Pedro Armendáriz
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-05-09 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died
1963-06-18
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.
Most Known For
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
From Russia with Love
as Ali Kerim Bey
3 Godfathers
as Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
Mala yerba
as Chuy Rodríguez
Manuela
as Mario Constanza
Another Dawn
as Octavio
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Beaufort
Mi candidato
Juan Charrasqueado
Lucrèce Borgia
as César Borgia
Thirst for Love
as Pedro Ortiz
The Conqueror
as Jamuga
Café Colón
El abandonado
The Wonderful Country
as Cipriano Castro
Tulsa
as Jim Redbird
La Cucaracha
as Coronel Valentín Razo
Captain Sindbad
as El Kerim
The Brute
as Pedro
Francis of Assisi
as The Sultan