Perry Lopez
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| Perry Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1929 New York City |
| Died | February 14, 2008 (aged 78) Beverly Hills, California |
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 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" 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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