Valentin de Vargas (born Albert Charles Schubert; April 27, 1935 – June 10, 2013) was an American actor known for appearing in films in the 1950s and 1960s. Two of his prominent roles were as a gangster threatening

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'' (1958) and playing Luis Francisco Garcia Lopez in ''

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'' (1962).

Biography

After serving in the

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, de Vargas made his film debut in '' The Blackboard Jungle'' while still attending

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. He had responded to a flyer posted at Loyola to audition for a high school student role in the film. He had a variety of uncredited appearances in films and appeared in several television series until ''

'' in 1958, where he also met his first wife, actress Arlene McQuade. He travelled to Mexico, where he played one of the Mexican bandidos in ''

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'' (1960). In the 1960s he appeared on television programs including ''

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'', '' The High Chaparral'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

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''. He later operated a realty firm, Schubert-DeVargas Realty, in

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. In 1962 he joined the cast of international stars in

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Death

After suffering for many months from

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, he died on June 10, 2013, aged 78, in

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. His interment was at Santa Fe National Cemetery. His first wife was actress Arlene McQuade, who died in 2014. He was a nephew of actor Don Alvarado.

Partial filmography

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Blackboard Jungle ''Blackboard Jungle'' is a 1955 American social drama film about an English teacher in an interracial inner-city school, based on the 1954 novel ''The Blackboard Jungle'' by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brook ...

'' (1955) - Latino Student (uncredited) *'' The Girl He Left Behind'' (1956) - Diaz (uncredited) *'' The Big Caper'' (1957) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) *'' Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' (1957) - Reporter (uncredited) *'' Tip on a Dead Jockey'' (1957) - Spanish Official (uncredited) *'' The Girl Most Likely'' (1958) - Young Daddy (uncredited) *''

'' (1958) - Pancho *'' Broken Arrow'', "Manhunt" (1958) - Miguel *''

'' (1960) - Santos, Calvera Henchman (uncredited) *'' The Nun and the Sergeant'' (1962) - Rivas *''

'' (1962) - Luis Francisco Garcia Lopez *'' The Firebrand'' (1962) - Joaquin Murieta *'' Hellfighters'' (1968) - Amal Bokru *'' Incident on a Dark Street'' (1973) - Ernesto De La Pina *'' The Bears and I'' (1974) - Sam Eagle Speaker *'' Treasure of Matecumbe'' (1976) - Charlie *'' Fast Forward'' (1985) - M.C *'' To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985) - Judge Filo Cedillo *'' Exiled in America'' (1992) - Rene Castillo *'' This World, Then the Fireworks'' (1997) - Mexican Doctor (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Valentin de 1935 births 2013 deaths Deaths from myelodysplastic syndrome Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico American male film actors American male television actors Burials at Santa Fe National Cemetery Loyola Marymount University alumni