
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).
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The titles people know James from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
as Kane
as Beat Cop
as Sensei Phil · 1 episode
as Sinjin

as Cap Ruch
as Abbot Xiao
as Hotel Manager

as Big O
as Chinese Leader
as Chinese Guard #1
as Tommy
as Romulan (uncredited)
as Mosura · 1 episode
as Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)
as Shaolin Monk (uncredited)
as Anad Chenerad · 1 episode
as Triad Assassin (uncredited)
as Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
as Freighter's Captain
as Asian (uncredited)
as Jason
as Bodyguard
as Harry
as Quaid, Windham Henchman
as Darius
as Sae Jin Kwon
as Agent #1
as Man in Bar · 1 episode
as Ninja Trainer
1 episode
as Martial Arts Instructor


as Shao Lung

as Karate Instructor

as Karate Fighter
as Guard (uncredited)
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