Acting
Jimmy Wang Yu
EN, ZH, CN, JA cinema · 93 credits
Born
28 March 1944
Died
5 April 2022 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Wuxi, China
Also known as Yu Wang · Wang Zhengquan · Wong Yu-lung · Wang Yue · 王羽 · جیمی وانگ یو
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
Filmography
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
Soul
as Chuan's Father
The Guillotines
as Gonge
Dragon
as The Master
Let's Go!
as Mr Hon Yu
Eighteen Springs
Producer
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
Requital
as Wai's hired assassin
Shogun and Little Kitchen
as Mr Lin Chong Yun
Island of Fire
as Kui / Lucas, Executive Producer
The Beheaded 1000
as 袁德泰, Producer
The Tantana
Producer
The Thundering Ninja
as David Wong (archive footage)
Millionaires' Express
as Master Wong
Heart of Dragon
Presenter
Shanghai 13
as Black Hat
Fantasy Mission Force
as Captain Don Wen
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
as Zhenghan
Return of the Chinese Boxer
as Sau Bai-Lung, Director, Producer
The Criminal
as Hung Ta Hao
Return of the Tiger
Producer
The Private Eyes
as Actor in Theatre Movie
A Queen's Ransom
as Jimmy
Master of the Flying Guillotine
as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer, Director, Writer
Killer Meteors
as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
The One Armed Swordsmen
as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman, Director
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su, Producer, Writer
Tiger & Crane Fists
as Ching Sing Chang, Director
The Man from Hong Kong
as Fang, Second Unit Director
The Double Double Cross
as Black suit
The Great Hunter
as Captain Wu
My Wacky, Wacky World
as Fake villager
Four Real Friends
as Hsiao Pao, Director
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, Director, Writer
A Man Called Tiger
as Chin Fu
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
One-Armed Boxer
as Yu Tien-Lung, Writer, Director
Furious Slaughter
as Ma Yung Shen
Showdown
Actor
The Gallant
as The Gallant
Blood of the Dragon
as Lung Ti / The White Dragon
Rage of the Tiger
as Tiger Wong
The Brave and the Evil
as Bai Sifeng, Writer, Director
The Invincible Sword
as Ling Yu Fong
The Gallant Duo
as Yi Chun
The Sword
Actor, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
The Professional Killer
as Lu He-Gang
The Chinese Boxer
as Lei Ming, Director, Screenplay
My Son
as Yang Kuo-Liang
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
as Fang Gang
Golden Swallow
as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
The Sword of Swords
as Lin Jenshiau
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Fang Kang
The Assassin
as Nie Zheng
The Sword and the Lute
as Gui Wu
The Trail of the Broken Blade
as Li Yue / Jiang Qi
Asia-Pol
as Yang Ming Xuan
Auntie Lan
as He You-Wen
The Magnificent Trio
as Lu Fang
Tiger Boy
as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
The Joy of Spring
as Himself [cameo]
Temple of the Red Lotus
as Gui Wu
The Twin Swords
as Gui Wu