About
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...
Known for
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958
From Russia with LoveMovie • 1963
3 GodfathersMovie • 1948
Fort ApacheMovie • 1948
Neither Blood Nor SandMovie • 1941
The Wonderful CountryMovie • 1959
Captain SindbadMovie • 1963
The FugitiveMovie • 1947
The BruteMovie • 1953
The ConquerorMovie • 1956
We Were StrangersMovie • 1949
Another DawnMovie • 1943
Francis of AssisiMovie • 1961
TulsaMovie • 1949
Border RiverMovie • 1954
Maria CandelariaMovie • 1944
EnamoradaMovie • 1946
The PearlMovie • 1947
Night FallsMovie • 1952