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Hong Kong action cinema actor, choreographer, and director
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Male
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Birth:
14 July 1949
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Biography
Introduction
Wang Lung Wei (王龙威) (born 1947), also known as Johnny Wang, is a Chinese actor, director, producer, and action choreographer, who has starred in over 80 kung fu films, mainly for Shaw Brothers Studios. Wang's first Shaw Brothers film role was as the traitor Ma Fu Yi in the Chang Cheh-directed film Five Shaolin Masters. This became a pattern, in that he was cast as the villain in the majority of his movies, with Martial Club being a famous exception. In 1985, Wang moved behind the camera, choreographing fight scenes, writing, and directing many movies such as Hong Kong Godfather. He has recently retired from the industry.
Filmography
- Vengeful Beauty (1978)
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
- Shaolin Temple (1976)
- Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
- The Avenging Eagle (1978)
- Crippled Avengers (1978)
- Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
- Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1979)
- Clan of the White Lotus (1980)
- Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
- My Young Auntie (1981)
- Martial Club (1981)
- My Rebellious Son (1982)
- Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)