05/09/1912
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.
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The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2024) as Self (archive footage) |
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From Russia with Love (1963) as Ali Kerim Bey |
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Captain Sindbad (1963) as El Kerim |
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La Bandida (1963) as Roberto Herrera |
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El tejedor de milagros (1962) as Señor Cura |
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Arrivano i titani (1962) as Cadmo |
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Los valientes no mueren (1962) as |
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Los hermanos Del Hierro (1961) as General |
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Francis of Assisi (1961) as The Sultan |
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La cárcel de Cananea (1960) as Pedro |
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Verano violento (1960) as Francisco Peña |
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El indulto (1960) as Lucas Sánchez Parrondo |
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Los desarraigados (1960) as |
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Dos hijos desobedientes (1960) as Pedro |
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El impostor (1960) as Profesor César Rubio |
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Calibre 44 (1960) as Don Pedro |
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El hambre nuestra de cada día (1960) as Macario Férnandez |
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La Cucaracha (1959) as Coronel Valentín Razo |
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The Wonderful Country (1959) as Cipriano Castro |
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Yo pecador (1959) as |
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Sed de amor (1959) as Pedro Ortiz |
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Flor de mayo (1959) as Pepe Gamboa |
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El zarco (1959) as |
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Las señoritas Vivanco (1959) as Gen. Inocencio Torrentera |
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Café Colón (1959) as |
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The Little Savage (1959) as El Tiburón |
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Ando volando bajo (1959) as |
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Pancho Villa y la Valentina (1958) as Pancho Villa |
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Cuando ¡Viva Villa..! es la muerte (1958) as Pancho Villa |
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Yo quiero ser artista (1958) as Self |
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Los salvajes (1958) as Pedro Matías |
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La mujer que no tuvo infancia (1957) as |
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Manuela (1957) as Mario Constanza |
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The Big Boodle (1957) as Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz) |
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Uomini e lupi (1957) as Giovanni |
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Así era Pancho Villa (1957) as Pancho Villa |
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La escondida (1956) as Felipe Rojano |
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Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos (1956) as Carlos Cosio |
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The Conqueror (1956) as Jamuga |
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Diane (1956) as King Francis I |
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The Littlest Outlaw (1955) as Gen. Torres |
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Tam tam mayumbe (1955) as Martinez |
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Fortune carrée (1955) as Igricheff |
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Mulata (1954) as Martín |
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Reto a la vida (1954) as Diego Maldonado |
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Dos mundos y un amor (1954) as Ricardo Anaya |
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La rebelión de los colgados (1954) as Cándido Castro |
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Border River (1954) as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz) |
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Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as César Borgia |
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El bruto (1953) as Pedro |
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Les Amants de Tolède (1953) as Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera |
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El rebozo de Soledad (1952) as Roque Suazo |
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Carne de presidio (1952) as Pablo González |
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La noche avanza (1952) as Marcos Arizmendi |
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Los tres alegres compadres (1952) as |
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Ella y Yo (1951) as Pedro Muñóz |
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Por querer a una mujer (1951) as |
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Camino del infierno (1951) as Pedro Uribe |
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Bodas de fuego (1951) as |
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Tierra baja (1951) as Manelic |
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Rosauro Castro (1950) as Rosauro Castro |
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Por la puerta falsa (1950) as Bernardo Celis |
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La loca de la casa (1950) as José María Cruz |
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The Torch (1950) as José Juan Reyes |
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Pancho Villa vuelve (1950) as |
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El charro y la dama (1949) as |
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La malquerida (1949) as Esteban |
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El abandonado (1949) as |
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Al caer la tarde (1949) as Sebastian del Llano |
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We Were Strangers (1949) as Armando Ariete |
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Tulsa (1949) as Jim Redbird |
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3 Godfathers (1948) as Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte |
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Maclovia (1948) as José María |
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En la Hacienda de la Flor (1948) as |
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Fort Apache (1948) as Sgt. Beaufort |
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Juan Charrasqueado (1948) as Juan Robledo (Charrasqueado) |
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The Fugitive (1947) as A Lieutenant of Police |
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La perla (1947) as Quino |
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Albur de amor (1947) as |
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La casa colorada (1947) as |
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Enamorada (1946) as Gen. José Juan Reyes |
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Rayando el sol (1946) as |
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Bugambilia (1945) as Ricardo Rojas |
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El capitán Malacara (1945) as |
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Entre hermanos (1945) as Ramón Arellano |
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Las abandonadas (1945) as Juan Gómez |
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Vuelven las calaveras del terror (1944) as |
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Calaveras del terror (1944) as |
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El corsario negro (1944) as |
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María Candelaria (Xochimilco) (1944) as Lorenzo Rafael |
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La Guerra de los Pasteles (1944) as |
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Distinto Amanecer (1943) as Octavio |
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Konga Roja (1943) as Federico Robles |
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Tierra De Pasiones (1943) as |
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Flor silvestre (1943) as José Luis Castro |
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Soy puro mexicano (1942) as Guadalupe Padilla |
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La isla de la pasión (1942) as El Toro |
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Del rancho a la capital (1942) as |
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Allá en el bajio (1942) as Juan Hernández |
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Simón Bolívar (1942) as General Briceño Méndez |
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Ni sangre ni arena (1941) as Frank |
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El Zorro de Jalisco (1941) as Leonardo Torres |
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El secreto del sacerdote (1941) as |
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El jefe máximo (1940) as |
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Mala yerba (1940) as Chuy Rodríguez |
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El charro Negro (1940) as Ramón |
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Pobre diablo (1940) as Raúl Solares |
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Los olvidados de Dios (1940) as Zenón Rojas |
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Una luz en mi camino (1939) as Daniel |
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Con Los Dorados De Villa (1939) as |
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La China Hilaria (1939) as |
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Canto a mi tierra (1938) as Antonio |
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Los millones de Chaflán (1938) as Antonio |
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El indio (1938) as |
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La Adelita (1937) as |
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Amapola Del Camino (1937) as |
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Las cuatro milpas (1937) as |
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Mi candidato (1937) as |
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Jalisco nunca pierde (1937) as |
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Rosauro Castro (1950) Producer |