Perry Lopez
Born
July 22, 1929
Died
February 14, 2008 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Lopez was born in New York City. Lopez began his acting career on in theater, based in New York. 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.
Lopez 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.
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" and played Pvt. Petuko in Kelly's Heroes (1970).
Lopez died of lung cancer in at The Rehabilitation Centre of Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California at age 78. He was survived by several nieces and nephews.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)
2004

Confessions of a Hitman
Priest
1994

The Two Jakes
Captain Lou Escobar
1990

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Eddie Rios
1989

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Ed Zacharias
1987

Airwolf
Garcia · (1 episode)
1984

Hart to Hart
(1 episode)
1979

Charlie's Angels
Ruiz · (1 episode)
1976

Chinatown
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
1974

Lady Ice
Carlos
1973

The Century Turns
Sgt. Juan Mendoza
1972

Hec Ramsey
Sgt. Juan Mendoza · (11 episodes)
1972

Monty Nash
Carlos Ramirez · (1 episode)
1971

Kelly's Heroes
Pvt. Petuko
1970

Che!
Rolando
1969

The Mod Squad
(1 episode)
1968

Bandolero!
Frisco
1968

Daring Game
Reuben
1968

Sol Madrid
Hood #1
1968

The Mountains of the Moon
Chigger
1967

Mannix
(1 episode)
1967

Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
1967

Hondo
(1 episode)
1967

Mission: Impossible
Priest · (1 episode)
1966

The Time Tunnel
Dr. Charles Whitebird · (2 episodes)
1966

The Time Tunnel
Maj. Kabir · (1 episode)
1966

Star Trek
Lt. Esteban Rodriguez · (1 episode)
1966

Tarzan
(2 episodes)
1966

The Rare Breed
Juan
1966

The F.B.I.
Juanito · (1 episode)
1965

McLintock!
Davey Elk
1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Candido Gomez · (1 episode)
1963

Redigo
(1 episode)
1963

Taras Bulba
Ostap Bulba
1962

The Virginian
Sanchez Dominguez · (1 episode)
1962

Man-Trap
Puerco
1961

Cain's Hundred
Nico Berengeri · (1 episode)
1961

Flaming Star
Two Moons
1960

Johnny Midnight
(1 episode)
1960

The Rebel
Iron Hand · (1 episode)
1959

Riverboat
James Evans · (1 episode)
1959

Cry Tough
Toro
1959

Naked City
Howard Running Bear · (1 episode)
1958

The Rifleman
(1 episode)
1958

Violent Road
Joe
1958

The Deep Six
Al Mendoza
1958

Zorro
(4 episodes)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957

Omar Khayyam
Prince Ahmud
1957

The Young Guns
San Antone
1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
1956

The Steel Jungle
Ed Novak
1956

The Lone Ranger
Pete Ramirez
1956

Hell on Frisco Bay
Mario Amato
1955

I Died a Thousand Times
Louis Mendoza
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Julio · (1 episode)
1955

The McConnell Story
Red
1955

Mister Roberts
Rodrigues
1955

Battle Cry
Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe
1955

Drum Beat
Bogus Charlie
1954

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Tomas (uncredited)
1954

Cavalcade of America
Pete Salavedo · (1 episode)
1952