Jimmy Wang Yu
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.
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Movies (50)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Soul
as Wang
2013
The Guillotines
as Gonge
2012
Let's Go!
as Mr Hon Yu
2011
Dragon
as The Master
2011
A Century of Light and Shadow
as Self
2005
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Eighteen Springs
Producer (Production)
1997
Stand Behind the Yellow Line
Producer (Production)
1997
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
1994
The Beheaded 1000
as Executioner Ren De-Tie
1993
Dark Society in the East
1993
Requital
as Wai's hired assassin
1992
Shogun and Little Kitchen
as Mr Lin Chong Yun
1992
The Tantana
Producer (Production)
1991
Island of Fire
as Kui / Lucas
1990
The Thundering Ninja
as David Wong (archive footage)
1987
Millionaires' Express
as Master Wong
1986
Heart of Dragon
Presenter (Crew)
1985
Clash of the Professionals
1985
Shanghai 13
as Black Hat
1984
Fantasy Mission Force
as Captain Don Wen
1983
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
1980
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
as Zhenghan
1978
Big Leap Forward
1978
Return of the Chinese Boxer
as Sau Bai-Lung
1977
The Criminal
as Hung Ta Hao
1977
The Deadly Silver Spear
1977
Return of the Tiger
Producer (Production)
1977
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
1977
The Lantern Street
1977
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
as Mayor
1977
The Private Eyes
as Actor in Theatre Movie
1976
A Queen's Ransom
as Jimmy
1976
Killer Meteors
as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine
as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
1976
The One Armed Swordsmen
as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
1976
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
1976
Tiger & Crane Fists
as Ching Sing Chang
1976
The Double Double Cross
as Black suit
1975
The Man from Hong Kong
as Fang
1975
My Wacky, Wacky World
as Fake villager
1975
The Great Hunter
as Captain Wu
1975
A Cookbook of Birth Control
1975
Four Real Friends
as Hsiao Pao
1974
My Father, My Husband, My Son
1974
The Tattooed Dragon
as Tattooed Dragon
1973
Queen of Fist
as Ma Yung-Chen
1973
The Screaming Tiger
as Ma Tai Yung
1973
The Black Friday
as Chen Ah Kwang
1973