Pedro Armendáriz
Acting
🎂 1912-05-09
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.
Cast credits(120)
1958
Ali Kerim Bey
1963
CĂ©sar Borgia
1953
Sgt. Beaufort
1948
Jamuga
1956
Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
1948
Jim Redbird
1949
Leonardo Torres
1941
Cipriano Castro
1959
The Sultan
1961
King Francis I
1956
A Lieutenant of Police
1947
General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
1954
Lorenzo Rafael
1944
Esteban
1949
Cadmo
1962
Self (archive footage)
2024
Armando Ariete
1949
JosĂ© MarĂa
1948
Ricardo Rojas
1945
Coronel ValentĂn Razo
1959
José Luis Castro
1943
José Juan Reyes
1950
Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera
1953
Frank
1941
Mario Constanza
1957
Quino
1947
El Kerim
1963
Gen. Torres
1955
Pedro
1953
Octavio
1943
Carlos Cosio
1956
1960
Pepe Gamboa
1959
Rosauro Castro
1950
Cándido Castro
1954
1948
Pancho Villa
1958
General
1961
1941
Don Pedro
1960
Felipe Rojano
1956
Igricheff
1955
Roberto Herrera
1963
1957
Pedro Ortiz
1959
1959
1938
Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
1960
Self
1958
Pablo González
1952
Giovanni
1957
Juan GĂłmez
1945
RamĂłn
1940
Roque Suazo
1952
MartĂn
1954
1959
Pedro Muñóz
1951
Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
1959
Juan Hernández
1942
Gen. José Juan Reyes
1946
Pedro
1960
Antonio
1938
1944
Bernardo Celis
1950
Pedro
1960
1943
RaĂşl Solares
1940
Pancho Villa
1958
1937
Manelic
1951
1937
El Toro
1942
1955
1940
1937
1949
1948
1942
1947
Pancho Villa
1957
El TiburĂłn
1959
1952
General Briceño Méndez
1942
1954
1946
1945
Francisco Peña
1960
1947
Federico Robles
1943
JosĂ© MarĂa Cruz
1950
Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
1957
1962
1949
1939
Señor Cura
1962
Pedro Uribe
1951
1951
1950
1937
ZenĂłn Rojas
1940
Macario FĂ©rnandez
1960
Ricardo Anaya
1954
1939
1937
1960
Chuy RodrĂguez
1940
Pedro MatĂas
1958
Sebastian del Llano
1949
1959
Antonio
1938
1944
RamĂłn Arellano
1945
1942
1951
1944
1939
Marcos Arizmendi
1952
1944
1959