Rodolfo Acosta (actor)
Rodolfo Acosta , actually Rodolfo Acosta Pérez (born July 29, 1920 in Chihuahua , † November 7, 1974 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles ) was a Mexican actor.
Career
Acosta first worked in Mexico as an actor for films and plays before John Ford hired him in 1947 for the film Command of Conscience , shot in Mexico . American producers often hired Acosta because of his dark complexion for roles in westerns in which he was supposed to portray campesinos or indians . Acosta played supporting roles in a long series of films before he played a sheriff in his last film Bloody Conspiracy .
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Command of Conscience (The Fugitive)
- 1948: Rosenda
- 1949: Felipe de Jesús
- 1950: One Way Street
- 1951: Bullfighter and the Lady
- 1952: False Flag (Yankee Buccaneer)
- 1952: Curse of the Lost (Horizons West)
- 1953: Meeting point Honduras (Appointment in Honduras)
- 1953: I'm called Hondo (Hondo)
- 1954: The Invisible Web (Night People)
- 1955: The small rebel (The Littlest Outlaw)
- 1957: Curse of Violence (Trooper Hook)
- 1958: Shoot Back, Cowboy (From Hell to Texas)
- 1960: Flaming Star (Flaming Star)
- 1961: The Possession (One-Eyed Jacks)
- 1962: How the West Was Won (How the West Was Won)
- 1964–1970: Bonanza (TV series)
- 1965: The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
- 1965: The Sons of Katie Elder (The Sons of Katie Elder)
- 1966: Return of the Seven (Return of the Seven)
- 1967–1969: High Chaparral (The High Chaparral) (TV series)
- 1968: Dayton's Devils
- 1970: The Indian (Flap)
- 1971: Blood Legacy
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
Web links
- Rodolfo Acosta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rodolfo Acosta in the database of Find a Grave (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Acosta, Rodolfo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Acosta Pérez, Rodolfo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chihuahua |
DATE OF DEATH | November 7th 1974 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles |