Jackie Chan began his film career as an extra child actor in the 1962 film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar . Ten years later, he was a stuntman opposite Bruce Lee in 1972's Fist of Fury and 1973's Enter the Dragon . He then had starring roles in several kung fu films, such as 1973's Little Tiger of Canton and 1976's New Fist of Fury . His first major breakthrough was the 1978 kung fu action comedy film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow , which was shot while he was loaned to Seasonal Film Corporation under a two-picture deal. [1] He then enjoyed huge success with similar kung fu action comedy films such as 1978's Drunken Master and 1980's The Young Master . Jackie Chan began experimenting with elaborate stunt action sequences in The Young Master [2] and especially Dragon Lord (1982). [3]
1983's Project A saw the official formation of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and established Chan's signature style of elaborate, dangerous stunts combined with martial arts and slapstick humor, a style he further developed in a more modern setting with 1984's Wheels on Meals and notably 1985's Police Story , which contained numerous large-scale action scenes [4] and is considered one of the best action films of all time. [5] Chan continued his style of slapstick martial arts mixed with elaborate stunts in numerous other films, such as: the Police Story sequels, the Armour of God series, Project A Part II (1987), Dragons Forever (1988), Twin Dragons (1992), City Hunter (1993), and Drunken Master II (1994), among others. Rumble in the Bronx (1995) made Jackie Chan a mainstream celebrity in North America, leading to a successful Hollywood career with the Rush Hour and Shanghai series. In 2000, Chan produced an animated series Jackie Chan Adventures , which ran until 2005. [6] In 2010, Jackie Chan appeared in his first dramatic role in an American film, The Karate Kid . [7] In 2017, the Chinese-Indian co-production Kung Fu Yoga became his highest-grossing film in China. [8] As of 2021 [update] , Jackie Chan has appeared in nearly 150 films. [9]
At the box office, ten of his films earned nearly US$200,000,000(equivalent to $570,000,000 in 2023) worldwide between 1985 and 1989. [10] By the mid-1990s, he had become the most popular action movie star in Asia and Europe, with at least 20 films (out of 40 films) up until then, earning him a net income of $5 million per film. [11] In East Asia, his films collectively grossed HK$1.14 billion (US$146 million) in Hong Kong between 1973 and 2010, [12] ¥48.4 billion (US$607 million) in Japan between 1979 and 2012, [13] and over US$72 million in South Korea between 1991 and 2010, [14] while topping the Taiwan box office ten times between 1982 and 1994. [15] In Europe, his films collectively sold about 84 million tickets between 1973 and 2010. [16] As of 2021 [update] , his films have grossed over CN¥ 14 billion (US$2.17 billion) in China, [17] and US$1.84 billion [18] (more than US$2.44 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States and Canada. [19] As of 2018 [update] , 48 of his films listed by The Numbers have grossed more than US$5 billion at the worldwide box office. [18]
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actor | Producer | |||||
1962 | Big and Little Wong Tin Bar | Yes | No | Child | ||
1963 | The Golden Hairpin | Yes | No | |||
1964 | Liang Shan Po and Chu Ying Tai | Yes | No | |||
The Story of Qin Xiang Lin | Yes | No | ||||
1966 | The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) | Yes | No | Kid | [20] | |
The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) | Yes | No | ||||
1969 | The Magnificent Monk | No | No | — | As writer | [21] [22] |
1970 | Lady of Steel | Yes | No | Beggar Kid | ||
1971 | The Blade Spares None | Yes | No | Enemy | ||
The Angry River | Yes | No | Guard | |||
A Touch of Zen | No | No | — | Stuntman Only | ||
1972 | Fist of Fury | Yes | No | Jing Wu's Student | [23] [24] [25] | |
Hapkido | Yes | No | Black Bear's Student | |||
The Black Tavern | Yes | No | Official Hai's Servant | |||
The Brutal Boxer | Yes | No | Thug | |||
Game of Death | No | No | Hai Tien's Fan | In scripts only | ||
Stranger from Hong Kong | Yes | No | — | Cameo | ||
1973 | Enter the Dragon | Yes | No | One Of Han's Prison Security Guards | Also Stuntman | [26] |
Facets of Love | Yes | No | Xiao Liu | Cameo | ||
Not Scared to Die | Yes | No | Si To / Shi Tzer | |||
