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Tony Ferrer

Actor

Born - 12 June 1934, Macabebe, Philippines
Died - 23 January 2021

Filipino actor of clean-cut handsomeness who made virtually a whole career out of playing the James Bond-like agent Tony Falcon, alias Agent X-44. Born Antonio Laxa, his early films included Rancho Bravo (1961) and Labo-labo (1964), before the Falcon role came along with G-2 in 1965. Dozens of further appearances as Falcon included Mastermind (1965), Code Name: Octopus (1966), Kill...Tony Falcon (1966), The Assassin (1967), The Specialists (1968), The Infiltrators (1969), Seven Deadly Roses (1969), Crisis (1970), The Strategist (1971), Secret Witness (1972), Magnum 44 (1974), Last Target (1978), Sabotage 2 (1979) and Ang Agila at Ang Falcon (1980). Other films included The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) Blackbelt Avengers (1969), The Golden Child (1971), Fortress in the Sun (1975), Sgt Dalagon (1977), Firecracker (1981), Over My Dead Body (1983), The Fighter (1989), Manila Boy (1993) and Total Aikido (2001). He made one last return to the role of Tony Falcon in Agent 44 (2007). It was his final feature in a 200-film career. Married to actress Imelda Ilanan, he died from heart problems.