Actor
Spanky Manikan
Actor
Began as a theatre actor at the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), he ventured into film and television work years later. Spanky Manikan was recognized in films like "Manila in the Claws of Light" (1975), "Bona" (1980), and "Himala" (1982).
He died on 14 January 2018 due to stage 4 lung cancer.
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Credits, curated
Filmography
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Movies — selected
1975
Dung-aw
Role not on record
1975
Manila in the Claws of Light
Gido
1982
Orly
1983
Broken Marriage
Role not on record
1984
Bona's Brother
1988
Saigon Commandos
Jon Toi
1989
Cruel Horizon
Kim's husband
1990
Fatal Vacation
Sam
1990
Fatal Vacation
Role not on record
1997
Behind Enemy Lines
Gen. Nguy
1999
Bullet
Role not on record
2000
Deathrow
Fajardo
2001
Buhay Kamao
Poldo
2001
The Reaper
Gen. Tomas Roxas
2002
Au bout du rouleau
Dao
2004
Kulimlim
Role not on record
2008
Ploning
Tsuy
2010
Lure of the Nest
Apin
2011
Amigo
Tuba Joe
2011
Amok
Blind Man
2011
Forever and a Day
Euge's Dad
2012
Himala Ngayon
Role not on record
2012
The Strangers
Role not on record
2013
Alfredo S. Lim: The Untold Story
Lolo Nardo
2014
Alienasyon
Role not on record
2016
Piding
Role not on record
2025
Lakambini, Gregoria de Jesus
Julio Nakpil
Television
1993
Noli Me Tangere
Lolo ni Elias
1996
In Naam Der Koningin
1 eps
2009
Tayong Dalawa
Stanley King, Sr.
2010
Midnight Phantom
Don Hernando
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