Jimmy Wang Yu

    Jimmy Wang Yu

    March 28, 1944 (80 years old) in 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.

    Known For

    Island of FireIsland of Fire
    DragonDragon
    The One-Armed SwordsmanThe One-Armed Swordsman
    Master of the Flying GuillotineMaster of the Flying Guillotine
    Millionaires' ExpressMillionaires' Express

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