Pedro Armendáriz
Birthday: 1912-05-09 | Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MexicoBorn 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.
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jouer Commandante Sanchez
jouer Ali Kerim Bey
jouer El Kerim
jouer Roberto
jouer Cadmo
jouer Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
jouer Mario Constanza
jouer Jamuga
jouer Gen. Torres
jouer General Eduardo Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
jouer César Borgia
jouer Pedro
jouer José Juan Reyes
jouer Armando Ariete
jouer Jim Redbird
jouer Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
jouer Sgt. Beaufort
jouer A Lieutenant of Police
jouer Lorenzo Rafael
jouer Leonardo Torres
