Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, ''
The Bright Shawl'', which starred
Richard Barthelmess,
Dorothy Gish,
William Powell
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the ''The Thin Man (film), Thin M ...
,
Mary Astor
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, and
Edward G. Robinson. Over the next 50 years, Rivero would appear in well over 200 films and television shows.
He only made a handful of appearances in
silent film
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s. With the advent of
sound film
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s, he would appear in both English language films, as well as Spanish language versions of English films, such as ''Así es la vida'', which was the Spanish version of the 1930 film, ''
What a Man''.
Life and career
Born on July 25, 1890, in San Francisco, California, Rivero did not enter the film industry until he was in his 30s. Before making his start in films, Rivero studied to become a Shakespearean actor with the famous stage actor
Robert B. Mantell.
His first appearance was in a small role in the 1923 film, ''The Bright Shawl'', which was produced by Inspiration Pictures, and the East Coast Film Company, and was shot in Cuba. His first featured role was in the 1924 western, ''
Fast and Fearless
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'', which starred
Jay Wilsey
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(known by his stage name "Buffalo Bill, Jr.") and
Jean Arthur. He entered sound films in 1930 with the Spanish language films ''Así es la vida'' and ''El presidio'' (the Spanish version of ''
The Big House'').
During the early 1930s, while Hollywood was still making versions of films in different languages, Rivero continued to be cast in Spanish language films, his final one being 1934's ''Nada más que una mujer'', the Spanish version of ''
Pursued''. His first sound film in English was ''
God's Country and the Man'' (1931), written and directed by
J.P. McCarthy. During the 1930s and 1940s many of his roles were in westerns. Some of his more notable films during those decades include: the 1932 drama, ''
Winner Take All'', starring
James Cagney
James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and maj ...
; a small role in the 1935 biopic ''
Diamond Jim'', starring
Edward Arnold and Jean Arthur; the role of
Santa Anna in the 1937 historical drama ''
Heroes of the Alamo''; he had a small role in
Betty Grable
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.
Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she p ...
's first starring vehicle, ''
Down Argentine Way'' (1940); he appeared in the bullfighting film, ''
Blood and Sand'' (1941), starring
Tyrone Power
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and
Linda Darnell; he had another small role in the 1942 remake of ''
Rio Rita'', starring
Abbott and Costello; he played one of the Spanish officials in the
Spencer Tracy
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-
Katharine Hepburn
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comedic film, ''
Woman of the Year'' (1942); he played a monk in ''
The Song of Bernadette'', starring
Jennifer Jones
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; he played a waiter in the final
Laurel and Hardy
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film, ''
The Bullfighters'' (1945); he played a government clerk in ''
Anna and the King of Siam'', starring
Irene Dunne
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and
Rex Harrison
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; as a manservant in the
Bob Hope
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-
Bing Crosby
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road picture, ''
Road to Rio'' (1947); and the barber in
John Huston
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's classic western, ''
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' (1948).
In the 1950s, he continued appearing in small roles in films, while also acting in numerous television programs. His appearances in more notable films during that decade include: ''
Broken Arrow'' (1950), starring
James Stewart
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and
Jeff Chandler; the
Humphrey Bogart
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film noir, ''
Sirocco
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'' (1951);
Elia Kazan
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's classic ''
East of Eden'' (1955), starring
James Dean
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,
Julie Harris and
Jo Van Fleet; ''
Giant
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'' (1956), James Dean's final film, also starring
Rock Hudson
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and
Elizabeth Taylor
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; the 1957 comedy ''
Don't Go Near the Water'', starring
Glenn Ford
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, in which Rivero had a featured role; and ''
Houseboat
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'', a romantic comedy starring
Cary Grant
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and
Sophia Loren
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.
Rivero began appearing in television shows during the 1950s. His many roles during the decade include guest appearances on ''
The Adventures of Kit Carson
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'', ''
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* ''The Adventures of Superman'' (novel), written in 1942 by George Lowther
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'', ''
The Lone Ranger
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He first appeared in 1933 in a ...
'', ''
Broken Arrow'', and ''
Rawhide
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* ''Rawhide'' (1926 film), a Western directed by Richard Thorpe
* ''Rawhide'' (1938 film), a Western starring baseball ...
''.
