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Dana Lee

Dana Lee

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Dana Lee is an actor and theater director born in a village outside Canton, China, who grew up in Houston, Texas. He began acting at Stephen F. Austin High School and became an all-city actor before moving to Los Angeles. After serving in the Marine Corps Reserve and earning a business degree, he focused on acting. Lee credits Jerry Thorpe with his SAG entry through a role on Kung Fu and Stephen J. Cannell with his television career. Sylvester Stallone gave him a part in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). On stage he has appeared at the Public Theatre and the Kennedy Center, and he helped lead East-West Players. His stage roles include George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opposite Nancy Kwan and Dr. Rank in Nora opposite Shabana Azmi. He has directed theater, won many directing awards, and in 2002 received the Award of Excellence at the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
48 years1976 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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Dana Lee movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Rambo: First Blood Part II1985 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Captain Kinh

    IMDb rating 6.5198K votes

  2. Rebel Ridge2024 Action, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Mr. Liu

    IMDb rating 6.8106K votes

  3. Pineapple Express2008as Cheung

    IMDb rating 6.9376K votes

  4. Dark Blue2002as Henry Kim

    IMDb rating 6.626K votes

  5. Glengarry Glen Ross1992as Additional Voicesvoice

    IMDb rating 7.6127K votes

  6. Return of the Living Dead III1993as Store Owner

    IMDb rating 5.919K votes

  7. Futureworld1976as Mr. Takaguchi's Aide

    IMDb rating 5.713K votes

  8. Play It to the Bone1999as Man with Ferrari

    IMDb rating 5.513K votes

Most often with

Ron Shelton directed two of these films. George Cheung appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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George Cheung, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with George CheungGary Cole, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gary ColeLolita Davidovich, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lolita DavidovichJulia Nickson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Julia NicksonWilliam Utay, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William UtayRon SheltonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ron Shelton

Films together

Box office

What Dana Lee's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$489 million

8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 14 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Rambo: First Blood Part II1985as Captain Kinh$300 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Rambo: First Blood Part II1985as Captain Kinh
    $300M61.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Pineapple Express2008as Cheung
    $102M20.8% of the total
  3. 3
    I Spy2002as Zhu Tam
    $51M10.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Dark Blue2002as Henry Kim
    $12M2.5% of the total
  5. 5
    Glengarry Glen Ross1992as Additional Voices (voice)
    $11M2.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Play It to the Bone1999as Man with Ferrari
    $8.7M1.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Futureworld1976as Mr. Takaguchi's Aide
    $4.2M0.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Return of the Living Dead III1993as Store Owner
    $54K0.0% of the total

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