Police Woman | Yes | No | Gang Leader | [21] | ||
Kung Fu Girl | Yes | No | Japanese Thug | |||
Little Tiger of Canton | Yes | No | Hsiao Hu | |||
Chinese Hercules | Yes | No | Thug | Uncredited extra | ||
Ambush | Yes | No | Extra | Uncredited | ||
The Awaken Punch | Yes | No | Stuntman | |||
Fist of Unicorn | Yes | No | ||||
1974 | Fist to Fist | Yes | No | |||
The Golden Lotus | Yes | No | Brother Yun | |||
Supermen Against the Orient | Yes | No | Extra | |||
Village of Tigers | Yes | No | Bandit | |||
The Young Dragons | No | No | — | Action director and martial arts choreographer only | [21] [25] | |
1975 | All in the Family | Yes | No | Hsiao Tang | ||
Flatfoot in Hong Kong | Yes | No | Beijing Opera Thug | Uncredited | ||
No End of Surprises | Yes | No | Secretary Chen | |||
The Himalayan | Yes | No | Tseng's Men | |||
The Golden Lion | Yes | No | Golden Lion Gang Member | |||
1976 | New Fist of Fury | Yes | No | Ah Lung | ||
The Hand of Death | Yes | No | Little Tan | |||
The Killer Meteors | Yes | No | Immortal Meteor Wa Wu Bin | |||
Shaolin Wooden Men | Yes | No | Tiger / Little Mute | |||
The Private Eyes | No | No | — | Stuntman only | ||
1977 | The 36 Crazy Fists | No | No | Stunt coordinator and action director only | [21] | |
To Kill with Intrigue | Yes | No | Lei Shao Feng | |||
The Face Behind The Mask | Yes | No | Masked Fighter | Uncredited | ||
1978 | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | Yes | No | Chien Fu | [1] | |
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin | Yes | No | Hsu Yin Fung | [21] | ||
Magnificent Bodyguards | Yes | No | Lord Ting Chung | |||
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Yes | No | Master Jiang | |||
Drunken Master | Yes | No | Wong Fei Hung / Freddie | [27] | ||
Spiritual Kung Fu | Yes | No | Yi Lang | [21] | ||
Two in Black Belt | Yes | No | Cameo | |||
1979 | The Fearless Hyena | Yes | No | Shing Lung | Directioral debut | [21] |
Dragon Fist | Yes | No | Tang Huo Wan | |||
Dance of Death | No | No | — | Stuntman, stunt coordinator and action director only | ||
Immortal Warriors | No | No | Action director and stunt coordinator only | |||
Fists and Guts | Yes | No | Brief appearance | |||
Master with Cracked Fingers | Yes | No | Ah Lung / Jackie | |||
1980 | The Young Master | Yes | No | Dragon / Master Lung | Also director | |
Battle Creek Brawl | Yes | No | Jerry Kwan | Hollywood debut | ||
Read Lips | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
1981 | The Cannonball Run | Yes | No | Subaru Leone 4WD Driver | Cameo | |
The Gold-Hunters | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
1982 | Dragon Lord | Yes | No | Dragon Ho / Lung | Also director | |
1983 | Fantasy Mission Force | Yes | No | Sammy | ||
Fearless Hyena II | Yes | No | Chan Lung / Stone | |||
Winners and Sinners | Yes | No | CID 07 / Cop #7086 | |||
Project A | Yes | No | Sgt. Dragon Ma / Yue Lung | Also director | ||
1984 | Wheels on Meals | Yes | No | Thomas | ||
Cannonball Run II | Yes | No | Mitsubishi Engineer | |||
Pom Pom | Yes | No | Motorcycle Cop #2 | Cameo | ||
1985 | My Lucky Stars | Yes | No | Muscles | [28] | |
The Protector | Yes | No | Billy Wong | |||
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Yes | No | Muscles | [29] | ||
Heart of Dragon | Yes | No | Tat Fung / Ted | |||
Police Story | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Kevin Chan | Also director | [21] | |
1986 | Armour of God | Yes | No | Jackie Condor / Asian Hawk | ||
Naughty Boys | Yes | Yes | Prisoner | Cameo | [21] [30] | |
1987 | Project A II | Yes | No | Dragon Ma | Also director | [21] [31] |
That Enchanting Night | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
1988 | Police Story 2 | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Kevin Chan | Also director | [21] [32] |
Dragons Forever | Yes | No | Jackie Lung | [21] [33] | ||
The Inspector Wears Skirts | No | Yes | — | [21] [34] | ||
Rouge | No | Yes | [21] | |||
Painted Faces | No | No | Biography | [35] | ||
1989 | Miracles | Yes | No | Charlie Cheng Wah Kuo / Kuo Chen Wah | Also director | |
The Inspector Wears Skirts II | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
I Am Sorry | Yes | No | Presenter | |||
1990 | Island of Fire | Yes | No | Steve Tong / Da Chui | ||
The Outlaw Brothers | No | No | — | Action director only | [21] | |
Stage Door Johnny | No | Yes | — | |||
Story of Kennedy Town | No | Yes | — | |||
1991 | A Kid from Tibet | Yes | No | Airport passenger | Cameo | |