[ Rivero took a break from acting from 1960 through 1964, returning to his career in 1965. During the remainder of the 1960s and into the 1970s, Rivero worked almost exclusively on the small screen. His only appearance on the big screen during his final years was in the 1965 western, '' The Reward''. He continued to be quite active in television, appearing on '' The Fugitive'', '']I Spy
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'', ''Family Affair
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'', ''The Flying Nun
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'', ''Mannix
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'', and '' Medical Center''.[ His final performance would be as "Gitano" in the 1973 television movie, '']The Red Pony
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'', starring Henry Fonda
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Bo ...
and Maureen O'Hara
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.
Rivero died on February 24, 1976, in Hollywood, California, aged 85. He was buried next to his wife, Isobel, in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
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, located in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles.[Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.] Isobel had been a Bathing Beauty for Mack Sennett
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Born in Danville, Quebec, he started acting i ...
prior to her marriage to Rivero.[
]
Filmography
(Per AFI
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database)
* '' Apache Love'' (1923) as Count de Lyons
* '' Open All Night'' (1924) as French Bicyclist (uncredited)
* ''Fast and Fearless
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'' (1924) as Capt. Duerta
* ''The Night Ship
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After sailor Bob Randall returns home ...
'' (1925) as Pedro Lopez
* ''Seven Chances
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'' (1925)
* ''Parisian Love
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'' (1925)
* ''The Girl from Montmartre
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Plot
As descr ...
'' (1926)
* '' The Border Whirlwind'' (1926) as Captain Gonzales
* ''Gigolo
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'' (1926) as second waiter (uncredited)
* ''Underworld
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...
'' (1927) as one of Buck's henchmen (uncredited)
* ''Así es la vida'' (1930) as Calton
* ''El presidio'' (1930) as Oliver
* ''Yankee Don
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Plot
Mexican landowner Don Juan hires New Yorker Dick Carsey to oversee construction of a p ...
'' (1931)
* ''La cautivadora'' (1931)
* ''La mujer X'' (1931) as bit role (uncredited)
* '' Dugan of the Badlands'' (1931) as Pedro
* '' God's Country and the Man'' (1931) as General Gómez
* ''Law and Lawless
''Law and Lawless'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Jack Hoxie, Julian Rivero, and Yakima Canutt. It was released on November 30, 1932, by Majestic Pictures.
Plot
Gunfighter Montana and his sid ...
'' (1932) as Pancho Gonzales
* '' Beyond the Rockies'' (1932) as Lavender Joe
* '' Winner Take All'' (1932) as Joe Pice (uncredited)
* '' The Man from Hell's Edges'' (1932) as Lobo
* '' The Night Rider'' (1932) as Manuel Alonzo Valdez
* ''The Kid from Spain
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'' (1932) as Dalmores - prisoner in cell with Eddie (uncredited)
* ''Son of Oklahoma
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'' (1932) as Don Manuel Verdugo
* ''Lucky Larrigan
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'' (1932) as Pedro - renamed Pancho by Lucky
* '' The Broken Wing'' (1932) as Bassilio
* ''Via Pony Express
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Plot
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as Buck Carson
* Lane Chandler as Lieutenant Bob Grey
* Marcel ...
'' (1933) as Antônio - Billboard Worker (uncredited)
* ''Man of Action'' (1933) as Miguel de Vallejo - sidekick
* '' La cruz y la espada'' (1934) as El Mestizo
* ''Nothing More Than a Woman
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'' (1934) as Hansen
* '' The Westerner'' (1934) as Antoine (uncredited)
* ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes
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Pl ...
'' (1934, Serial) as Tony
* ''Viva Villa!
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'' (1934) as Telegraph Operator #2 (uncredited)
* ''Cowboy Holiday
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'' (1934) as Pablo Escovar - aka Juarez Kid
* ''Western Justice
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'' (1934) as Pancho Lopez, alias Jack
* '' Riddle Ranch'' (1935) as Don Carlos
* '' The Sagebrush Troubadour'' (1935) as Pablo
* ''Hi, Gaucho!
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'' (1935) as Ramos - Gaucho Reporting Theft (uncredited)
* '' Born to Battle'' (1935) as Pablo Carranza
* ''Gun Play
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Plot
Cast
* Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Bill Williams
* Marion Shilling as Madge ...
