Editing Jackie Chan (section)

=== 1962–1975: Early small appearances ===
He began his film career by appearing in small roles at the age of five as a child actor. At age eight, he appeared with some of his fellow "Little Fortunes" in the film ''[[Big and Little Wong Tin Bar]]'' (1962) with [[Li Li-Hua]] playing his mother. The following year, the young actor appeared in extras of Yen Chun's 1964 film ''Liang Shan Po and Chu Ying Tai'' and had a small role in [[King Hu]]'s 1966 film ''[[Come Drink with Me]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Come Drink With Me (1966) |work=Database entry |publisher=[[Hong Kong Cinemagic]] |url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=2418&showmovfullcast=1 |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-date=14 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714173100/http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=2418&showmovfullcast=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1971, after an appearance as an extra in another kung Fu film, ''[[A Touch of Zen]]'', Chan was signed to Chu Mu's Great Earth Film Company.<ref name="Whoami">{{Cite video |title=[[Who Am I? (1998 film)|Who Am I?]], Star file: Jackie Chan |medium=DVD |publisher=Universe Laser, Hong Kong |year=1998}}</ref>

Chan appeared in the [[Bruce Lee]] film ''[[Fist of Fury]]'' (1972), both as an extra and as a [[stunt double]] for the Japanese villain Hiroshi Suzuki (portrayed by [[Chikara Hashimoto]]), particularly during the final fight scene where Lee kicks him and he flies through the air.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Bruce |title=Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit |date=23 February 2012 |publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]] |isbn=978-0-283-07081-5 |page=279 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Az31YkYFG2MC&pg=PT279 |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Havis">{{cite news |last1=Havis |first1=Richard James |title=Being a stunt double for Bruce Lee made Jackie Chan want to be a star |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3150677/revealed-martial-arts-star-jackie-chan-bruce-lee-everyone |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=3 October 2021}}</ref> Chan again appeared in another Bruce Lee film, ''[[Enter the Dragon]]'' (1973), as a minor henchman who gets killed by Lee's character. Sammo Hung helped Chan get minor roles in both of the Bruce Lee films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ringtalk.com/those-amazing-bruce-lee-film-stunts|title=Those Amazing Bruce Lee Film Stunts|last=Boutwell|first=Malcolm|date=7 July 2015|website=ringtalk.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130210705/http://ringtalk.com/those-amazing-bruce-lee-film-stunts|archive-date=30 November 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> Chan also worked as a martial arts choreographer for [[John Woo]]'s ''The Young Dragons'' (1974).<ref name="Havis" />