Joonee_Gamboa

Joonee Gamboa

Filipino actor

Joonee Gamboa (born Jose Espineli Gamboa Jr.; August 7, 1936) is a Filipino actor. As veteran actor, he appeared in more than 145 movies and television shows.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Espineli and the surname or paternal family name is Gamboa.

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Joonee Gamboa
Born	Jose Espineli Gamboa Jr. (1936-08-07) August 7, 1936 (age 87) Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–present
Parent(s)	Jose Gamboa Sr. Soledad Espineli

Life and career

Gamboa started off as a stage actor, acting in plays produced by Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). It was the late director Lino Brocka who encouraged him to join the movie industry.^[1] He was one of the founding members of Theater Workers Guild.^[2]

Gamboa won the Best Supporting Actor in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival for the movie Burlesk Queen. He did movies such as Enter the Ninja (1981), Bayaning 3rd World (1999) with Ricky Davao and Cris Villanueva, and Feng Shui (2004) starring Kris Aquino. His other film credits include Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After (2008) and Ang Panday (2009) played by Bong Revilla.

Gamboa's TV projects include Ful Haus (2007) with Vic Sotto and Pia Guanio, and Totoy Bato (2009) played by Robin Padilla. He was included in the cast of Philippine TV series' Kahit Konting Pagtingin starring Angeline Quinto, Sam Milby and Paulo Avelino, premiered in ABS-CBN on January 28, 2013.

Aside from appearing in television, films and theatre, Gamboa is also a voice actor. His notable work includes voicing three characters for the television show, Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V (then-dubbed in English), namely Professor Sakunji, Professor Hamaguchi and Duke Saki.^[3]

He is a resident of Malolos City. He is one of the founders and the 1st artistic director of Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc. community theater in Malolos, Bulacan.^[4]

Filmography

Television

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Year	Title	Role	Network
1989	A Dangerous Life	Juan 'Johnny' Ponce Enrile	HBO
1996	José Rizal: Ang Buhay ng Isang Bayani	Narrator	GMA Network
1997	Batas Militar		ABS-CBN
1998	Malacañang		ABS-CBN
1999	Kirara, Ano ang Kulay ng Pag-ibig?	Don Romano Santillanes	GMA Network
2005	Sugo	Apo Adlaw
2005	Daddy Di Do Du	Gener
2007	Asian Treasures	Don Julian Agoncillo/Sulaiman
2007	Ful Haus	Pidyong Palisoc
2009	Carlo J. Caparas' Totoy Bato	Mauro Magtanggol
2009	Asia's Titanic	Narrator	National Geographic Channel
2010	Daisy Siete: Bebe and Me	Recurring	GMA Network
2010	Langit sa Piling Mo	Rodrigo Hilario, Sr.
2011	Alakdana	Ermitanyo
	Midnight DJ	Barrio Captain Damian	TV5
	100 Days to Heaven	Ricardo "Carding" Torres	ABS-CBN
	Guns and Roses	Father Fabian
	Ikaw ay Pag-Ibig	Pidyong
2012	Dahil sa Pag-ibig	Father Benedict Cruz
	Inside Malacañang	Narrator	National Geographic Channel
	Lorenzo's Time	Father William Ramos	ABS-CBN
	Wansapanataym: I'll Be Home for Christmas	Ruben
2013	Kahit Konting Pagtingin	Don Arturo Ledesma
	Little Champ	Voice of Rangu
	Got to Believe	Francisco "Isko" Tampipi
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Healing Prayer
2015	Baker King	Master Javier	TV5
2018	Bagani	Koloko	ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel
2020	Love Thy Woman	Zheng Gongsu
2023-present	FPJ's Batang Quiapo	Harrison Co Cheng / Angkong

Streaming Platform

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Year	Title	Role	Platform	Ref
2022	Siklo	Amang Pablo	Vivamax	^[5]
2022	Iskandalo	Pio De Dios	Vivamax	^[5]

