Jimmy Wang Yu
Born in Wuxi, China — Mar 28 1944• Died Apr 05 2022
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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.
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Jimmy Wang Yu's Credits
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Island of Fire
Kui / Lucas
Dragon
The Master
Heart of Dragon
Crew
Millionaires' Express
Master Wong
Killer Meteors
Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
Fantasy Mission Force
Captain Don Wen
The One-Armed Swordsman
Fang Kang
The Guillotines
Gonge
Shogun and Little Kitchen
Mr Lin Chong Yun
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Fang Gang
The Private Eyes
Actor in Theatre Movie
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Wang Kang
Shanghai 13
Black Hat
Golden Swallow
Silver Roc Xiao Pang
The Magnificent Trio
Lu Fang
The Assassin
Nie Zheng
The Chinese Boxer
Lei Ming
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
Return of the Chinese Boxer
Sau Bai-Lung
Temple of the Red Lotus
Gui Wu
Eighteen Springs
Production
Requital
Wai's hired assassin
Blood of the Dragon
Lung Ti / The White Dragon
The Joy of Spring
Himself [cameo]
The Beheaded 1000
Executioner Ren De-Tie
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
My Son
Yang Kuo-Liang
The Trail of the Broken Blade
Li Yue / Jiang Qi
The Tantana
Production
Let's Go!
Mr Hon Yu
Stand Behind the Yellow Line
Production
One-Armed Boxer
Yu Tien-Lung
The Tattooed Dragon
Tattooed Dragon
The Twin Swords
Gui Wu
Return of the Tiger
Production
The Invincible Sword
Ling Yu Fong
The One Armed Swordsmen
Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
The Sword and the Lute
Gui Wu
The Magnificent Chivalry
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
The Invincible
A Man Called Tiger
Chin Fu
My Wacky, Wacky World
Fake villager
The Gallant Duo
Yi Chun
The Professional Killer
Lu He-Gang
A Queen's Ransom
Jimmy
Furious Slaughter
Ma Yung Shen
Soul
Chuan's Father
The Man from Hong Kong
Fang
The Brave and the Evil
Bai Sifeng
The Sword of Swords
Lin Jenshiau
The Lion's Heart
Beach of the War Gods
Hsiao Feng
The Deadly Silver Spear
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
The Great Hunter
Captain Wu
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
The Criminal
Hung Ta Hao
Four Real Friends
Hsiao Pao
My Father, My Husband, My Son
Dark Society in the East
Tiger Boy
Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
The Black Friday
Chen Ah Kwang
Fury of King Boxer
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
The Lantern Street
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
Zhenghan
Showdown
The Double Double Cross
Black suit
Tiger & Crane Fists
Ching Sing Chang
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
Asia-Pol
Yang Ming Xuan
The Two Cavaliers
The Screaming Tiger
Ma Tai Yung
Knight Errant
Lin Hao-Shan
Fast Fists
Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
Seaman No. 7
Wang Hai-Lung
Auntie Lan
He You-Wen
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
Mayor
The Gallant
The Gallant
Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness
The Hero
Tiger Wong
Rage of the Master
The Sword
Big Leap Forward
The Iron Man
The Thundering Ninja
David Wong (archive footage)
The Rebel Boxer
Queen of Fist
Ma Yung-Chen
A Cookbook of Birth Control
Iron Fist Adventure
Clash of the Professionals
A Kiss to Remember
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