Jimmy Wang Yu
Acting
- Born:
- 1944-03-28
- Died:
- 2022-04-05
- Place of birth:
- Wuxi, China
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.
Known For
Filmography
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Soul
The Guillotines
Let's Go!
Dragon
A Century of Light and Shadow
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Cinema of Vengeance
Dark Society in the East
Requital
Shogun and Little Kitchen
The Beheaded 1000
Island of Fire
The Thundering Ninja
Dangerfreaks
Millionaires' Express
Clash of the Professionals
Shanghai 13
Fantasy Mission Force
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
Big Leap Forward
Return of the Chinese Boxer
The Criminal
The Deadly Silver Spear
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
The Lantern Street
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
The Private Eyes
A Queen's Ransom
Killer Meteors
Master of the Flying Guillotine
The One Armed Swordsmen
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
Tiger & Crane Fists
The Double Double Cross
The Man from Hong Kong
My Wacky, Wacky World
The Great Hunter
A Cookbook of Birth Control
Four Real Friends
My Father, My Husband, My Son
The Tattooed Dragon
Queen of Fist
The Screaming Tiger
The Black Friday
Fast Fists
The Two Cavaliers
Beach of the War Gods
Seaman No. 7
Knight Errant
A Man Called Tiger
The Iron Man
A Kiss to Remember
The Gallant
One-Armed Boxer
Iron Fist Adventure
The Invincible
The Lion's Heart
The Rebel Boxer
Showdown
Furious Slaughter
Fury of King Boxer
Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness
Rage of the Tiger
Blood of the Dragon
The Sword
The Magnificent Chivalry
The Professional Killer
The Gallant Duo
The Brave and the Evil
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
The Invincible Sword
The Chinese Boxer
My Son
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
The Sword of Swords
Golden Swallow
The Assassin
The One-Armed Swordsman
Asia-Pol
The Sword and the Lute
The Trail of the Broken Blade
Auntie Lan
The Joy of Spring
The Magnificent Trio
Tiger Boy
The Twin Swords
Temple of the Red Lotus