Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez
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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Perry Lopez:
- The Rare Breed with James Stewart , Maureen O'Hara , Brian Keith , Juliet Mills , Jack Elam , David Brian , Ben Johnson , Harry Jr. Carey , Ted Mapes
- Battle Cry with Van Heflin , Aldo Ray , Mona Freeman , Nancy Olson , James Whitmore , Tab Hunter , Dorothy Malone , Raymond Massey , Anne Francis , Fess Parker , Rhys Williams , Allyn Ann McLerie , L.Q. Jones
- Mister Roberts with Henry Fonda , James Cagney , William Powell , Jack Lemmon , Betsy Palmer , Ward Bond , Philip Carey , Nick Adams , Ken Curtis , James Flavin , Harry Jr. Carey , Martin Milner
- Action Jackson with Carl Weathers , Craig T. Nelson , Vanity , Sharon Stone , Bill Duke , Robert Davi





