Jimmy Wang Yu
Acting
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.
Born: March 28, 1944
Place of Birth: Wuxi, China
Known For
My Wacky, Wacky World
My Wacky, Wacky World is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Sammo Hung
Furious Slaughter
When a martial arts expert discovers the existence of an illegal slave trade in the 1930s, he goes to great lengths to overthrow it.
A Man Called Tiger
A young man suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. Using his expertise in martial arts, he gets himself hired by the gangsters who he suspects are responsible for his father's death.
The Tattooed Dragon
Written and directed by Lo Wei for Golden Harvest, this feature stars Wang Yu as a guy known only as The Dragon – he’s got super sharp hearing! He’s also kind of a mysterious tough guy who wanders into a small town where the fine upstanding populace has a recurring problem with some gangsters who have decided to setup a casino in the area. Once the townsfolk start losing all of their money, and then all of their other belongings, and then even their homes it becomes obvious that there’s a scam going on here.
Iron Fist Adventure
An action-packed, flamboyant kung-fu adventure, based around a double revenge tale. The hero Kwan, stoic in the face of extremes, grits and airs his 'iron-fist' against the gun-toting baddies as he, single-handedly, decimates his adversaries. Demonstrating all the classic Chinese codes of restraint, asceticism and patience, Kwan reduces the complicated intrigue of plots.
The Beheaded 1000
An executioner beheads his 1000th criminal, and unleashes a demon army headed by an evil witch called the Blood Lotus
One-Armed Boxer
A martial-arts student learns the iron fist and death grip techniques to avenge his teacher's death.
Let's Go!
Siu Sheung (Juno Mak) is a solitary and frustrated young man. He works as a delivery boy at a small noodle shop and lives with his mother (Pat Ha) in a large, dilapidated Kowloon housing estate. As a young boy he enjoyed nothing more than watching his favourite anime, Space Emperor God Sigma, and singing along to Leslie Cheung's theme song with his father. However, after seeing his dad shot dead trying to apprehend a bank robber, Siu Sheung has spent the last twenty years wandering aimlessly, looking for a way to bring justice back to the community
Dragon
A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.
The One-Armed Swordsman
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Wang
as Gonge
as Mr Hon Yu
as The Master
as Self (uncredited)
as Wai's hired assassin
as Mr Lin Chong Yun
as Executioner Ren De-Tie
as Kui / Lucas
as David Wong (archive footage)
as Master Wong
as Black Hat
as Captain Don Wen
as Zhenghan
as Sau Bai-Lung
as Mayor
as Actor in Theatre Movie
as Jimmy
as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
as Ching Sing Chang
as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
as Black suit
as Fang
as Fake villager
as Captain Wu
as Hsiao Pao
as Tattooed Dragon
as Ma Yung-Chen
as Ma Tai Yung
as Chen Ah Kwang
as Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
as Hsiao Feng
as Wang Hai-Lung
as Lin Hao-Shan
as Chin Fu
as The Gallant
as Yu Tien-Lung
as Ma Yung Shen
as Tiger Wong
as Lung Ti / The White Dragon
as Lu He-Gang
as Yi Chun
as Bai Sifeng
as Wang Kang
as Ling Yu Fong
as Lei Ming
as Yang Kuo-Liang
as Fang Gang
as Lin Jenshiau
as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
as Nie Zheng
as Fang Kang
as Yang Ming Xuan
as Gui Wu
as Li Yue / Jiang Qi
as He You-Wen
as Himself [cameo]
as Lu Fang
as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
as Gui Wu
as Gui Wu