About

Known credits:
119
Birthday:
1912-05-09
Place of birth:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Website:
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Pedro Armendáriz

Overview

Born in Churubusco, a suburb of Mexico City, and raised in Texas, he studied at California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with an engineering degree. He began his acting career at the stage in Mexico City, entering films there in 1935. During the next years he made 42 Spanish-language films, among them "Maria Candelaria" (1943) and "La Perla" (1947), becoming one of Mexico`s top film stars. His first American film was "The Fugitive" for RKO in 1947. Since then he costarred in more than 80 films in Hollywood, England, France, Germany and Italy. Credits include "Fort Apache" (1948), "Three Godfathers", "We Were Strangers" (1949), "El Bruto" (1952), "The Littlest Outlaw" (1955), "The Conqueror" (1956), "La Cucaracha" (1958) and "The Wonderful Country" (1959). When Armendariz was taken ill while filming the second James Bond film "From Russia With Love" his scenes were rushed through so he could return to L.A. for treatment and he entered UCLA Medical Center. Learning he had terminal cancer he killed himself there with a gunshot.

Known for

Acting
2024 The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1963 From Russia with Love Actor Ali Kerim Bey 69
Fair
1963 Captain Sindbad Actor El Kerim 58
Average
1963 La Bandida Actor Roberto Herrera 58
Average
1962 El tejedor de milagros Actor Señor Cura 59
Average
1962 My Son, the Hero Actor Cadmo 58
Average
1962 Los valientes no mueren Actor 59
Average
1961 My Son, the Hero Actor General 59
Average
1961 Francis of Assisi Actor The Sultan 60
Fair
1960 La cárcel de Cananea Actor Pedro 58
Average
1960 Violent Summer Actor Francisco Peña 59
Average
1960 El indulto Actor Lucas Sánchez Parrondo 58
Average
1960 Los desarraigados Actor 59
Average
1960 Dos hijos desobedientes Actor Pedro 58
Average
1960 El impostor Actor 59
Average
1960 Calibre 44 Actor Don Pedro 58
Average
1960 Our Daily Hunger Actor Macario Férnandez 59
Average
1959 La Cucaracha Actor Coronel Valentín Razo 59
Average
1959 The Wonderful Country Actor Cipriano Castro 59
Average
1959 Yo pecador Actor 59
Average
1959 Thirst for Love Actor Pedro Ortiz 59
Average
1959 Beyond All Limits Actor Pepe Gamboa 58
Average
1959 El zarco Actor 59
Average
1959 The Vivanco Ladies Actor Gen. Inocencio Torrentera 59
Average
1959 Café Colón Actor 59
Average
1959 The Little Savage Actor El Tiburón 58
Average
1959 I'm flying low Actor 59
Average
1958 This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter Actor Pancho Villa 58
Average
1958 This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter Actor Pancho Villa 59
Average
1958 Los salvajes Actor Pedro Matías 59
Average
1957 La mujer que no tuvo infancia Actor 58
Average
1957 Manuela Actor Mario Constanza 59
Average
1957 The Big Boodle Actor Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz) 58
Average
1957 Men and Wolves Actor Giovanni 59
Average
1957 This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter Actor Pancho Villa 59
Average
1956 The Hidden One Actor Felipe Rojano 58
Average
1956 Basket of Mexican Tales Actor Carlos Cosio 59
Average
1956 The Conqueror Actor Jamuga 56
Average
1956 Diane Actor King Francis I 59
Average
1955 The Littlest Outlaw Actor Gen. Torres 59
Average
1955 Native Drums Actor N/A
N/A
1955 Fortune carrée Actor Igricheff 58
Average
1954 Mulata Actor Martín 58
Average
1954 Reto a la vida Actor 58
Average
