Eddie Garcia

Eddie Garcia (born Eduardo Verchez Garcia on 2 May 1921 in Sorsogon, Philippines) popularly known as Manoy is a Filipino movie and televison actor. He is a former member of the Philippine Scouts in Okinawa during World War II. He 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 You're Gone), and gave him his first Best Actor in a Drama Series in the 2002 Star Awards.

He also played a part as Lolo Carlos (Granfather Carlos) in the Filipino-American film, The Debut, and as Lolo Sinat (Grandfather Sinat) in the film, Deathrow.

He is the only person in the Philippines to be a Hall of Fame inductee of the FAMAS in three categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Director.

He is the only performer in Philippine movie history to win three consecutive FAMAS Awards: Best Supporting Actor Awards for Taga sa Bato (1957), Condenado (1958) and Tanikalang Apoy (1959).

He is the most awarded person in the long history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards. He garnered 6 Best Supporting Actor wins, 5 Best Actor wins and 5 Best Director wins, 3 Hall of Fame Awards and 1 Lifetime Achievement Award. He was awarded his first FAMAS Award in 1957 and his last FAMAS, a Hall of Fame for Best Actor, in 2003.

The first actor to be inducted in the FAMAS Best Supporting Actor Hall of Fame of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences in 1974.

Currently, he is playing as Markadan of Saladin, a powerful dark magician in the television fantasy series, Majika.

Filmography

• Let's Be Happy (2006)
• Blue Moon (2005)
• Majika (TV)
• Darna (TV)
• Marinara (TV)
• Narito Ang Puso (TV)
• Kung Mawawala Ka (2002) (TV)
• The Debut (2001)
• Deathrow (2001)
• Anino (2000)
• Naughty Boys (1990)
• Aguila (1980)
• Death Has No Mercy (1979)
• The Legend of Juan Makabayan (1979)
• Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974)
• Ligaw na Bulaklak (1957)