Jimmy Wang Yu

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Jimmy Wang Yu

Acting March 28, 1944

Wuxi, China

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…

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Dragon

Dragon

6.9 2011 Movie
Heart of Dragon

Heart of Dragon

7.0 1985 Movie
Island of Fire

Island of Fire

6.3 1990 Movie
The One-Armed Swordsman

The One-Armed Swordsman

6.9 1967 Movie
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

6.6 1969 Movie
Master of the Flying Guillotine

Master of the Flying Guillotine

6.7 1976 Movie
Millionaires' Express

Millionaires' Express

6.7 1986 Movie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

6.7 2019 Movie
The Man from Hong Kong

The Man from Hong Kong

6.6 1975 Movie
One-Armed Boxer

One-Armed Boxer

7.0 1972 Movie
The Guillotines

The Guillotines

5.6 2012 Movie
Killer Meteors

Killer Meteors

4.9 1976 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2019
    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2013
    Soul

    Movie Chuan's Father

  3. 2012
    The Guillotines

    Movie Gonge

  4. 2011
    Let's Go!

    Movie Mr Hon Yu

  5. 2011
    Dragon

    Movie The Master

  6. 2005
    A Century of Light and Shadow

    TV show Self

  7. 2003
    The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

    Movie

  8. 1997
    Eighteen Springs

    Movie Producer

  9. 1997
    Stand Behind the Yellow Line

    Movie Producer

  10. 1994
    Cinema of Vengeance

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  11. 1993
    Dark Society in the East

    Movie

  12. 1992
    Requital

    Movie Wai's hired assassin

  13. 1992
    Shogun and Little Kitchen

    Movie Mr Lin Chong Yun

  14. 1991
    The Tantana

    Movie Producer

  15. 1991
    The Beheaded 1000

    Movie Executioner Ren De-Tie

  16. 1990
    Island of Fire

    Movie Kui / Lucas

More credits
  1. 1987
    The Thundering Ninja

    Movie David Wong (archive footage)

  2. 1986
    Millionaires' Express

    Movie Master Wong

  3. 1985
    Heart of Dragon

    Movie Presenter

  4. 1985
    Clash of the Professionals

    Movie

  5. 1984
    Shanghai 13

    Movie Black Hat

  6. 1983
    Fantasy Mission Force

    Movie Captain Don Wen

  7. 1980
    The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou

    Movie

  8. 1978
    Boxer, Lover, Lawyer

    Movie Zhenghan

  9. 1978
    Big Leap Forward

    Movie

  10. 1977
    Return of the Chinese Boxer

    Movie Sau Bai-Lung

  11. 1977
    The Criminal

    Movie Hung Ta Hao

  12. 1977
    The Deadly Silver Spear

    Movie

  13. 1977
    Return of the Tiger

    Movie Producer

  14. 1977
    One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry

    Movie

  15. 1977
    Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao

    Movie Mayor

  16. 1977
    The Lantern Street

    Movie

  17. 1976
    The Private Eyes

    Movie Actor in Theatre Movie

  18. 1976
    A Queen's Ransom

    Movie Jimmy

  19. 1976
    Killer Meteors

    Movie Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her

  20. 1976
    Master of the Flying Guillotine

    Movie Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer

  21. 1976
    The One Armed Swordsmen

    Movie Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman

  22. 1976
    One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers

    Movie Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su

  23. 1976
    Tiger & Crane Fists

    Movie Ching Sing Chang

  24. 1975
    The Double Double Cross

    Movie Black suit