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Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 22, 1929
Died Feb 14, 2008 (78)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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). Lopez died of lung cancer in at The Rehabilitation Centre of Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California at age 78. He was survived by several nieces and nephews. Description above from the Wikipedia article   licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)

Confessions of a Hitman

Confessions of a Hitman

1994

as Priest

The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

1990

as Captain Lou Escobar

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989

as Eddie Rios

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987

as Ed Zacharias

Chinatown

Chinatown

1974

as Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Lady Ice

Lady Ice

1973

as Carlos

Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

1970

as Pvt. Petuko

Che!

Che!

1969

as Rolando

Daring Game

Daring Game

1968

as Reuben

Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid

1968

as Hood #1

Bandolero!

Bandolero!

1968

as Frisco

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

1966

as Juan

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

as Davey Elk

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962

as Ostap Bulba

Man-Trap

Man-Trap

1961

as Puerco

Flaming Star

Flaming Star

1960

as Two Moons

Cry Tough

Cry Tough

1959

as Toro

Violent Road

Violent Road

1958

as Joe

The Deep Six

The Deep Six

1958

as Al Mendoza

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

1957

as Prince Ahmud

The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

1956

as Ed Novak

The Young Guns

The Young Guns

1956

as San Antone

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1956

as Pete Ramirez

Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

as Mario Amato

I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

as Louis Mendoza

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955

as Rodrigues

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

as Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

1955

as Red

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

as Tomas (uncredited)

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

as Bogus Charlie

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Hec Ramsey

as Sgt. Juan Mendoza

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

The Time Tunnel

as Dr. Charles Whitebird

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

Star Trek

as Lt. Esteban Rodriguez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Cain's Hundred

as Nico Berengeri

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Candido Gomez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

The F.B.I.

as Juanito

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Airwolf

as Garcia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

Naked City

as Howard Running Bear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Charlie's Angels

as Ruiz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Mission: Impossible

as Priest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Julio

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Virginian

as Sanchez Dominguez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Rebel

as Iron Hand

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Riverboat

as James Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Cavalcade of America

as Pete Salavedo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Monty Nash

as Carlos Ramirez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1971

The Time Tunnel

as Maj. Kabir

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

Zorro

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 10, 1957

Tarzan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Mannix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Hart to Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Redigo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

Hondo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Rifleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Johnny Midnight

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1960

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