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Apr 7, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu, a Taiwanese actor who was once one of the biggest stars of martial arts cinema, died Tuesday in a Taipei hospital from an undisclosed illness he battled for six years. He was 79 and ...
Wang Yu, also known as "Jimmy Wang" or "Jimmy Wang Yu" (Chinese: 王羽; born Wáng Zhèngquán; 28 March 1943 – 5 April 2022), was a Taiwanese actor, movie director, producer, and screenwriter. He first became famous in 1967 with his starring role in One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer (1970).
Apr 7, 2022 · Taiwanese martial-arts film star Jimmy Wang Yu. died on April 5 at a hospital in Taipei, his daughter, Linda Wong announced on Instagram. ‘With utmost sorrow, I inform everyone that our beloved ...
Jun 4, 2022 · The only actor in the martial arts movie industry whom Lee considered a rival in any sense was Jimmy Wang Yu. Wang Yu, who passed away in April 2022, was once one of the biggest stars in the martial arts movie industry. Wang Yu was a leading man in Hong Kong action movies long before Bruce Lee burst onto the scene in 1971’s The Big Boss.
Richa Liz Mathew. Jimmy Wang Yu, star of the 1967 martial arts film, One-Armed Swordsman, died on Tuesday (Apr 5). He was 80. His eldest daughter, Linda Wong, announced the news on social media, writing that her father had died that morning at a hospital in Taipei. "My father was loyal and valued his friends,” wrote Linda Wong, who is a singer.
Apr 5, 2022 · Veteran Taiwanese actor Jimmy Wang Yu, best known for playing the one-armed swordsman in the 1967 movie of the same name, has died at 80.. His eldest daughter, singer Linda Wong, announced the sad news on Facebook, saying Wang Yu, who suffered his second stroke in 2016, passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning (Apr 5) at Cheng Hsin General Hospital in Taipei.
