Rico Alaniz

Mexican-American actor (1919–2015)

Americo "Rico" Alaniz
Alaniz in The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
Born	(1919-10-25)October 25, 1919 Juárez, Mexico
Died	March 9, 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1992

Americo Zorilla "Rico" Alaniz (October 25, 1919 – March 9, 2015) was a Mexican-American actor.

Early years

Alaniz was born in Juárez, Mexico, and began riding when he was a child.^[1]

Selected filmography

The Capture (1950) - Policeman (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport (1950) - Young Cuban Man (uncredited)
Mister 880 (1950) - Carlos - Spanish Interpreter (uncredited)
Smuggler's Island (1951) - Young Portuguese (uncredited)
Hollywood Story (1951) - Spanish Actor (uncredited)
Golden Girl (1951) - Bandit (uncredited)
The Fighter (1952) - Carlos
Viva Zapata! (1952) - Guard (uncredited)
Macao (1952) - Bus Driver (uncredited)
California Conquest (1952) - Pedro
Tropic Zone (1953) - Capt. Basilio (uncredited)
Jeopardy (1953) - Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)
Column South (1953) - Trooper Chavez
The Desert Song (1953) - Legionnaire (uncredited)
Wings of the Hawk (1953) - Capt. Gomez
Conquest of Cochise (1953) - Felipe
Appointment in Honduras (1953) - Bermudez
Jubilee Trail (1954) - Spaniard (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) - Gendarme (uncredited)
Siege at Red River (1954) - Chief Yellow Hawk
Drum Beat (1954) - Medicine Man (uncredited)
Green Fire (1954) - Antonio
The Last Command (1955) - Tomas (uncredited)
Santiago (1956) - Dominguez (uncredited)
Back from Eternity (1956) - Latin Official (uncredited)
The Cruel Tower (1956) - Frenchy (uncredited)
The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956) - The Spanisher
Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Miguel Torres
Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) - Fernandez (uncredited)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958) - Sgt. Luis Murillo
Hong Kong Confidential (1958) - Fernando
Wolf Larsen (1958) - Louis
Sea Hunt (1960, Season 3, Episode 13) - Carlos Prado
The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Sotero
Summer and Smoke (1961) - Knife Thrower (uncredited)
Gunsmoke (1963 episode "Extradition Part 1 & 2" - El Piñon
The Virginian (1963 episode "The Mountain of the Sun" - Bandido Leader
Hotel (1967) - Chairman (uncredited)
Final Analysis (1992) - Old Spanish Man (final film role)

References

^ "Movie Heavy Feels At Home In Santa Fe". The Santa Fe New Mexican. June 26, 1958. p. 19. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Rico Alaniz at IMDb
Rico Alaniz at AllMovie
SAG-AFTRA In memoriam
Rico Alaniz obituary is in this book and can be read in its excerpt. It's in alphabetical order.