Pedro Armendáriz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 9, 1912
- Died
- June 18, 1963
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout 2024
as Self (archive footage)
From Russia with Love 1963
as Ali Kerim Bey
Captain Sindbad 1963
as El Kerim
La Bandida 1963
as Roberto Herrera
Miracles Weaver 1962
as Señor Cura
My Son, the Hero 1962
as Cadmo
Los valientes no mueren 1962
Actor
My Son, the Hero 1961
as General
Francis of Assisi 1961
as The Sultan
- La cárcel de Cananea
La cárcel de Cananea 1960
as Pedro
Violent Summer 1960
as Francisco Peña
El indulto 1960
as Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
Los desarraigados 1960
Actor
Dos hijos desobedientes 1960
as Pedro
El impostor 1960
as Profesor César Rubio
Calibre 44 1960
as Don Pedro
Our Daily Hunger 1960
as Macario Férnandez
La Cucaracha 1959
as Coronel Valentín Razo
The Wonderful Country 1959
as Cipriano Castro
Yo pecador 1959
Actor
Thirst for Love 1959
as Pedro Ortiz
Beyond All Limits 1959
as Pepe Gamboa
- El zarco
El zarco 1959
Actor
The Vivanco Ladies 1959
as Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
- Café Colón
Café Colón 1959
Actor
The Little Savage 1959
as El Tiburón
I'm flying low 1959
Actor
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter 1958
as Pancho Villa
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter 1958
as Pancho Villa
Yo quiero ser artista 1958
as Self
- Los salvajes
Los salvajes 1958
as Pedro Matías
- La mujer que no tuvo infancia
La mujer que no tuvo infancia 1957
Actor
Manuela 1957
as Mario Constanza
The Big Boodle 1957
as Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz)
Men and Wolves 1957
as Giovanni
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter 1957
as Pancho Villa
The Hidden One 1956
as Felipe Rojano
Basket of Mexican Tales 1956
as Carlos Cosio
The Conqueror 1956
as Jamuga
Diane 1956
as King Francis I
The Littlest Outlaw 1955
as Gen. Torres
Native Drums 1955
as Martinez
Fortune carrée 1955
as Igricheff
Mulata 1954
as Martín
Border River 1954
as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
Reto a la vida 1954
as Diego Maldonado
Dos mundos y un amor 1954
as Ricardo Anaya
Rebellion of the Hanged 1954
as Cándido Castro
Lucrèce Borgia 1953
as César Borgia
The Brute 1953
as Pedro
The Lovers of Toledo 1953
as Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera
Soledad's Shawl 1952
as Roque Suazo
Meat in Prison 1952
as Pablo González
Night Falls 1952
as Marcos Arizmendi
Los tres alegres compadres 1952
as Baldomero Mireles
Ella y yo 1951
as Pedro Muñóz
For Loving a Woman 1951
Actor
Hell Road 1951
as Pedro Uribe
Weddings of fire 1951
Actor
Tierra baja 1951
as Manelic
Rosauro Castro 1950
as Rosauro Castro, Producer
By the False Door 1950
as Bernardo Celis
La loca de la casa 1950
as José María Cruz
The Torch 1950
as José Juan Reyes
Pancho Villa vuelve 1950
Actor
El charro y la dama 1949
Actor
- The Unloved Woman
The Unloved Woman 1949
as Esteban
El abandonado 1949
Actor
Late Afternoon 1949
as Sebastian del Llano
We Were Strangers 1949
as Armando Ariete
Tulsa 1949
as Jim Redbird
3 Godfathers 1948
as Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
Maclovia 1948
as José María
En la Hacienda de la Flor 1948
Actor
Fort Apache 1948
as Sgt. Beaufort
Juan Charrasqueado 1948
as Juan Robledo (Charrasqueado)
The Fugitive 1947
as A Lieutenant of Police
The Pearl 1947
as Quino
Albur de amor 1947
Actor
La casa colorada 1947
Actor
Enamorada 1946
as Gen. José Juan Reyes
Rayando el sol 1946
Actor
Bugambilia 1945
as Ricardo Rojas
El capitán Malacara 1945
Actor
Entre hermanos 1945
as Ramón Arellano
The Abandoned 1945
as Juan Gómez
The Skulls of Terror 1944
Actor
The Skulls of Terror Return 1944
Actor
El corsario negro 1944
Actor
Maria Candelaria 1944
as Lorenzo Rafael
La Guerra de los Pasteles 1944
Actor
Alma de bronce 1944
Actor
Another Dawn 1943
as Octavio
Konga Roja 1943
as Federico Robles
Tierra De Pasiones 1943
Actor
Wild Flower 1943
as José Luis Castro
I'm a Real Mexican 1942
as Guadalupe Padilla
Passion Island 1942
as El Toro
Del rancho a la capital 1942
Actor
Allá en el bajio 1942
as Juan Hernández
The Epic of the Journey 1942
as Raúl García
Simón Bolívar 1942
as General Briceño Méndez
Neither Blood Nor Sand 1941
as Frank
El Zorro de Jalisco 1941
as Leonardo Torres
El secreto del sacerdote 1941
as Capitán Luis
El jefe máximo 1940
Actor
Mala yerba 1940
as Chuy Rodríguez
El charro Negro 1940
as Ramón
Pobre diablo 1940
as Raúl Solares
Los olvidados de Dios 1940
as Zenón Rojas
Una luz en mi camino 1939
as Daniel
Con Los Dorados De Villa 1939
Actor
La reina del río 1939
as Pescador joven
La China Hilaria 1939
Actor
Canto a mi tierra 1938
as Antonio
Los millones de Chaflán 1938
as Antonio
El indio 1938
Actor
La Adelita 1937
Actor
Amapola Del Camino 1937
Actor
Las cuatro milpas 1937
Actor
Mi candidato 1937
Actor
Jalisco nunca pierde 1937
Actor
- María Elena
María Elena 1936
as Eduardo
Rosario 1935
as Enrique
Credits from TMDB.