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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Pedro
as Ali Kerim Bey
as El Kerim
as Roberto Herrera
as Cadmo
as Señor Cura
as Don Pedro
as Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
as Pedro
as Pedro
as Cipriano Castro
as Pedro Ortiz
as Pepe Gamboa
as Pancho Villa
as Pedro Matías
as Self
as Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
as Giovanni
as Carlos Cosio
as Felipe Rojano
as Jamuga
as Gen. Torres
as Igricheff
as Cándido Castro
as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
as Ricardo Anaya
