Jimmy Wang Yu
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. 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."
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🎬 Movies
Soul
actor
2013
The Guillotines
actor
2012
Let's Go!
actor
2011
Dragon
actor
2011
A Century of Light and Shadow
actor
2005
The Dragon Man
actor
1997
Requital
actor
1992
Shogun and Little Kitchen
actor
1992
The Beheaded 1000
actor
1991
Island of Fire
actor
1990
Shanghai 13
actor
1984
Fantasy Mission Force
actor
1983
The Battle of Ku-Ning-Tou
actor
1980
Return of the Chinese Boxer
actor
1977
Return of the Chinese Boxer
director
1977
The Criminal
actor
1977
The Deadly Silver Spear
actor
1977
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
actor
1977
The Private Eyes
actor
1976
A Queen's Ransom
actor
1976
Killer Meteors
actor
1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine
actor
1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine
writer
1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine
director
1976
The One Armed Swordsmen
director
1976
The One Armed Swordsmen
actor
1976
Tiger & Crane Fists
director
1976
Tiger & Crane Fists
actor
1976
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
writer
1976
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
actor
1976
The Man from Hong Kong
actor
1975
My Wacky, Wacky World
actor
1975
The Great Hunter
actor
1975
Four Real Friends
director
1974
Four Real Friends
actor
1974
My Father, My Husband, My Son
actor
1974
The Tattooed Dragon
actor
1973
The Screaming Tiger
actor
1973
Knight Errant
actor
1973
A Man Called Tiger
actor
1973
One-Armed Boxer
writer
1972
One-Armed Boxer
actor
1972
One-Armed Boxer
director
1972
The Invincible
actor
1972
The Lion's Heart
actor
1972
Furious Slaughter
actor
1972
Fury of King Boxer
actor
1972
Rage of the Tiger
actor
1971