Jimmy Wang Yu
Born
28 March 1944 (82)
Place of Birth
Wuxi, China
Also known as
Yu Wang, Wang Zhengquan
Biography
Wang Zhengquan, better known as Jimmy Wang Yu and Wong Yu-lung, (born March 8, 1944 - died April 5, 2022) was a Chinese actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Wang rose to fame in 1967 with his starring role in The One-Armed Swordsman, a martial arts film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The Chinese Boxer (1969), another film he acted in, is credited as the first Hong Kong action film that kickstarted the unarmed combat genre that took Asia by storm in the 1970s.
Filmography (40)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
Soul
2013
The Guillotines
2012
Let's Go!
2011
Dragon
2011
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
Dark Society in the East
1993
Requital
1992
Shogun and Little Kitchen
1992
The Beheaded 1000
1991
Island of Fire
1990
The Thundering Ninja
1987
Millionaires' Express
1986
Clash of the Professionals
1985
Shanghai 13
1984
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
1980
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
1978
Big Leap Forward
1978
Return of the Chinese Boxer
1977
The Criminal
1977
The Deadly Silver Spear
1977
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
1977
The Lantern Street
1977
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
1977
The Private Eyes
1976
A Queen's Ransom
1976
Killer Meteors
1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine
1976
The One Armed Swordsmen
1976
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
1976
Tiger & Crane Fists
1976
The Double Double Cross
1975
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
My Wacky, Wacky World
1975
The Great Hunter
1975
A Cookbook of Birth Control
1975
Four Real Friends
1974