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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-07-14 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

Biography:

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (王龙威) (born July 14, 1949), also known as Johnny Wang, is Hong Kong martial artist, actor, director, producer, and action choreographer, who has starred in over 80 kung fu films, mainly for Shaw Brothers Studios Wang's first Shaw Brothers film role was as the traitor Ma Fu Yi in the Chang Cheh-directed film Five Shaolin Masters. This became a pattern, in that he was cast as the villain in the majority of his movies, with Martial Club being a famous exception. In 1985, Wang moved behind the camera, choreographing fight scenes, writing, and directing many movies such as Hong Kong Godfather.

Known For

Acting

2002

2001

2000

Millennium Dragon as Fu's thug
Take Top as Hung

1999

1996

1995

1994

1993

Murders Made to Order as Sgt Lei Shen
Run and Kill as Gang Leader

1992

Sting of the Scorpion as Sergeant Lei Shen

1991

1989

Mr. Sunshine as Robber
The First Time is the Last Time as Keung's Triad Boss

1988

Tiger Cage as Swatow Hsiung
Fury as Taiwan Police Captain

1987

Project A: Part II as Bravo Wong

1986

The Seventh Curse as Bandit Chief
Millionaires' Express as Mountain Bandit

1985

1984

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter as Prince Yeh Li Lin
Drunken Fist (I) as Lian Bixie

1983

Shaolin and Wu Tang as Qing Lord
The Boxer's Omen as Chan Wing
Fast Fingers as Dragon
The Lady Assassin as Lord Loong Foh Do

1982

My Rebellious Son as Robert Tang
Cat vs. Rat as Pierce Mountain Rat
Lovers Blades as Imperial Chief Zhou Xiao Xiong

1981

Martial Club as Master Shan Xiong
My Young Auntie as Yu Yung-Sheng
Lion vs. Lion as Bill Zhu
The Treasure Hunters as Lord Mo Cong

1980

Clan of the White Lotus as Governor Kao Ting Chun
The Kid with a Tattoo as Ho Chang-sheng
The Master as Yen Ching Wan
Coward Bastard as Iron Dragon
Return to the 36th Chamber as Boss Wang Kao Feng
Heaven and Hell as Crime Boss
Rendezvous with Death as Restaurant attacker with chopper

1979

Kid with the Golden Arm as Iron Armour Wei Lin
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung as General Liang Sz Guei
Dirty Ho as Mr. Fan Tian Kong
To Kill A Mastermind as Qisha Clan Leader
Full Moon Scimitar as Invincible Eagle
Murder Plot as Happy King's Bodyguard

1978

The Five Venoms as Justice Wang
Crippled Avengers as Keeper Wan
Invincible Shaolin as General Xu
The Brave Archer 2 as Ouyang Fung
The Avenging Eagle as Vulture Eagle Yien Lin
Life Gamble as Mao Kai-Yuan

1977

The Brave Archer as Western Poison Ouyang Fung
Chinatown Kid as Xu Hao
Death Duel as Tien Hu
Jade Tiger as Tang Clan Member

1976

Shaolin Temple as Ma Fu Yi
The New Shaolin Boxers as Feng Tian-Shan
The Shaolin Avengers as Lu Ying-pu
Boxer Rebellion as Li Jung Ching
7-Man Army as Mongolian Mercenary

1975

1974

Crew

1990

Widow Warriors as Martial Arts Choreographer

1985

Hong Kong Godfather as Stunt Coordinator
This Man Is Dangerous as Martial Arts Choreographer

Directing

2003

1992

1991

Angry Ranger as Director

1990

Widow Warriors as Director

1989

Bloody Brotherhood as Director

1988

Fury as Director
City Warriors as Director
Fury as Action Director
City Warriors as Action Director

1986

1985

Writing

1985

This Man Is Dangerous as Screenplay