Spanky Manikan

Spanky Manikan
Born
Manuel S. Manikan

(1942-03-22)March 22, 1942
DiedJanuary 14, 2018(2018-01-14) (aged 75)
Manila, Philippines
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2018
Spouse
(m. 1989)
Children3 (including Migo Manikan )

Manuel S. Manikan (March 22, 1942 – January 14, 2018), known professionally as Spanky Manikan, was a Filipino theater, film and television actor.

In 1981, Manikan won Best Supporting Actor awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival and the Catholic Mass Media Awards for his role in the 1982 film Himala. He was also awarded the Best Supporting Actor for GMA's Bahaghari Awards for the tele-movie Parola in 1995. In 2014, Manikan was nominated by the PMPC Star Awards as Best Supporting Actor for Bamboo Flowers. On December 1, 2014, he was awarded the Best Actor (Non-Musical) by the Aliw Awards for his portrayal of Zacarias Monzon in Tanghalang Pilipino's Mga Ama Mga Anak .