Personal Info
Birthday
March 28, 1944
Place of Birth
Wuxi, China
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (10)
5.2
Return of the Chinese Boxer
Movie1977
6.7
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Movie1976
6.8
The One Armed Swordsmen
Movie1976
7.3
Tiger & Crane Fists
Movie1976
6.3
Four Real Friends
Movie1974
6.2
Beach of the War Gods
Movie1973
7.0
One-Armed Boxer
Movie1972
No Backdrop
7.0
The Sword
Movie1971
No Backdrop
6.5
The Brave and the Evil
Movie1971
6.2
The Chinese Boxer
Movie1970
Acting Filmography (88)
6.8
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Movie2019
6.1
Soul
Movie2013
5.6
The Guillotines
Movie2012
7.0
Let's Go!
Movie2011
6.9
Dragon
Movie2011
No Backdrop
0.0
A Century of Light and Shadow
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
0.0
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Movie2003
No Backdrop
6.2
Cinema of Vengeance
Movie1994
6.7
Dark Society in the East
Movie1993
No Backdrop
5.6
Requital
Movie1992
7.5
Shogun and Little Kitchen
Movie1992
7.6
The Beheaded 1000
Movie1991
6.3
Island of Fire
Movie1990
5.5
The Thundering Ninja
Movie1987
6.7
Millionaires' Express
Movie1986
No Backdrop
0.0
Clash of the Professionals
Movie1985
6.1
Shanghai 13
Movie1984
4.8
Fantasy Mission Force
Movie1983
No Backdrop
8.0
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
Movie1980
No Backdrop
0.0
Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
Movie1978
No Backdrop
0.0
Big Leap Forward
Movie1978
5.2
Return of the Chinese Boxer
Movie1977
No Backdrop
8.0
The Criminal
Movie1977
5.0
The Deadly Silver Spear
Movie1977
No Backdrop
6.0
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
Movie1977
No Backdrop
0.0
The Lantern Street
Movie1977
0.0
Revenge Of Kung Fu Mao
Movie1977
6.4
The Private Eyes
Movie1976
6.4
A Queen's Ransom
Movie1976
4.9
Killer Meteors
Movie1976
6.7
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Movie1976
6.8
The One Armed Swordsmen
Movie1976
5.7
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
Movie1976
7.3
Tiger & Crane Fists
Movie1976
No Backdrop
0.0
The Double Double Cross
Movie1975
6.7
The Man from Hong Kong
Movie1975
10.0
My Wacky, Wacky World
Movie1975
No Backdrop
6.9
The Great Hunter
Movie1975
No Backdrop
0.0
A Cookbook of Birth Control
Movie1975
6.3
Four Real Friends
Movie1974
No Backdrop
0.0
My Father, My Husband, My Son
Movie1974
8.5
The Tattooed Dragon
Movie1973
No Backdrop
6.7
Queen of Fist
Movie1973
6.3
The Screaming Tiger
Movie1973
No Backdrop
0.0
The Black Friday
Movie1973
No Backdrop
8.0
Fast Fists
Movie1973
No Backdrop
9.0
The Two Cavaliers
Movie1973
6.2
Beach of the War Gods
Movie1973
6.8
Seaman No. 7
Movie1973
5.2
Knight Errant
Movie1973
7.7
A Man Called Tiger
Movie1973
6.8
The Iron Man
Movie1973
No Backdrop
0.0
A Kiss to Remember
Movie1972
No Backdrop
0.0
The Gallant
Movie1972
7.0
One-Armed Boxer
Movie1972
No Backdrop
8.0
Iron Fist Adventure
Movie1972
6.0
The Invincible
Movie1972
6.0
The Lion's Heart
Movie1972
No Backdrop
6.0
The Rebel Boxer
Movie1972
3.5
Showdown
Movie1972
7.8
Furious Slaughter
Movie1972
6.7
Fury of King Boxer
Movie1972
No Backdrop
6.7
Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness
Movie1972
6.0
Rage of the Tiger
Movie1971
6.4
Blood of the Dragon
Movie1971
No Backdrop
7.0
The Sword
Movie1971
6.4
The Magnificent Chivalry
Movie1971
No Backdrop
7.0
The Professional Killer
Movie1971
No Backdrop
0.0
The Gallant Duo
Movie1971
No Backdrop
6.5
The Brave and the Evil
Movie1971
6.8
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Movie1971
6.0
The Invincible Sword
Movie1971
6.2
The Chinese Boxer
Movie1970
No Backdrop
7.5
My Son
Movie1970
6.6
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Movie1969
5.9
The Sword of Swords
Movie1968
6.4
Golden Swallow
Movie1968
6.4
The Assassin
Movie1967
6.9
The One-Armed Swordsman
Movie1967
7.2
Asia-Pol
Movie1967
5.9
The Sword and the Lute
Movie1967
6.0
The Trail of the Broken Blade
Movie1967
No Backdrop
7.0
Auntie Lan
Movie1967
No Backdrop
0.0
The Joy of Spring
Movie1966
6.5
The Magnificent Trio
Movie1966
7.0
Tiger Boy
Movie1966
5.6
The Twin Swords
Movie1965
5.0
Temple of the Red Lotus
Movie1965