As Actor
Soul
2013
6.1
Jimmy Wang Yu
Acting
Birth Date
March 28, 1944
Place of Birth
Wuxi, China
Date of Death
April 5, 2022
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
The Guillotines
2012
5.5
As Actor
Let's Go!
2011
7.0
As Actor
Dragon
2011
6.9
As Actor
The Beheaded 1000
1993
7.2
As Actor
Island of Fire
1990
6.2
As Actor
The Thundering Ninja
1987
5.0
As Actor
Shanghai 13
1984
6.1
As Actor
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
4.8
As Actor, As Director
Return of the Chinese Boxer
1977
5.1
As Actor
The Deadly Silver Spear
1977
4.0
As Actor
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
1977
5.5
As Actor
A Queen's Ransom
1976
6.3
As Actor
Killer Meteors
1976
4.7
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Master of the Flying Guillotine
1976
6.6
As Actor, As Director
The One Armed Swordsmen
1976
6.5
As Actor, As Writer
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
1976
5.1
As Actor, As Director
Tiger & Crane Fists
1976
6.0
As Actor
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
6.7
As Actor
The Great Hunter
1975
6.2