Acting
Jimmy Wang Yu
Born March 28, 1944 Died April 5, 2022 Wuxi, 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.
Filmography
6.8
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019·Documentary
6.1
Soul
2013·Drama
5.6
The Guillotines
2012·Action
7.0
Let's Go!
2011·Comedy
6.9
Dragon
2011·Drama
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A Century of Light and Shadow
2005·Documentary
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The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003·Documentary
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The Dragon Man
1997·Horror
6.2
Cinema of Vengeance
1994·Documentary
6.7
Dark Society in the East
1993·Crime
5.6
Requital
1992·Action
7.5
Shogun and Little Kitchen
1992·Comedy
7.6
The Beheaded 1000
1991·Horror
6.3
Island of Fire
1990·Action
5.5
The Thundering Ninja
1987·Adventure
6.7
Millionaires' Express
1986·Action
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Clash of the Professionals
1985·Action
6.1
Shanghai 13
1984·Action
4.8
Fantasy Mission Force
1983·Action
8.0
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
1980·Drama
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Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
1978
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Big Leap Forward
1978·Comedy
5.2
Return of the Chinese Boxer
1977·Adventure
8.0
The Criminal
1977·Drama