Jimmy Wang Yu
Acting1944Wuxi, China
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.
Known For
Acting History
2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Soul
as Chuan's Father
2012
The Guillotines
as Gonge
2005
1997
Eighteen Springs
Producer
Stand Behind the Yellow Line
Producer
1994
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
1992
Shogun and Little Kitchen
as Mr Lin Chong Yun
Requital
as Wai's hired assassin
1991
1990
Island of Fire
as Kui / Lucas
Island of Fire
Executive Producer
1987
The Thundering Ninja
as David Wong (archive footage)
1986
Millionaires' Express
as Master Wong
1985
1984
Shanghai 13
as Black Hat
1983
Fantasy Mission Force
as Captain Don Wen
1978
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
as Zhenghan
1977
Return of the Chinese Boxer
as Sau Bai-Lung
The Criminal
as Hung Ta Hao
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
as Mayor
Return of the Chinese Boxer
Director
Return of the Tiger
Producer
Return of the Chinese Boxer
Producer
1976
A Queen's Ransom
as Jimmy
Killer Meteors
as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
Master of the Flying Guillotine
as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
The One Armed Swordsmen
as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
The Private Eyes
as Actor in Theatre Movie
Tiger & Crane Fists
as Ching Sing Chang
Tiger & Crane Fists
Director
The One Armed Swordsmen
Director
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Director
1975
My Wacky, Wacky World
as Fake villager
The Great Hunter
as Captain Wu
Dragon Flies
as Fang
The Double Double Cross
as Black suit
Dragon Flies
Second Unit Director
1974
1973
Fast Fists
as Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
The Screaming Tiger
as Ma Tai Yung
Queen of Fist
as Ma Yung-Chen
The Black Friday
as Chen Ah Kwang
Knight Errant
as Lin Hao-Shan
A Man Called Tiger
as Chin Fu
Beach of the War Gods
as Hsiao Feng
Seaman No. 7
as Wang Hai-Lung
The Tattooed Dragon
as Tattooed Dragon
Beach of the War Gods
Director
Beach of the War Gods
Writer
1972
One-Armed Boxer
as Yu Tien-Lung
Furious Slaughter
as Ma Yung Shen
The Gallant
as The Gallant
A Kiss to Remember
as Jimmy
One-Armed Boxer
Director
One-Armed Boxer
Writer
1971
The Hero
as Tiger Wong
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
as Wang Kang
Blood of the Dragon
as Lung Ti / The White Dragon
The Gallant Duo
as Yi Chun
The Brave and the Evil
as Bai Sifeng
The Invincible Sword
as Ling Yu Fong
The Professional Killer
as Lu He-Gang
The Brave and the Evil
Writer
The Brave and the Evil
Director
The Sword
Director
1970
The Chinese Boxer
as Lei Ming
My Son
as Yang Kuo-Liang
The Chinese Boxer
Director
The Chinese Boxer
Screenplay
1969
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
as Fang Gang
1968
The Sword of Swords
as Lin Jenshiau
Golden Swallow
as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
1967
The Sword and the Lute
as Gui Wu
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Fang Kang
Asia-Pol
as Yang Ming Xuan
The Assassin
as Nie Zheng
The Trail of the Broken Blade
as Li Yue / Jiang Qi
Auntie Lan
as He You-Wen
1966
1965
Temple of the Red Lotus
as Gui Wu
The Twin Swords
as Gui Wu