Portrait of Jimmy Wang Yu

Acting

Jimmy Wang Yu

Career

Active from 1965 to 2013, with a break from 1993 to 2010, busiest in 1973 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for One-Armed Boxer
One-Armed Boxer
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jimmy Wang Yu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 17
  • Revenge 12
  • Wuxia 9
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Action-Packed 5
  • Kung Fu Action 5
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Swordplay 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Revenge Story 4
  • Classic Kung Fu 3
  • Action 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles Β· average score 54
Soul
Soul (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

as Chuan's Father

The Guillotines
The Guillotines (2012)
GoodWatch score 30

as Gonge

Dragon
Dragon (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Master

Let's Go!
Let's Go! (2011)

as Mr Hon Yu

1990s

7 titles Β· average score 60
Eighteen Springs
Eighteen Springs (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

Stand Behind the Yellow Line
Stand Behind the Yellow Line (1997)

Producer

Shogun and Little Kitchen
Shogun and Little Kitchen (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr Lin Chong Yun

Requital
Requital (1992)

as Wai's hired assassin

Island of Fire
Island of Fire (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kui / Lucas

The Beheaded 1000
The Beheaded 1000 (1991)

as 蒁德泰

The Tantana
The Tantana (1991)

Producer

1980s

5 titles Β· average score 62
The Thundering Ninja
The Thundering Ninja (1987)

as David Wong (archive footage)

Millionaires' Express
Millionaires' Express (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Master Wong

Heart of Dragon
Heart of Dragon (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

Presenter

Shanghai 13
Shanghai 13 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

as Black Hat

Fantasy Mission Force
Fantasy Mission Force (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as Captain Don Wen

1970s

40 titles Β· average score 62
Return of the Chinese Boxer
Return of the Chinese Boxer (1977)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sau Bai-Lung

Master of the Flying Guillotine
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

as Liu Ti Lung / The One-Armed Boxer

Killer Meteors
Killer Meteors (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

as Killer Meteor Mei Sin Her

Tiger & Crane Fists
Tiger & Crane Fists (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ching Sing Chang

The One Armed Swordsmen
The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fong Ping / One-armed Swordsman

A Queen's Ransom
A Queen's Ransom (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jimmy

The Man from Hong Kong
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

as Fang

Beach of the War Gods
Beach of the War Gods (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hsiao Feng

The Screaming Tiger
The Screaming Tiger (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ma Tai Yung

One-Armed Boxer
One-Armed Boxer (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yu Tien-Lung

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Wang Kang

The Chinese Boxer
The Chinese Boxer (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lei Ming

1960s

13 titles Β· average score 64
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Fang Gang

Golden Swallow
Golden Swallow (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Silver Roc Xiao Pang

The Sword of Swords
The Sword of Swords (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lin Jenshiau

The One-Armed Swordsman
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fang Kang

The Assassin
The Assassin (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nie Zheng

The Trail of the Broken Blade
The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as Li Yue / Jiang Qi

The Sword and the Lute
The Sword and the Lute (1967)

as Gui Wu

Asia-Pol
Asia-Pol (1967)

as Yang Ming Xuan

Tiger Boy
Tiger Boy (1966)

as Lei Hu (Tiger Boy)

The Magnificent Trio
The Magnificent Trio (1966)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lu Fang

Temple of the Red Lotus
Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gui Wu

The Twin Swords
The Twin Swords (1965)

as Gui Wu