Perry Lopez (born Julios Caesar Lopez; July 22, 1929 â€" February 14,
2008) was an American film and television actor. His acting career
spanned 40 years.Lopez was born in New York City of Puerto Rican
descent. Lopez began his acting career in theater, based in New York.
He was signed to a contract at Warner Bros. Studios in 1954, his first
appearance being Bogus Charlie in Drum Beat. Lopez appeared as Spanish
Joe in Battle Cry (1955), as Rodrigues in Mister Roberts in 1955, then
had the leading role in The Steel Jungle (1956) and appeared as Toro
in Cry Tough in 1959. He also played in a number of B-movies and
Westerns early on in his career, including the Creature from the Black
Lagoon (1954), The Young Guns (1956) and The Lone Ranger.Although he
was part of the supporting cast in Mister Roberts, his role was
prominent â€" he played opposite Henry Fonda and James Cagney, who
were both established stars at the time. However, he 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. Also right before this time he starred opposite Charles
Bronson playing drug gang leader Ed Zacharias in 1987's Death Wish 4:
The Crackdown.Among his many television appearances, one of his more
well-known roles is that of Esteban Rodriguez in the 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 JoaquÃn Castañeda, a mestizo that
fought to free his people, on 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; the Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea episode "Savage Jungle"; McLintock! (1963) as
Davey Elk; the Juan Moreno's Body as a migrant Mexican fruit picker
accused of murdering the son of the owner of the orchard; and Kelly's
Heroes (1970) as Pvt. Petuko.
2008) was an American film and television actor. His acting career
spanned 40 years.Lopez was born in New York City of Puerto Rican
descent. Lopez began his acting career in theater, based in New York.
He was signed to a contract at Warner Bros. Studios in 1954, his first
appearance being Bogus Charlie in Drum Beat. Lopez appeared as Spanish
Joe in Battle Cry (1955), as Rodrigues in Mister Roberts in 1955, then
had the leading role in The Steel Jungle (1956) and appeared as Toro
in Cry Tough in 1959. He also played in a number of B-movies and
Westerns early on in his career, including the Creature from the Black
Lagoon (1954), The Young Guns (1956) and The Lone Ranger.Although he
was part of the supporting cast in Mister Roberts, his role was
prominent â€" he played opposite Henry Fonda and James Cagney, who
were both established stars at the time. However, he 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. Also right before this time he starred opposite Charles
Bronson playing drug gang leader Ed Zacharias in 1987's Death Wish 4:
The Crackdown.Among his many television appearances, one of his more
well-known roles is that of Esteban Rodriguez in the 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 JoaquÃn Castañeda, a mestizo that
fought to free his people, on 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; the Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea episode "Savage Jungle"; McLintock! (1963) as
Davey Elk; the Juan Moreno's Body as a migrant Mexican fruit picker
accused of murdering the son of the owner of the orchard; and Kelly's
Heroes (1970) as Pvt. Petuko.
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