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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksMovie | Self (archive footage) | 75 |
| 2013 | SoulMovie | Chuan's Father | 69 |
| 2012 | The GuillotinesMovie | Gonge | 68 |
| 2011 | Let's Go!Movie | Mr Hon Yu | 67 |
| 2011 | DragonMovie | The Master | 67 |
| 2005 | A Century of Light and ShadowSeries | Self | 61 |
| 2003 | The Master: Chang Cheh DocumentaryMovie | — | 59 |
| 1994 | Cinema of VengeanceMovie | Self (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1993 | Dark Society in the EastMovie | — | 49 |
| 1992 | Shogun and Little KitchenMovie | Mr Lin Chong Yun | 48 |
| 1992 | RequitalMovie | Wai's hired assassin | 48 |
| 1991 | The Beheaded 1000Movie | Executioner Ren De-Tie | 47 |
| 1990 | Island of FireMovie | Kui / Lucas | 46 |
| 1987 | The Thundering NinjaMovie | David Wong (archive footage) | 43 |
| 1986 | Millionaires' ExpressMovie | Master Wong | 42 |
| 1984 | Shanghai 13Movie | Black Hat | 40 |
| 1983 | Fantasy Mission ForceMovie | Captain Don Wen | 39 |
| 1980 | The Battle of Ku-Ning-TouMovie | — | 36 |
| 1978 | Boxer, Lover, LawyerMovie | Zhenghan | 34 |
| 1977 | Revenge Of Kung Fu MaoMovie | Mayor | 33 |
| 1977 | Return of the Chinese BoxerMovie | Sau Bai-Lung | 33 |
| 1977 | The Deadly Silver SpearMovie | — | 33 |
| 1977 | The Lantern StreetMovie | — | 33 |
| 1976 | A Queen's RansomMovie | Jimmy | 32 |
| 1976 | Master of the Flying GuillotineMovie | Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer | 32 |
| 1976 | The Private EyesMovie | Actor in Theatre Movie | 32 |
| 1976 | Killer MeteorsMovie | Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her | 32 |
| 1976 | One Armed Swordsman Against Nine KillersMovie | Liu Ching Wu/Liu Yi Su | 32 |
| 1976 | Tiger & Crane FistsMovie | Ching Sing Chang | 32 |
| 1976 | The One Armed SwordsmenMovie | Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman | 32 |
| 1975 | The Man from Hong KongMovie | Fang | 31 |
| 1975 | My Wacky, Wacky WorldMovie | Fake villager | 31 |
| 1975 | The Double Double CrossMovie | Black suit | 31 |
| 1975 | The Great HunterMovie | Captain Wu | 31 |
| 1974 | Four Real FriendsMovie | Hsiao Pao | 30 |
| 1974 | My Father, My Husband, My SonMovie | — | 30 |
| 1973 | Queen of FistMovie | Ma Yung-Chen | 29 |
| 1973 | A Man Called TigerMovie | Chin Fu | 29 |
| 1973 | The Screaming TigerMovie | Ma Tai Yung | 29 |
| 1973 | Knight ErrantMovie | Lin Hao-Shan | 29 |
| 1973 | Beach of the War GodsMovie | Hsiao Feng | 29 |
| 1973 | Seaman No. 7Movie | Wang Hai-Lung | 29 |
| 1973 | The Black FridayMovie | Chen Ah Kwang | 29 |
| 1973 | Fast FistsMovie | Hong Ching-Pau/Red Lantern | 29 |
| 1972 | The Lion's HeartMovie | — | 28 |
| 1972 | The GallantMovie | The Gallant | 28 |
| 1972 | Fury of King BoxerMovie | — | 28 |
| 1972 | The Rebel BoxerMovie | — | 28 |
| 1972 | One-Armed BoxerMovie | Yu Tien-Lung | 28 |
| 1972 | Furious SlaughterMovie | Ma Yung Shen | 28 |
| 1972 | The InvincibleMovie | — | 28 |
| 1971 | The Invincible SwordMovie | Ling Yu Fong | 27 |
| 1971 | Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanMovie | Wang Kang | 27 |
| 1971 | The Brave and the EvilMovie | Bai Sifeng | 27 |
| 1971 | The Magnificent ChivalryMovie | — | 27 |
| 1971 | Blood of the DragonMovie | Lung Ti / The White Dragon | 27 |
| 1971 | The Professional KillerMovie | Lu He-Gang | 27 |
| 1971 | Rage of the TigerMovie | Tiger Wong | 27 |
| 1970 | The Chinese BoxerMovie | Lei Ming | 26 |
| 1970 | My SonMovie | Yang Kuo-Liang | 26 |
| 1969 | Return of the One-Armed SwordsmanMovie | Fang Gang | 25 |
| 1968 | Golden SwallowMovie | Silver Roc Xiao Pang | 24 |
| 1968 | The Sword of SwordsMovie | Lin Jenshiau | 24 |
| 1967 | The One-Armed SwordsmanMovie | Fang Kang | 23 |
| 1967 | The Trail of the Broken BladeMovie | Li Yue / Jiang Qi | 23 |
| 1967 | The AssassinMovie | Nie Zheng | 23 |
| 1967 | The Sword and the LuteMovie | Gui Wu | 23 |
| 1967 | Auntie LanMovie | He You-Wen | 23 |
| 1967 | Asia-PolMovie | Yang Ming Xuan | 23 |
| 1966 | The Magnificent TrioMovie | Lu Fang | 22 |
| 1966 | Tiger BoyMovie | Lei Hu (Tiger Boy) | 22 |
| 1966 | The Joy of SpringMovie | Himself [cameo] | 22 |
| 1965 | Temple of the Red LotusMovie | Gui Wu | 21 |
| 1965 | The Twin SwordsMovie | Gui Wu | 21 |