Raphael John "Ralph" Gil Eigenmann (25 September 1961 – 1 September 2014), better known by his screen name Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late 80s to the early 2000s. Gil was also widely known for playing the protagonist of the critically-acclaimed 1982 film ''

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'' and the role of

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's former Filipino-American boss-lover-killer in the drama-suspense thriller ''The Elsa Castillo Story: The Chop-Chop Lady'', the script of which is inspired by true events. He also appeared in several drama series, the last of which was the

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drama '' The Legal Wife'', starring Angel Locsin and

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Personal life

He was the middle child of actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, and brother of actors

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and

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. He is the father of singer/actor

Gabby Eigenmann Gabriel John Celebre Eigenmann (; born March 2, 1978) is a Filipino actor, singer, host and model. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Background He was born on March 2, 1978 in Makati, Philippines. Gabby hails f ...

and Katherine "Ira" Eigenmann by model/actress and then-girlfriend Irene Celebre. He was sixteen years old when he had his first born Gabby. Timothy (a.k.a.

Sid Lucero Timothy Mark Pimentel Eigenmann (; born March 12, 1983), better known by his stage name Sid Lucero (), is a Filipino television and film actor and model. He won the 31st Gawad Urian Best Actor award for his role in ''Selda''. Career Tim's ...

) and Maxine Eve are his children by his first wife, actress Bing Pimentel.

Andi Eigenmann Andrea Nicole Guck Eigenmann (born 25 June 1990), professionally known as Andi Eigenmann (), is a Filipino actress, model, and social media influencer. Early life Descent and family Eigenmann is the daughter of actors Mark Gil and Jaclyn Jos ...

is his daughter with actress Jaclyn Jose. Gil married his second wife, non-showbiz Maricar Jacinto, in 1996; the couple had one child, Stephanie ("Stevie").

Death

Gil died on 1 September 2014, aged 52, of

cirrhosis of the liver Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar tissue known as fibrosis due to damage caused by liver disease. Damage causes tissue repai ...

, stemming from cancer of the liver, 24 days before his 53rd birthday. He was survived by his wife Maricar, six children and seven grandchildren.Mark Gil dies
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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gil, Mark 1961 births 2014 deaths Filipino male television actors Filipino male child actors People from Manila Filipino people of Kapampangan descent Filipino people of German descent Filipino people of Spanish descent Filipino people of Swiss descent Filipino male comedians GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities Deaths from cirrhosis Deaths from liver cancer Deaths from cancer in the Philippines

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Filipino male film actors