Vic Diaz

Filipino actor (1932–2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Victor Sunico Diaz (July 29, 1932 – September 15, 2006), credited as Vic Diaz, was a Filipino character actor who mostly portrayed villains.

Born

Victor Sunico Diaz

July 29, 1932

Manila, Philippine Islands

DiedSeptember 15, 2006 (aged 74)

Manila, Philippines

OccupationActor

Yearsactive1957–2001

Quick facts Born, Died ...

Vic Diaz
Born	Victor Sunico Diaz (1932-07-29)July 29, 1932 Manila, Philippine Islands
Died	September 15, 2006(2006-09-15) (aged 74) Manila, Philippines
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2001

Career

Diaz's first part in front of the camera was an uncredited role as a Japanese General in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) directed by Fritz Lang.

He appeared in The Big Bird Cage, Black Mama White Mama and played Satan in Eddie Romero's Beast of the Yellow Night. He appeared in a number of other Filipino horror films in the 70s such as Blood Thirst, Beyond Atlantis, Daughters of Satan and Night of the Cobra Woman.

Personal life and death

Diaz was married to Kit Diaz with whom he had three children, including the musician and songwriter Teddy Diaz.

On September 15, 2006 Diaz died in Manila at the age of 74. Diaz's remains were shared with his son Teddy Diaz at Santuario de San Antonio Parish in Makati City.

Filmography

Film

More information Year, Title ...

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1957	Bicol Express
1958	Malvarosa
	Eddie Junior Detective
	Obra-Maestra
	Ana María
	Casa grande
	Sisang Tabak
	Cavalry Command	Julio	Also known as The Day of the Trumpet	^[1]
1959	The Scavengers	Casimiro O'Hara [uncredited]		^[2]
1961	Asiong Salonga
1964	Kulay Dugo Ang Gabi...aka The Blood Drinkers
	Flight to Fury	Lorgren		^[3]
	From Hell to Borneo
	Moro Witch Doctor	Salek		^[4]
1965	Operation C.I.A.	Professor Yen		^[5]
1965	Only the Brave Know Hell	Cruz	Released in the US as The Ravagers	^[6]
1966	The Passionate Strangers
1968	Mission Batangas			^[7]
1968	Escape to Mindanao
1969	Surabaya Conspiracy
1969	Impasse	Jesus Jimenez Riley		^[8]
1970	The Losers	Diem-nuc	Released on video as Nam's Angels	^[9]^[10]
1971	Blood Thirst	Captain Miguel		^[11]
1971	Beast of the Yellow Night	Satan [uncredited]		^[12]
1972	Night of the Cobra Woman
	Black Mama, White Mama	Vic Cheng [uncredited]		^[13]
	The Big Bird Cage	Rocco		^[14]
	Superbeast	Diaz		^[15]
	Daughters of Satan	Dr. Dangal		^[16]
1973	Fly Me	Enriquez		^[17]
	Wonder Women
	Savage!	Minister [of Defense]		^[18]
	Beyond Atlantis	Manuel		^[19]
	A Taste of Hell	Major Kuramoto		^[20]
1974	The Deathhead Virgin
	The Dragon Force Connection
	Savage Sisters	One-Eye		^[21]
	Bamboo Gods and Iron Men
	The Thirsty Dead
1975	The Pacific Connection
1975	Cover Girl Models	Kulik		^[22]
1976	Hustler Squad
	Project: Kill	Alok Lee	Special guest star	^[23]
	The Interceptors
1977	Totoy Bato
	Bawa't Himaymay ng Aking Laman
	Too Hot to Handle	Sanchez	Also production co-ordinator	^[24]
1978	The Boys in Company C	Colonel Trang		^[25]
	Vampire Hookers
	Patayin si... Mediavillo
	Death Force			^[26]
1979	...At Muling Nagbaga ang Lupa
	Durugin si Totoy Bato
	Ang Lihim ng Guadalupe
1982	Raw Force
1986	Muslim .357
1986	Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite
1987	Maharlika
	Target: Sparrow Unit
	Mamaw
1988	Strike Commando 2
1988	Agila ng Maynila
1989	The Expendables	Tranh Um Phu
1994	Fortunes of War
1995	Closer to Home (film)
1997	Fight and Revenge			^[27]
2000	Kahit Demonyo Itutumba Ko
2000	Tunay na Tunay: Gets Mo? Gets Ko!
2001	Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure

Television

More information Year, Title ...

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1959	Counterthrust		Plane from Tokyo	^[28]
1988	A Dangerous Life	Major General Prospero Olivas	Miniseries

References

[1]
BFI. "The Day of the Trumpet". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[2]
AFI. "The Scavengers (1959)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[3]
AFI. "Flight to Fury (1966)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[4]
AFI. "Moro Witch Doctor (1964)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[5]
AFI. "Operation CIA (1965)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[6]
AFI. "The Ravagers (1965)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[7]
AFI. "Mission Batangas (1968)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[8]
AFI. "Impasse (1969)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[9]
Thompson, Howard (6 August 1970). "Screen: 'Losers' Arrives:Motorcycle Gangsters at War in Vietnam". The New York Times.
[10]
AFI. "The Losers (1970)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[11]
BFI. "Blood Thirst". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[12]
AFI. "The Beast of the Yellow Night (1971)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[13]
AFI. "Black Mama, White Mama (1973)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[14]
AFI. "The Big Bird Cage (1972)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[15]
AFI. "Superbeast (1972)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[16]
AFI. "Daughters of Satan (1972)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[17]
AFI. "Fly Me (1973)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[18]
AFI. "Savage! (1973)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[19]
AFI. "Beyond Atlantis (1973)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[20]
AFI. "A Taste of Hell (1973)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[21]
AFI. "Savage Sisters (1974)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[22]
AFI. "Cover Girl Models (1975)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[23]
AFI. "Project: Kill (1976)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[24]
AFI. "Too Hot to Handle (1977)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[25]
AFI. "The Boys in Company C (1978)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[26]
AFI. "Death Force (1978)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
[27]
"Future action film hero to star in an indie movie". New Sunday Times. The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. May 20, 1996. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
[28]
BFI. "Plane from Tokyo". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 12 January 2026.

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