Vic Diaz – “the Filipino Peter Lorre” – appeared in a slew of Philippines-lensed exploitation and action films throughout the 1970s and 80s, but that’s a small piece of this outrageous character actor’s filmography. On WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we look at the width and breadth of this amazing actor’s career, with every episode bringing us closer to answering the question posed by the title.
Episode 260 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Black Mama, White Mama (1973) (THE FINALE!)
We knew this day was coming, but it's the FINAL EPISODE of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ?, our glorious deep-dive ...
Episode 247 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – The Deathhead Virgin (1974)
On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're with two American lunkheads (played by Jock Gaynor and Larry ...
Episode 226 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz – Daughters of Satan (1972)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ is BACK! On this episode Tom Selleck is an American museum curator in the Philippines ...
Episode 214 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Death Force (1978)
On a brand new WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ?, James Iglehart is out for some samurai sword-based revenge in Cirio ...
Episode 196 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Project: Kill (1976)
Leslie Nielsen is leading a group of brainwashed, drugged up SUPER SOLDIERS in the Philippines but after taking a break ...
Episode 183 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Equalizer 2000 (1987)
They took his girl. Now he's talking them STRAIGHT TO HELL! On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ ...
Episode 174 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Raw Force (1981)
On this high kicking episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're setting off with a nudity-filled sexploitation comedy mixed ...
Episode 161 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – The Beast of the Yellow Night (1971)
We're back wondering WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? and this time we're looking at one of Vic's most memorable and ...
Episode 148 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – The Boys in Company C (1978)
On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're heading into the jungle with Filipino thespian Vic Diaz in ...
Episode 141 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Spyder (1988)
On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're discussing the obscure - and unreleased in the USA - ...
Episode 128 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Savage (1973)
On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're checking out the Phillipines-shot blaxploitation classic SAVAGE! from 1972, directed ...
Episode 118 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Too Hot to Handle (1977)
On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're checking out the 1977 sleazy action film TOO HOT TO ...
Episode 105 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Beyond Atlantis (1973)
On the latest episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're going BEYOND ATLANTIS with Eddie Romero's odd (sorta) undersea ...
Episode 98 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – A Taste of Hell (1973)
On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're heading back to 1973 and the surprisingly Filipino-centric war film ...
Episode 88 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Live By The Fist (1993)
Convicted of a crime he didn't commit, John Merill (kickboxing champ Jerry Trimble) is sent to a brutal island prison ...
Episode 75 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – Firecracker (1981)
Billed as "the screen's first erotic kung-fu classic", FIRECRACKER stars RAW FORCE's Jillian Kesner as a butt-kicking karate expert who ...
Episode 61 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Savage Sisters (1974)
Beware! They are still at large! On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ it's 1974's SAVAGE SISTERS, a ...
Episode 52 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – Bloodfist (1989)
On this limb-shattering episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we're heading to 1989 and a film that was in ...
Episode 40 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – Vampire Hookers (1978)
We're still wondering WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? and on this episode we're staying spooky.. kinda with 1978's VAMPIRE HOOKERS! ...
Episode 35 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Wonder Women (1973)
We continue to ask the question WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? as we look at the gonzo action/exploitation film WONDER ...
Episode 27 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – Yamashita: The Tiger’s Treasure (2001)
On this week's Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? we look at Vic's final film: the somewhat controversial Yamashita: The Tiger's ...
Episode 17 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Operation C.I.A. (1965)
We're once again wondering WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? in 1965's OPERATION C.I.A., which features Burt Reynolds as Mark Andrews, ...
Episode 11 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – Whiteforce (1988)
FLASH! AHH-AHHH! On this episode of Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz we jump ahead to 1988 and this Eddie Romero-directed ...
Episode 4 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – The Big Bird Cage (1972)
Vic Diaz is a Filipino character actor often referred to as "The Filipino Peter Lorre" and best known for his ...