Jimmy Wang Yu

Known for: Acting

Born: 1944-03-28 – 2022-04-05 (aged 78)

From: 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.

Filmography (88)

MOVIE★ 6.8
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Soul
2013
as Chuan's Father
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Guillotines
2012
as Gonge
MOVIE★ 7.0
Let's Go!
2011
as Mr Hon Yu
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dragon
2011
as The Master
TV
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
as Self
MOVIE
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Dark Society in the East
1993
MOVIE★ 5.6
Requital
1992
as Wai's hired assassin
MOVIE★ 7.5
Shogun and Little Kitchen
1992
as Mr Lin Chong Yun
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Beheaded 1000
1991
as Executioner Ren De-Tie
MOVIE★ 6.3
Island of Fire
1990
as Kui / Lucas
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Thundering Ninja
1987
as David Wong (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Millionaires' Express
1986
as Master Wong
MOVIE
Clash of the Professionals
1985
MOVIE★ 6.1
Shanghai 13
1984
as Black Hat
MOVIE★ 4.8
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
as Captain Don Wen
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
1980
MOVIE
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
1978
as Zhenghan
MOVIE
Big Leap Forward
1978
MOVIE★ 5.2
Return of the Chinese Boxer
1977
as Sau Bai-Lung
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Criminal
1977
as Hung Ta Hao
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Deadly Silver Spear
1977
MOVIE★ 6.0
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
1977
MOVIE
The Lantern Street
1977
MOVIE
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
1977
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Private Eyes
1976
as Actor in Theatre Movie
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Queen's Ransom
1976
as Jimmy
MOVIE★ 4.9
Killer Meteors
1976
as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her
MOVIE★ 6.7
Master of the Flying Guillotine
1976
as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer
MOVIE★ 6.8
The One Armed Swordsmen
1976
as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman
MOVIE★ 5.7
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
1976
as Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su
MOVIE★ 7.3
Tiger & Crane Fists
1976
as Ching Sing Chang
MOVIE
The Double Double Cross
1975
as Black suit
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
as Fang
MOVIE★ 10.0
My Wacky, Wacky World
1975
as Fake villager
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Great Hunter
1975
as Captain Wu
MOVIE
A Cookbook of Birth Control
1975
MOVIE★ 6.3
Four Real Friends
1974
as Hsiao Pao
MOVIE
My Father, My Husband, My Son
1974
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Tattooed Dragon
1973
as Tattooed Dragon
MOVIE★ 6.7
Queen of Fist
1973
as Ma Yung-Chen
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Screaming Tiger
1973
as Ma Tai Yung
MOVIE
The Black Friday
1973
as Chen Ah Kwang
MOVIE★ 8.0
Fast Fists
1973
as Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Two Cavaliers
1973
MOVIE★ 6.2
Beach of the War Gods
1973
as Hsiao Feng
MOVIE★ 6.8
Seaman No. 7
1973
as Wang Hai-Lung
MOVIE★ 5.2
Knight Errant
1973
as Lin Hao-Shan
MOVIE★ 7.7
A Man Called Tiger
1973
as Chin Fu
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Iron Man
1973
MOVIE
A Kiss to Remember
1972
as Jimmy
MOVIE
The Gallant
1972
as The Gallant
MOVIE★ 7.0
One-Armed Boxer
1972
as Yu Tien-Lung
MOVIE★ 8.0
Iron Fist Adventure
1972
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Invincible
1972
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lion's Heart
1972
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Rebel Boxer
1972
MOVIE★ 3.5
Showdown
1972
MOVIE★ 7.8
Furious Slaughter
1972
as Ma Yung Shen
MOVIE★ 6.7
Fury of King Boxer
1972
MOVIE★ 6.7
Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness
1972
MOVIE★ 6.0
Rage of the Tiger
1971
as Tiger Wong
MOVIE★ 6.4
Blood of the Dragon
1971
as Lung Ti / The White Dragon
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Sword
1971
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Magnificent Chivalry
1971
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Professional Killer
1971
as Lu He-Gang
MOVIE
The Gallant Duo
1971
as Yi Chun
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Brave and the Evil
1971
as Bai Sifeng
MOVIE★ 6.8
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
as Wang Kang
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Invincible Sword
1971
as Ling Yu Fong
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Chinese Boxer
1970
as Lei Ming
MOVIE★ 7.5
My Son
1970
as Yang Kuo-Liang
MOVIE★ 6.6
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1969
as Fang Gang
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Sword of Swords
1968
as Lin Jenshiau
MOVIE★ 6.4
Golden Swallow
1968
as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Assassin
1967
as Nie Zheng
MOVIE★ 6.9
The One-Armed Swordsman
1967
as Fang Kang
MOVIE★ 7.2
Asia-Pol
1967
as Yang Ming Xuan
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Sword and the Lute
1967
as Gui Wu
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Trail of the Broken Blade
1967
as Li Yue / Jiang Qi
MOVIE★ 7.0
Auntie Lan
1967
as He You-Wen
MOVIE
The Joy of Spring
1966
as Himself [cameo]
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Magnificent Trio
1966
as Lu Fang
MOVIE★ 7.0
Tiger Boy
1966
as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Twin Swords
1965
as Gui Wu
MOVIE★ 5.1
Temple of the Red Lotus
1965
as Gui Wu