---
name: "Perry Lopez"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/perry-lopez"
fi1m_id: "perry-lopez"
imdb_id: "nm0520164"
tmdb_id: 12295
wikidata_id: "Q259151"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 July 1929"
died: "14 February 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T02:48:29.514515+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."
---

# Perry Lopez

## Identity

Perry Lopez

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/perry-lopez
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** perry-lopez
- **IMDb ID:** nm0520164
- **TMDB ID:** 12295
- **Wikidata ID:** Q259151
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Lopez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259151, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520164/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12295

Actor. Born 22 July 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 February 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 July 1929, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 February 2008
- **Active:** 1955–1974
- **Also known as:** Julio César Lopez, Перрі Лопес, Хулио Сесар Лопес
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 76 (1), 1960s 83 (1), 1970s 93 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 82 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $51m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Lopez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259151, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520164/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12295

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Chinatown*](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md) (93)

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## Biography

Perry Lopez (born Julio César López) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City on 22 July 1929, he began his career in New York theatre before signing with Warner Bros. in 1954. His early film roles included uncredited work in *Creature from the Black Lagoon* (1954) and appearances in *Mister Roberts* (1955) and *Battle Cry* (1955).

He was best known for playing Lieutenant Lou Escobar in *Chinatown* (1974), opposite Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, and reprised the role as Captain Lou Escobar in the sequel *The Two Jakes* (1990). Other film credits include *Kelly's Heroes* (1970) as Pvt. Petuko and *Death Wish 4: The Crackdown* (1987).

Lopez appeared in numerous television series, among them *Star Trek* (1966) as Lt. Esteban Rodriguez, *Bonanza* (1959), *Mission: Impossible* (1966) and *Airwolf* (1984). His career spanned over 40 years until his death from lung cancer on 14 February 2008 in Beverly Hills, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Chinatown* (1974), Fi1m 93, as Lieutenant Lou Escobar — [page](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, as Lt. Esteban Rodriguez — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Mister Roberts* (1955), Fi1m 76, as Rodrigues — [page](https://film.one/film/mister-roberts.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

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

- *Confessions of a Hitman* (1994), as Priest
- *The Two Jakes* (1990), as Captain Lou Escobar
- *Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects* (1989), as Eddie Rios
- *Death Wish 4: The Crackdown* (1987), as Ed Zacharias
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Garcia
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Ruiz
- *Chinatown* (1974), as Lieutenant Lou Escobar — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md)
- *Lady Ice* (1973), as Carlos
- *The Century Turns* (1972), as Sgt. Juan Mendoza
- *Hec Ramsey* (1972), series, as Sgt. Juan Mendoza
- *Monty Nash* (1971), series, as Carlos Ramirez
- *Kelly's Heroes* (1970), as Pvt. Petuko
- *Che!* (1969), as Rolando
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor
- *Bandolero!* (1968), as Frisco
- *Daring Game* (1968), as Reuben
- *Sol Madrid* (1968), as Hood #1
- *The Mountains of the Moon* (1967), as Chigger
- *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor
- *Hondo* (1967), series, Actor
- *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Priest — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Dr. Charles Whitebird, Maj. Kabir
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Lt. Esteban Rodriguez — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Tarzan* (1966), series, Actor
- *The Rare Breed* (1966), as Juan
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Juanito
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Carlos Abaca
- *McLintock!* (1963), as Davey Elk
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Candido Gomez
- *Redigo* (1963), series, Actor
- *Taras Bulba* (1962), as Ostap Bulba
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Sanchez Dominguez
- *Man-Trap* (1961), as Puerco
- *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as Nico Berengeri
- *Flaming Star* (1960), as Two Moons
- *Johnny Midnight* (1960), series, Actor
- *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Iron Hand
- *Riverboat* (1959), series, as James Evans
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Duke Miller
- *Cry Tough* (1959), as Toro
- *The Rifleman* (1958), series, as Manolo Argentez
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Howard Running Bear
- *Violent Road* (1958), as Joe
- *The Deep Six* (1958), as Al Mendoza
- *Zorro* (1957), series, Actor
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor
- *Omar Khayyam* (1957), as Prince Ahmud
- *The Young Guns* (1956), as San Antone
- *The Adventures of Jim Bowie* (1956), series, Actor
- *The Steel Jungle* (1956), as Ed Novak
- *The Lone Ranger* (1956), as Pete Ramirez
- *Hell on Frisco Bay* (1955), as Mario Amato
- *I Died a Thousand Times* (1955), as Louis Mendoza
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Julio
- *The McConnell Story* (1955), as Red
- *Mister Roberts* (1955), as Rodrigues — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mister-roberts.md)
- *Battle Cry* (1955), as Pvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe
- *Drum Beat* (1954), as Bogus Charlie
- *Creature from the Black Lagoon* (1954), as Tomas (uncredited)
- *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Pete Salavedo

## Gallery

- ![Perry Lopez](https://film.one/media/person/59475/gallery-f12e4bb324d4.jpg) Perry Lopez — DVD (Batjac-Paramount Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Patrick_Wayne-Perry_Lopez_in_McLintock%21.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Perry Lopez](https://film.one/media/person/59475/gallery-75417a064fc5.jpg) Perry Lopez — Image via TMDB

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