Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu

Actor

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.

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Date of Birth: 28 Mar 1944 (82 years)

Place of Birth: Wuxi, China

Filmography

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969ZH
The One-Armed Swordsman

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967ZH
The One Armed Swordsmen

The One Armed Swordsmen

1976ZH
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971ZH, JA
Island of Fire

Island of Fire

1990CN, TL, ZH, EN