Jimmy Wang Yu
Known for
Jimmy Wang Yu is one of the more persistent actors of his generation with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 61 years. 'Dragon' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. 'Island of Fire' counts among the more visible credits. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do.
Jimmy Wang Yu
62 Movies
Jimmy Wang Yu is one of the more persistent actors of his generation with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 61 years. 'Dragon' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. 'Island of Fire' counts among the more visible credits. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do.
Movies
Plays Actor in Theatre Movie
The Private Eyes
1976
Plays Master Wong
Millionaires' Express
1986
Plays The Master
Dragon
2011
Plays Mayor
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
1977
Plays Fang Kang
The One-Armed Swordsman
1967
Producer
Plays Kui / Lucas
Island of Fire
1990
Plays Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
Tiger Boy
1966
Plays Captain Don Wen
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
Plays Fang
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
Plays Tiger Wong
Rage of the Tiger
1971
Plays Fang Gang
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1969
Plays Silver Roc Xiao Pang
Golden Swallow
1968
Plays Ma Yung-Chen
Queen of Fist
1973
Plays Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
Killer Meteors
1976
Plays Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
Fast Fists
1973
Plays Black Hat
Shanghai 13
1984
Plays Gonge
The Guillotines
2012
Producer
Plays Executioner Ren De-Tie
The Beheaded 1000
1991
Plays Wang Kang
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
Director
Plays Yu Tien-Lung
One-Armed Boxer
1972
Plays Wai's hired assassin
Requital
1992
Director
Plays Lei Ming
The Chinese Boxer
1970
Director
Plays Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
Master of the Flying Guillotine
1976
Plays Lu Fang
The Magnificent Trio
1966
Plays Jimmy
A Queen's Ransom
1976
Director
Plays Ching Sing Chang
Tiger & Crane Fists
1976
Plays Wang Hai-Lung
Seaman No. 7
1973
Plays Tattooed Dragon
The Tattooed Dragon
1973
Director
Plays Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
The One Armed Swordsmen
1976
Plays Lin Jenshiau
The Sword of Swords
1968
Plays Nie Zheng
The Assassin
1967
Plays Gui Wu
The Twin Swords
1965
Plays Li Yue / Jiang Qi
The Trail of the Broken Blade
1967
Plays Gui Wu
Temple of the Red Lotus
1965
Director
Plays Sau Bai-Lung
Return of the Chinese Boxer
1977
Director
Plays Hsiao Feng
Beach of the War Gods
1973
Director
Plays Hsiao Pao
Four Real Friends
1974
Plays Lung Ti / The White Dragon
Blood of the Dragon
1971
Plays Yang Ming Xuan
Asia-Pol
1967
Plays Ma Tai Yung
The Screaming Tiger
1973
Plays Chuan's Father
Soul
2013
Plays Gui Wu
The Sword and the Lute
1967
Plays Chin Fu
A Man Called Tiger
1973
Plays Lin Hao-Shan
Knight Errant
1973
Writer
Plays Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
1976
Plays Ma Yung Shen
Furious Slaughter
1972
Plays Captain Wu
The Great Hunter
1975
Plays Hung Ta Hao
The Criminal
1977
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The Guillotines
Full Filmography
Soul
Chuan's Father
2013
Film
The Guillotines
Gonge
2012
Film
Let's Go!
Mr Hon Yu
2011
Film
Dragon
The Master
2011
Film
Requital
Wai's hired assassin
1992
Film
Shogun and Little Kitchen
Mr Lin Chong Yun
1992
Film
The Beheaded 1000
Executioner Ren De-Tie
1991
Film
Island of Fire
Kui / Lucas
1990
Film
Millionaires' Express
Master Wong
1986
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jimmy Wang Yu still alive?
Jimmy Wang Yu passed away on April 5, 2022 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Jimmy Wang Yu?
Jimmy Wang Yu is best known for roles in Dragon, Island of Fire, The One-Armed Swordsman.
How many movies has Jimmy Wang Yu been in?
Over a 57-year career (since 1965), Jimmy Wang Yu has appeared in 62 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Jimmy Wang Yu's first movie?
The career of Jimmy Wang Yu began with Temple of the Red Lotus (1965).
What is Jimmy Wang Yu's most recent movie or series?
Jimmy Wang Yu's most recent release is Soul, which premiered on August 30, 2013.
Jimmy Wang Yu
1944-03-28 · Wuxi, China
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.