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Jimmy Wang Yu was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial arts actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He starred in One-Armed Swordsman, The Chinese Boxer, and other wuxia films, and was involved in organized crime and political controversies.
Apr 8, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu, once a superstar of multiple Asian martial arts genres, died on Tuesday. He was 79. News of his death in a Taipei hospital was posted on social media by Wang’s daughter Linda,...
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...
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 5, 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). His death was announced by...
Apr 7, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu: The Essential Martial Arts Movies. Before Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, there was Jimmy Wang Yu, the pioneering Kung Fu superstar who literally kickstarted the martial arts movie...
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 swimming champion in Hong Kong.
