Joe Lewis

Joe Lewis

Born: March 7, 1944
Died: August 31, 2012
in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
A ground-breaking American martial artist who became one of the most significant of the Karate scene in the 1960s - 70s.

His first role as leading man was in Jaguar Lives (1979). .

Movies for Joe Lewis...

Death Fighter
Title: Death Fighter
Character: Conrad
Released: July 25, 2017
Type: Movie
When an American cop witnesses his mentor's murder in a trade deal gone wrong, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law in Thailand. But despite the bounty on his head and pressure to leave the country, he teams up with an ex-military mercenary out to settle a score of his own to bring the killers to justice. Their quest for vengeance brings them face-to-face with a band of notorious
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Kill 'em All
Title: Kill 'em All
Character: Carpenter
Released: December 11, 2012
Type: Movie
Captured international assassins are locked up inside a high-tech bunker known as the Killing Chamber. To break out of this concrete hell they must duel each other, fight deadly ninjas and battle against gangs of masked maniacs. And... if they survive this, they will have to confront Snakehead: the lethal, deranged top dog who will stop at nothing to kill 'em all!
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Legacy of the Dragon
Title: Legacy of the Dragon
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary about Bruce Lee and his unfinished film, Game of Death, produced exclusively for the 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD of Game of Death, released by Hong Kong Legends.
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Top Fighter
Title: Top Fighter
Character: Himself
Released: June 15, 1995
Type: Movie
Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century A.C. by a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, until the actual time and the influence in the world, with interviews to actors and historians, and a review to the most important movies of all times and to the most famous action movies actors. A magnificent jewel of this genre what nobody wouldn't lose.
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Mr. X
Title: Mr. X
Character: Mr. X
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A cut-and-paste movie combining footage from two 1990 HK gangster films with shot-on-video dialogue featuring Joe Lewis, "Chaplin Chang" and director Godfrey Ho in a rare acting role. There is no discernible plot.
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Cinema of Vengeance
Title: Cinema of Vengeance
Character: Himself (interviewee)
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favourite Chow Yun Fat.
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Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Title: Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1993
Type: Movie
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee's death and the cover-up that ensued.
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Death Cage
Title: Death Cage
Character: Mr. Kent
Released: July 6, 1988
Type: Movie
It's the Wai Chai Gym versus the Hunter Gym. And the ring is a huge steel cage. No one gets out alive!
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Title: The Fall Guy
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 1981
Type: TV
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
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Force: Five
Title: Force: Five
Character: Jim Martin
Released: July 24, 1981
Type: Movie
A martial-arts expert leads a team of fellow martial artists to rescue a senator's daughter from an island ruled by the evil leader of a fanatical religious cult.
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Jaguar Lives!
Title: Jaguar Lives!
Character: Jonathan Cross / Jaguar
Released: August 9, 1979
Type: Movie
The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.
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The Wrecking Crew
Title: The Wrecking Crew
Character: Guard (uncredited)
Released: December 30, 1968
Type: Movie
When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.