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.

Known For

The Guillotines 2012 ★ 5.6

Dragon 2011 ★ 6.9

Island of Fire 1990 ★ 6.3

Millionaires' Express 1986 ★ 6.7

Shanghai 13 1984 ★ 6.1

Fantasy Mission Force 1983 ★ 4.8

Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao 1977

The Private Eyes 1976 ★ 6.4

Killer Meteors 1976 ★ 4.9

Tiger & Crane Fists 1976 ★ 7.3

The Man from Hong Kong 1975 ★ 6.7

My Father, My Husband, My Son 1974

Queen of Fist 1973 ★ 6.7

Fast Fists 1973 ★ 8.0

The Gallant 1972

Showdown 1972 ★ 3.5

One-Armed Boxer 1972 ★ 7.0

The Professional Killer 1971 ★ 7.0

Rage of the Tiger 1971 ★ 6.0

The Sword 1971 ★ 7.0

The Chinese Boxer 1970 ★ 6.2

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman 1969 ★ 6.6

The One-Armed Swordsman 1967 ★ 6.9

Tiger Boy 1966 ★ 7.0