Rafael Campos
Rafael Campos (born May 13, 1936 in Santiago de los Caballeros , Dominican Republic , † July 9, 1985 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , USA ) was an American actor of Dominican origin.
Life
The Dominican Rafael Campos came to the USA in 1949. He took acting classes for a while. Campos became known to a wide audience in 1955 through his first film role as the rebellious Puerto Rican student Pete Morales in Richard Brooks ' film The Seed of Violence . This was followed by film appearances in The Plot , No Place for Fine Ladies , The Heart of an Indian , Tonka , Lady in a Cage and Southwest to Sonora . Campos has also appeared as a guest actor in numerous television series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents , The Streets of San Francisco , Rhoda , TJ Hooker , Chief Physician Dr. Westphall and Das A-Team with.
Campos later worked as a screenwriter and director. He was married twice and divorced again, one wife was the blues singer Dinah Washington . Rafael Campos died of stomach cancer at the age of 49 . He left two daughters and was survived by five brothers and three sisters. Shortly before his death, he had been working on a book about Latinos in film.
Filmography (selection)
- 1955: The Seeds of Violence (Blackboard Jungle)
- 1955: The plot (Trial)
- 1956: Sharks attack (The Sharkfighters)
- 1957: Dino
- 1957: No place for fine women (This Could Be the Night)
- 1958: The Heart of an Indian (The Light in the Forest)
- 1958: Tonka
- 1962: Lady in a Cage
- 1965: Southwest to Sonora (The Appaloosa)
- 1968: Astro-Zombies - Robots of Horror (The Astro-Zombies)
- 1973: Oklahoma Crude (Oklahoma as it is)
- 1980: Blast - Where the Buffalo Roam
- 1984: Endstation Sehnsucht (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Web links
- Rafael Campos in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Campos, Rafael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor of Dominican origin |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de los Caballeros , Dominican Republic |
DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1985 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , USA |