Armour of God II: Operation Condor | Yes | Yes | Jackie Condor | Also director | ||
Angry Ranger | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Yes | No | Beast (voice) | Mandarin dub | ||
Center Stage | No | No | — | Presenter only | ||
1992 | Supercop | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Kevin Chan | ||
Twin Dragons | Yes | No | Ma Yau / Bok Min | [21] | ||
The Shootout | No | Yes | — | |||
1993 | Supercop 2 | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Inspector Chan | Cameo | |
City Hunter | Yes | No | Ryo Saeba / Michael Martin City Hunter | [36] | ||
Crime Story | Yes | No | Inspector Eddie Chan | Uncredited co-director | ||
1994 | The Legend of Drunken Master | Yes | No | Wong Fei Hung | ||
1995 | Thunderbolt | Yes | No | Chan Foh To / Alfred Tung | [21] | |
Rumble in the Bronx | Yes | No | Ma Hon Keung | |||
1996 | First Strike | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Jackie | ||
1997 | Mr. Nice Guy | Yes | No | Jackie | ||
Understanding Time and Space | Yes | No | Webcam partner | Guest appearance | ||
1998 | Who Am I? | Yes | No | "Who Am I?" | Also director | |
Rush Hour | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | |||
Hot War | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Yes | No | Himself | Cameo | ||
Mulan | Yes | No | Captain Li Shang (voice) | Cantonese & Mandarin dub | [a] | |
1999 | King of Comedy | Yes | No | Actor | Cameo | |
Gorgeous | Yes | Yes | C.N. Chan | [21] | ||
Gen-X Cops | Yes | No | Fisherman | Cameo | ||
2000 | Shanghai Noon | Yes | Yes | Chon Wang | [21] | |
Dragon Heat | Yes | No | Himself | Cameo | ||
Gen-Y Cops | No | No | — | Presenter only | [37] | |
2001 | The Accidental Spy | Yes | Yes | Buck Yuen | [21] | |
Rush Hour 2 | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | [38] | ||
2002 | The Tuxedo | Yes | No | Jimmy Tong / Clark Devlin | [39] | |
2003 | Shanghai Knights | Yes | No | Chon Wang | [40] [21] | |
Vampire Effect | Yes | No | Jackie Fong | Cameo | ||
The Medallion | Yes | No | Eddie Yang | |||
2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Yes | No | Passepartout / Lau Xing | [21] | |
The Twins Effect II | Yes | No | Lord Of Armour / General Wai Shing | |||
New Police Story | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Chan Kwok Wing | [41] [21] | ||
Enter the Phoenix | Yes | No | Mr. Chan | Cameo | ||
Rice Rhapsody | No | Executive | — | |||
2005 | The Myth | Yes | No | General Meng Yi / Jack | [42] [21] | |
Everlasting Regret | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
House of Fury | No | Yes | — | Producer and presenter only | ||
2006 | Rob-B-Hood | Yes | Yes | Fong Ka Ho / Thongs | [43] [21] | |
2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | [44] | |
Air Diary | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
Kung Fu Zeng | Yes | No | Zeng (voice) | |||
2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | Yes | No | Lu Yan / Old Hop | ||
Kung Fu Panda | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | |||
Run Papa Run | No | Yes | — | |||
Wushu | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
2009 | Shinjuku Incident | Yes | No | Steelhead | ||
Looking for Jackie | Yes | No | Himself | |||
The Founding of a Republic | Yes | No | Reporter | Cameo | ||
2010 | The Spy Next Door | Yes | No | Bob Ho | [45] [46] | |
Little Big Soldier | Yes | Yes | Little Soldier | [21] | ||
The Karate Kid | Yes | No | Mr. Han | [47] | ||
The Legend of Silk Boy | Yes | No | Xu Rongcun (voice) | |||
2011 | Shaolin | Yes | No | Wu Dao | [48] | |
Kung Fu Panda 2 | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | [49] | ||
1911 | Yes | No | Huang Xing | Also director | [21] | |
Legendary Amazons | No | Yes | — | |||
2012 | CZ12 | Yes | Yes | Asian Hawk | Also director | [50] |
2013 | Personal Tailor | Yes | No | — | Cameo | [51] |
Police Story 2013 | Yes | Executive | Detective Zhong Wen | [52] [53] | ||
2014 | As the Light Goes Out | Yes | No | — | Cameo | [54] |
2015 | Dragon Blade | Yes | Yes | Huo An | [55] [21] | |
Who Am I 2015 | No | Yes | — | [56] | ||
Monkey King: Hero Is Back | Yes | No | Monkey King (voice) | [57] | ||
2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | [58] | |
Skiptrace | Yes | Yes | Bennie Chan | [59] [60] [21] | ||
Railroad Tigers | Yes | No | Ma Yuan | [61] | ||
2017 | Kung Fu Yoga | Yes | No | Jack | [21] | |
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Yes | No | Mr. Feng (voice) | [62] | ||
