Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu

Known for
Acting
Born
March 28, 1944
Died
April 5, 2022 (aged 78)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks poster

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2013
Soul poster

Soul

Movie · as Chuan's Father

2012
The Guillotines poster

The Guillotines

Movie · as Gonge

2011
Dragon poster

Dragon

Movie · as The Master

2011
Let's Go! poster

Let's Go!

Movie · as Mr Hon Yu

2005
A Century of Light and Shadow poster

A Century of Light and Shadow

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2003
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary poster

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

Movie

1994
Cinema of Vengeance poster

Cinema of Vengeance

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1993
Dark Society in the East poster

Dark Society in the East

Movie

1992
Requital poster

Requital

Movie · as Wai's hired assassin

1992
Shogun and Little Kitchen poster

Shogun and Little Kitchen

Movie · as Mr Lin Chong Yun

1991
Island of Fire poster

Island of Fire

Movie · as Kui / Lucas

1991
The Beheaded 1000 poster

The Beheaded 1000

Movie · as 袁德泰

1987
The Thundering Ninja poster

The Thundering Ninja

Movie · as David Wong (archive footage)

1987
Dangerfreaks poster

Dangerfreaks

Movie

1986
Millionaires' Express poster

Millionaires' Express

Movie · as Master Wong

1985
Clash of the Professionals poster

Clash of the Professionals

Movie

1984
Shanghai 13 poster

Shanghai 13

Movie · as Black Hat

1983
Fantasy Mission Force poster

Fantasy Mission Force

Movie · as Captain Don Wen

1980
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou poster

The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou

Movie

1978
Big Leap Forward poster

Big Leap Forward

Movie

1978
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer poster

Boxer, Lover, Lawyer

Movie · as Zhenghan

1977
The Lantern Street poster

The Lantern Street

Movie

1977
Return of the Chinese Boxer poster

Return of the Chinese Boxer

Movie · as Sau Bai-Lung

1977
The Deadly Silver Spear poster

The Deadly Silver Spear

Movie

1977
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry poster

One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry

Movie

1977
The Criminal poster

The Criminal

Movie · as Hung Ta Hao

1977
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao poster

Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao

Movie · as Mayor

1976
The Private Eyes poster

The Private Eyes

Movie · as Actor in Theatre Movie

1976
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers poster

One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers

Movie · as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su

1976
Killer Meteors poster

Killer Meteors

Movie · as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her

1976
The One Armed Swordsmen poster

The One Armed Swordsmen

Movie · as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman

1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine poster

Master of the Flying Guillotine

Movie · as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer

1976
A Queen's Ransom poster

A Queen's Ransom

Movie · as Jimmy

1976
Tiger & Crane Fists poster

Tiger & Crane Fists

Movie · as Ching Sing Chang

1975
The Man from Hong Kong poster

The Man from Hong Kong

Movie · as Fang

1975
The Double Double Cross poster

The Double Double Cross

Movie · as Black suit

1975
The Great Hunter poster

The Great Hunter

Movie · as Captain Wu

1975
My Wacky, Wacky World poster

My Wacky, Wacky World

Movie · as Fake villager

1975
A Cookbook of Birth Control poster

A Cookbook of Birth Control

Movie

1974
Four Real Friends poster

Four Real Friends

Movie · as Hsiao Pao

1974
My Father, My Husband, My Son poster

My Father, My Husband, My Son

Movie

1973
The Iron Man poster

The Iron Man

Movie

1973
Knight Errant poster

Knight Errant

Movie · as Lin Hao-Shan

1973
The Screaming Tiger poster

The Screaming Tiger

Movie · as Ma Tai Yung

1973
Fast Fists poster

Fast Fists

Movie · as Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern

1973
A Man Called Tiger poster

A Man Called Tiger

Movie · as Chin Fu

1973
Beach of the War Gods poster

Beach of the War Gods

Movie · as Hsiao Feng

1973
Seaman No. 7 poster

Seaman No. 7

Movie · as Wang Hai-Lung

1973
The Two Cavaliers poster

The Two Cavaliers

Movie

1973
The Tattooed Dragon poster

The Tattooed Dragon

Movie · as Tattooed Dragon

1973
Queen of Fist poster

Queen of Fist

Movie · as Ma Yung-Chen

1973
The Black Friday poster

The Black Friday

Movie · as Chen Ah Kwang

1972
One-Armed Boxer poster

One-Armed Boxer

Movie · as Yu Tien-Lung

1972
Furious Slaughter poster

Furious Slaughter

Movie · as Ma Yung Shen

1972
Showdown poster

Showdown

Movie

1972
The Lion's Heart poster

The Lion's Heart

Movie

1972
Fury of King Boxer poster

Fury of King Boxer

Movie

1972
Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness poster

Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness

Movie

1972
The Rebel Boxer poster

The Rebel Boxer

Movie

1972
The Gallant poster

The Gallant

Movie · as The Gallant

1972
Iron Fist Adventure poster

Iron Fist Adventure

Movie

1972
The Invincible poster

The Invincible

Movie

1972
A Kiss to Remember poster

A Kiss to Remember

Movie · as Jimmy

1971
The Magnificent Chivalry poster

The Magnificent Chivalry

Movie

1971
Blood of the Dragon poster

Blood of the Dragon

Movie · as Lung Ti / The White Dragon

1971
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman poster

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Movie · as Wang Kang

1971
Rage of the Tiger poster

Rage of the Tiger

Movie · as Tiger Wong

1971
The Brave and the Evil poster

The Brave and the Evil

Movie · as Bai Sifeng

1971
The Invincible Sword poster

The Invincible Sword

Movie · as Ling Yu Fong

1971
The Gallant Duo poster

The Gallant Duo

Movie · as Yi Chun

1971
The Sword poster

The Sword

Movie

1971
The Professional Killer poster

The Professional Killer

Movie · as Lu He-Gang

1970
The Chinese Boxer poster

The Chinese Boxer

Movie · as Lei Ming

1970
My Son poster

My Son

Movie · as Yang Kuo-Liang

1969
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman poster

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Movie · as Fang Gang

1968
Golden Swallow poster

Golden Swallow

Movie · as Silver Roc Xiao Pang

1968
The Sword of Swords poster

The Sword of Swords

Movie · as Lin Jenshiau

1967
The One-Armed Swordsman poster

The One-Armed Swordsman

Movie · as Fang Kang

1967
The Assassin poster

The Assassin

Movie · as Nie Zheng

1967
The Sword and the Lute poster

The Sword and the Lute

Movie · as Gui Wu

1967
The Trail of the Broken Blade poster

The Trail of the Broken Blade

Movie · as Li Yue / Jiang Qi

1967
Auntie Lan poster

Auntie Lan

Movie · as He You-Wen

1967
Asia-Pol poster

Asia-Pol

Movie · as Yang Ming Xuan

1966
The Magnificent Trio poster

The Magnificent Trio

Movie · as Lu Fang

1966
Tiger Boy poster

Tiger Boy

Movie · as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)

1966
The Joy of Spring poster

The Joy of Spring

Movie · as Himself [cameo]

1965
Temple of the Red Lotus poster

Temple of the Red Lotus

Movie · as Gui Wu

1965
The Twin Swords poster

The Twin Swords

Movie · as Gui Wu