James Lew
American actor

James Lew

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American actor
Gender:
Male
Birth:
6 September 1952(Escalon)
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Pamela Gidley
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James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American martial arts actor. He has made 80 on-screen film and television appearances and 46 more as a stunt coordinator or stunt double. He has done choreography for movies like Get Smart, Killers and the cult classic Big Trouble In Little China, as well as television shows such as National Geographic's Fight Science, The Crow and Entourage. He does Shaolin Kung-Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, and Boxing. He also trained Brad Pitt with sword fighting for the movie Troy.

Filmography

  • Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  • Best of the Best (1989)
  • Ninja Academy (1990)
  • Aftershock (1990)
  • Double Impact (1991)
  • The Perfect Weapon (1991)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
  • American Ninja V (1993)
  • Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
  • On Deadly Ground (1994)
  • Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995)
  • Escape from L.A. (1996)
  • Red Corner (1997)
  • Rush Hour (1998)
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
  • Traffic (2000)
  • Rush Hour 2 (2001)
  • 18 Fingers of Death! (2006)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
  • Rush Hour 3 (2007)
  • Tropic Thunder (2008)
  • Get Smart (2008)
  • Nephilim (2009)
  • Inception (2010)
  • Chuck (2010) (Season 4, Episode 9)
  • Tengu, The Immortal Blade (2011)
  • Battleship (2012)
  • Sleeping Dogs (2012) (voice)
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)