- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Asian Steve McQueen
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Jimmy Wang Yu was born on March 28, 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 April 5, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- SpouseJeanette Lin Tsui(1969 - 1975) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- Made his directing debut and acted in "The Chinese Boxer" ('Long hu dou (1970)') (his last film with Shaw), the first real kung fu movie (non-swords, only bare hand and kicks fighting), a new genre in HK action movies. It become a new box office success and paved the way for the future Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan for such a genre.
- In 1981, Wang was charged with murder in Taiwan, but was freed due to lack of evidence.
- After "The Chinese Boxer" ('Long hu dou (1970)'), he broke his contract with Shaw (HK) and went over to Taiwan where he acted and directed most of his movies there, mostly for Golden Harvest (which later produced Bruce Lee) and independent companies. Despite that he lost his legal battle and was banned from making films in HK, he gained more fame and fortune as an independent. Unfortunately most of those films are not available now. Most of those with Shaw Brothers were released recently.
- In 2014 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF).
- His films set new box office records in Hong Kong for four consecutive years, a record no one ever had until today in Hong Kong and possibly in other countries too. One-Armed Swordsman (1967), The Golden Swallow (1968), Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) and The Chinese Boxer (Hammer of God, 1970).
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