'' (1935) as young Pedro
* ''Goin' to Town
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'' (1935) as Bet Taker (uncredited)
* '' Diamond Jim'' (1935) as headwaiter (uncredited)
* '' The Melody Lingers On'' (1935) as Argentine reporter
* '' Red Salute'' (1935) as Pedro, Mexican Telegrapher (uncredited)
* ''Dancing Pirate
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'' (1936) as shepherd
* ''Phantom Patrol
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Plot
Cast
*Kermit Maynard as RCMP Sergeant Jim McGregor
*Joan Barclay as Doris McCloud
* Harry J. Worth as "Dapper" Dan Geary & Stephen Morris
*Paul Fix as H ...
'' (1936) as Frenchie Le Farge
* ''Song of the Saddle
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Plot
In 1850, a land rush is on as the U.S. government has opened l ...
'' (1936) as José
* '' Woman Trap'' (1936) as Pancho
* '' Lawless Land'' (1936) as Ortego
* ''Wells Fargo
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'' (1937) as Candy Vendor (uncredited)
* '' Heroes of the Alamo'' (1937) as Gen. Santa Anna
* ''The Mighty Treve
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'' (1937) as Pepe
* '' Ridin' the Lone Trail'' (1937) as henchman Pedro
* ''Love Under Fire
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'' (1937) as Staff Officer (uncredited)
* ''Sesenta segundos de vida'' (1937)
* '' Outlaw Express'' (1938) as Don Francisco Diego
* '' Flight into Nowhere'' (1938) as Martinez - Panama City Official (uncredited)
* '' Drifting Westward'' (1939) as Don Careta
* '' The Arizona Wildcat'' (1939)
* ''Code of the Secret Service
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'' (1939) as Juan the Jailkeeper (uncredited)
* ''The Girl and the Gambler
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'' (1939) as Pedro
* '' The Mad Empress'' (1939) as General Tomás Mejía
* '' Death Rides the Range'' (1939) as Pancho
* ''Young Buffalo Bill
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Plot
The film takes place in the New Mexico Territory of the United States in the 1860s. Bill Cody and his friend G ...
'' (1940) as Pancho
* '' Down Argentine Way'' (1940) as horse owner (uncredited)
* '' Green Hell'' (1940) as proprietor (uncredited)
* '' The Westerner'' (1940) as Juan Gomez (uncredited)
* '' Riders of Black Mountain'' (1940) as Jose
* '' Arizona Gang Busters'' (1940) as Captain Rodriguez - Rurales aka Gringo
* ''Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
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'' (1940) as Carlos
* '' Meet the Wildcat'' (1940) as hat peddler (uncredited)
* ''Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals
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Plot
Billy the Kid ( Bob Steele ...
'' (1941) as Lopez, bartender
* '' Blood and Sand'' (1941)
* '' Down Mexico Way'' (1941) as Don Carlos Alvarado
* ''Billy the Kid's Range War
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'' (1941) as Miguel Romero
* ''The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
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'' (1941) as Pedro
* '' Bells of Capistrano'' (1942) as Fiesta Manager (uncredited)
* ''The Lone Rider in Texas Justice
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'' (1942) as Padre José
* ''Overland Stagecoach
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'' (1942) as Pedro, Café Owner
* '' Rio Rita'' (1942) as Mexican Gent (uncredited)
* '' Ship Ahoy'' (1942) as Photographer (uncredited)
* ''This Gun for Hire
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'' (1942) as man with monkey (uncredited)
* ''Underground Agent
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Plot
Two U.S. government agents (Bruce Ben ...
'' (1942) as Miguel Gonzales
* '' Woman of the Year'' (1942) as Spaniard (uncredited)
* ''The Outlaw
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'' (1943) as Pablo (uncredited)
* ''The Desert Song
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'' (1943) as Riff (uncredited)
* '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) as a Dominican friar (uncredited)
* ''The Falcon in Mexico
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'' (1944) as Mexican doctor (uncredited)
* '' Cowboy and the Senorita'' (1944) as cantina owner (uncredited)
* '' Machine Gun Mama'' (1944) as Alberto Cordoba
* ''A Bell for Adano
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The st ...
'' (1945) as peasant (uncredited)
* '' The Bullfighters'' (1945) as waiter (uncredited)
* '' A Medal for Benny'' (1945)
* '' Mexicana'' (1945) as stage manager
* ''Pan-Americana
''Pan-Americana'' is a 1945 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by John H. Auer, from a screenplay by Lawrence Kimble, based on a story by Auer and Frederick Kohner. RKO released the film on March 22, 1945, and the picture star ...
