I'm Dying Up Here
2017 · 6.5
Best of the Best
1989 · 6.5
Cucuy: The Boogeyman
2018 · 6.5
Safe
2012 · 6.5
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · 6.4
Nasty Boys
1990 · 6.4
Rapid Fire
1992 · 6.4
The Perfect Weapon
1991 · 6.4
Showdown
1993 · 6.3
The Replacement Killers
1998 · 6.3
Martial Law
1990 · 6.2
Private Wars
1993 · 6.2
Martial Law II: Undercover
1991 · 6.1
The Shadow
1994 · 6.1
Timecop
1994 · 6.0
Undercover Blues
1993 · 6.0
Deadly Target
1994 · 6.0
Safe House
1998 · 5.9
Balance of Power
1996 · 5.9
Escape from L.A.
1996 · 5.9
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 · 5.9
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013 · 5.7
Action Jackson
1988 · 5.5
Marker
1995 · 5.5
Robo Warriors
1996 · 5.5
Made in Chinatown
2021 · 5.5
Tough and Deadly
1995 · 5.5
Young Dragon
1979 · 5.5
Frankenstein
2015 · 5.4
Superhero Movie
2008 · 5.3
Fatal Blade
2000 · 5.3
For Life or Death
1996 · 5.3
Sting of the Black Scorpion
2002 · 5.3
Big Time
1977 · 5.3
On Deadly Ground
1994 · 5.2
Killpoint
1984 · 5.2
High Voltage
1997 · 5.1
Midnight Man
1995 · 5.1
Going Berserk
1983 · 5.1
Red Sun Rising
1994 · 5.0
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992 · 5.0
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002 · 5.0
Los Angeles Streetfighter
1985 · 5.0
Ring of Steel
1994 · 4.9
Guns
1990 · 4.8
Enforcer from Death Row
1976 · 4.8
Night of the Warrior
1991 · 4.8
American Ninja 5
1993 · 4.8
Sin
2003 · 4.7
Angel of Death
2009 · 4.7
Night Hunter
1996 · 4.6
Savage Beach
1989 · 4.5
Aftershock
1990 · 4.5
Boogie Boy
1998 · 4.4
The Girl from the Naked Eye
2012 · 4.4
Do or Die
1991 · 4.3
Ninja Academy
1989 · 4.2
Outside the Law
2002 · 4.2
Ulterior Motives
1993 · 4.2
Deep Core
2000 · 4.0
Shira: The Vampire Samurai
2005 · 3.9
The Real Deal
2002 · 3.9
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
2017 · 3.8
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
1995 · 3.7
Assault on Dome 4
1996 · 3.7
18 Fingers of Death!
2006 · 3.5
Ballistic
1995 · 3.5
Cage II: The Arena of Death
1994 · 3.2
Ballistica
2009 · 3.2
Elwood
2014 · 2.3
Zodiac Power 2: Evil Destroyer
1988 · 2.0
Let Lorenzo
2011 · 2.0
Breakout
2016 · 2.0
Evil Destroyer
1988 · 2.0
Black Salt
2015 · 2.0