Jimmy Wang Yu

Acting

Jimmy Wang Yu

Born March 28, 1944 · Wuxi, China

Died April 5, 2022 · aged 78

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 f…

Known For

Millionaires' ExpressMillionaires' Express · 1986
Millionaires' Express
6.71986
MovieActionComedy
What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.
DragonDragon · 2011
Dragon
6.92011
MovieDramaAction
A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.
Island of FireIsland of Fire · 1990
Island of Fire
6.31990
MovieActionCrime
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Heart of DragonHeart of Dragon · 1985
Heart of Dragon
7.01985
MovieActionComedy
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.
The One-Armed SwordsmanThe One-Armed Swordsman · 1967
The One-Armed Swordsman
6.91967
MovieActionDrama
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
The Private EyesThe Private Eyes · 1976
The Private Eyes
6.41976
MovieComedyThriller
The kingpin of the Manix Private Detective Agency and his fellow detective solve cases together.
The Man from Hong KongThe Man from Hong Kong · 1975
The Man from Hong Kong
6.61975
MovieActionCrime
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.
Tiger BoyTiger Boy · 1966
Tiger Boy
7.01966
MovieAction
Tiger Boy, an itinerant young knight-errant bent on revenge for his father's death 15 years earlier rescues a young maiden after her brother is killed protecting her from the advances of a band of bandits. While the heroes escape the band's clutches and seek refuge in the forest, Tiger Boy discovers that her perpetrators are led by the son of his father's killer who also has a yen for the maiden. As fate would have it, she instead falls in love with our hero who pledges to return to her after vanquishing all his enemies. To accomplish this, he sets out to singlehandedly crash a large birthday party held in his father's killer's honor. Meanwhile, Tiger Boy's chivalric quest is complicated when the maiden also sets out after him straight into peril in the enemy's own stronghold.

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Tiger BoyTiger Boy · 1966
Tiger Boy
7.01966
MovieAction
Tiger Boy, an itinerant young knight-errant bent on revenge for his father's death 15 years earlier rescues a young maiden after her brother is killed protecting her from the advances of a band of bandits. While the heroes escape the band's clutches and seek refuge in the forest, Tiger Boy discovers that her perpetrators are led by the son of his father's killer who also has a yen for the maiden. As fate would have it, she instead falls in love with our hero who pledges to return to her after vanquishing all his enemies. To accomplish this, he sets out to singlehandedly crash a large birthday party held in his father's killer's honor. Meanwhile, Tiger Boy's chivalric quest is complicated when the maiden also sets out after him straight into peril in the enemy's own stronghold.

Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)