Jimmy Wang Yu
Chinese-Taiwanese actor and filmmaker (1943-2022) · Taiwan · On the map · Actors · Died at 79
Jimmy Wang Yu was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Initially a contract player for Shaw Brothers, he rose to fame for his starring role in The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and its sequels, and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and wuxia cinema.
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksFilm2012
The GuillotinesFilm, Gonge2005
A Century of Light and ShadowSeries1997
Eighteen SpringsFilm, Producer1994
Cinema of VengeanceFilm1991
Island of FireFilm, Producer1984
Shanghai 13Film, Black Hat1977
Return of the Chinese BoxerFilm, Director, Producer1976
Killer MeteorsFilm, Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her1974
Four Real FriendsFilm, Director1972
One-Armed BoxerFilm, Director, Writer1970
The Chinese BoxerFilm, Director, Writer1969
Return of the One-Armed SwordsmanFilm, Fang Gang1967
The AssassinFilm, Nie Zheng1965
Temple of the Red LotusFilm, Gui Wu1943Born28 March 1943People around Jimmy
Raymond Chow Produced Dragons Forever (1988)
Chang Cheh Directed The One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Runme Shaw Produced The One-Armed Swordsman (1974)
Lau Kar-wing Also in Dragons Forever (1988)
Chien Lung Directed Queen of Fist (1974)
Chiao Chiao Also in The One-Armed Swordsman (1974)- Lau Kar-leung Also in The Twin Swords and The Magnificent Trio
Tong Gai Also in Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
Chang Yi Also in Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Jackie Chan Jimmy produced Island of Fire (1990)
Sammo Hung Directed Dragons Forever (1988)- Lo Wei Directed Killer Meteors and A Man Called Tiger
Ni Kuang Wrote The One-Armed Swordsman (1974)
Tien Feng Also in Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
Chan Hung-lit Also in Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
Phillip Ko Also in Dragons Forever and Killer Meteors- Lo Lieh Also in The Magnificent Trio and Tiger Boy
Ko Chun-hsiung Also in Attack Force Z and Island of Fire
Kao Pao-shu Directed Blood of the Dragon (1977)
Blackie Ko Also in One-Armed Boxer (1972)
Ivy Ling Po Also in Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
Kimiyoshi Yasuda Directed Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Ku Feng Also in The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Huang Tsung Hsing Also in The Assassin and The One-Armed Swordsman
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One-Armed Boxer 1972
Dragon 2011
The One-Armed Swordsman 1967
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks 2019
Millionaires' Express 1986
Filmography 40
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Television 1
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At the height of his fame in the 1970s, he was the highest-paid martial arts actor in the world. According to The New York Times, Wang was "the biggest star of Asian martial arts cinema until the emergence of Bruce Lee."
