Director

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 240174

IMDb ID: nm0910979

Known for: Acting

Born: July 14, 1949

Age: 76

Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2003

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 6.76

Wikidata: Q7967550

Also known as

Lung-Wei Huang • Johnny Wang • Lung Wang • Wong Lung Wei • Lung Wei Wang • 王龙威 • 王龍威 • Wong Lung-Wai

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Director (9)Stunt Coordinator (1)

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Biography

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (王龙威) (born July 14, 1949), also known as Johnny Wang, is Hong Kong martial artist, 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.