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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-03-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Wuxi, China

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

Acting

2019

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self (archive footage)

2015

Doctor's Innocence as Boss Yan

2013

Soul as Wang

2012

2011

Dragon as The Master

2005

2003

1994

Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited)

1993

The Beheaded 1000 as Executioner Ren De-Tie

1992

Requital as Wai's hired assassin
Shogun and Little Kitchen as Mr Lin Chong Yun

1990

Island of Fire as Kui / Lucas

1987

The Thundering Ninja as David Wong (archive footage)

1986

Millionaires' Express as Master Wong

1985

1984

Shanghai 13 as Black Hat

1983

Fantasy Mission Force as Captain Don Wen

1980

1978

1977

The Criminal as Hung Ta Hao

1976

The Private Eyes as Actor in Theatre Movie
Master of the Flying Guillotine as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
The Killer Meteors as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
The One Armed Swordsmen as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
Tiger & Crane Fists as Ching Sing Chang

1975

The Great Hunter as Captain Wu
My Wacky, Wacky World as Fake villager

1974

Kung Fu Killers as Self (archive footage)
Four Real Friends as Hsiao Pao

1973

Knight Errant as Lin Hao-Shan
The Screaming Tiger as Ma Tai Yung
Fast Fists as Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
Beach of the War Gods as Hsiao Feng
Seaman No. 7 as Wang Hai-Lung
The Tattooed Dragon as Tattooed Dragon
Queen of Fist as Ma Yung-Chen
The Black Friday as Chen Ah Kwang
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong as (archive footage)

1972

One-Armed Boxer as Yu Tien-Lung
Furious Slaughter as Ma Yung Shen
The Gallant as The Gallant

1971

Blood of the Dragon as Lung Ti / The White Dragon
The Hero as Tiger Wong
The Invincible Sword as Ling Yu Fong
The Gallant Duo as Yi Chun

1970

The Chinese Boxer as Lei Ming
My Son as Yang Kuo-Liang

1969

1968

Golden Swallow as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
The Sword of Swords as Lin Jenshiau

1967

The Assassin as Nie Zheng
The Trail of the Broken Blade as Li Yue / Jiang Qi
Asia-Pol as Yang Ming Xuan
Auntie Lan as He You-Wen

1966

Tiger Boy as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
The Joy of Spring as Jimmy Wang Yu

1965

The Twin Swords as Gui Wu

Writing

1973

1972

One-Armed Boxer as Writer

1970

The Chinese Boxer as Screenplay

Directing

1975

The Man from Hong Kong as Second Unit Director

1974

Four Real Friends as Director

1973

1972

One-Armed Boxer as Director

1971

The Sword as Director

1970

The Chinese Boxer as Director

Production

1993

The Beheaded 1000 as Producer

1991

The Tantana as Producer

1990

Island of Fire as Executive Producer

Crew

1985

Heart of Dragon as Presenter