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Perry Lopez
Actor
Born July 22, 1929Died February 14, 2008 (78 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Escobar In Chinatown (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | Confessions of a Hitman · as Priest |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes · as Captain Lou Escobar |
| 1989 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects · as Eddie Rios |
| 1987 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown · as Ed Zacharias |
| 1984 | Airwolf (TV Series) · as Garcia |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actor - 'mr. Roberts' |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Police Captain |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Ruiz |
| 1974 | Chinatown · as Lieutenant Lou Escobar |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | Hec Ramsey (TV Series) · as Sgt. Juan Mendoza |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes · as Pvt. Petuko |
| 1969 | Che! · as Rolando |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Bandolero! · as Frisco |
| 1968 | Daring Game · as Reuben |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid · as Hood #1 |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Hondo (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Dr. Charles Whitebird |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Lt. Esteban Rodriguez |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Juan |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Dodo Le Blanc |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Juanito |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Carlos Abaca |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Keeler |
| 1963 | McLintock! · as Davey Elk |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Candido Gomez |
| 1962 | Taras Bulba · as Ostap Bulba |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Sanchez Dominguez |
| 1961 | Man-Trap · as Puerco |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Nico Berengeri |
| 1960 | Flaming Star · as Two Moons |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Juan Moreno |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as James Evans |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Cry Tough · as Toro |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Howard Running Bear |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Violent Road · as Joe |
| 1958 | The Deep Six · as Al Mendoza |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Juan - Santiago's Brother |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Dominic |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Jeff |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam · as Prince Ahmud |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw (TV Series) · as Lee Sales |
| 1956 | The Young Guns · as San Antone |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | The Steel Jungle · as Ed Novak |
| 1956 | The Lone Ranger · as Pete Ramirez |
| 1955 | Hell on Frisco Bay · as Mario Amato |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story · as Red |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times · as Louis Mendoza |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Julio |
| 1955 | Mister Roberts · as Rodrigues |
| 1955 | Battle Cry · as Pvt Joe Gomez Aka Spanish Joe |
| 1954 | Drum Beat · as Bogus Charlie |
| 1954 | Creature from the Black Lagoon · as Tomas (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trail · as Silva's Son |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Pete Salavedo |