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Pedro Armendáriz
Born · May 9, 1912
Died · June 18, 1963 (51 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Bio
Born in Churubusco, a suburb of Mexico City, and raised in Texas, he studied at California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with an engineering degree. He began his acting career at the stage in Mexico City, entering films there in 1935. During the next years he made 42 Spanish-language films, among them "Maria Candelaria" (1943) and "La Perla" (1947), becoming one of Mexico`s top film stars. His first American film was "The Fugitive" for RKO in 1947. Since then he costarred in more than 80 films in Hollywood, England, France, Germany and Italy. Credits include "Fort Apache" (1948), "Three Godfathers", "We Were Strangers" (1949), "El Bruto" (1952), "The Littlest Outlaw" (1955), "The Conqueror" (1956), "La Cucaracha" (1958) and "The Wonderful Country" (1959). When Armendariz was taken ill while filming the second James Bond film "From Russia With Love" his scenes were rushed through so he could return to L.A. for treatment and he entered UCLA Medical Center. Learning he had terminal cancer he killed himself there with a gunshot.
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2024
From Russia with Love
Ali Kerim Bey
7.1
1963
Captain Sindbad
El Kerim
5.0
1963
La Bandida
Roberto Herrera
4.6
1963
El tejedor de milagros
Señor Cura
5.7
1962
My Son, the Hero
Cadmo
5.7
1962
Los valientes no mueren
5.5
1962
My Son, the Hero
General
8.1
1961
Francis of Assisi
The Sultan
7.6
1961
La cárcel de Cananea
Pedro
5.6
1960
Violent Summer
Francisco Peña
4.1
1960
El indulto
Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
4.9
1960
Los desarraigados
5.0
1960
Dos hijos desobedientes
Pedro
5.2
1960
El impostor
5.6
1960
Calibre 44
Don Pedro
5.1
1960
Our Daily Hunger
Macario Férnandez
8.0
1960
La Cucaracha
Coronel Valentín Razo
6.1
1959
The Wonderful Country
Cipriano Castro
6.1
1959
Yo pecador
5.8
1959
Thirst for Love
Pedro Ortiz
5.0
1959
Beyond All Limits
Pepe Gamboa
5.2
1959
El zarco
5.3
1959
The Vivanco Ladies
Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
6.8
1959
Café Colón
5.0
1959
The Little Savage
El Tiburón
5.0
1959
I'm flying low
5.7
1959
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
Pancho Villa
4.9
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
5.3
1958
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
Pancho Villa
5.1
1958
Los salvajes
Pedro Matías
5.0
1958
La mujer que no tuvo infancia
5.5
1957
Manuela
Mario Constanza
5.7
1957
The Big Boodle
Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
4.9
1957
Men and Wolves
Giovanni
6.0
1957
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
Pancho Villa
6.4
1957
The Hidden One
Felipe Rojano
4.9
1956
Basket of Mexican Tales
Carlos Cosio
6.8
1956
The Conqueror
Jamuga
3.4
1956
Diane
King Francis I
5.7
1956
The Littlest Outlaw
Gen. Torres
5.5
1955
Native Drums
0.0
1955
Fortune carrée
Igricheff
5.0
1955
Mulata
Martín
4.4
1954
Reto a la vida
5.5
1954
Dos mundos y un amor
Ricardo Anaya
8.0
1954
Rebellion of the Hanged
Cándido Castro
6.5
1954
Border River
General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
6.2
1954
Lucrèce Borgia
César Borgia
4.3
1953
The Brute
Pedro
6.9
1953
The Lovers of Toledo
Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera
1.0
1953
Soledad's Shawl
Roque Suazo
6.1
1952
Meat in Prison
Pablo González
5.8
1952
Night Falls
Marcos Arizmendi
6.4
1952
Los tres alegres compadres
5.3
1952
Ella y Yo
Pedro Muñóz
4.4
1951
Por querer a una mujer
5.7
1951
Hell Road
Pedro Uribe
6.3
1951
Weddings of fire
5.0
1951
Tierra baja
Manelic
5.5
1951
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
6.1
1950
By the False Door
Bernardo Celis
6.7
1950
La loca de la casa
José María Cruz
5.7
1950
The Torch
José Juan Reyes
4.8
1950
Pancho Villa vuelve
5.3
1950
El charro y la dama
5.0
1949
La malquerida
Esteban
6.9
1949
El abandonado
5.3
1949
Late Afternoon
Sebastian del Llano
6.2
1949
We Were Strangers
Armando Ariete
5.9
1949
Tulsa
Jim Redbird
6.3
1949
3 Godfathers
Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
6.7
1948
Maclovia
José María
6.5
1948
En la Hacienda de la Flor
5.5
1948
Fort Apache
Sgt. Beaufort
7.0
1948
Juan Charrasqueado
6.8
1948
The Fugitive
A Lieutenant of Police
5.9
1947
The Pearl
Quino
7.1
1947
Albur de amor
4.5
1947
La casa colorada
5.2
1947
Enamorada
Gen. José Juan Reyes
7.7
1946
Rayando el sol
5.5
1946
Bugambilia
Ricardo Rojas
5.6
1945
El capitán Malacara
6.0
1945
The Abandoned
Juan Gómez
5.7
1945
Entre hermanos
Ramón Arellano
5.0
1945
The Skulls of Terror Return
0.0
1944
The Skulls of Terror
5.5
1944
El corsario negro
5.5
1944
Maria Candelaria
Lorenzo Rafael
7.2
1944
La Guerra de los Pasteles
5.5
1944
Another Dawn
Octavio
6.7
1943
Konga Roja
Federico Robles
5.0
1943
Tierra De Pasiones
5.5
1943
Wild Flower
José Luis Castro
6.4
1943
Soy puro mexicano
5.3
1942
Passion Island
El Toro
4.0
1942
Del rancho a la capital
5.0
1942
Allá en el bajio
Juan Hernández
5.5
1942
Simón Bolívar
General Briceño Méndez
5.0
1942
Ni sangre ni arena
Frank
7.2
1941
El Zorro de Jalisco
Leonardo Torres
4.5
1941
El secreto del sacerdote
5.5
1941
El jefe máximo
5.0
1940
Mala yerba
Chuy Rodríguez
4.5
1940
El charro Negro
Ramón
4.6
1940
Pobre diablo
Raúl Solares
5.5
1940
Los olvidados de Dios
Zenón Rojas
5.0
1940
Con Los Dorados De Villa
5.5
1939
Una luz en mi camino
5.2
1939
La China Hilaria
5.0
1939
Canto a mi tierra
Antonio
5.0
1938
Los millones de Chaflán
Antonio
6.0
1938
El indio
3.5
1938
La Adelita
5.0
1937
Amapola Del Camino
5.0
1937
Las cuatro milpas
5.0
1937
Mi candidato
5.5
1937
Jalisco nunca pierde
5.5
1937