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

Requital

Millionaires' Express

Island of Fire

Dragon

The One-Armed Swordsman

Golden Swallow

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Shanghai 13

All Movies (88)

• Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Soul2013 · as Chuan's Father
• The Guillotines2012 · as Gonge
• Let's Go!2011 · as Mr Hon Yu
• Dragon2011 · as The Master
• A Century of Light and Shadow2005 · as Self
• The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary2003
• Cinema of Vengeance1994 · as Self (uncredited)
• Dark Society in the East1993
• Requital1992 · as Wai's hired assassin
• Shogun and Little Kitchen1992 · as Mr Lin Chong Yun
• The Beheaded 10001991 · as Executioner Ren De-Tie
• Island of Fire1990 · as Kui / Lucas
• The Thundering Ninja1987 · as David Wong (archive footage)
• Millionaires' Express1986 · as Master Wong
• Clash of the Professionals1985
• Shanghai 131984 · as Black Hat
• Fantasy Mission Force1983 · as Captain Don Wen
• The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou1980
• Boxer, Lover, Lawyer1978 · as Zhenghan
• Big Leap Forward1978
• Return of the Chinese Boxer1977 · as Sau Bai-Lung
• The Criminal1977 · as Hung Ta Hao
• The Deadly Silver Spear1977
• One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry1977
• The Lantern Street1977
• Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao1977 · as Mayor
• The Private Eyes1976 · as Actor in Theatre Movie
• A Queen's Ransom1976 · as Jimmy
• Killer Meteors1976 · as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
• Master of the Flying Guillotine1976 · as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
• The One Armed Swordsmen1976 · as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
• One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers1976 · as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
• Tiger & Crane Fists1976 · as Ching Sing Chang
• The Double Double Cross1975 · as Black suit
• The Man from Hong Kong1975 · as Fang
• My Wacky, Wacky World1975 · as Fake villager
• The Great Hunter1975 · as Captain Wu
• A Cookbook of Birth Control1975
• Four Real Friends1974 · as Hsiao Pao
• My Father, My Husband, My Son1974
• The Tattooed Dragon1973 · as Tattooed Dragon
• Queen of Fist1973 · as Ma Yung-Chen
• The Screaming Tiger1973 · as Ma Tai Yung
• The Black Friday1973 · as Chen Ah Kwang
• Fast Fists1973 · as Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
• The Two Cavaliers1973
• Beach of the War Gods1973 · as Hsiao Feng
• Seaman No. 71973 · as Wang Hai-Lung
• Knight Errant1973 · as Lin Hao-Shan
• A Man Called Tiger1973 · as Chin Fu
• The Iron Man1973
• A Kiss to Remember1972 · as Jimmy
• The Gallant1972 · as The Gallant
• One-Armed Boxer1972 · as Yu Tien-Lung
• Iron Fist Adventure1972
• The Invincible1972
• The Lion's Heart1972
• The Rebel Boxer1972
• Showdown1972
• Furious Slaughter1972 · as Ma Yung Shen
• Fury of King Boxer1972
• Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness1972
• Rage of the Tiger1971 · as Tiger Wong
• Blood of the Dragon1971 · as Lung Ti / The White Dragon
• The Magnificent Chivalry1971
• The Professional Killer1971 · as Lu He-Gang
• The Gallant Duo1971 · as Yi Chun
• The Brave and the Evil1971 · as Bai Sifeng
• Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman1971 · as Wang Kang
• The Invincible Sword1971 · as Ling Yu Fong
• The Sword1971
• The Chinese Boxer1970 · as Lei Ming
• My Son1970 · as Yang Kuo-Liang
• Return of the One-Armed Swordsman1969 · as Fang Gang
• The Sword of Swords1968 · as Lin Jenshiau
• Golden Swallow1968 · as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
• The Assassin1967 · as Nie Zheng
• The One-Armed Swordsman1967 · as Fang Kang
• Asia-Pol1967 · as Yang Ming Xuan
• The Sword and the Lute1967 · as Gui Wu
• The Trail of the Broken Blade1967 · as Li Yue / Jiang Qi
• Auntie Lan1967 · as He You-Wen
• The Joy of Spring1966 · as Himself [cameo]
• The Magnificent Trio1966 · as Lu Fang
• Tiger Boy1966 · as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
• The Twin Swords1965 · as Gui Wu
• Temple of the Red Lotus1965 · as Gui Wu