---
name: "Gerry Lopez"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerry-lopez"
fi1m_id: "gerry-lopez"
imdb_id: "nm0520068"
tmdb_id: 4330
wikidata_id: "Q533270"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 November 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T17:53:40.884647+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gerry Lopez

## Identity

Gerry Lopez

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gerry-lopez
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gerry-lopez
- **IMDb ID:** nm0520068
- **TMDB ID:** 4330
- **Wikidata ID:** Q533270
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Lopez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533270, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520068/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4330

Actor. Born 7 November 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 November 1948, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Lopez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533270, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520068/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4330

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Conan the Barbarian*](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gerry Lopez (born 7 November 1948) is an American surfer, surfboard shaper, journalist and actor from Honolulu, Hawaii.

He played Subotai in *Conan the Barbarian* (1982). Other film roles include appearances in *Big Wednesday* (1978), *North Shore* (1987) and *Farewell to the King* (1989). He has also featured in surfing documentaries such as *Step Into Liquid* (2003) and *Riding Giants* (2004).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, conan.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), Fi1m 74, as Subotai — [page](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Broken Molds* (2021), as Surfing Icon
- *RE-MOTE: The Lost Reels* (2021), Actor
- *Addicted to Joy* (2019), Actor
- *Surfing Your Dreams* (2013), Actor
- *Riding Giants* (2004), as Gerry Lopez
- *A Brokedown Melody* (2004), Actor
- *Moments: Every Picture Tells a Story* (2002), Actor
- *Miss America: Behind the Crown* (1992), as Mark
- *Farewell to the King* (1989), as Gwai
- *North Shore* (1987), as Vince
- *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), as Subotai — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md)
- *Big Wednesday* (1978), as Gerry Lopez
- *A Matter of Style* (1976), Actor
- *Tubular Swells* (1976), Actor
- *A Winter's Tale* (1975), Actor
- *A Sea for Yourself* (1973), Actor
- *O Rei de Pipeline*, Actor

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