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James Wang Yu (28 March 1943 – 5 April 2022) 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 One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and its sequels, and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and wuxia cinema.
Apr 21, 2022 · By Richard Sandomir. Published April 21, 2022 Updated April 22, 2022. Jimmy Wang Yu, who in the 1960s, in movies like “The One-Armed Swordsman,” became the biggest star of Asian martial arts...
Apr 8, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu, the trailblazing martial artist who starred in classic Hong Kong movies Golden Swallow, One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer and paved the way for the likes of Jackie Chan...
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Apr 8, 2022 · Apr 8, 2022 1:38am PT. Jimmy Wang Yu, Pioneering Martial Artist and ‘One-Armed Swordsman’ Star, Dies at 79. By Vivienne Chow. Everett Collection. Jimmy Wang Yu, once a superstar of multiple...
Apr 7, 2022 · The actor, known for One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer, passed away in a Taipei hospital after battling an illness for six years. He was a pioneer of kung fu movies and a former swimming champion in Hong Kong.
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Apr 7, 2022 · April 6, 2022 5:45pm. Instagram. 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...
Jimmy Wang Yu was born on 28 March 1943 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor and producer, known for Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976), Dragon (2011) and Soul (2013). He was married to Jeanette Lin Tsui. He died on 5 April 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan.