Actor, Entrepreneur. He was best known for playing the character roles of waiters, butlers, mechanics, guerillas, servants, rickshaw boys, natives, bartenders, policemen, desk clerks, witch doctors, lieutenants, restaurant owners, doctors, generals, chefs, and people of Japanese, Filipino, Javanese, and Chinese backgrounds, usually in war films, crime films, biographical films, or adventure films, but some were uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Pacio' in the biographical war film drama, "I Was An American Spy" (1951). The film which was directed by Lesley Selander, which was written for the screen by Samuel Roeca, Claire Phillips, and Myron B. Goldsmith, and which also starred Ann Dvorak, Gene Evans, and Douglas Kennedy, tells the story which takes place during WW2, where an American woman posing as an Italian cabaret owner spies on the Japanese in Manila, Philippines, but becomes the target of a suspicious Japanese intelligence officer. He is also best remembered for playing the role of 'Henry' in 64 episodes of the classic action-adventure crime television series, 'Burke's Law,' which originally aired from 1963 to 1965, and which also starred Gene Barry, Gary Conway, and Regis Toomey. He was born one of eight children as Leon Maravilla Lontoc in Manila, Philippines, to Mariano Lontoc and his wife Rufina Maravilla Lontoc (1893-1956), on February 20, 1908. He eventually moved to Hollywood, California, in 1927, where he pursued an acting career. He made his actual film debut playing the role of a 'Japanese Guard' in the war film drama, "Behind The Rising Sun" (1943). The film which was directed by Edward Dmytryk, which was based on the book by James Young, which was written for the screen by Emmet Lavery, and which also starred Margo, Tom Neal, and J. Carroll Naish, tells the story in Japan, where foreigners and their Japanese friends are caught up in the rising tide of militarism. Besides, playing the role of a 'Japanese Guard' in the war film drama, "Behind The Rising Sun" (1943), and playing the role of 'Pacio' in the biographical war film drama, "I Was An American Spy" (1951), his many other film credits include, "The Purple Heart" (1944), "Rainbow Island" (1944), "God Is My Co-Pilot" (1945), "Back To Bataan" (1945), "Secret Agent X-9" (1945), "Intrigue" (1947), "On An Island With You" (1948), "Rogues' Regiment" (1948), "Malaya" (1949), "Cargo To Capetown" (1950), "The Damned Don't Cry" (1950), "On The Isle Of Samoa" (1950), "The Flying Missile" (1950), "Smuggler's Island" (1951), "Peking Express" (1951), "Singin' In The Rain" (1951), "Mara Maru" (1952), "Hurricane Smith" (1952), "City Beneath The Sea" (1953), "Ma And Pa Kettle At Waikiki" (1953), "The Girls Of Pleasure Island" (1953), "The Naked Jungle" (1954), "Jump Into Hell" (1955), "Soldier Of Fortune" (1955), "The Left Hand Of God" (1955), "The Revolt Of Mamie Stover" (1956), "Bombers B-52" (1957), "The Hunter's" (1958), "Operation Petticoat" (1959), "Never So Few" (1959), "The Gallant Hours" (1960), "The Spiral Road" (1962), "The Ugly American" (1963), "One Spy To Many" (1966), "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" (1966), "Panic In The City" (1968), "The Brotherfood Of The Bell" (1970), and "Adventures Of Nick Carter" (1972). Besides, playing the role of 'Henry' in 64 episodes of the classic action adventure crime television series, 'Burke's Law,' which originally aired from 1963 to 1965, and which also starred Gene Barry, Gary Conway, and Regis Toomey, his many other televison credits include, "The Bigelow Theatre," "Biff Baker, U.S.A.," "Chevron Theatre," "Adventures Of Superman," "Terry And The Pirates," "Mr. & Mrs. North," "General Electric Theater," "The Star And The Story," "Crossroads," "Jungle Jim," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Four Star Playhouse," "Hey, Jeannie," "The Frank Sinatra Story," "The Loretta Young Show," "Markham," "Hong Kong," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Dick Powell Theatre," "Checkmate," "Adventures In Paradise," "Hawaiian Eye," "McHale's Navy," "I Spy," "Honey West," "The Wackiest Ship In The Army," "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," "Here Come The Brides," "Ironside," "Adventures Of Nick Carter," "Mannix," and "The Brady Bunch." His last television role was playing 'Sam' in the episode entitled, "The Pendulum," of the classic action-adventure crime television series, "Mission: Impossible," which originally aired on February 23, 1973, and which also starred Peter Graves, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Scott Brady, Dean Stockwell, and Lynda Day George. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. Besides acting, he was also a successful businessman having worked as a barber and was a founder of the famous Don's Beachcomber Restaurant. He was married twice, first to Mildred L. Jacobs Lontoc (1913-), in Sandusky, Ohio, in about 1937, and secondly to Ann Rose Skopec Lontoc (1913-1998), in Washington, Utah, in 1938. His brother Rodolfo Maravilla Lontoc (1923-2008), was a successful doctor.