Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro Armendáriz

Deceased · Born: May 9, 1912 · Died: Jun 18, 1963

1963
1962
1959
1957
1956

Personal Details

Born May 9, 1912 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Parents
  • Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde
  • Adele Hastings

Biography

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.

Career

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John Ford et Monument Valley
1971
The American West of John Ford
The American West of John Ford as actor 'Fort Apache'
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1963
Captain Sindbad
Captain Sindbad as El Kerim
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From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love as Ali Kerim Bey
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1959
Beyond All Limits
Beyond All Limits as Pepe Gamboa
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The Little Savage
The Little Savage as El Tiburón
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The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country as Cipriano Castro
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1957
The Big Boodle
The Big Boodle as Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
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Stowaway Girl
Stowaway Girl as Mario Constanza
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1956
Diane
Diane as King Francis I
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The Conqueror
The Conqueror as Jamuga
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1955
The Littlest Outlaw
The Littlest Outlaw as Gen. Torres
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1954
Border River
Border River as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
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1953
The Brute
The Brute as Pedro
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1950
The Torch
The Torch as José Juan Reyes
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1949
La malquerida
La malquerida as Esteban
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We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers as Armando Ariete
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Tulsa
Tulsa as Jim Redbird
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1948
3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers as Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
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Fort Apache
Fort Apache as Sgt. Beaufort
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1947
The Fugitive
The Fugitive as A Lieutenant of Police
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1944
Maria Candelaria
Maria Candelaria as Lorenzo Rafael
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