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Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1929-07-22
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Perry Lopez

Overview

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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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Known for

Acting

2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself Actor Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage) 60
Fair
1994 Confessions of a Hitman Actor Priest 59
Average
1990 The Two Jakes Actor Captain Lou Escobar 59
Average
1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects Actor Eddie Rios 58
Average
1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown Actor Ed Zacharias 58
Average
1974 Chinatown Actor Lieutenant Lou Escobar 76
Good
1973 Lady Ice Actor Carlos 58
Average
1972 The Century Turns Actor Sgt. Juan Mendoza N/A
N/A
1972 Hec Ramsey Actor Sgt. Juan Mendoza 69
Fair
1970 Kelly's Heroes Actor Pvt. Petuko 67
Fair
1969 Che! Actor Rolando 58
Average
1968 Bandolero! Actor Frisco 59
Average
1968 Daring Game Actor Reuben N/A
N/A
1968 Sol Madrid Actor Hood #1 59
Average
1967 The Mountains of the Moon Actor Chigger N/A
N/A
1966 The Rare Breed Actor Juan 59
Average
1963 McLintock! Actor Davey Elk 60
Fair
1962 Taras Bulba Actor Ostap Bulba 59
Average
1961 Man-Trap Actor Puerco 59
Average
1960 Flaming Star Actor Two Moons 59
Average
1959 Cry Tough Actor Toro 58
Average
1958 Violent Road Actor Joe 58
Average
1958 The Deep Six Actor Al Mendoza 58
Average
1957 Omar Khayyam Actor Prince Ahmud 58
Average
1956 The Young Guns Actor San Antone 59
Average
1956 The Steel Jungle Actor Ed Novak 58
Average
1956 The Lone Ranger Actor Pete Ramirez 58
Average
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay Actor Mario Amato 58
Average
1955 I Died a Thousand Times Actor Louis Mendoza 59
Average
1955 The McConnell Story Actor Red 58
Average
1955 Mister Roberts Actor Rodrigues 61
Fair
1955 Battle Cry Actor Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe 58
Average
1954 Drum Beat Actor Bogus Charlie 58
Average
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon Actor Tomas (uncredited) 64
Fair