Jimmy Wang Yu
Acting

Jimmy Wang Yu

Born 1944-03-28 · Wuxi, China · Died 2022-04-05

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.

ScreenplayCastDirectorProducerPresenterWriter

Known for

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks★ 6.7Viewing moment
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
Dragon★ 7Viewing moment
Dragon
2011
Island of Fire★ 6.1Viewing moment
Island of Fire
1990
Once Upon a Time in China★ 7.2Viewing moment
Once Upon a Time in China
1991
Heart of Dragon★ 6.8Viewing moment
Heart of Dragon
1985
The One-Armed Swordsman★ 6.6Viewing moment
The One-Armed Swordsman
1967
Master of the Flying Guillotine★ 6.5Viewing moment
Master of the Flying Guillotine
1976
The Millionaires' Express★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Millionaires' Express
1986
Fantasy Mission Force★ 5Viewing moment
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
The Private Eyes★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Private Eyes
1976
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman★ 5.8Viewing moment
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1969
The Killer Meteors★ 4.9Viewing moment
The Killer Meteors
1976
The Guillotines★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Guillotines
2012
Shanghai 13★ 5.9Viewing moment
Shanghai 13
1984
Golden Swallow★ 6.2Viewing moment
Golden Swallow
1968
One-Armed Boxer★ 7Viewing moment
One-Armed Boxer
1972
The Man from Hong Kong★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
Dark Society in the East★ 6.5Viewing moment
Dark Society in the East
1993
My Wacky, Wacky World★ 10Viewing moment
My Wacky, Wacky World
1975
The Sword and the Lute★ 5.7Viewing moment
The Sword and the Lute
1967
The Magnificent Trio★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Magnificent Trio
1966
Temple of the Red Lotus★ 4.9Viewing moment
Temple of the Red Lotus
1965
The Hero★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Hero
1971
The Tantana★ 5Viewing moment
The Tantana
1991
The Trail of the Broken Blade★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Trail of the Broken Blade
1967
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman★ 6.5Viewing moment
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
A Century of Light and ShadowViewing moment
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
Requital★ 5.5Viewing moment
Requital
1992
The Chinese Boxer★ 6.4Viewing moment
The Chinese Boxer
1970
The Twin Swords★ 5.3Viewing moment
The Twin Swords
1965
The Assassin★ 6.1Viewing moment
The Assassin
1967
The One Armed Swordsmen★ 5.9Viewing moment
The One Armed Swordsmen
1976
The Great Hunter★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Great Hunter
1975
The Double Double CrossViewing moment
The Double Double Cross
1975
Tiger & Crane Fists★ 6Viewing moment
Tiger & Crane Fists
1976
Auntie LanViewing moment
Auntie Lan
1967
The Deadly Silver Spear★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Deadly Silver Spear
1977
Great MassacreViewing moment
Great Massacre
1982
Four Real Friends★ 6Viewing moment
Four Real Friends
1974
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino★ 7.3Viewing moment
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993

Frequent collaborators

Wu MaWu MaSammo Hung Kam-BoSammo Hung Kam-BoYuen Cheung-YanYuen Cheung-YanChin Siu-HoChin Siu-HoBlackie Ko Sau-LeungBlackie Ko Sau-LeungLung FeiLung FeiChang ChehChang ChehCheng LuiCheng Lui