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."
Movies (39)
- Island of Fire (1990)
- Dragon (2011)
- The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
- Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
- Fantasy Mission Force (1983)
- The Guillotines (2012)
- Requital (1992)
- The Private Eyes (1976)
- Golden Swallow (1968)
- Killer Meteors (1976)
- Shanghai 13 (1984)
- One-Armed Boxer (1972)
- One-Armed Boxer (1972)
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
- The Beheaded 1000 (1991)
- The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
- A Queen's Ransom (1976)
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
- The Sword of Swords (1968)
- The Assassin (1967)
- Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
- Return of the Chinese Boxer (1977)
- Return of the Chinese Boxer (1977)
- The Magnificent Trio (1966)
- Let's Go! (2011)
- The Joy of Spring (1966)
- Four Real Friends (1974)
- Four Real Friends (1974)
- The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)