Jimmy Wang Yu
Jimmy Wang Yu
Person

Jimmy Wang Yu

Actor 1944-03-28 Wuxi, China

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
Data from TMDB
Dragon

Dragon

2011 · The Master

Island of Fire

Island of Fire

1991 · Kui / Lucas

The One-Armed Swordsman

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967 · Fang Kang

Master of the Flying Guillotine

Master of the Flying Guillotine

1976 · Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969 · Fang Gang

One-Armed Boxer

One-Armed Boxer

1972 · Yu Tien-Lung

Millionaires' Express

Millionaires' Express

1986 · Master Wong

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019 · Self (archive footage)

The Man from Hong Kong

The Man from Hong Kong

1975 · Fang

Fantasy Mission Force

Fantasy Mission Force

1983 · Captain Don Wen

The Guillotines

The Guillotines

2012 · Gonge

Killer Meteors

Killer Meteors

1976 · Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971 · Wang Kang

The Chinese Boxer

The Chinese Boxer

1970 · Lei Ming

Golden Swallow

Golden Swallow

1968 · Silver Roc Xiao Pang

The Private Eyes

The Private Eyes

1976 · Actor in Theatre Movie

Soul

Soul

2013 · Chuan's Father

The Assassin

The Assassin

1967 · Nie Zheng

Return of the Chinese Boxer

Return of the Chinese Boxer

1977 · Sau Bai-Lung

The Magnificent Trio

The Magnificent Trio

1966 · Lu Fang