Showing posts with label SOS Daredevils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SOS Daredevils. Show all posts

Friday, 17 August 2018

Roland Falcis

- Sometimes credited as Rolan Falcis

- Born in 1946

- Joined the SOS Daredevils as a stuntman in 1969; among his instructors were Erning Reyes, Jun de Guia, Rudy Evangelista, Rudy de Vera, Eddie Nicart, and Romy Nario

- First film: Perlas Ng Silangan (1969)

- Later a character actor and fight instructor

Uncredited as one of Columbus' goons in For Y'ur Height Only (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1981)

Alex Pascual

- Stuntman with the SOS Daredevils

Uncredited as one of Cobra's goons in For Y'ur Height Only (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1981)

Lauro Flores

- SOS Daredevil specializing in car stunts

Uncredited as a cop in Too Hot To Handle (dir. Don Schain, 1977)

Devlin's goon in Devil's Angels/Pay Or Die (dir. Bobby A. Suarez, 1979/81)  

Uncredited as a turbaned assassin in For Y'ur Height Only (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1981)

Uncredited in American Commandos/Hitman (dir. Bobby A. Suarez, 1985)

Linda Castro

- Most celebrated of all stuntwomen, member of the female wing of the SOS Daredevils

As a member of Aires Force in For Y'ur Height Only (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1981)

As a member of Nesfero's biker gang in W (dir. Willy Milan, 1983)

As Malzam's henchwoman in Mad Warrior/Clash Of The Warlords (dir. Willy Milan, 1984)

Thursday, 16 August 2018

Baldo Marro

- Former stuntman with the SOS Daredevils, later fight director, character actor, leading man and director

- Personal trainer for Rudy Fernandez, and later Phillip Salvador and Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr

- Interviewed by me for The Last Pinoy Action King (2015)

- Passed away in 2017

 
Uncredited as Baldo, one of Dr Gordon's goons, in The Twilight People (dir. Eddie Romero, 1972)

As an unnamed goon - credited as "Baldo Moro" - in Master Samurai (dirs. Cesar & Jun Gallardo, 1974)

Uncredited as one of Sid's henchmen in TNT Jackson (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1974)

As an uncredited goon in They Call Him Chop Suey (dir. Jun Gallardo, 1975)

As one of Steven's goons in Tiger Force/Kill The Tiger (dirs. Joseph Velasco & Danny Ochoa, 1975)

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Fred Esplana


- Member of the SOS Daredevils

- With Jay Grama, fight director for Dolphy's films

Uncredited as one of Hopalong's goons in They Call Him Chop Suey (dir. Jun Gallardo, 1975)

As one of Mother's Gagamba gang members in Stariray (dir. Romy Villaflor, 1981)

As one of Facundo's goons in Da Best In Da West (dir. Romy Villaflor, 1981)

Uncredited as one of Columbus' goons in For Y'ur Height Only (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1981)


As one of Romy Diaz's henchmen (right) in D'Wild Wild Weng (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1982)

As one of Senor Manolo Cervantes' goons in The Impossible Kid (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1982)  

 
As one of the Orphulus warriors in Mad Warrior/Clash Of The Warlords (dir. Willy Milan, 1984)

Jay Grama

- Member of the SOS Daredevils

- With Fred Esplana, fight director for Dolphy's films

- Passed away, date unknown

As one of Mother's Gagamba gang members in Stariray (dir. Romy Villaflor, 1981)

As one of Facundo's goons in Da Best In Da West (dir. Romy Villaflor, 1981)

Uncredited as one of Columbus' goons in For Y'ur Height Only (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1981) 

As one of Romy Diaz's henchmen (left) in D'Wild Wild Weng (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1982)

As one of Senor Manolo Cervantes' goons in The Impossible Kid (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1982)

 
 
As one of the Orphulus warriors in Mad Warrior/Clash Of The Warlords (dir. Willy Milan, 1984)