How did Jimmy Wang Yu die: Jimmy Wang Yu, a veteran Taiwanese actor and one of martial arts cinema’s greatest legends, died peacefully at the age of 80.
Who was Jimmy Wang Yu?
Wang Yu, who began his career in show business in 1963, rose to stardom after appearing in the 1967 martial arts film One-Armed Swordsman. Over a two-decade period, he appeared in approximately 70 films and went into business in his later years.
In 2011, he made a return with Peter Chen’s martial arts film Wu Xia, but he later suffered a stroke, which rendered the left side of his body paralyzed.
Following his recovery, he returned to acting, winning Best Actor at the Taipei Film Awards in 2013 for his performance in Soul. At the 2019 Golden Horse Awards, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Cause of death
Wang Yu, who suffered his second stroke in 2016, died peacefully in his sleep this morning (Apr 5) at Cheng Hsin General Hospital in Taipei at the age of 80.
How did Jimmy Wang Yu die: Wang Yu suffered a minor stroke in 2011. He had a second stroke in Bangkok in 2016, when he fainted at the airport and had to be rushed to the hospital for two emergency brain surgeries. That same year, he returned to Taiwan via medical plane and was hospitalized for five years.
He was finally discharged in 2021, but his second daughter Carol, who was his primary caregiver, said he still needed physiotherapy.
Wang Yu is survived by three daughters, Linda, Carol, and Maria, the latter of whom is not in the entertainment industry.
An official statement by her Daughter
In an online statement, Jimmy Wang Yu’s daughter confirmed his death.
‘With great sadness, I inform everyone that our beloved father, Mr. Wang Yu, who battled the demon of disease for the last six years, passed away peacefully this morning of April 5 at Taipei Cheng Hsin Hospital,’ the statement reads. He was eighty years old.’
“My father was devoted to his friends and valued their friendship.” He is an upright and chivalrous person on and off-screen, and his life was brilliant. My father will always be missed by my family. “We also believe that his handsome one-armed swordsman hero image will live on in film history and the hearts of fans forever,”.
Jimmy Wang Yu’s untimely death has devastated and shattered his family, friends, and loved ones.
Condolence
RIP to the formative star and filmmaker Jimmy Wang Yu. Writing the liner notes essay for this blu gave me a chance to think about his style and legacy, for which I’m grateful.
Jimmy Wang Yu (also known as Jimmy Wong), the legendary actor in Hong Kong martial arts films, who was greatly loved as a ‘one-armed swordsman’, has passed away. The Busan International Film Festival shares sorrow with those who remember him. May the soul rest in peace.
Hats off to Jimmy Wang Yu – I know he is more famously known as the One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer… but he’ll always be the Man From #HongKong for me.
RIP to martial arts cinema great Jimmy Wang Yu, who convinced Lo Wei not to have Jackie Chan murdered in 1979 — the peacemaker with the fists of fury, a god forever
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Currently watching THE KILLER METEORS and went to check something about him then learnt of his passing. This is quite sad. Thanks for the memories Jimmy. We’ll really miss you.