Personal Info
Birth date
1932-01-01 (93 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Manila, Philippines
Also known as
-Vic Diaz
Biography
One of the Philippines most popular character actors. Known for his many mirthful yet villainous roles.
Filmography
The Big Bird Cage
5.69
Overview:
Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical maw.Project: Kill
4.6
Overview:
A former government assassin flees a mind-control program in the Philippines, pursued by his ex-partner, the local police and Asian gangsters.The Beast of the Yellow Night
3.5
Overview:
Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).Equalizer 2000
3.9
Overview:
In a bleak, postnuclear future world, warring factions struggle to claim the Equalizer 2000, the one weapon powerful enough to guarantee survival.Bloodfist
4.45
Overview:
To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of the ring. But the weapons are always the same: bare fists, bare feet. And the rules never change: last man standing wins.Savage!
6
Overview:
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.Beyond Atlantis
3.7
Overview:
A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure.Black Mama, White Mama
5.406
Overview:
When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.Vampire Hookers
3.611
Overview:
A sinister vampire sends out a horde of undead beauties to bring back victims for his dinner.Death Force
5
Overview:
James Iglehart is Doug Russell, an American who steals a shipment of gold in the Philippines with two Vietnam War buddies, who cut his throat and throw him overboard. Russell washes ashore an island inhabited by two Japanese soldiers stranded there since World War II. They nurse him back to health and he is taught martial arts and the art of the samurai. Back in the States, his treacherous pals, Marelli and Maghee, use their loot and viciousness to muscle their way into Los Angels mafia turf.Machete Maidens Unleashed!
6.694
Overview:
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.Wonder Women
4.551
Overview:
Dr. Tsu is a brilliant surgeon with her own exotic island off the coast of Manila. Using her sexy, all-girl army of martial-arts experts, Tsu kidnaps some of the world's greatest athletes. She is able to transplant any body part, so she uses the athletes for spare parts to sell to the world's richest men. Mike Harber is a womanizing, wise-cracking insurance investigator for Lloyd's of London sent to Manila to investigate the disappearance of a jai-alai player, and becomes involved with Dr. Tsu's mad mission.Silk
4.575
Overview:
Silk, the toughest cop in Honolulu, busts small time smugglers only to reveal a larger syndicate smuggling Asian mobsters into the States by buying the identities of Hawaiian citizens.The Losers
4.9
Overview:
Some bikers are hired by the CIA during the Vietnam War to rescue a captured agent from the clutches of the Red Chinese army. After a round of drinking, fighting, and whoring around, the cycle gang, led by Big Bill Smith, fix up their Yamahas with machine guns, grenades and armor plating, and storm the enemy camp.Sudden Death
8
Overview:
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.The Day of the Trumpet
5
Overview:
An American cavalry brigade is sent to occupy a small Filipino village in 1902 and quell guerilla resistance in the surrounding jungle. Working with the people to build roads, schools, and bridges, they prove that the most important thing an army can have is "good will and integrity."Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
3.286
Overview:
King Lim is the oppressive ruler of a country on the verge of revolution. The CIA arranges a fake assassination to get him safely out of the country, but his daughter is captured in the ensuing melee and sent to The Rock, an island penitentiary known for its harshness. Agent Amanda commits a local crime in order to infiltrate the prison and rescue Princess Marga. Within, she predictably encounters official corruption, shifting allegiances, and a sleazy warden that make her task more challenging.Savage Sisters
4.4
Overview:
A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.American Guerrilla in the Philippines
5.469
Overview:
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2001.Patayin Si… Mediavillo
NYR
Overview:
Police officer Mediavillo finds himself pursued by multiple assassins instigated by a prominent businessman, who happens to be the brother of the drug dealer accidentally died on the hand of Mediavillo.La Vida Rosa
5
Overview:
Crime does not pay, so the adage goes. But feisty and outspoken Rosa (Rosanna Roces)--however sharp-witted--does not know any better. Doggedly out for bigger money, she is quick to rebuff even her lover Dado's (Diether Ocampo) pitch for a new life. What will they risk to succeed? What will they give to taste the sweet pleasure of living peacefully and not running away from law and the syndicate anymore? Will their love for each other endure in the end?Night of the Cobra Woman
3.8
