Vic Diaz
Acting
Biography
One of the Philippines most popular character actors. Known for his many mirthful yet villainous roles.
Born: January 1, 1932
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Known For
Sudden Death
When Ed Neilson's entire family is viciously murdered, he pleads with retired CIA operative Duke Smith (Robert Conrad) to investigate. He refuses, but relents after Neilson too meets an explosive death. Deception, international intrigue and a ruthless "syndicate of businessmen" intent on raping a South Pacific Islands nation of its resources keep the pace fast.
Whiteforce
Johnny Quinn has been set up by a drug lord and must find a way to clear his name before the bad guys and his own agency put him in the ground.
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
The Longest Hundred Miles
During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, an assorted group of refugees, including an American soldier, an Army nurse, a priest and a group of local children, try to make their getaway aboard a rattletrap, creaky bus.
Savage!
Low-budget adventure starring former baseball star James Iglehart as Savage, who is kidnapped by South American rebels. After a time, he sees their position and is joined by a female commando squad in battling the repressive government officials.
Target Sparrow Unit
Young idealists form the liquidation squad of the left known as the Sparrow Unit, summarily executing the perceived enemies of the people until they are cornered and eventually defeated by government. The Sparrow Unit derived their name from sparrows, birds that can adapt in any environment.
The Ravagers
A story about a Filipino guerilla Sargent who was tasked to ambush a company of Japanese soldiers staying at a convent.
The Children of An Lac
Based on the true story of film actress Ina Balin and her efforts with American Red Cross volunteer Betty Tisdale, as well as a compassionate Vietnamese woman running a Saigon orphanage, to rescue as many children as possible and fly them out of the country before South Vietnam's fall in the spring of 1975 through the An Lac baby-lift.
Eye of the Eagle
"The Lost Command," a bunch of notorious renegades, terrorize South Vietnam, forcing Sgt. Zack Skinner, HQ's best man to hunt down the Command to stop its killing spree.
Cordillera
DESTROY THIS MAN and a fortune in diamonds is yours. A Filipino version of 1964's FLIGHT TO FURY, filmed back-to-back with that film.
Filmography
as Self
as Old Naguchi
as Tiyong
as Mr. Wong
as Gruta
as Colonel Shan
as Warden Chen
as Warden Acosta
as Armed Forces Officer on Train (uncredited)
as Detective
as Bill Akida
as Mr. Frisco Tabiante
as Martinez
as Huan To
as Bill Akida
as Bone
as Col. Trang
as Tokuda
as Kanor
as Romy De Gracia
as Mr. Buenaventura
as Monk
as Grip
as Dr. Tran Van Binh
as Kempei
as Pavo
as Carnival barker
as Sanchez
as Alok Lee
as Kulik
as Señor Gruva
as Mr Kapunan
as Police Lieutenant
as One-Eye
as Manuel the Barracuda
as Minister of Defense
as Lapu-Lapu
as Enriquez
as Vic Cheng
as Maj. Kuramoto
as Carlos Ching
as Mondo Diaz
as Rocco
as Japanese Soldier / Lope
as Inspector Miguel Ramos
as Satan
as Diem-Nuc
as Jesus Jimenez Riley
as Ah Song
as Sokuri
as Smuggler
as Japanese General (uncredited)
as Nakamura
as Cruz
as Voice of Priest / Narrator (uncredited, unconfirmed)
as Salek
as Victor Lorgren
as Casimir O'Hara
as Diaz
as Second Story
as Leonides
as Julio
as Japanese General