Chan, now 71, recalled being in his forties when his father turned to him in the car and said, "I have a secret to tell you. Son, I'm old. I might sleep and never wake up. I have a secret to tell you.

Chan's expansive family history is the subject of Mabel Cheung's 2003 documentary Traces of the Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family, which explored the late patriarch's time as a spy for ...

'Karate Kid: Legends' star Jackie Chan, 71, exclusively opens up to PEOPLE about the moment he discovered that his father, Charles, who died in 2008, had been a spy. The star said he was "very ...

Jackie Chan, center, is shown with Will Shadley, left, and Madeline Carroll in a scene from, "The Spy Next Door." (Lionsgate Pictures) Colleen Hayes ...

Jackie Chan opened up to PEOPLE about the moment that his father, Charles, told him he had been a spy in the 1940s The action movie actor recalled that he was "very shocked" by the news Chan, 71 ...

Chan, now 71, recalled being in his forties when his father turned to him in the car and said, “I have a secret to tell you. Son, I’m old. I might sleep and never wake up.