467. Is That Who I Think He Is? RONALD REMY for PEPSI COLA (1975) and LA GERMANIA (1982)

The versatile actor RONALD REMY, was born in 1937 as Ronald Kookooritchkin, of Filipino-Russian parentage. His father, Russian Army soldier Eremes, had fled the Bolshevik Revolution He was introduced in the movie “Condenado”, under Sampaguita Pictures, then moved to Premiere Productions, which was the studio of his wife, Lily Marquez or Dinah Jean Rogers-Remy, in real life. Oftentimes, Remy was cast in a variety of roles—from a contrabida, a soldier of war, to a costumed hero.

RONALD REMY, AT THE TOP OF HIS TV CAREER, IN 1975

Because of his facility with the English language, Remy appeared in many American and U.S.-Filipino produced English films. Some of these include movies that have now become cult classics like No Man is an Island (1962, as Chico Torres), Blood is the Color of the Night (1964, as Dr. Marco), Flight of the Sparrow (1967), and perhaps his best known film, The Longest Hundred Miles (1967). As a wartime guerrilla, he co-starred with Hollywood stars like Ricardo Montalban, Doug McClure, and Katherine Ross, who, in that same year, earned an Oscar nomination for “The Graduate”.

(L) REMY in 'The Longest Hundred Miles" 

The multi-talented Remy also tried directing, and his chance came with the suspense-thriller film,“Zigzag” (1963), where he directed actor George Nader and Sylvia Lawrence.

LA GERMANIA  AD WITH THE REMYS, 1982

In the 70s, he reinvented himself as a sitcom actor, appearing as husband of Rosa Rosal in the TV comedy series,  “Yan Ang Misis Ko”. He also became a TV host and emcee for “Lucky 13” Game Show on Channel 13. He and his wife became active leaders of a popular Born Again Christian Family movement, until his passing. The Remys have a daughter, Jackie Kookooritchkin, who also did print ads, and appeared on TV and films, who has also passed away in 2021.

SOURCES: 

Ronald Remy info, wikipedia.org, Screen grabds from various Ronald Remy movies,