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Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

Actor · Born 1929-07-22 · New York City, New York, USA

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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, "Nig…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Chinatown (1974) — Lieutenant Lou Escobar
  2. Star Trek (1966) — Lt. Esteban Rodriguez
  3. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) — Tomas (uncredited)
  4. Kelly's Heroes (1970) — Pvt. Petuko
  5. Airwolf (1984) — Garcia
  6. Bonanza (1959) — Duke Miller
  7. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) — Ed Zacharias
  8. Mission: Impossible (1966) — Priest
  9. The Two Jakes (1990) — Captain Lou Escobar
  10. McLintock! (1963) — Davey Elk
  11. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Julio
  12. Charlie's Angels (1976) — Ruiz
  13. Zorro (1957)
  14. The Time Tunnel (1966) — Dr. Charles Whitebird
  15. Mister Roberts (1955) — Rodrigues
  16. Bandolero! (1968) — Frisco
  17. Hart to Hart (1979)
  18. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) — Eddie Rios
  19. Flaming Star (1960) — Two Moons
  20. Taras Bulba (1962) — Ostap Bulba
  21. The Rare Breed (1966) — Juan
  22. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Carlos Abaca
  23. Mannix (1967)
  24. The Rifleman (1958) — Manolo Argentez
  25. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
  26. Drum Beat (1954) — Bogus Charlie
  27. The Virginian (1962) — Sanchez Dominguez
  28. I Died a Thousand Times (1955) — Louis Mendoza
  29. Che! (1969) — Rolando
  30. The Mod Squad (1968)
  31. Battle Cry (1955) — Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe
  32. The Lone Ranger (1956) — Pete Ramirez
  33. The F.B.I. (1965) — Juanito
  34. Tarzan (1966)
  35. Lady Ice (1973) — Carlos
  36. Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) — Mario Amato
  37. Man-Trap (1961) — Puerco
  38. The Deep Six (1958) — Al Mendoza
  39. Naked City (1958) — Howard Running Bear
  40. The Rebel (1959) — Iron Hand