Vic Díaz is a Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 former character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He is also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The Dawn. He appeared in Jack Hill's women in prison exploitation film "The Big Bird Cage," shot in the Philippines. Quentin Tarantino, a fan of seventies exploitation cinema, referred to Vic as "The Filipino Peter Lorre."

Filmography

• 1957 - Bicol Express (Premiere)
• 1958 - Malvarosa (LVN)
• 1958 - Eddie Junior Detective (LVN)
• 1958 - Obra-Maestra (People's)
• 1958 - Ana María (LVN)
• 1958 - Casa grande (LVN)
• 1958 - Sisang Tabak (Cinematic Phil Inc.)
• 1959 - The Scavengers (Lynn-Romero Productions)
• 1963 - Cavalry Command (Premiere)
• 1964 - Kulay Dugo Ang Gabi...aka The Blood Drinkers (USA) (People's Pictures)
• 1964 - Flight To Fury
  Flight to Fury
  Flight to Fury is a 1964 film starring Jack Nicholson, and Dewey Martin. The film was directed by Monte Hellman and filmed back to back with Back Door to Hell in the Philippines....
  
  
• 1964 - Moro Witch Doctor (Associated Producers Inc.)
• 1965 - Operation C.I.A.
  Operation C.I.A.
  Operation C.I.A. is a 1965 black-and-white spy thriller set in Saigon but filmed in Bangkok. It is Burt Reynolds' first lead role. The screenplay is by author Bill S. Ballinger who was writing a series of spy thrillers at the time...
  
   (Allied Artists Pictures Corporation)
• 1965 - The Ravagers (Hemisphere Pictures Inc.)
• 1966 - The Passionate Strangers (MJP)
• 1966 - Hell of Borneo
• 1968 - Mission Batangas (Diba Productions)
• 1968 - Escape to Mindanao (Universal TV)
• 1969 - Surabaya Conspiracy
• 1969 - Impasse (Aubrey Schenck Productions)
• 1970 - Nam's Angels
  Nam's Angels
  Nam's Angels is a 1970 action film, that was filmed in the Philippines. This film was directed by Jack Starrett. This film was originally released with the title, The Losers.-Plot:...
  
   (Fanfare Films Inc.)
• 1971 - Blood Thirst (Shot 1965, not released in U.S. until 1971)
• 1971 - Beast of the Yellow Night (Cinema Projects International)
• 1972 - Night of the Cobra Woman (New World Pictures)
• 1972 - Black Mama, White Mama
  Black Mama, White Mama
  Black Mama, White Mama is a 1973 women in prison film with elements of blaxploitation, starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov, and directed by Eddie Romero.-Plot:...
  
   (American International Pictures)
• 1972 - The Big Bird Cage
  The Big Bird Cage
  The Big Bird Cage is a 1972 exploitation film of the "women in prison" subgenre. It serves as a non-sequel follow-up to the 1971 film The Big Doll House...
  
   (New World Pictures)
• 1972 - Superbeast (A&S Productions)
• 1972 - Daughters of Satan (A&S Productions)
• 1973 - Fly Me
• 1973 - Wonder Woman (American National Enterprises)
• 1973 - Savage! (New World Pictures)
• 1973 - Beyond Atlantis (Dimension Pictures Inc)
• 1973 - A Taste of Hell
• 1974 - The Deathhead Virgin
• 1974 - The Dragon Force Connection
• 1974 - Savage Sisters
• 1974 - Bamboo Gods and Iron Men
  Bamboo Gods and Iron Men
  Bamboo Gods and Iron Men is a martial arts comedy set in the Philippines that by default comes under the Blaxploitation category. Produced by American International Pictures...
  
  
• 1974 - The Thirsty Dead
• 1975 - The Pacific Connection
• 1975 - Cover Girl Models
• 1976 - Hustler Squad
• 1976 - Project: Kill
• 1988 - Strike Commando 2
  Strike Commando 2
  Strike Commando 2 is a 1988 action film, starring Brent Huff, Richard Harris and Mary Stavin. It follows Bruno Mattei's Strike Commando , where Reb Brown play the lead character .Internationally, the movie has gained a cult following because of its kitsch, cliched, formulaic...
  
  

External links

• Short Film Montage covering 50 years of Vic Diaz: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIprz4OByag