Jimmy Wang Yu
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.
Filmography
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Soul
2013
as Chuan's Father
The Guillotines
2012
as Gonge
Let's Go!
2011
as Mr Hon Yu
Dragon
2011
as The Master
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
as Self (uncredited)
Dark Society in the East
1993
Requital
1992
as Wai's hired assassin
Shogun and Little Kitchen
1992
as Mr Lin Chong Yun
The Beheaded 1000
1991
as Executioner Ren De-Tie
Island of Fire
1990
as Kui / Lucas
The Thundering Ninja
1987
as David Wong (archive footage)
Millionaires' Express
1986
as Master Wong
Clash of the Professionals
1985
Shanghai 13
1984
as Black Hat
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
as Captain Don Wen
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
1980
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
1978
as Zhenghan
Big Leap Forward
1978
Return of the Chinese Boxer
1977
as Sau Bai-Lung
The Criminal
1977
as Hung Ta Hao
The Deadly Silver Spear
1977
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
1977