Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro Armendáriz

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.

Acting

2024

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Self (archive footage)

1963

1963

1963

La Bandida

Roberto Herrera

1962

1962

1962

1961

1961

1960

Violent Summer

Francisco Peña

1959

La Cucaracha

Coronel Valentín Razo

1959

The Wonderful Country

Cipriano Castro

1959

1959

The Vivanco Ladies

Gen. Inocencio Torrentera

1959

1958

1958

1957

Manuela

Mario Constanza

1957

The Big Boodle

Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)

1956

The Hidden One

Felipe Rojano

1956

1956

Diane

King Francis I

1955

1955

1954

Mulata

Martín

1954

Border River

General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)

1953

Lucrèce Borgia

César Borgia

1953

1952

Meat in Prison

Pablo González

1952

Night Falls

Marcos Arizmendi

1951

Ella y Yo

Pedro Muñóz

1951

Hell Road

Pedro Uribe

1951

1951

1950

1949

We Were Strangers

Armando Ariete

1949

Tulsa

Jim Redbird

1948

3 Godfathers

Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte

1948

1948

Fort Apache

Sgt. Beaufort

1948

1947

The Fugitive

A Lieutenant of Police

1947

1946

Enamorada

Gen. José Juan Reyes

1945

Bugambilia

Ricardo Rojas

1944

Maria Candelaria

Lorenzo Rafael

1943

1943

Konga Roja

Federico Robles

1942

1942

Simón Bolívar

General Briceño Méndez

1941

1940

1939

1938

El indio

Unknown

1937

1937

Infos

Full Name
Pedro Armendáriz
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
5/9/1912
Date of Death
6/18/1963
Also Known As

Pedro Armendariz

Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings

Педро Армендарис

Pedro Armendáriz Hastings