1954 Dos mundos y un amor Actor Ricardo Anaya 59
Average
1954 Rebellion of the Hanged Actor Cándido Castro 59
Average
1954 Border River Actor General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz) 59
Average
1953 Lucrèce Borgia Actor César Borgia 58
Average
1953 The Brute Actor Pedro 59
Average
1953 The Lovers of Toledo Actor Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera 58
Average
1952 Soledad's Shawl Actor Roque Suazo 58
Average
1952 Meat in Prison Actor Pablo González 59
Average
1952 Night Falls Actor Marcos Arizmendi 59
Average
1952 Los tres alegres compadres Actor 58
Average
1951 Ella y Yo Actor Pedro Muñóz 58
Average
1951 Por querer a una mujer Actor 58
Average
1951 Hell Road Actor Pedro Uribe 59
Average
1951 Weddings of fire Actor 59
Average
1951 Tierra baja Actor Manelic 58
Average
1950 Rosauro Castro Actor Rosauro Castro 59
Average
1950 By the False Door Actor Bernardo Celis 59
Average
1950 La loca de la casa Actor José María Cruz 59
Average
1950 The Torch Actor José Juan Reyes 58
Average
1950 Pancho Villa vuelve Actor 59
Average
1949 El charro y la dama Actor 59
Average
1949 La malquerida Actor Esteban 59
Average
1949 El abandonado Actor 58
Average
1949 Late Afternoon Actor Sebastian del Llano 59
Average
1949 We Were Strangers Actor Armando Ariete 58
Average
1949 Tulsa Actor Jim Redbird 59
Average
1948 3 Godfathers Actor Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte 61
Fair
1948 Maclovia Actor José María 59
Average
1948 En la Hacienda de la Flor Actor 58
Average
1948 Fort Apache Actor Sgt. Beaufort 63
Fair
1948 Juan Charrasqueado Actor 59
Average
1947 The Fugitive Actor A Lieutenant of Police 59
Average
1947 The Pearl Actor Quino 59
Average
1947 Albur de amor Actor 59
Average
1947 La casa colorada Actor 58
Average
1946 Enamorada Actor Gen. José Juan Reyes 60
Fair
1946 Rayando el sol Actor 58
Average
1945 Bugambilia Actor Ricardo Rojas 58
Average
1945 El capitán Malacara Actor 58
Average
1945 Entre hermanos Actor Ramón Arellano 59
Average
1945 The Abandoned Actor Juan Gómez 59
Average
1944 The Skulls of Terror Actor 59
Average
1944 The Skulls of Terror Return Actor N/A
N/A
1944 El corsario negro Actor 59
Average
1944 Maria Candelaria Actor Lorenzo Rafael 59
Average
1944 La Guerra de los Pasteles Actor 59
Average
1943 Another Dawn Actor Octavio 59
Average
1943 Konga Roja Actor Federico Robles 58
Average
1943 Tierra De Pasiones Actor 59
Average
1943 Wild Flower Actor José Luis Castro 59
Average
1942 Soy puro mexicano Actor 58
Average
1942 Passion Island Actor El Toro 59
Average
1942 Del rancho a la capital Actor 58
Average
1942 Allá en el bajio Actor Juan Hernández 59
Average
1942 Simón Bolívar Actor General Briceño Méndez 58
Average
1941 Ni sangre ni arena Actor Frank 59
Average
1941 El Zorro de Jalisco Actor Leonardo Torres 59
Average
1941 El secreto del sacerdote Actor 59
Average
1940 El jefe máximo Actor 58
Average
1940 Mala yerba Actor Chuy Rodríguez 58
Average
1940 El charro Negro Actor Ramón 58
Average
1940 Pobre diablo Actor Raúl Solares 58
Average
1940 Los olvidados de Dios Actor Zenón Rojas 59
Average
1939 Con Los Dorados De Villa Actor 59
Average
1939 Una luz en mi camino Actor 58
Average
1939 La China Hilaria Actor 59
Average
1938 Canto a mi tierra Actor Antonio 59
Average
1938 Los millones de Chaflán Actor Antonio 59
Average
1938 El indio Actor 58
Average
1937 La Adelita Actor 59
Average
1937 Amapola Del Camino Actor 59
Average
1937 Las cuatro milpas Actor 59
Average
1937 Mi candidato Actor 58
Average
1937 Jalisco nunca pierde Actor 58
Average

Production
1950 Rosauro Castro Production Producer 59
Average