The Lego Ninjago Movie | Yes | No | Mr. Liu / Master Wu (voice) | [63] | ||
The Foreigner | Yes | Yes | Quan Ngoc Minh | [64] | ||
Bleeding Steel | Yes | Yes | Lin Dong | [65] | ||
Namiya | Yes | No | Namiya | Cameo | [66] | |
2018 | Golden Job | No | Executive | — | [67] | |
2019 | The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | Yes | No | Pu Songling | [68] | |
Viy 2: Journey to China | Yes | No | Master | [69] | ||
The Climbers | Yes | No | Yang Guang | Cameo | [70] | |
2020 | Vanguard | Yes | No | Tang Huating | [71] | |
2021 | Wish Dragon | Yes | Yes | Long (voice) | [72] | |
All U Need Is Love | Yes | No | Supervisor | Cameo | [73] | |
Good Night Beijing | Yes | No | Chen Shu | [74] | ||
2023 | Ride On | Yes | No | Lao Luo | [75] | |
Hidden Strike | Yes | No | Dragon Luo Feng | [76] | ||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Yes | No | Splinter (voice) | [77] | ||
2024 | The Diary | No | Yes | — | Director, producer and writer only | [78] |
Home Operation | No | No | — | Presenter only | ||
A Legend | Yes | No | Professor Chen | [79] | ||
Panda Plan | Yes | No | Jackie | |||
2025 | The Shadow's Edge | Yes | No | Wong Tak-chung | Post-production | |
Karate Kid: Legends | Yes | No | Mr. Han | [80] | ||
Panda Plan 2 | Yes | No | Jackie | |||
TBA | Whispers of Gratitude | Yes | No | Post-production | ||
Rush Hour 4 | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | [81] | ||
New Police Story 2 | Yes | No | Chan Kwok Wing |
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actor | Producer | ||||
1993 | Kin chan no Cinema Jack | Yes | No | — | Anthology film |
2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | |
2013 | The Unbelievable | Yes | No | Mr. Z | |
2016 | The Master: A Lego Ninjago Short | Yes | No | Master Wu (voice) | |
2017 | Zane's Stand Up Promo | Yes | No | ||
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | The Fearless Hyena | Yes | Yes | No | |
1980 | The Young Master | Yes | Yes | No | |
1982 | Dragon Lord | Yes | Yes | No | |
1983 | Project A | Yes | Yes | No | |
1985 | Police Story | Yes | Yes | No | |
1986 | Armour of God | Yes | Yes | No | Co-director |
1987 | Project A Part II | Yes | Yes | No | |
1988 | Police Story 2 | Yes | Yes | No | |
1989 | Miracles | Yes | Yes | No | |
1991 | Armour of God II: Operation Condor | Yes | Yes | No | |
1998 | Who Am I? | Yes | Yes | No | Co-director |
2011 | 1911 | Yes | No | No | |
2012 | CZ12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Year | English title | Original title | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Son of The Incredibly Strange Film Show | Episode 1; 22 September 1989 | [82] [83] | |
1990 | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | 金裝武術電影大全 | ||
1996 | Biography: Jackie Chan: From Stuntman to Superstar | 传记:成龙:从特技人到超级巨星 | 8 October 1996 | |
1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | 成龍的傳奇 | ||
1999 | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | |||
2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture | 功夫片歲月 | ||
2003 | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | 電影香江:功夫世家 | ||
Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family | ||||
2005 | Come Home Gary Glitter | TV documentary, cameo | ||
2006 | The Heavenly Kings | Feature film, mockumentary | ||
2008 | A Touch of Beijing | 北京之触 | Documentary about Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympics. | |
Mega Cities: Hong Kong | 大城市:香港 | 20 June 2008 | ||
2018 | The Game Changers | Executive Producer | ||
2018 | Jackie Chan's Green Heroes | 成龙环保英雄 | 18 April 2018 | |
2019 | Xing Guang | 26 September 2019 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Martin | Himself | Scrooge, Season 5 Ep. 10 | |
2000–2005 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Himself (live-action segments) | Also executive producer | [84] [85] |
2009–2010 | Jackie Chan's Fantasia | Himself | ||
2017 | All New Jackie Chan Adventures |
Year | Title | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | The Disciple | Aka 龍的傳人 (Disciple of the Dragon) | [86] [87] [88] |
2013 | Running Man | Episode 135; special guest (with Choi Siwon), Red Team receives a golden boot, which is given to Jackie Chan. | [89] |
Happy Camp | 21 December 2013; guest (with Jing Tian, Ding Sheng, Lin Shen, Li Tai) | [ citation needed ] | |
2014 | Happy Together | Guest (with Choi Siwon, Jessica and Narsha) | [90] |
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