Dolphy
Sign in to saveRodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (July 25, 1928 – July 10, 2012), known professionally as Dolphy, was a Filipino comedian and actor. Widely regarded by Philippine media as the country's "King of Comedy", he starred in a long list of comedy films and television series over a career spanning more than six decades.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928-07-25
- Died
- 2012-07-10
- Works
- 17
Top works
- MITR-OCT
- MITR-JULY
- MITRA
- KUROV- NOV/ DEC-PALYA PATLO BHALO
- KUROV- MOLBA VAYLI DIVTI
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Film & TV
Acting · Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. GCGH (July 25, 1928 – July 10, 2012), better known by his stage names Dolphy, Pidol, and Golay, was a Filipino comedian and actor. He is widely regarded as the country's "King of Comedy" for his comedic talent embodied by his long roster of works on stage, radio, television and movies.
Known for
- The Search for Weng Weng2013
- Rosario — Hesus2010
- Father Jejemon — Fr. Jeremiah Jerome Montes2010
- Nobody Nobody But Juan — Juan2009
- Dobol Trobol — Macario2008
- John en Shirley — John Puruntong2006
- Home Alone da Riber — Upoy2002
- Markova: Comfort Gay — Markova2000
- Daddy O! Baby O! — Mario2000
- Tataynic — Nicandro de Carpio1998
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 175
- Total plays
- 531
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dolphy">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Dolphy
Key facts
- Comedian.name
- Dolphy
- Comedian.image
- File:Dolphy old photo.jpg
- Comedian.caption
- Dolphy in the 1960s
- Comedian.birth_name
- Rodolfo Vera Quizon
- Comedian.birth_place
- Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands
- Comedian.death_place
- Makati, Philippines
- Comedian.resting_place
- The Heritage Park, Taguig, Philippines
- Comedian.children
- 18, including Freddie, Rolly, Eric, Vandolph, Epy, and Zia
- Person.child
- yes
- Person.yearsactive
- 1945–2012
- Person.works
- Filmography
- Person.awards
- Full list
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 25 July 1928
- Died
- 10 July 2012
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rodolfo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Place of birth
- Tondo
- Place of death
- Makati
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Florentino Torres High School
- Image
- Dolphy.jpg
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Career
- Early career
- Television, film parodies, and RVQ Productions
- 1992–2012: Later works, honors and final years
- Posthumous honors
- Personal life
- Relationships
- Religion
- Politics
- Health problems and death
- Acting credits and accolades
- Awards for acting
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- External links
Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (July 25, 1928 – July 10, 2012), known professionally as Dolphy, was a Filipino comedian and actor. Widely regarded by Philippine media as the country's "King of Comedy", he starred in a long list of comedy films and television series over a career spanning more than six decades.
Dolphy first gained fame portraying a witty but hapless father figure in the hit sitcom John en Marsha (1973–1978, 1980–1990) and later played the resourceful widower in the long-running series Home Along Da Riles (1992–2003). He received numerous honors for his work, including lifetime achievement awards from Philippine film and television academies. In recognition of his lifetime contributions to entertainment, he was conferred the Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart (GCGH) – the Philippines' highest civilian honor.