William Martinez
Known For
Acting
Born
Biography
William Pineda Martinez (born May 31, 1966) is a Filipino actor who belongs to the first batch of Regal babies whose movie career was launched in the early 1980s. He initially starred in drama films, Manila by Night (1980), Bilibid Boys (1981), Tambay sa Disco (1980) until his studio paired him with Maricel Soriano in Oh My Mama (1981) and the result was a box-office success. Their tandem spawned many hits for Regal Films, mostly comedy movies that defined and cemented their Taray and Kulit loveteam. In 1984, William was given a title role in the 10th Metro Manila Film Festival with the thriller, Alapaap as a drug-crazed writer. He got best actor nominations from award-giving bodies the following year.
Most Known For
Bagets
as Tonton
Magtanggol
Mara Clara: The Movie
as Gary
Cassandra: Warrior Angel
as Ermi
The Wedding
as Sammy Mañalac
Bilibid Gays
as Luga
Florinda
as Eric
Clown
Manila by Night
as Alex
To Mama with Love
as Dodjie / Menandro
On the Job
as Rex
Ekis
as Nilo
On the Job
as Rex
Stupid Cupid
as Jorge (segment "Horror Honeymoon")
El Presidente
as Dr. Santiago Barcelona
Ulan
Clouds
as Jake
The Tales of Grandmother Basyang
as Mike
Super Mario vs. Son Goku
as Mario / Einstein / Goku