'' (1945) as Pablo, driver-tour guide (uncredited)
* ''That Night with You
''That Night With You'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Susanna Foster, Franchot Tone and Louise Allbritton. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it featured Buster Keaton in a supporting rol ...
'' (1945) as concertina player (uncredited)
* ''Yolanda and the Thief
''Yolanda and the Thief'' is a 1945 American Technicolor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM musical film, musical-comedy film set in a fictional Latin American country. It stars Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, and Mildred Natwick, with music by ...
'' (1945) as brakeman (uncredited)
* '' Masquerade in Mexico'' (1945)
* '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1946) as government clerk (uncredited)
* ''Cloak and Dagger
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Over ...
'' (1946) as Punaro, owner of hut (uncredited)
* ''Trail to Mexico
''Trail to Mexico'' is a 1946 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee "Lasses" White, Julian Rivero, Dolores Castelli, Dora Del Rio and Terry Frost. The film was released on June 29, 1946, ...
'' (1946) as Don Roberto Lopez
* '' Adventure Island'' (1947) as Uncle Ned (uncredited)
* ''Carnival in Costa Rica
''Carnival in Costa Rica'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin (screenwriter), John Larkin, and Elizabeth Reinhardt. It was released in Technicolor by Twentieth Century-Fox. ...
'' (1947) as mayor (uncredited)
* ''The Lost Moment
''The Lost Moment'' is a 1947 American melodramatic psychological thriller, psychological thriller film with elements of horror film, horror directed by Martin Gabel and starring Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead.
The film was n ...
'' (1947) as storyteller (uncredited)
* ''Over the Santa Fe Trail
''Over the Santa Fe Trail'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Louise Rousseau. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, Guy Kibbee, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Noel Neill and Holmes Herbert. The film was rel ...
'' (1947) as Sheriff Romero (uncredited)
* ''Ride the Pink Horse
''Ride the Pink Horse'' is a 1947 film noir crime film produced by Universal Studios. It was directed by Robert Montgomery, who also stars in it, from a screenplay by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, which was based on the 1946 novel of the sam ...
'' (1947) as Mexican man (uncredited)
* ''Riffraff
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In music
* Riff Raff (rapper), from Texas
* Riff Raff (band), a UK progressive rock band
* Riff Raff, a band formed by Billy Bragg
* ' ...
'' (1947) as El Caribe Airport Manager (uncredited)
* '' Road to Rio'' (1947) as Brazilian manservant (uncredited)
* '' Robin Hood of Monterey'' (1947) as Doctor Martinez (uncredited)
* ''Tycoon
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'' (1947) as priest (uncredited)
* ''Secret Beyond the Door
''Secret Beyond the Door'' is a 1947 American film noir psychological thriller and a modern updating of the Bluebeard fairytale, directed by Fritz Lang, produced by Lang's Diana Productions, and released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Joan ...
'' (1947) as proprietor (uncredited)
* '' Perilous Waters'' (1948) as fisherman
* ''Bungalow 13
''Bungalow 13'' is a partially lost 1948 American crime drama film starring Tom Conway and Margaret Hamilton. Less than a third of the film is available for viewing.
Plot
Private detective Christopher Adams chases a precious antique jade lion ...
'' (1948) as beggar (uncredited)
* '' The Checkered Coat'' (1948) as café owner
* '' Mexican Hayride'' (1948) as policeman at ticket seller's booth (uncredited)
* ''Old Los Angeles
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'' (1948) as Diego
* ''To the Ends of the Earth
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'' (1948) as cab driver (uncredited)
* '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' (1948) as barber (uncredited)
* '' The Kissing Bandit'' (1948) as postman (uncredited)
* ''Amazon Quest
''Amazon Quest'' is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Steve Sekely and written by Al Martin. The film stars Tom Neal, Carole Mathews, Carole Donne, Don Zelaya, Ralph Graves, Joseph Crehan, Jack George, Joseph Granby, Edward Clark and Ju ...
'' (1949) as Vasco
* ''The Bribe
''The Bribe'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. The film stars Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price.
Plot
I ...
'' (1949) as Diego (uncredited)
* ''The Devil's Henchman
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'' (1949) as organ grinder
* ''South of St. Louis
''South of St Louis'' is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is des ...
