Name That Filipino Actor!

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Lee Scott

- American living in Manila in the early Eighties, studied martial arts

As an uncredited Gladiator (blonde Caucasian seated) in Firecracker/Naked Fist (dir. Cirio H.Santiago, 1981)

As an uncredited White Samurai in For Y'ur Height Only (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1981)

As an American in a hotel pool (just above George Gyenes' head) in The Impossible Kid (dir. Eddie Nicart, 1982)

Uncredited as a crew member of Cameron Mitchell's boat in Raw Force (dir. Edward D. Murphy, 1982)

- Born in Hawaii to an African-American father, Filipina mother: "My first time in Philippines was in 1965, my father being a retired army officer was working for the US embassy then. It was on and off in the Philippines for me and my only sister. Because my Mother was working in Hawaii so we shuttled back and forth."

- Interviewed by me in 2006 and 2007 for The Search For Weng Weng book (2017)

- Interviewed in 2010, published here

- Currently [as of August 2018] in Manila

- MUCH more info to come!

As James in Bruce's Fist Of Vengeance (dir. Bill James, 1980)

As an uncredited boat crew member in Temptation Island (dir. Joey Gosiengfiao, 1980)

Uncredited as Bill James' friend in Waikiki (dir. Elwood Perez, 1980)

As an uncredited Gladiator (back, right) in Firecracker/Naked Fist (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1981)

On the set of Rescue Team (dir. "John Gale"/Jun Gallardo, 1983)

Uncredited as Skinny in Mad Dog (dir. "John Gale"/Jun Gallardo, 1983)

As Reynold's assistant - credited as "James Gaines" - in Ninja's Force (dirs. Romano Kristoff and "Teddy Page"/Teddy Chiu, 1985)

As Lieutenant Jim Garvey in War Without End (dir. "Teddy Page"/Teddy Chiu, 1986)

As Sergeant Morgan in Commando Invasion (dir. "John Gale"/Jun Gallardo, 1986)

As Sly - credited as "Jim Gaines" - in Double Edge (dir. "John Lloyd"/Teddy Chiu, 1986)

Don Gordon Bell

- Korean War adoptee, former US Marine

- Lived in the Philippines between mid-Seventies and mid-Eighties

- Interviewed by me in 2008 and in 2013 for The Search For Weng Weng (2013) and book (2017), and in 2016 for The Most Beautiful Creatures On The Skin Of The Earth (2019)

"Pigs In Space" circa 1985 (left to right): Steve Rogers, Nick Nicholson, Don Gordon Bell, Henry Strzalkowski

- Currently [as of August 2018] living in Manila

- MUCH more info to come!

As a radio operator in Apocalypse Now (dir. Francis Ford Coppola, filmed 1977, released 1979)

On the set of Cirio H. Santiago's episode of the TV series Ito Ang Lahing Pilipino (1977)

As a fake monk (right) - credited as "Don Bell" - in They Call Her...Cleopatra Wong (dir. "George Richardson"/Bobby A. Suarez, 1978)

On the set of Cleopatra Wong

Uncredited as one of Mike Cohen's goons in Sabotage 2 (dir. Efren C. Pinon, 1979)

As Duigan's henchman - credited as "Don Gordon" - in They Call Him Bruce Lee (dir. Francis "Jun" Posadas, 1979)

As Miguel's henchman - credited as Don Gordon - in Bruce's Fist Of Vengeance (dir. Bill James, 1980)

As one of Eric's Gladiators (back, left) in Firecracker/Naked Fist (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1981)

In Enter The Ninja (dir. Menahem Golan, 1981)

As His Royal Highness Abdul - credited as "Don Gordon" - in Pleasure Island (dir. Michel Ricaud, 1981)

In a dual role as the resurrected corpse of Musashi - credited as "Don Gordon" - and uncredited as one of Speer's hoods, in Raw Force (dir. Edward D. Murphy, 1982)

On the set of Intrusion: Cambodia (dir. Jun Gallardo, 1983)

On the set of Rescue Team (dir. "John Gale"/Jun Gallardo, 1983)

As Tom Murphy - credited as "Don Gordon" - in Mad Dog (dir. "John Gale"/Jun Gallardo, 1983)

In Final Mission (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1984)

On the set of Purple Hearts (dir. Sidney J. Furie, 1984)

As one of Giant Bill's henchmen - credited as "Don Gordon" - in Searchers Of The Voodoo Mountain/Warriors Of The Apocalypse (dir. Bobby A. Suarez, 1985)