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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Man from Hong Kong
as Fang
1975
Golden Swallow
as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
1968
The Double Double Cross
as Black suit
1975
The Chinese Boxer
as Lei Ming
1970
Shanghai 13
as Black Hat
1984
The Magnificent Trio
as Lu Fang
1966
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
as Fang Gang
1969
One-Armed Boxer
as Yu Tien-Lung
1972
Dragon
as The Master
2011
The Iron Man
1973
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Fang Kang
1967
The Assassin
as Nie Zheng
1967
The Sword and the Lute
as Gui Wu
1967
Knight Errant
as Lin Hao-Shan
1973
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
The Screaming Tiger
as Ma Tai Yung
1973
Big Leap Forward
1978
The Sword of Swords
as Lin Jenshiau
1968
The Great Hunter
as Captain Wu
1975
Temple of the Red Lotus
as Gui Wu
1965