James Lew, a martial artist, actor, stuntman, and fight coordinator, has passed away at the age of 73. His cause of death has not been publicly disclosed at this time.
James Jene Fae Lew, aka The Dragonmaster, leaves behind an extraordinary career spanning more than five decades. After beginning his martial arts training at age 14, he broke into the entertainment industry in the 1970s and went on to become one of Hollywood’s most recognizable martial arts performers, working both in front of and behind the camera.
Lew appeared as a star, stuntman, and fight coordinator in countless productions, including titles such as Big Trouble in Little China, Best of the Best, The Perfect Weapon, Red Sun Rising, Timecop, Rush Hour, and Lethal Weapon 4. In 2017, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Marvel’s Luke Cage, capping a solid career in the action and martial arts film industry.
Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones.
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James Lew was a very influential person in my life. I first discovered him when I watched the movie “Big Trouble in Little China“ because we had a local “celebrity“ in the movie, Stuart Quan. Then I started buying books by Douglas Wong, and there was James Lew! I bought his video “The art of stretching and kicking.“ A friend came over one time, picked up the box, and said “Let’s watch this guy in the bikini!“ Yeah, he was just good to look at!
I connected with James through Facebook about 14 years ago. Then I met him in the flesh when they showed “18 fingers of death“ at the Martial Arts History Museum. At the Q&A, James asked if there were any filmmakers in the audience, so I raised my hand. It wasn’t exactly a lie, but I hadn’t been current in my filmmaking. Within a month, I joined a local community media access collaborative and I started my show “Martial Arts Mania!“
Fast-forward two years, and I got a call from a producer in Hollywood that was coming out with a new martial arts film. He wanted to know if I wanted to come down and interview the stars of his movie. Back-and-forth back-and-forth we couldn’t figure out a date that worked for all of us. Finally I said “I’ve been dying to get an interview with James Lew, if you can get me James Lew, I’ll come down when he can do it, and whichever one of your stars is available, that’s who I’ll interview!”
Not only did James agree to an interview, he cooked dinner for all of us that night! He was an excellent cook! He was a great guy, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to get to know him!
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