Wang joined Shaw Brothers Studio in 1963 as a stunt performer, and had his first acting role in the 1965 film Temple of the Red Lotus. For a time he served in the National Revolutionary Army, and was also a competitive swimmer and a car racing enthusiast. From a young age, he trained in karate, tai chi, Wudang quan and taijijian. 3.2 Tianchu Restaurant case and murder trialīorn Wang Zheng Quan (王正權) in Shanghai in 1943, Wang and his family moved to Hong Kong when he was still a child.He was a suspected member of the Bamboo Union triad, and was charged in the 1981 murder of several Four Seas Gang members, though he was acquitted due to a lack of evidence. Off-screen, Wang Yu was notorious for his temperamental personality and his links to organized crime. According to The New York Times, Wang was "the biggest star of Asian martial arts cinema until the emergence of Bruce Lee." At the height of his fame in the 1970s, he was the highest-paid martial arts actor in the world. Initially a contract player for Shaw Brothers, he rose to fame for his starring role in One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and its sequels, and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and wuxia cinema. Jimmy Wang Yu ( Chinese: 王羽 born Wang Zheng Quan 28 March 1943 – 5 April 2022) was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter.
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