‘One-armed Swordsman’ Jimmy Wang Yu dies at 80

TAIPEI – Veteran Taiwanese 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 (April 5).

His death was announced by his eldest daughter, singer Linda Wong, on social media. Wong, 53, said she and her family will miss her father, who had been unwell in the last six years.

“We also believe that his handsome and heroic image as the one-armed swordsman will forever live in the history of films and the hearts of fans.”

Wong posted three photos of her father, including one of him in the 1969 movie Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman.

Born Wang Cheng-chuan, he joined the entertainment industry in 1963 and was selected in 1967 by director Chang Cheh, dubbed the godfather of Hong Kong swordfighting films, to play the lead role in One-Armed Swordsman.

The film broke the million-dollar box-office record for Shaw…