Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
March 28, 1944
Died
April 5, 2022 (78 years old)
Wuxi, China
Also Known As
- Yu Wang
- Wang Zhengquan
- Wong Yu-lung
- Wang Yue
- 王羽
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
Acting
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
Soul
2013
The Guillotines
2012
Dragon
2011
Island of Fire
1990
Millionaires' Express
1986
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
Return of the Chinese Boxer
1977
The Private Eyes
1976
Killer Meteors
1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine
1976
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
Beach of the War Gods
1973
One-Armed Boxer
1972
Blood of the Dragon
1971
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
The Chinese Boxer
1970
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1969
Golden Swallow
1968
The Assassin
1967
The One-Armed Swordsman
1967
The Magnificent Trio
1966
Crew
Eighteen Springs
Producer
1997
Island of Fire
Executive Producer
1990
Heart of Dragon
Presenter
1985
Return of the Chinese Boxer
Director, Producer
1977
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Director, Writer
1976
The Man from Hong Kong
Second Unit Director
1975
Beach of the War Gods
Director, Writer
1973
One-Armed Boxer
Director, Writer
1972
The Chinese Boxer
Director, Screenplay
1970