Pedro Armendáriz
Born
May 9, 1912
Died
June 18, 1963 (51 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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)
2024
From Russia with Love
Ali Kerim Bey
1963
Captain Sindbad
El Kerim
1963
La Bandida
Roberto Herrera
1963
El tejedor de milagros
Señor Cura
1962
My Son, the Hero
Cadmo
1962
Los valientes no mueren
1962
My Son, the Hero
General
1961
Francis of Assisi
The Sultan
1961
La cárcel de Cananea
Pedro
1960
Violent Summer
Francisco Peña
1960
El indulto
Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
1960
Los desarraigados
1960
Dos hijos desobedientes
Pedro
1960
El impostor
1960
Calibre 44
Don Pedro
1960
Our Daily Hunger
Macario Férnandez
1960
La Cucaracha
Coronel Valentín Razo
1959
The Wonderful Country
Cipriano Castro
1959
Yo pecador
1959
Thirst for Love
Pedro Ortiz
1959
Beyond All Limits
Pepe Gamboa
1959
El zarco
1959
The Vivanco Ladies
Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
1959
Café Colón
1959
The Little Savage
El Tiburón
1959
I'm flying low
1959
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
Pancho Villa
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
Pancho Villa
1958
Yo quiero ser artista
Self
1958
Los salvajes
Pedro Matías
1958
La mujer que no tuvo infancia
1957
Manuela
Mario Constanza
1957
The Big Boodle
Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
1957
Men and Wolves
Giovanni
1957
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
Pancho Villa
1957
The Hidden One
Felipe Rojano
1956
Basket of Mexican Tales
Carlos Cosio
1956
The Conqueror
Jamuga
1956
Diane
King Francis I
1956
The Littlest Outlaw
Gen. Torres
1955
Native Drums
1955
Fortune carrée
Igricheff
1955
Mulata
Martín
1954
Reto a la vida
1954
Dos mundos y un amor
Ricardo Anaya
1954
Rebellion of the Hanged
Cándido Castro
1954
Border River
General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
1954
Lucrèce Borgia
César Borgia
1953
The Brute
Pedro
1953
The Lovers of Toledo
Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera
1953
Soledad's Shawl
Roque Suazo
1952
Meat in Prison
Pablo González
1952
Night Falls
Marcos Arizmendi
1952
Los tres alegres compadres
1952
Ella y Yo
Pedro Muñóz
1951
Por querer a una mujer
1951
Hell Road
Pedro Uribe
1951
Weddings of fire
1951
Tierra baja
Manelic
1951
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
1950
By the False Door
Bernardo Celis
1950
La loca de la casa
José María Cruz
1950
The Torch
José Juan Reyes
1950
Pancho Villa vuelve
1950
El charro y la dama
1949
La malquerida
Esteban
1949
El abandonado
1949
Late Afternoon
Sebastian del Llano
1949
We Were Strangers
Armando Ariete
1949
Tulsa
Jim Redbird
1949
3 Godfathers
Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
1948
Maclovia
José María
1948
En la Hacienda de la Flor
1948
Fort Apache
Sgt. Beaufort
1948
Juan Charrasqueado
1948
The Fugitive
A Lieutenant of Police
1947
The Pearl
Quino
1947
Albur de amor
1947
La casa colorada
1947
Enamorada
Gen. José Juan Reyes
1946
Rayando el sol
1946
Bugambilia
Ricardo Rojas
1945
El capitán Malacara
1945
The Abandoned
Juan Gómez
1945
Entre hermanos
Ramón Arellano
1945
The Skulls of Terror Return
1944
The Skulls of Terror
1944
El corsario negro
1944
Maria Candelaria
Lorenzo Rafael
1944
La Guerra de los Pasteles
1944
Another Dawn
Octavio
1943
Konga Roja
Federico Robles
1943
Tierra De Pasiones
1943
Wild Flower
José Luis Castro
1943
Soy puro mexicano
1942
Passion Island
El Toro
1942
Del rancho a la capital
1942
Allá en el bajio
Juan Hernández
1942
Simón Bolívar
General Briceño Méndez
1942
Ni sangre ni arena
Frank
1941
El Zorro de Jalisco
Leonardo Torres
1941
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
El jefe máximo
1940
Mala yerba
Chuy Rodríguez
1940
El charro Negro
Ramón
1940
Pobre diablo
Raúl Solares
1940
Los olvidados de Dios
Zenón Rojas
1940
Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939
Una luz en mi camino
1939
La China Hilaria
1939
Canto a mi tierra
Antonio
1938
Los millones de Chaflán
Antonio
1938
El indio
1938
La Adelita
1937
Amapola Del Camino
1937
Las cuatro milpas
1937
Mi candidato
1937
Jalisco nunca pierde
1937