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