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Ref
1970	Santiago!	Desto	^[1]
1971	Beast of the Yellow Night	Mateo	^[6]
1971	Stardoom		^[1]
1973	Wonder Women	Won Ton Charlie
1974	T.N.T Jackson	Drug Dealer
1974	Tinimbing Ka Ngunit Kulang	Eddie's father	^[1]
1975	Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag	Omeng	^[7]
	Ang Madugong Daigdig ni Salvacion		^[1]
	Cover Girls Models	Chen
	Ang Madugong Daigdig ni Salvacion		^[1]
	Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw		^[1]
1976	High Velocity	Commander Habagat	^[8]
1977	Burlesk Queen	Louie	^[9]
1978	Patayin si Mediavillo
1978	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Maestro Roque	^[10]
1979	Durugin si Totoy Bato
1979	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Maestro Roque	^[1]
1980	Aguila		^[1]
1981	Enter the Ninja	Mr. Mesuda	^[11]
1981	San Basilio
1982	Palengke Queen
	The Year of Living Dangerously	a naval officer	^[12]
	Virgin People		^[12]
1983	Karnal		^[13]
1984	Sa Hirap at Ginhawa
1985	Ma'am May We Go Out	Assistant Principal De Sahagon
1987	Ultimatum: Ceasefire!	The warlord
	G.I. Baby
	Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-Ibig
1988	Saigon Commandos		^[12]
1988	Ambush
1989	Arrest: Pat. Rizal Alih - Zamboanga Massacre
1989	Kahit Wala Ka Na
1990	Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael
	Hukom .45	narrator
	Demonstone		^[12]
	Primary Target		^[12]
1991	Okay Ka, Fairy Ko
1993	Mario Sandoval	Delfin
1994	Fortunes of War		^[14]
1995	Closer to Home (film)		^[12]
1996	The Chain		^[12]
1999	Bayaning 3rd World	Paciano	^[15]
	Burlesk King	Miong	^[16]
	Brokedown Palace	Attorney Montree	^[14]
	Pepeng Agimat
2000	Ping Lacson: Super Cop	father of Ping
2001	Buhay Kamao		^[17]
2002	Diskarte	Ka Esteban	^[18]
2003	Lastikman	Lolo Pablo
2004	Feng Shui	Hsui Liao
2005	La Visa Loca		^[19]
2005	Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo!	Fr. Ben
2006	Till I Met You	Mang Pagal	^[20]
2008	Iskul Bukol 20 Years After: The Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure	Peseta Caretaker	^[21]
2009	Ang Panday	Lolo Isko	^[21]
2009	Ang Darling Kong Aswang		^[22]
2011	Ang Panday 2	Lolo Isko	^[23]
2011	Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!	Tatay Juan	^[24]
2012	El Presidente	Felipe Buencamino
2014	Feng Shui 2	Master Liao	^[25]
2016	Magtanggol	Juan Magtanggol	^[5]^[26]
2017	Obando at ang Sayaw ng Pananampalataya (Obando's Dance of Faith)	narrator	^[4]
2018	Oda sa Wala	Mang Rudy	^[27]
2020	Suarez: The Healing Priest	a bishop	^[28]
2023	About Us But Not About Us
2023	Lola Magdalena	Ernesto	^[29]

Theatre

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Year	Title	Ref
1973	Ang Piging (The Feast)	^[30]
1980	Canuplin	^[1]
unknown	Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo	^[31]
unknown	Loot	^[32]

Awards and nominations

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Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Work	Result	Ref
1977	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Burlesk Queen	Won	^[1]
1979	Gawad Urian	Best Supporting Actor	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Won	^[1]
1979	FAMAS Award	Best Supporting Actor	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Nominated	^[33]
1981	Gawad Urian	Best Supporting Actor	Aguila	Nominated	^[34]
1994	FAMAS Award	Best Supporting Actor	Mario Sandoval	Nominated	^[35]
2002	Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Diskarte	Won	^[18]
2003	FAP Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Diskarte	Nominated	^[36]
2015	Aliw Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award	his body of works in the theatre	Won	^[37]
2016	Gawad Tanglaw	Natatanging Gawad Tanglaw Sa Sining ng Pelikula	his body of works	Won	^[38]
2016	Singkuwento International Film Festival	Best Actor	Upos	Won	^[39]
2019	Malaysia International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Oda Sa Wala	Nominated	^[40]
2019	Sine Sandaan of the Film Development Council of the Philippines	Living Legends of Philippine Cinema - Character Actor	his body of works	Won	^[41]

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External links

Joonee Gamboa at IMDb

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