- The Ace: Martial Artist. Movie Star. Philosopher. Beloved father and husband. Champion Cha-Cha dancer. Is there anything he can't do?
- Big in Japan: He was. The Tower Of Death/Game Of Death 2 film was made thanks to a Japanese investor, as well as Japanese demand for more Bruce. This is actually why a good portion of the film is spent in Japan.
- Charles Atlas Superpower: He was one of the fastest men in the world, so fast that camera speed in his films had to be slowed down for certain stunts.
- Dance Battler
- Fighting with Chucks: He practically invented the trope.
- Jerkass: There are plenty of anecdotes about his ego, the most well known being the one about the Green Hornet/Batman crossover; Bruce apparently flew off the handle at the revelation that Robin was supposed to beat Kato and threatened to beat the actor to within an inch of his life if the script wasn't changed. The director, mysteriously enough, complied.
- Memetic Badass: He beat Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon. As such, he's widely considered among the Internet to have been the most badass man in the world until his death, upon which Chuck took the title.
- Papa Wolf: You didn't mess with his kids if you desired mercy.
- Retroactive Recognition: He played Kato in the Adam West Batman series for three episodes. This was before his first film by three years.
- Too Cool to Live