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)

7.6

2004

Confessions of a Hitman

Confessions of a Hitman

Priest

6.0

1994

The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

Captain Lou Escobar

6.0

1990

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

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Eddie Rios

5.4

1989

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Ed Zacharias

5.7

1987

Airwolf

Airwolf

Garcia · (1 episode)

7.6

1984

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

(1 episode)

6.8

1979

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Ruiz · (1 episode)

6.7

1976

Chinatown

Chinatown

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

7.9

1974

Lady Ice

Lady Ice

Carlos

4.8

1973

The Century Turns

The Century Turns

Sgt. Juan Mendoza

0.0

1972

Hec Ramsey

Hec Ramsey

Sgt. Juan Mendoza · (11 episodes)

6.8

1972

Monty Nash

Monty Nash

Carlos Ramirez · (1 episode)

5.5

1971

Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

Pvt. Petuko

7.3

1970

Che!

Che!

Rolando

5.0

1969

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

(1 episode)

6.3

1968

Bandolero!

Bandolero!

Frisco

6.5

1968

Daring Game

Daring Game

Reuben

4.0

1968

Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid

Hood #1

6.4

1968

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

Chigger

0.0

1967

Mannix

Mannix

(1 episode)

6.7

1967

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

(1 episode)

7.5

1967

Hondo

Hondo

(1 episode)

6.5

1967

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Priest · (1 episode)

7.6

1966

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

Dr. Charles Whitebird · (2 episodes)

7.6

1966

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

Maj. Kabir · (1 episode)

7.6

1966

Star Trek

Star Trek

Lt. Esteban Rodriguez · (1 episode)

8.0

1966

Tarzan

Tarzan

(2 episodes)

6.7

1966

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

Juan

6.0

1966

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Juanito · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

McLintock!

McLintock!

Davey Elk

6.6

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Candido Gomez · (1 episode)

5.3

1963

Redigo

Redigo

(1 episode)

5.0

1963

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

Ostap Bulba

6.3

1962

The Virginian

The Virginian

Sanchez Dominguez · (1 episode)

6.5

1962

Man-Trap

Man-Trap

Puerco

5.8

1961

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

Nico Berengeri · (1 episode)

4.7

1961

Flaming Star

Flaming Star

Two Moons

6.5

1960

Johnny Midnight

Johnny Midnight

(1 episode)

0.0

1960

The Rebel

The Rebel

Iron Hand · (1 episode)

5.1

1959

Riverboat

Riverboat

James Evans · (1 episode)

6.2

1959

Cry Tough

Cry Tough

Toro

5.8

1959

Naked City

Naked City

Howard Running Bear · (1 episode)

5.5

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

(1 episode)

7.1

1958

Violent Road

Violent Road

Joe

6.0

1958

The Deep Six

The Deep Six

Al Mendoza

5.4

1958

Zorro

Zorro

(4 episodes)

7.5

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1 episode)

7.4

1957

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Prince Ahmud

5.0

1957

The Young Guns

The Young Guns

San Antone

6.8

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

(1 episode)

4.5

1956

The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

Ed Novak

5.3

1956

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Pete Ramirez

6.2

1956

Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay

Mario Amato

5.2

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

Louis Mendoza

6.1

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Julio · (1 episode)

7.7

1955

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

Red

6.3

1955

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

Rodrigues

7.0

1955

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe

5.7

1955

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

Bogus Charlie

6.0

1954

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Tomas (uncredited)

6.8

1954

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Pete Salavedo · (1 episode)

3.5

1952