Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 20, 1939
Died
Dec 14, 2004
Place of Birth
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Credits
200 titles
Fernando Poe Jr.
Biography
Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor. During the latter part of his career, Poe was defeated by incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the 2004 Philippine Presidential elections, a result roundly believed to have been fraudulent. His long career as an action film star earned him the moniker "King of Philippine Movies" (often shortened to Da King). Poe was posthumously declared a National Artist of the Philippines for Film on 23 May 2006 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The award was confirmed by President Benigno Aquino III on 20 July 2012, and was presented to his family on 16 August. Ronald Allan K. Poe was the son of Filipino actor Allan Fernando R. Poe (Fernando Poe, Sr.) and Elizabeth Kelley, an American. He was born in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. His parents were not yet legally married when he was born on August 20, 1939, although his parents were later married in 1940. His opponents tried to derail his bid for the presidency when they sought to disqualify him as an illegitimate son of a non-Filipino mother. He was the second among six siblings and it was his brother Andy who was really named Fernando Poe, Jr. which FPJ later adopted, to bank on the popularity of his father who was a top actor in his time. Conrad Poe, a Filipino actor is FPJ's half-brother, the illegitimate son of the late Fernando Poe Sr. and actress Patricia Mijares. Pou is the original spelling of the family's surname from his grandfather, playwright Lorenzo Pou, a Catalan migrant from Majorca, Spain, who ventured into mining and business in the Philippines.
Known For
Filmography
Salamat sa Alaala
Self (archive footage)
Pakners
Nanding Escalante
Ang Alamat ng Lawin
Batas Ng Lansangan
Major Ruben Medrano
Ayos Na... Ang Kasunod
Ang Dalubhasa
Dr. Jaime de Guzman
Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko
Badong Rivera
Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano
Lt. Kardo de Leon
Eseng ng Tondo
Eusebio "Eseng .45" Natividad
Ang Probinsyano
Ador / Kardo
Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan
Nanding
Hagedorn
Edward Hagedorn
Isang Bala Ka Lang Part 2
Berting Rodriguez
Ikaw ang Mahal Ko
Pilo
Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko...
Daniel
Minsan Pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin 2
Epimaco Velasco: NBI
Atty. Epimaco Velasco
Walang Matigas na Tinapay sa Mainit na Kape
Mike Bautista
Hindi Pa Tapos ang Laban
Carding Villamar
Lakay
Dito sa Pitong Gatang
Berting Cayabyab
Good Friend, Evil Enemy
Mando Guevarra
The Law of .45
Capt. Celso Magsalin
May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi
Nanding
Hindi Ka Na Sisikatan Ng Araw: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop Part III
Kahit Konting Pagtingin
Ako Ang Huhusga: Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop 2
Lieutenant Guerrero
Wanted: Pamilya Banal
Victor Banal
Eagle of Manila
Mauro Reyes
Sheman: Mistress of the Universe
Panday
One Day, Isang Araw
Gawa Na ang Bala Na Papatay sa Iyo
David Villafuerte
Ang Anino Ni Asedillo
Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop
Guerrero, Sgt. Isagani
No Retreat...No Surrender...Si Kumander
Gener
Rage of Justice
Kapag Lumaban Ang Api
Clown
Batang Quiapo
Baldomero "Baldo" Dimaguiba
No Blood, No Surrender
Muslim.357
Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite
Crisanto
Partida
Isa Isa Lang
Carding Briñas
Ang Panday IV
Panday
Ang Padrino
Emong Sanchez
Daang Hari
Cry of Justice
Alfredo Javier
Umpisahan Mo... Tatapusin Ko!
Delfin Prado
Roman Rapido
Roman Rapido