Pedro Armendáriz
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.
Known For
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
From Russia with Love
Fort Apache
3 Godfathers
The Conqueror
Manuela
Diane
Tulsa
All Movies (119)
- The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout2024 · as Self (archive footage)
- From Russia with Love1963 · as Ali Kerim Bey
- Captain Sindbad1963 · as El Kerim
- La Bandida1963 · as Roberto Herrera
- Miracles Weaver1962 · as Señor Cura
- My Son, the Hero1962 · as Cadmo
- Los valientes no mueren1962
- My Son, the Hero1961 · as General
- Francis of Assisi1961 · as The Sultan
- La cárcel de Cananea1960 · as Pedro
- Violent Summer1960 · as Francisco Peña
- El indulto1960 · as Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
- Los desarraigados1960
- Dos hijos desobedientes1960 · as Pedro
- El impostor1960 · as Profesor César Rubio
- Calibre 441960 · as Don Pedro
- Our Daily Hunger1960 · as Macario Férnandez
- La Cucaracha1959 · as Coronel Valentín Razo
- The Wonderful Country1959 · as Cipriano Castro
- Yo pecador1959
- Thirst for Love1959 · as Pedro Ortiz
- Beyond All Limits1959 · as Pepe Gamboa
- El zarco1959
- The Vivanco Ladies1959 · as Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
- Café Colón1959
- The Little Savage1959 · as El Tiburón
- I'm flying low1959
- This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter1958 · as Pancho Villa
- This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter1958 · as Pancho Villa
- Yo quiero ser artista1958 · as Self
- Los salvajes1958 · as Pedro Matías
- La mujer que no tuvo infancia1957
- Manuela1957 · as Mario Constanza
- The Big Boodle1957 · as Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
- Men and Wolves1957 · as Giovanni
- This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter1957 · as Pancho Villa
- The Hidden One1956 · as Felipe Rojano
- Basket of Mexican Tales1956 · as Carlos Cosio
- The Conqueror1956 · as Jamuga
- Diane1956 · as King Francis I
- The Littlest Outlaw1955 · as Gen. Torres
- Native Drums1955 · as Martinez
- Fortune carrée1955 · as Igricheff
- Mulata1954 · as Martín
- Reto a la vida1954 · as Diego Maldonado
- Dos mundos y un amor1954 · as Ricardo Anaya
- Rebellion of the Hanged1954 · as Cándido Castro
- Border River1954 · as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
- Lucrèce Borgia1953 · as César Borgia
- The Brute1953 · as Pedro
- The Lovers of Toledo1953 · as Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera
- Soledad's Shawl1952 · as Roque Suazo
- Meat in Prison1952 · as Pablo González
- Night Falls1952 · as Marcos Arizmendi
- Los tres alegres compadres1952 · as Baldomero Mireles
- Ella y Yo1951 · as Pedro Muñóz
- For Loving a Woman1951
- Hell Road1951 · as Pedro Uribe
- Weddings of fire1951
- Tierra baja1951 · as Manelic
- Rosauro Castro1950 · as Rosauro Castro
- By the False Door1950 · as Bernardo Celis
- La loca de la casa1950 · as José María Cruz
- The Torch1950 · as José Juan Reyes
- Pancho Villa vuelve1950
- El charro y la dama1949
- The Unloved Woman1949 · as Esteban
- El abandonado1949
- Late Afternoon1949 · as Sebastian del Llano
- We Were Strangers1949 · as Armando Ariete
- Tulsa1949 · as Jim Redbird
- 3 Godfathers1948 · as Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
- Maclovia1948 · as José María
- En la Hacienda de la Flor1948
- Fort Apache1948 · as Sgt. Beaufort
- Juan Charrasqueado1948 · as Juan Robledo (Charrasqueado)
- The Fugitive1947 · as A Lieutenant of Police
- The Pearl1947 · as Quino
- Albur de amor1947
- La casa colorada1947
- Enamorada1946 · as Gen. José Juan Reyes
- Rayando el sol1946
- Bugambilia1945 · as Ricardo Rojas
- El capitán Malacara1945
- The Abandoned1945 · as Juan Gómez
- Entre hermanos1945 · as Ramón Arellano
- The Skulls of Terror Return1944
- The Skulls of Terror1944
- El corsario negro1944
- Maria Candelaria1944 · as Lorenzo Rafael
- La Guerra de los Pasteles1944
- Another Dawn1943 · as Octavio
- Konga Roja1943 · as Federico Robles
- Tierra De Pasiones1943
- Wild Flower1943 · as José Luis Castro
- I'm a Real Mexican1942 · as Guadalupe Padilla
- Passion Island1942 · as El Toro
- Del rancho a la capital1942
- Allá en el bajio1942 · as Juan Hernández
- Simón Bolívar1942 · as General Briceño Méndez
- Ni sangre ni arena1941 · as Frank
- El Zorro de Jalisco1941 · as Leonardo Torres
- El secreto del sacerdote1941
- El jefe máximo1940
- Mala yerba1940 · as Chuy Rodríguez
- El charro Negro1940 · as Ramón
- Pobre diablo1940 · as Raúl Solares
- Los olvidados de Dios1940 · as Zenón Rojas
- Una luz en mi camino1939 · as Daniel
- Con Los Dorados De Villa1939
- La China Hilaria1939
- Canto a mi tierra1938 · as Antonio
- Los millones de Chaflán1938 · as Antonio
- El indio1938
- La Adelita1937
- Amapola Del Camino1937
- Las cuatro milpas1937
- Mi candidato1937
- Jalisco nunca pierde1937