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Jimmy Wang Yu
Born 1944-03-28Wuxi, China
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksSelf (archive footage)SoulChuan's FatherThe GuillotinesGongeLet's Go!Mr Hon YuDragonThe MasterThe Master: Chang Cheh DocumentaryRoleCinema of VengeanceSelf (uncredited)Dark Society in the EastRoleRequitalWai's hired assassinShogun and Little KitchenMr Lin Chong YunThe Beheaded 1000Executioner Ren De-TieIsland of FireKui / LucasThe Thundering NinjaDavid Wong (archive footage)Millionaires' ExpressMaster WongClash of the ProfessionalsRoleShanghai 13Black HatFantasy Mission ForceCaptain Don WenThe Battle of Ku-Ning-TouRoleBoxer, Lover, LawyerZhenghanBig Leap ForwardRoleReturn of the Chinese BoxerSau Bai-LungThe CriminalHung Ta HaoThe Deadly Silver SpearRoleOne Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm ChivalryRole