Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu

Acting28th March 1944(died at 78)Wuxi, China94 titles

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.

Born

28th March 1944 · Wuxi, China

Died

5th April 2022

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Yu Wang, Wang Zhengquan, Wong Yu-lung, Wang Yue

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Known for

Dragon

Movie Drama Action

–4th July 2011

Heart of Dragon

Movie Action Comedy

–14th September 1985

Island of Fire

Movie Action Crime

–28th March 1991

The One-Armed Swordsman

Movie Action Drama

–26th July 1967

Master of the Flying Guillotine

Movie Fantasy Action

–24th April 1976

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Movie Action Adventure

–28th February 1969

One-Armed Boxer

Movie Action Adventure

–2nd August 1972

Millionaires' Express

Movie Action Comedy

–30th January 1986

The Man from Hong Kong

Movie Action Crime

–31st July 1975

Fantasy Mission Force

Movie Action Adventure

–13th February 1983

The Guillotines

Movie Action History

–20th December 2012

Killer Meteors

Movie Action Thriller

–21st August 1976

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Movie Adventure Action

–13th January 1971

The Chinese Boxer

Movie Action Drama

–27th November 1970

Golden Swallow

Movie Action Adventure

–3rd April 1968

The Private Eyes

Movie Comedy Thriller

–16th December 1976

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