Dwight Gaston

Acting

Dwight Gaston

Born June 15, 1960 · Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Died October 19, 2025 · aged 65

Born Anthony Dwight Gaston, he was a Filipino musician, art director, costume designer, and actor, best known for his appearances in Oro Plata Mata, Scorpio Nights, and Batibot.

Known For

PlatoonPlatoon · 1986
Platoon
★ 7.71986
MovieDramaWar
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
AmigoAmigo · 2011
Amigo
★ 4.92011
MovieDramaHistory
Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
Scorpio NightsScorpio Nights · 1985
Scorpio Nights
★ 5.61985
MovieDramaThriller
In a crowded, multi-appartment house, a young student peeps on his neighbours making love and subsequently develops a steamy affair with the neighbour's wife. The affair slowly becomes an obsession and spins out of control.
Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The ComebackPedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback · 2000
Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback
★ 8.82000
MovieComedyAction
A man (Janno Gibbs) meets the leader (Ramon Zamora) of a distant land threatened by imminent destruction.
Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin? · 1997
Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?
★ 7.01997
MovieRomanceDrama
Lisa and Mike lives a happy life with a with a great family until one day when the promotions in the company they both work for chose Lisa instead Mike to be promoted. Due to this event their lives change when Mike's pride got the better of him causing both trouble in work as well as in the family.
Last Take, Last ShotLast Take, Last Shot · 2005
Last Take, Last Shot
★ 10.02005
MovieComedyDrama
A black comedy film, which focuses on two film workers, Raffy, the clapper, and Dido, a utility boy. Both share the same dream: to direct their own films someday. Their lives as mere "small production people" took a different turn when, together with the people in the unit van they were riding,had an encounter with armed men. Their co-workers were killed, and the two of them were forced to drive the unit van out of fear until it ran out of gas. The van contains equipment for movie production like cameras, lights and film stocks. They ended up in a secluded barrio not yet reached by modern technology, and therefore, the townsfolk knew nothing of the movie industry.
Shake, Rattle & Roll IIIShake, Rattle & Roll III · 1991
Shake, Rattle & Roll III
★ 7.61991
MovieThrillerComedy
In three tales of extreme horror, a young couple hires a mysterious nanny for their baby; a young woman discovers that her sister has been dead and been made alive again; and a student unwittingly brings home from a beach field trip the egg of an alien monster.
RigodonRigodon · 2012
Rigodon
★ 5.72012
MovieThrillerDrama
A heartbroken young woman begins a sexual relationship with a struggling artista, not knowing that her new beau is already married. As the truth comes out, obsession and jealousy bring pain into all their lives.

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Tiktik: The Aswang ChroniclesTiktik: The Aswang Chronicles · 2012
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles
★ 6.02012
MovieHorrorComedy
With dark shades on and a burning cigarette between his lips, Makoy will do whatever it takes to get back his girlfriend Sonia, who’s pregnant with their child. He makes the trip to remote Pulupandan, her hometown, and is quickly rebuffed by Sonia’s mother Fely. But Makoy has never been one to give up. With the help of Sonia’s father Nestor and his ever-dependable helper Bart, Makoy stays in town to surprise Sonia on her birthday. But alas, Makoy gets into trouble with a group of townsfolk who transform into tiktik—horrific, man-eating creatures with a taste for fetuses that are still in the womb! They are angry, and they are hungry for revenge. Will their thirst for blood and retribution be quenched? Will Makoy finally get his act together, protect Sonia and their baby, and once and for all prove himself worthy of their love? Who will win in the battle between men and monsters?

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