Overview:
After being bitten by a cobra in the Philipines, Lena can turn herself into a snake and she stops aging. The curse comes with a price. The priestess Lena must consume cobra venom and vital young men to stay young.Raw Force
5.4
Overview:
A group of martial arts students are en route to an island that supposedly is home to the ghosts of martial artists who have lost their honor. A Hitler lookalike and his gang are running a female slavery operation on the island as well. Soon, the two groups meet and all sorts of crazy things happen which include cannibal monks, piranhas, zombies, and more!The Thirsty Dead
3.361
Overview:
Beautiful young girls are kidnapped off the streets of Manila by a death cult that needs their blood to remain immortal.Daughters of Satan
4.3
Overview:
A man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife.Stoney
3.214
Overview:
Barbara Bouchet (Casino Royale) and Mike Preston (Metalstorm, Road Warrior) are caught in an international mishmash of espionage and double crosses in the Philippines. Michael Rennie (The Day The Earth Stood Still), Richard Jaeckel (Grizzly) and Filipino heartthrob Vic Diaz also star!Cover Girl Models
3.857
Overview:
A fashion photography assignment teams three American models and inadvertently pitches them into the mystery and danger of international espionage, when an invaluable roll of microfilm secreted into one of the girls' fashion gowns, draws them into the violence and intrigue of a spy-vs-counterspy conspiracy.Acting
2010Machete Maidens Unleashed! as Self
2001Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure as Old Naguchi
2001La Vida Rosa as Tiyong
2000Tunay na Tunay: Gets Mo? Gets Ko! as Mr. Wong
2000Kahit demonyo itutumba ko as Unknown
1997Fight and Revenge as Unknown
1995Closer to Home as Gruta
1994Fortunes of War as Colonel Shan
1994Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom as Warden Chen
1993Live by the Fist as Warden Acosta
1990Kaaway ng Batas as Unknown
1989Bloodfist as Detective
1989Blackbelt II: Fatal Force as Bill Akida
1988Agila ng Maynila as Mr. Frisco Tabiante
1988Whiteforce as Martinez
1988Strike Commando 2 as Huan To
1988Spyder as Bill Akida
1988Equalizer 2000 as Bone
1987Revenge of the Street Warrior as Unknown
1987Target Sparrow Unit as Unknown
1987Eye of the Eagle as Col. Trang
1986Silk as Tokuda
1986Muslim.357 as Unknown
1985Kailan Sasabihing Mahal Kita? as Romy De Gracia
1985Isa Isa Lang as Mr. Buenaventura
1985Isla as Hepe
1985Nagalit Ang Patay sa Haba ng Lamay as Unknown
1983Hot Property as Unknown
1983Pieta as Unknown
1983Isang Bala Ka Lang as Unknown
1982Daniel Bartolo ng Sapang Bato as Unknown
1982Raw Force as Monk
1981Firecracker as Grip
1981Nakakaaliw, nakakabaliw as Unknown
1980The Children of An Lac as Dr. Tran Van Binh
1979Durugin Si Totoy Bato as Unknown
1979Pacific Inferno as Kempei
1979...At Muling Nagbaga Ang Lupa as Unknown
1978Patayin Si… Mediavillo as Unknown
1978Death Force as Unknown
1978Vampire Hookers as Pavo
1977Sudden Death as Carnival barker
1977Totoy Bato as Unknown
1977Too Hot to Handle as Sanchez
1976The Interceptors as Unknown
1976Project: Kill as Alok Lee
1975Cover Girl Models as Kulik
1975Pagbabalik ng Lawin as Señor Gruva
1974The Deathhead Virgin as Mr Kapunan
1974The Thirsty Dead as Police Lieutenant
1974Savage Sisters as One-Eye
1973Dugo ng Bayan as Unknown
1973Beyond Atlantis as Manuel the Barracuda
1973Savage! as Minister of Defense
1973Wonder Women as Lapu-Lapu
1973Fly Me as Enriquez
1973Black Mama, White Mama as Vic Cheng
1972Daughters of Satan as Carlos Ching
1972Superbeast as Mondo Diaz
1972The Big Bird Cage as Rocco
1972Night of the Cobra Woman as Japanese Soldier / Lope
1971Blood Thirst as Inspector Miguel Ramos
1971The Beast of the Yellow Night as Satan
1970The Losers as Diem-Nuc
1970Maharlika as Unknown
1969Impasse as Jesus Jimenez Riley
1969Stoney as Ah Song
1968Escape to Mindanao as Sokuri
1968Mission Batangas as Smuggler
1967The Longest Hundred Miles as Japanese General (uncredited)
1966The Passionate Strangers as Angel Mascardo
1965Pilipinas Kong Mahal as Nakamura
1965Operation C.I.A. as Unknown
1965The Ravagers as Cruz
1964The Blood Drinkers as Voice of Priest / Narrator (uncredited, unconfirmed)
1964Moro Witch Doctor as Salek
1964Cordillera as Unknown
1964Mabilis... Paa at Kamay as Unknown
1964Flight to Fury as Victor Lorgren
1964Hell of Borneo as Unknown
1963Sigaw ng Digmaan as Unknown
1963Right Between The Eyes as Unknown
1962Adiong Sikat ng Tondo as Unknown
1962Umaapoy na Bakal as Unknown
1961Mister X as Unknown
1961Habagat Sa Tag-araw as Unknown
1961Mga Daing sa Libingan as Unknown
1961Asiong Salonga as Unknown
1959The Scavengers as Casimir O'Hara
1959Surrender - Hell! as Diaz
1959Daughter of Lightning as Unknown
1959Tuko Sa Madre Kakaw as Unknown
1958Casa Grande as Second Story
1958Malvarosa as Leonides
1958The Day of the Trumpet as Julio
1957Bicol Express as Unknown
1950American Guerrilla in the Philippines as Japanese General
Directing
1987Mamaw ... Director