Name
Jimmy Wang Yu
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-03-28
Deathday
2022-04-05 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
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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Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them...
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What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, ...
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The kingpin of the Manix Private Detective Agency and his fellow detective solve cases tog...
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A patriot finds evidence that the government is collaborating with a foreign power. If the...
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The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world th...
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A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend...
- 1975 The Man from Hong Kong as Fang
- 1968 Golden Swallow as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
- 1975 The Double Double Cross as Black suit
- 1970 The Chinese Boxer as Lei Ming
- 1984 Shanghai 13 as Black Hat
- 1966 The Magnificent Trio as Lu Fang
- 1969 Return of the One-Armed Swordsman as Fang Gang
- 1972 One-Armed Boxer as Yu Tien-Lung
- 2011 Dragon as The Master
- 1973 The Iron Man
- 1967 The One-Armed Swordsman as Fang Kang
- 1967 The Assassin as Nie Zheng
- 1967 The Sword and the Lute as Gui Wu
- 1973 Knight Errant as Lin Hao-Shan
- 2003 The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
- 1973 The Screaming Tiger as Ma Tai Yung
- 1978 Big Leap Forward
- 1968 The Sword of Swords as Lin Jenshiau
- 1975 The Great Hunter as Captain Wu
- 1965 Temple of the Red Lotus as Gui Wu
- 1967 The Trail of the Broken Blade as Li Yue / Jiang Qi
- 2019 Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self (archive footage)
- 1977 The Lantern Street
- 1973 Fast Fists as Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
- 1965 The Twin Swords as Gui Wu
- 2012 The Guillotines as Gonge
- 1971 The Magnificent Chivalry
- 2011 Let's Go! as Mr Hon Yu
- 1985 Clash of the Professionals
- 1966 Tiger Boy as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
- 1976 The Private Eyes as Actor in Theatre Movie
- 1986 Millionaires' Express as Master Wong
- 1990 Island of Fire as Kui / Lucas
- 1976 One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
- 1973 A Man Called Tiger as Chin Fu
- 1971 Blood of the Dragon as Lung Ti / The White Dragon
- 1976 Killer Meteors as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
- 1976 The One Armed Swordsmen as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
- 1977 Return of the Chinese Boxer as Sau Bai-Lung
- 1971 Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman as Wang Kang
- 1972 Furious Slaughter as Ma Yung Shen
- 1976 Master of the Flying Guillotine as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
- 1973 Beach of the War Gods as Hsiao Feng
- 1976 A Queen's Ransom as Jimmy
- 1972 Showdown
- 1977 The Deadly Silver Spear
- 1973 Seaman No. 7 as Wang Hai-Lung
- 1973 The Two Cavaliers
- 1978 Boxer, Lover, Lawyer as Zhenghan
- 1972 The Lion's Heart
- 1971 Rage of the Tiger as Tiger Wong
- 1972 Fury of King Boxer
- 1967 Auntie Lan as He You-Wen
- 1967 Asia-Pol as Yang Ming Xuan
- 1970 My Son as Yang Kuo-Liang
- 1980 The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
- 1971 The Brave and the Evil as Bai Sifeng
- 1983 Fantasy Mission Force as Captain Don Wen
- 1973 The Tattooed Dragon as Tattooed Dragon
- 1987 The Thundering Ninja as David Wong (archive footage)
- 1971 The Invincible Sword as Ling Yu Fong
- 1977 One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
- 1973 Queen of Fist as Ma Yung-Chen
- 1993 Dark Society in the East
- 1972 Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness
- 1976 Tiger & Crane Fists as Ching Sing Chang
- 1977 The Criminal as Hung Ta Hao
- 1971 The Gallant Duo as Yi Chun
- 1971 The Sword
- 1973 The Black Friday as Chen Ah Kwang
- 1975 My Wacky, Wacky World as Fake villager
- 1974 Four Real Friends as Hsiao Pao
- 1972 The Rebel Boxer
- 1966 The Joy of Spring as Himself [cameo]
- 1972 The Gallant as The Gallant
- 1974 My Father, My Husband, My Son
- 2013 Soul as Chuan's Father
- 1992 Requital as Wai's hired assassin
- 1992 Shogun and Little Kitchen as Mr Lin Chong Yun
- 1972 Iron Fist Adventure
- 1972 The Invincible
- 1994 Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited)
- 1991 The Beheaded 1000 as Executioner Ren De-Tie
- 1977 Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao as Mayor
- 1971 The Professional Killer as Lu He-Gang
- 1975 A Cookbook of Birth Control
- 1972 A Kiss to Remember as Jimmy
- 2005 A Century of Light and Shadow ( 8 episodes ) as Self
