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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.
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...
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.
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! ...more.
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Apr 5, 2022 · Taiwanese actor and filmmaker Jimmy Wang Yu, one of the biggest stars of martial arts cinema, died in a Taipei hospital on Tuesday. He was 79. Born in Shanghai, Wang moved to Hong Kong and...
Apr 8, 2022 · The veteran actor, who appeared in more than 60 martial arts films, passed away in a Taipei hospital at 79. He was a pioneer in the genre and influenced Bruce Lee, Jet Li and Jackie Chan.
