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.

Known For

Dragon

as The Master

Island of Fire

as Kui / Lucas

Master of the Flying Guillotine

as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer

The One-Armed Swordsman

as Fang Kang

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

as Fang Gang

One-Armed Boxer

as Yu Tien-Lung

Millionaires' Express

as Master Wong

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

as Self (archive footage)

Fantasy Mission Force

as Captain Don Wen

The Man from Hong Kong

as Fang