Biography
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.
Filmography
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Movies 122
self 1
TV Shows 1
The Conqueror (Hollywood Fallout) (2023)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Captain Sindbad (1963)
La Bandida (1963)
El tejedor de milagros (1962)
My Son, the Hero (1962)
Los valientes no mueren (1962)
My Son, the Hero (1961)
Francis of Assisi (1961)
La cárcel de Cananea (1960)
Violent Summer (1960)
El indulto (1960)
Los desarraigados (1960)
Dos hijos desobedientes (1960)
El impostor (1960)
Calibre 44 (1960)
Our Daily Hunger (1960)
La Cucaracha (1959)
The Wonderful Country (1959)
Yo pecador (1959)
Thirst for Love (1959)
Beyond All Limits (1959)
El zarco (1959)
The Vivanco Ladies (1959)
Café Colón (1959)
The Little Savage (1959)
I'm flying low (1959)
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter (1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter (1958)
Los salvajes (1958)
La mujer que no tuvo infancia (1957)
Manuela (1957)
The Big Boodle (1957)
Men and Wolves (1957)
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter (1957)
The Hidden One (1956)
Basket of Mexican Tales (1956)
The Conqueror (1956)
Diane (1956)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
Native Drums (1955)
Fortune carrée (1955)
Mulata (1954)
Reto a la vida (1954)
Dos mundos y un amor (1954)
Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)
Border River (1954)
Lucrèce Borgia (1953)
The Brute (1953)
The Lovers of Toledo (1953)
Soledad's Shawl (1952)
Meat in Prison (1952)
Night Falls (1952)
Los tres alegres compadres (1952)
Ella y Yo (1951)
Por querer a una mujer (1951)
Hell Road (1951)
Weddings of fire (1951)
Tierra baja (1951)
Rosauro Castro (1950)
By the False Door (1950)
La loca de la casa (1950)
The Torch (1950)
Pancho Villa vuelve (1950)
El charro y la dama (1949)
La malquerida (1949)
El abandonado (1949)
Late Afternoon (1949)
We Were Strangers (1949)
Tulsa (1949)
3 Godfathers (1948)
Maclovia (1948)
En la Hacienda de la Flor (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Juan Charrasqueado (1948)
The Fugitive (1947)
The Pearl (1947)
Albur de amor (1947)
La casa colorada (1947)
Enamorada (1946)
Rayando el sol (1946)
Bugambilia (1945)
El capitán Malacara (1945)
Entre hermanos (1945)
The Abandoned (1945)
The Skulls of Terror (1944)
The Skulls of Terror Return (1944)
El corsario negro (1944)
Maria Candelaria (1944)
La Guerra de los Pasteles (1944)
Alma de bronce (1944)
Another Dawn (1943)
Konga Roja (1943)
Tierra De Pasiones (1943)
Wild Flower (1943)
Soy puro mexicano (1942)
Passion Island (1942)
Del rancho a la capital (1942)
Allá en el bajio (1942)
The Epic of the Journey (1942)
Simón Bolívar (1942)
Ni sangre ni arena (1941)
El Zorro de Jalisco (1941)
El secreto del sacerdote (1941)
El jefe máximo (1940)
Mala yerba (1940)
El charro Negro (1940)
Pobre diablo (1940)
Los olvidados de Dios (1940)
Con Los Dorados De Villa (1939)
Una luz en mi camino (1939)
La reina del río (1939)
La China Hilaria (1939)
Canto a mi tierra (1938)
Los millones de Chaflán (1938)
El indio (1938)
La Adelita (1937)
Amapola Del Camino (1937)
Las cuatro milpas (1937)
Mi candidato (1937)
Jalisco nunca pierde (1937)
Rosario (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1912-05-09
Deathday1963-06-18 (51 years old)
Birth NamePedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings
Birth PlaceMexico City, Mexico
ChildrenPedro Armendáriz Jr.
CitizenshipsMexico
Also Known AsPedro Armendariz, Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings, Педро Армендарис, Pedro Armendáriz Hastings
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