Perry Lopez
| Perry Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1929 New York City, USA |
| Died | February 14, 2008 (aged 78) Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Years active | 1954-1994 |
| Spouse | Claire Kelly (1960-1961) (divorced) |
Perry Lopez (July 22, 1929 - February 14, 2008) was an American film and television actor. His acting career lasted over 40 years before his death in 2008.[1]
Lopez was born in New York City.[2] Lopez began his acting career on in theater, based in New York.[2] He was signed to a contract at Warner Bros. Studios in 1955. Lopez appeared in a number of B-movies and Westerns early on in his career, including the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Young Guns and The Lone Ranger.[2]
Lopez was, perhaps, best known as Lieutenant Lou Escobar in the 1974 film Chinatown, which he starred in opposite Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.[2] He reprised the role sixteen years later (with Escobar promoted to Captain) in The Two Jakes in 1990.[1]
Among his many television appearances, one of his more well-known roles is that of Esteban Rodriguez in the classic 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 Joaquín Castañeda, a mestizo that fought to free his people, on El 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, in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea-episode "Savage Jungle", played Davey Elk in McLintock! (1963) and played Pvt. Petuko in Kelly's Heroes (1970).
Lopez died of lung cancer in at The Rehabilitation Centre of Beverly Hills[1] in Beverly Hills, California at age 78.[2] He was survived by several nieces and nephews.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Perry Lopez, veteran actor in iconic films and TV shows, dies". Associated Press (International Herald Tribune). 2008-02-16. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/16/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Perry-Lopez.php. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e f "Actor Perry Lopez dies at 78". Variety Magazine. 2008-02-15. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980997.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
[edit] External links
- Perry Lopez at the Internet Movie Database
- Perry Lopez at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Perry Lopez Obit at Variety
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