Jimmy Wang Yu
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
- Born
- 1944-03-28 · Wuxi, China
- Died
- 2022-04-05
Known for
- Dragon (2011) — The Master
- Heart of Dragon (1985) — Presenter
- Island of Fire (1991) — Kui / Lucas
- The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) — Fang Kang
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976) — Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
- Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) — Fang Gang
- One-Armed Boxer (1972) — Yu Tien-Lung
- Millionaires' Express (1986) — Master Wong
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) — Self (archive footage)
- The Man from Hong Kong (1975) — Fang
- Fantasy Mission Force (1983) — Captain Don Wen
- The Guillotines (2012) — Gonge
- Killer Meteors (1976) — Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) — Wang Kang
- The Chinese Boxer (1970) — Lei Ming
- Golden Swallow (1968) — Silver Roc Xiao Pang