Jimmy Wang Yu passed away

2022 - 4 - 5

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“The One-Armed Swordsman” Jimmy Wang Yu Passed Away At 80 (Hype.MY)

Martial arts enthusiasts everywhere are currently mourning as they have just lost another star. This particular legend was best known for his work in the ...

In 2016, the actor disappeared from the outside world to recuperate and his daughter had politely explained that Jimmy did not want to be disturbed. In fact, he and Taiwanese actor Ko Chun-hsiung (柯俊雄) established a union for the industry’s martial artists and stunt doubles. Some state that the actor had ties to the Triads. There were also rumours that he once stepped in to rescue fellow martial artist Jacky Chan (成龍) from a mess involving the Triads. However, regardless of his past, he still loved movies. Although Jimmy started his career in 1963, his role in “The One-Armed Swordsman” in 1967 had been the springboard which kickstarted his popularity. Many had been impressed and captivated with the ease Jimmy handled fights in the movie with only his left hand. She went on to add that he had passed away at the age of 80.

'One-armed Swordsman' Jimmy Wang Yu dies at 80 (The Straits Times)

TAIPEI - Taiwanese veteran actor Jimmy Wang Yu, best known for playing the "one-armed swordsman" in the 1967 movie of the same name, died at 80 on Tuesday ...

Wong, 53, said she and her family will miss her father, who had been unwell in the last six years. The film led to two sequels - the 1969 movie starring Wang and The New One-Armed Swordsman in 1971, which stars John Chiang and Ti Lung. The film broke the million-dollar box-office record for Shaw Brothers and earned Chang the title of "Million-Dollar Box-Office Director". Chang died at 79 in 2002.

The 10 best films of martial arts star Jimmy Wang Yu, who has died ... (South China Morning Post)

The biggest action star in Asian cinema in the 1960s, Jimmy Wang Yu's success in films such as One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer paved the way for ...

'One-Armed Swordsman' star Jimmy Wang Yu died (Hong Kong Standard)

Jimmy Wang Yu, once the highest paid kung fu star in Hong Kong, has died at the age of 80 in Taipei, his daughter and singer Linda Wong Hing...

Following the popularity of Kung Fu derived from late star Bruce Lee in the 1970s, he went to Taiwan and Japan to develop his career. After suffering his first stroke in 2011, he made a recovery and returned to acting. On and off screen, he was an upright and chivalrous person, and his life was brilliant. Another Kung Fu superstar Jackie Chan also paid tribute to Wang on social media. Wong said she flew from Hong Kong to Taipei every month to see her father and treated each visit as the last goodbye before the pandemic. But since the pandemic broke out in December, she has been talking to him only though video phone calls.

Veteran Taiwanese martial arts actor Jimmy Wang dies at 79 - Focus ... (Focus Taiwan News Channel)

Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Taiwanese actor and film director Jimmy Wang (王羽), who was one of the top draws in martial art films in the 1960s and 1970s, ...

For many fans like me, he represents the vibe of a certain era. In 2019, the Golden Horse Film Festival honored the veteran actor with a Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented by renowned Taiwanese-American director Ang Lee (李安) to Carol Wong (王加露), who accepted the award on behalf of her hospitalized father. He started his acting career in Hong Kong before emigrating to Taiwan in the 1970s and appeared in more than 60 martial arts films, many of which were considered vintage.

Wang Yu loses bout with ill health (Hong Kong Standard)

Stacy Shi Kung fu movie star Jimmy Wang Yu has died at the age of 80 in Taipei, his daughter singer Linda Wong Hing-ping said. Wang,who pro...

In the wake of the kung fu golden age that got a kick from Bruce Lee in the 1970s, he went to Taiwan and Japan to further his career. He won best actor for his performance in Soul at the Taipei Film Awards in 2013. On and off screen, he was an upright and chivalrous person, and his life was brilliant. But since the fifth wave of the Covid pandemic here broke out in December, she has been talking to him only on video calls. Although she and her family had been geared psychologically for Wang's passing for nearly a week, they were still heartbroken but found acceptance in the fact that his departure marked relief for him from poor health. He had to undergo two brain surgeries subsequently.