Perry Lopez
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1929-07-22
- Died
- 2008-02-14
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Julio César Lopez · Перрі Лопес · Хулио Сесар Лопес
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Perry Lopez (July 22, 1929 - February 14, 2008) was an American film and television actor. His acting career lasted over 40 years before his death in 2008.
Lopez was born in New York City. Lopez began his acting career on in theater, based in New York. He was signed to a contract at Warner Bros. Studios in 1955. Lopez appeared in a number of B-movies and Westerns early on in his career, including the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Young Guns and The Lone Ranger.
Lopez was, perhaps, best known as Lieutenant Lou Escobar in the 1974 film Chinatown, which he starred in opposite Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. He reprised the role sixteen years later (with Escobar promoted to Captain) in The Two Jakes in 1990.
Among his many television appearances, one of his more well-known roles is that of Esteban Rodriguez in the classic Star Trek episode "Shore Leave". Lopez also appeared in an episode of Bonanza, as the cold-blooded outlaw Duke Miller, who kills a man over being first in line to get a haircut. He was Joaquín Castañeda, a mestizo that fought to free his people, on El Zorro, starring Guy Williams. Lopez also appeared in episode 14, "Night Of The Long Knives" originally airing December 16, 1966 of The Time Tunnel television series, in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea -episode "Savage Jungle" and played Pvt. Petuko in Kelly's Heroes (1970).
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Star Trek
1966
as Lt. Esteban Rodriguez
Mannix
1967
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Ruiz
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Priest
The Rifleman
1958
The Virginian
1962
as Sanchez Dominguez
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Naked City
1958
as Howard Running Bear
Airwolf
1984
as Garcia
Hart to Hart
1979
The F.B.I.
1965
as Juanito
Zorro
1957
The Rebel
1959
as Iron Hand
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Julio
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Candido Gomez
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Carlos Abaca
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Dr. Charles Whitebird / Maj. Kabir
The Mod Squad
1968
Tarzan
1966
Riverboat
1959
as James Evans
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Pete Salavedo
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Nico Berengeri
Hondo
1967
Monty Nash
1971
as Carlos Ramirez
Johnny Midnight
1960
Redigo
1963
Hec Ramsey
1972
as Sgt. Juan Mendoza
Movies (32)
Chinatown
1974
as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Kelly's Heroes
1970
as Pvt. Petuko
McLintock!
1963
as Davey Elk
Mister Roberts
1955
as Rodrigues
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Tomas (uncredited)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987
as Ed Zacharias
Flaming Star
1960
as Two Moons
Battle Cry
1955
as Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe
Bandolero!
1968
as Frisco
The Rare Breed
1966
as Juan
Man-Trap
1961
as Puerco
Taras Bulba
1962
as Ostap Bulba
The Two Jakes
1990
as Captain Lou Escobar
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989
as Eddie Rios
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Louis Mendoza
Drum Beat
1954
as Bogus Charlie
Che!
1969
as Rolando
The Lone Ranger
1956
as Pete Ramirez
The McConnell Story
1955
as Red
Violent Road
1958
as Joe
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Prince Ahmud
Lady Ice
1973
as Carlos
Daring Game
1968
as Reuben
The Deep Six
1958
as Al Mendoza
Sol Madrid
1968
as Hood #1
Cry Tough
1959
as Toro
Confessions of a Hitman
1994
as Priest
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Mario Amato
The Steel Jungle
1956
as Ed Novak
The Young Guns
1956
as San Antone
The Mountains of the Moon
1967
as Chigger
The Century Turns
1972
as Sgt. Juan Mendoza
About Perry Lopez
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Perry Lopez (July 22, 1929 - February 14, 2008) was an American film and television actor. His acting career lasted over 40 years before his death in 2008. Lopez was born in New York City. Lopez began his acting career on in theater, based in New York. He was signed to a contract at Warner Bros. Studios in 1955. Lopez appeared in a number of B-movies and Westerns early on in his career, including the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Young Guns and The Lone Ranger. Lopez was, perhaps, best known as Lieuten… With 61 credits spanning from 1952 to 1994, Perry Lopez has appeared in 32 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Perry Lopez Movies
- Chinatown (1974) — as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
- Kelly's Heroes (1970) — as Pvt. Petuko
- McLintock! (1963) — as Davey Elk
- Mister Roberts (1955) — as Rodrigues
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) — as Tomas (uncredited)
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