Lincoln Peralta (July 27, 1939 â€" June 20, 2016), known
professionally as James Victor, was a Dominican-born American actor.
He was best known for his role of Sgt. Jaime Mendoza on The Family
Channel television series, Zorro, from 1990 to 1993 for three seasons.
Victor was a longtime protege of filmmaker John Cassavetes. He
appeared in several of Cassavetes' films, including Shadows (1959),
Too Late Blues (1961), and Faces (1968).Victor, the youngest of his
family's six children, was born Lincoln Peralta in Santiago de los
Caballeros, Dominican Republic, on July 27, 1939. He emigrated from
the Dominican Republic to New York City with his family when he was
four years old. He would later chose the stage name "James Victor" in
honor of his older brother.In 1958, Victor graduated from the now
defunct Haaren High School in the Hell's Kitchen section of Midtown
Manhattan. He got a job in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Company's
New York City offices and joined El Nuevo CÃrculo Dramatico, a
bilingual theater company, after graduating from high school.By
chance, Victor met John Cassavetes, who would become a personal and
professional mentor. The meeting led Victor to study at an acting
workshop which had been established by Cassavetes and Burt Lane, a
theater director and acting coach. Cassavetes liked Victor's work and
cast him in several of his films, including Shadows in 1959, Too Late
Blues in 1961, and Faces in 1968. Victor called Cassavetes his
"godfather" and the friendship between the two continued until
Cassavetes' death in 1989.
professionally as James Victor, was a Dominican-born American actor.
He was best known for his role of Sgt. Jaime Mendoza on The Family
Channel television series, Zorro, from 1990 to 1993 for three seasons.
Victor was a longtime protege of filmmaker John Cassavetes. He
appeared in several of Cassavetes' films, including Shadows (1959),
Too Late Blues (1961), and Faces (1968).Victor, the youngest of his
family's six children, was born Lincoln Peralta in Santiago de los
Caballeros, Dominican Republic, on July 27, 1939. He emigrated from
the Dominican Republic to New York City with his family when he was
four years old. He would later chose the stage name "James Victor" in
honor of his older brother.In 1958, Victor graduated from the now
defunct Haaren High School in the Hell's Kitchen section of Midtown
Manhattan. He got a job in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Company's
New York City offices and joined El Nuevo CÃrculo Dramatico, a
bilingual theater company, after graduating from high school.By
chance, Victor met John Cassavetes, who would become a personal and
professional mentor. The meeting led Victor to study at an acting
workshop which had been established by Cassavetes and Burt Lane, a
theater director and acting coach. Cassavetes liked Victor's work and
cast him in several of his films, including Shadows in 1959, Too Late
Blues in 1961, and Faces in 1968. Victor called Cassavetes his
"godfather" and the friendship between the two continued until
Cassavetes' death in 1989.
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