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Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez
Born: Jul 22, 1931 in New York City, New York
Died: Feb 14, 2008
Occupation: Actor
Active: '50s-'60s
Major Genres: Western, Drama
Career Highlights: Chinatown, The Young Guns, The Steel Jungle
First Major Screen Credit: The Lone Ranger (1956)
10 Videos for Perry Lopez
The Two Jakes (1990) Chinatown (1974) McLintock! (1963)
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) Kelly's Heroes (1970) Mister Roberts (1955)
Action Jackson (1988) Bandolero! (1968) Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
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Biography:

Tough-talking American character actor Perry Lopez played ethnic roles from the time of his his stage debut in the early 1950s. Signed to a Warner Bros. contract in 1955, Lopez lent support to such studio projects as Mister Roberts (1955), The McConnell Story (1956) and The Violent Road (1958).

He is best remembered as police officer Lou Escobar in Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974). Perry Lopez reprised this uniformed character (now promoted to captain) in the 1990 Chinatown sequel The Two Jakes. Lopez died of lung cancer in February 2008. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.