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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 ...
Apr 21, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu, who in the 1960s, in movies like “The One-Armed Swordsman,” became the biggest star of Asian martial arts cinema until the emergence of Bruce Lee, died on April 5 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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 and...
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.
Apr 6, 2022 · TAIPEI - Veteran Taiwanese actor Jimmy Wang Yu, best known for playing the "one-armed swordsman" in the 1967 movie of the same name, died at 80 on Tuesday (April 5).
Apr 8, 2022 · Wang was a Hong Kong and Taiwan film legend who appeared in more than 60 martial arts films, including "The One-Armed Swordsman" and "Dragon". He also wrote, directed and produced films, and received several awards and nominations.
Apr 7, 2022 · The Taiwanese actor was one of the biggest stars of martial arts cinema in Hong Kong and Asia. He starred in One-Armed Swordsman, One-Armed Boxer and The Man From Hong Kong, among others.
