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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 The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and its sequels, and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and wuxia cinema.
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 · 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.
In this special episode we say farewell to one of Hong Kong Cinema's greatest and most legendary icon's, the original Kung Fu megastar who was Jimmy Wang Yu!...
Apr 8, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu, Pioneering Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema Star, Dies at 79. A wuxia icon, Wang was a breakout star for Shaw Brothers Studio, starring in classic films such as 'One-Armed Swordsman ...
Apr 5, 2022 · Action movie star Jimmy Wang Yu, who has died, aged 79, pictured in 1968. The biggest martial arts film actor of his day, he struggled to make movies after breaking his contract with Shaw Brothers ...
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 6, 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 ...
Apr 11, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu was a Taiwanese actor who starred in classic martial arts movies including “One-Armed Swordsman” and “The Chinese Boxer.” Died: April 5, 2022 ( Who else died on April 5?
Apr 5, 2022 · Born March 28, 1943, Wang Yu was a Taiwanese actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Wang rose to fame in 1967 with his starring role in One-Armed Swordsman, a martial arts film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and The Chinese Boxer.
