Bembol Roco
Known for
Bembol Roco is an actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. He started at 22. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. 'The Great Raid' is where the largest audience met him. 'The Year of Living Dangerously' is another title that gets mentioned.
Bembol Roco
71 Movies
14 Series
Bembol Roco is an actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. He started at 22. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. 'The Great Raid' is where the largest audience met him. 'The Year of Living Dangerously' is another title that gets mentioned.
Movies
Plays Henchman #2
The Great Raid
2005
Plays Kumar
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
Plays Badong
Nerisa
2021
Plays Pulon, Pedring's Stepfather
Vulcan
1997
Plays Major Kontra
Fight for Us
1989
Plays Julio Madiaga
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975
Plays Angua Jr.
The Time That Remains
2025
Plays Lucas / Ellen's father
Adan
2019
Plays Policarpio
Amigo
2011
Plays Bangas-An
Thy Womb
2012
Plays Puging
Markova: Comfort Gay
2000
Plays Investigator Matriponio
First Day High
2006
Plays Bembol
Five and the Skin
1982
Plays Efren Samonte
Miss You Like Crazy
2010
Plays The 'Sabets'
Bagets
1984
Plays Falcon
Dirty Affair
1990
Plays Rod
Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita
1989
Plays Crispin
Three Years Without God
1976
Plays Quintin Rivera
Felix Manalo
2015
Plays NBI Director Francisco Lastimosa
Smaller and Smaller Circles
2017
Plays Moises
Aswang
2011
Plays Norman
Kampus?
1978
Plays Serafin 'Bok'
Three Mothers, One Child
1987
Plays Eric
Will I Always Be a Woman?
1978
Plays Boy
Batanes
2007
Plays David
The Tenants
1976
TV Shows
Plays Oscar
Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw
2002
Plays Al Fernandez
Sa Piling Mo
2006
Plays Ninong
Incognito
2025
Plays Marcus Vergara
Asian Treasures
2007
Plays Lolo Berting Batongbuhay
Little Nanay
2015
Plays Pancho Makalintal
The One That Got Away
2018
Plays Henry Sandoval
One True Love
2012
Plays Martin Dela Rhea
Iisa Pa Lamang
2008
Plays Turing
May Isang Pangarap
2013
Plays Segismundo Zaragoza
Sisid
2011
Plays Lucas
Noli Me Tangere
1993
Plays Ulo
Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis
2023
Plays Daniel
Big Bet
2022
Plays Luis Catacutan
Maalaala Mo Kaya
1991
Latest Trailers
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Nasaan si Hesus?
Full Filmography
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Luis Catacutan · 1 episode
2025
TV
Nasaan si Hesus?
Congressman Carramba
2025
Film
The Time That Remains
Angua Jr.
2025
Film
FANEY (The Fan)
Edgar
2025
Film
Incognito
Ninong · 128 episodes
2025–
TV
May Puso Ba Ang Isang Manika?
Manong Bert
2024
Film
After All
Abner
2024
Film
Pieta
Francis
2023
Film
Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis
Ulo · 12 episodes
2023–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Bembol Roco and where are they from?
Bembol Roco is 72 years old, born on November 20, 1953 in Manila, Philippines.
What are the most famous roles of Bembol Roco?
Bembol Roco is best known for roles in The Great Raid, The Year of Living Dangerously, Manila in the Claws of Light.
How many movies has Bembol Roco been in?
Over a 51-year career (since 1975), Bembol Roco has appeared in 71 movies and 14 TV shows.
What was Bembol Roco's first movie?
The career of Bembol Roco began with Manila... A Filipino Film (1975).
What is Bembol Roco's most recent movie or series?
Bembol Roco's most recent release is The Hollowed, which premiered on April 17, 2026.
What TV shows has Bembol Roco appeared in?
On television, Bembol Roco has appeared in Big Bet, Maalaala Mo Kaya, Happenstance, Incognito.
Bembol Roco
1953-11-20 · Manila, Philippines
Rafael Aranda Roco, Jr. (born November 20, 1953), popularly known as Bembol Roco, is a Filipino actor whose work ranges from films to television. He is famous for his critically acclaimed role as Julio Madiaga in Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag ("Manila in the Claws of Light"). Though he acts in his country's films, he also had an important role in the 1982 Australian-U.S. film The Year of Living Dangerously. He also portrayed villain roles in Philippine action movies due to his signature bald head as well as various supporting roles. Bem starred in Sine Novela: Tinik sa Dibdib.
He has twin sons named Felix and Dominic.
Roco appeared in a minor role in 2010's Dagim, a Cinema One Original film directed by Joaquin Pedro Valdes, about the strange goings-on in a remote mountain province.
He is well known to be most collaborative works with the late Lino Brocka, where he is a part of a group of actors called "Brocka babies",[5][6] and directors such as Ishmael Bernal, Chito S. Roño, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Joel Lamangan in the late twentieth century.