'' (1949) as wagon driver (uncredited)
* '' Streets of Laredo'' (1949) as bartender in Laredo (uncredited)
* ''We Were Strangers
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'' (1949) as flower vendor (uncredited)
* '' Belle of Old Mexico'' (1950) as Señor Dominguez (uncredited)
* '''' (1950) as Felipe
* '' Broken Arrow'' (1950)
* '' Fortunes of Captain Blood'' (1950) as Salto (uncredited)
* '' Killer Shark'' (1950) as doctor (uncredited)
* ''Where Danger Lives
''Where Danger Lives'' is a 1950 American film noir thriller directed by John Farrow and starring Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue and Claude Rains.
Plot
Dr. Jeff Cameron treats a mentally disturbed attempted suicide victim. She signs herself o ...
'' (1950) as Pablo (uncredited)
* ''The Brave Bulls
''The Brave Bulls'' (aka ''Toros Bravos'' and ''The Brave Bulls, A Novel'') is a 1949 Western novel written by Tom Lea (his first) about the raising of bulls, on the ranch Las Astas, for bullfighting in Mexico.
Las Astas is based on the real ...
'' (1951)
* ''Sirocco
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Names
''Sirocco'' derives from '' šurūq'' (), verbal noun o ...
'' (1951) as master sergeant (uncredited)
* '' The Texas Rangers'' (1951) as Pecos Palmer, bartender (uncredited)
* ''Cuban Fireball
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'' (1951) as The Reader (uncredited)
* '' Because of You'' (1952) as Mexican official (uncredited)
* '' A Girl in Every Port'' (1952) as Angelo (uncredited)
* ''Lone Star
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Communities in the United States
* Lone Star, Arizona, a populated place
* Lone Star, Fresno County, California, an unincorporated community
* Lone Star, Humboldt County, California ...
'' (1952) as Francisco (uncredited)
* ''Wild Horse Ambush
''Wild Horse Ambush'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by William Lively. The film stars Michael Chapin, Eilene Janssen, James Bell, Richard Avonde, Roy Barcroft and Julian Rivero. The film was released ...
'' (1952) as Enrico Espinosa
* '' The Adventures of Superman'' (1952, TV Series) as The Taxi Driver
* ''Appointment in Honduras
''Appointment in Honduras'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Glenn Ford, Ann Sheridan, and Zachary Scott.
Plot
Taking place in 1910, during a fictional revolution in Honduras, Jim Corbett (Glenn Ford) ...
'' (1953) as President Pietro (uncredited)
* ''Francis Covers the Big Town
''Francis Covers the Big Town'' is a 1953 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, and Gene Lockhart. The distinctive ...
'' (1953) as Mr. Bruno (uncredited)
* ''Shadows of Tombstone
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'' (1953) as Delgado Ally
* ''Make Haste to Live
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'' (1954) as Carlos
* '' Three Hours to Kill'' (1954) as Dominguez (uncredited)
* ''Broken Lance
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Shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, the film ...
'' (1954) as Manuel (uncredited)
* '' East of Eden'' (1955) as prisoner (uncredited)
* '' A Man Alone'' (1955) as Tio Rubio (uncredited)
* ''Strange Lady in Town
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Fiction
* Strange (comic book), a comic book limited series by Marvel Comics
* Strange (Marvel Comics), one of a pair of Marvel Comics characters known as The Strangers
* Adam Strange, a DC Comics superhero
* The title cha ...
'' (1955) as Manuel (uncredited)
* ''Ten Wanted Men
''Ten Wanted Men'' is a 1955 American Western (genre), Western film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, Bruce Humberstone and starring Randolph Scott.
Plot
Adam Stewart, a lawyer heading west with grown son Howie, is persuaded by brother John to ...
'' (1955) as Mexican (uncredited)
* ''The Vanishing American
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'' (1955) as Etenia
* ''Thunder Over Arizona
''Thunder Over Arizona'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane, written by Sloan Nibley, and starring Skip Homeier, Kristine Miller, George Macready, Wallace Ford, Nacho Galindo and Gregory Walcott. It was released on August ...
'' (1956) as Padre Ortega
* '' The Burning Hills'' (1956) as Miguel (uncredited)
* ''Giant
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'' (1956) as old man (uncredited)
* '' Don't Go Near the Water'' (1957) as Mr. Seguro (uncredited)
* ''Houseboat
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'' (1958) as Spanish diplomat (uncredited)
* '' The Reward'' (1965) as El Viejo
References
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1890 births
1976 deaths
Male actors from San Francisco
20th-century American male actors
American male silent film actors