Pedro Armendáriz
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.
Acted in
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
El tejedor de milagros
1962
as Señor Cura
My Son, the Hero
1962
as Cadmo
Los valientes no mueren
1962
My Son, the Hero
1961
as General
Francis of Assisi
1961
as The Sultan
La cárcel de Cananea
1960
as Pedro
Violent Summer
1960
as Francisco Peña
El indulto
1960
as Lucas Sánchez Parrondo
Los desarraigados
1960
Dos hijos desobedientes
1960
as Pedro
El impostor
1960
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
Thirst for Love
1959
as Pedro Ortiz
Beyond All Limits
1959
as Pepe Gamboa
El zarco
1959
The Vivanco Ladies
1959
as Gen. Inocencio Torrentera
Café Colón
1959
The Little Savage
1959
as El Tiburón
I'm flying low
1959
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter
1958
as Pancho Villa
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter
1958
as Pancho Villa
Los salvajes
1958
as Pedro Matías
La mujer que no tuvo infancia
1957
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
Fortune carrée
1955
as Igricheff
Mulata
1954
as Martín
Reto a la vida
1954
Dos mundos y un amor
1954
as Ricardo Anaya
Rebellion of the Hanged
1954
as Cándido Castro
Border River
1954
as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
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
Ella y Yo
1951
as Pedro Muñóz
Por querer a una mujer
1951
Hell Road
1951
as Pedro Uribe
Weddings of fire
1951
Tierra baja
1951
as Manelic
Rosauro Castro
1950
as Rosauro Castro
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
El charro y la dama
1949
La malquerida
1949
as Esteban
El abandonado
1949
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
Fort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Beaufort
Juan Charrasqueado
1948
The Fugitive
1947
as A Lieutenant of Police
The Pearl
1947
as Quino
Albur de amor
1947
La casa colorada
1947
Enamorada
1946
as Gen. José Juan Reyes
Rayando el sol
1946
Bugambilia
1945
as Ricardo Rojas
El capitán Malacara
1945
The Abandoned
1945
as Juan Gómez
Entre hermanos
1945
as Ramón Arellano
The Skulls of Terror Return
1944
The Skulls of Terror
1944
El corsario negro
1944
Maria Candelaria
1944
as Lorenzo Rafael
La Guerra de los Pasteles
1944
Another Dawn
1943
as Octavio
Konga Roja
1943
as Federico Robles
Tierra De Pasiones
1943
Wild Flower
1943
as José Luis Castro
Soy puro mexicano
1942
Passion Island
1942
as El Toro
Del rancho a la capital
1942
Allá en el bajio
1942
as Juan Hernández
Simón Bolívar
1942
as General Briceño Méndez
Ni sangre ni arena
1941
as Frank
El Zorro de Jalisco
1941
as Leonardo Torres
El secreto del sacerdote
1941
El jefe máximo
1940
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
Con Los Dorados De Villa
1939
Una luz en mi camino
1939
La China Hilaria
1939
Canto a mi tierra
1938
as Antonio
Los millones de Chaflán
1938
as Antonio
El indio
1938
La Adelita
1937
Amapola Del Camino
1937
Las cuatro milpas
1937
Mi candidato
1937
Jalisco nunca pierde
1937