by Hal Erickson
biography
Tough-talking American character actor Perry Lopez played "ethnic" roles from the time of his his stage debut in the early 1950s. Signed to a Warner Bros. contract in 1955, Lopez lent support to such studio projects as Mister Roberts (1955), The McConnell Story (1956) and The Violent Road (1958). He is best remembered as police officer Lou Escobar in Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974). Perry Lopez reprised this uniformed character (now promoted to captain) in the 1990 Chinatown sequel The Two Jakes. Lopez died of lung cancer in February 2008.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
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The Two Jakes
Actor |
1990 | |||
| 1989 | ||||
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Action Jackson
Actor |
1988 | |||
| 1987 | ||||
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Chinatown
Actor |
1974 | |||
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Lady Ice
Actor |
1973 | |||
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Kelly's Heroes
Actor |
1970 | |||
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Che!
Actor |
1969 | |||
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Bandolero!
Actor |
1968 | |||
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Daring Game
Actor |
1968 | |||
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Sol Madrid
Actor |
1968 | |||
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The Rare Breed
Actor |
1966 | |||
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The F.B.I.: The Exiles
Actor |
1965 | |||
| 1963 | ||||
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McLintock!
Actor |
1963 | |||
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Taras Bulba
Actor |
1962 | |||
| 1961 | ||||
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Man-Trap
Actor |
1961 | |||
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Flaming Star
Actor |
1960 | |||
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Cry Tough
Actor |
1959 | |||
| 1958 | ||||
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The Deep Six
Actor |
1958 | |||
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Violent Road
Actor |
1958 | |||
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Omar Khayyam
Actor |
1957 | |||
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The Lone Ranger
Actor |
1956 | |||
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The Steel Jungle
Actor |
1956 | |||
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The Young Guns
Actor |
1956 | |||
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Battle Cry
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Hell on Frisco Bay
Actor |
1955 | |||
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I Died a Thousand Times
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Mister Roberts
Actor |
1955 | |||
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The McConnell Story
Actor |
1955 | |||
| 1954 | ||||
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Drum Beat
Actor |
1954 | |||
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Jubilee Trail
Actor |
1954 |




