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Eddie Garcia (born Eduardo Verchez García on May 20, 1929 in Sorsogon, Philippines) popularly known as Manoy is a Filipino film actor and film director.
He served with the Philippine Scouts during World War II and was stationed as a military policeman in Okinawa before joining showbusiness.
Garcia made his first movie, Siete Infantes de Lara in 1949.
He is also known to play the part of Leandro Montemayor, the fictional Philippine President on the television drama series, "Kung Mawawala Ka" (If Ever You Were Gone), and gave him his first Best Actor in a Drama Series in the 2002 Star Awards, and is also known for portraying various roles either the main villain or the lead or supporting character. He is also known for his trademark humorous lines which he says mostly in action films or comedy films.
He also played a part as Lolo Carlos (Grandfather Carlos) in the Filipino-American film, The Debut, the Lolo Sinat (Grandfather Sinat) in the film, Deathrow, and even the villainous Judge Valderama in Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop (If the Ganta is Full) and its two sequels, opposite of Fernando Poe, Jr.
Actors: Jon Avnet (producer), Nia Peeples (actress), Tom Stoppard (actor), David Keith (actor), Billy Beck (actor), Dina Meyer (actress), Royce D. Applegate (actor), James Caan (actor), Tom Bower (actor), Brian Cox (actor), Joe Don Baker (actor), David Keith (actor), Greg Travis (actor), Sydney Pollack (producer), Jordan Kerner (producer),
Plot: Set in 1963, an aging Philip Marlowe (James Caan) is supposedly giving up his wild times to get married to a younger socialite (Dina Meyer). However, as might be expected crime follows Marlowe as he is soon mixed up in blackmail and murders as a sleazy photographer (David Keith) threatens to expose photos of a former stripper (La Joy Farr) who is now running with a billionaire. As things progress, he soon realizes that his new wife's father (Joe Don Baker) is also involved.
Keywords: ambulance, animal-in-title, ascot, ashtray, bar, bare-breasts, based-on-book, bathing-suit, blackjack, bloodActors: Matthew Gross (miscellaneous crew), Traci Lords (actress), Larry Cohen (director), Judge Reinhold (actor), Lance E. Nichols (actor), Larry Cohen (writer), Judge Reinhold (actor), Larry Cohen (producer), Carey Scott (actor), Mamie Mitchell (miscellaneous crew), Tami Mor (costume designer), Carlos Carrasco (actor), Crystal Bernard (actress), Neil Mandelberg (editor), Ivonne Coll (actress),
Plot: Susan Warfield is new to Los Angeles. Fortunately for her, she's just made a new friend, Nicole. Unfortunately Nicole doesn't have private medical insurance. You see, Nicole has a stomach ulcer which is causing her severe pain. When Susan rushes her to hospital, the doctors will not operate on her because of her insurance status. Susan has a brilliant idea - Nicole can borrow her medical card, pretend to be Susan, and have her operation immediately, whilst Susan goes on holiday's, pretending to be Nicole.. All is well, there's no way Susan could be caught cheating the system. Shockingly Nicole (whose pretending to be Susan) mysteriously dies after her operation. This means that Susan Warfield is, according to the government, dead.
Keywords: black-pantyhose, brother, father, female-stockinged-legs, hospital, murder, pantyhose, secret, secret-identity