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==Career==

==Career==

After the war, Acosta worked on stage and in films which eventually led to a bit role in  John Ford's 1947 film ''The Fugitive,'' directed by Emilio Fernández.<ref name="Reyes"/> Fernandez wrote the role of the gigolo Paco for Acosta in the 1949 film ''Salón México,'' for which Acosta earned a nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 1950 Ariel Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000001/1950|title=Ariel Awards, Mexico|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdateMay 16, 2021}}</ref> He then was placed on contract by [[Universal Studios]], beginning with a small role in '[One Way Street'' (1950). Although Acosta was considered a romantic screen idol in Mexico and South America,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.highchaparralnewsletter.com/?p=305|title=Focus on Rodolfo Acosta|date=January 14, 2009|publisher=The High Chaparral News|accessdate=29 February 2016}}</ref> his burly body and strong features led to a long succession of roles as bandits, Native American warriors and outlaws in American films.<ref name="Reyes"/> In ''The Tijuana Story'' (1957), he had a sympathetic leading role, but in general he spent his career as a familiar western antagonist.

After the war, Acosta worked on stage and in films which eventually led to a bit role in  John Ford's 1947 film ''The Fugitive,'' directed by Emilio Fernández.<ref name="Reyes"/> Fernandez wrote the role of the gigolo Paco for Acosta in the 1949 film ''Salón México,'' for which Acosta earned a nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 1950 Ariel Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000001/1950|title=Ariel Awards, Mexico|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdateMay 16, 2021}}</ref> He then was placed on contract by [[Universal Studios]], beginning with a small role in ''One Way Street'' (1950). Although Acosta was considered a romantic screen idol in Mexico and South America,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.highchaparralnewsletter.com/?p=305|title=Focus on Rodolfo Acosta|date=January 14, 2009|publisher=The High Chaparral News|accessdate=29 February 2016}}</ref> his burly body and strong features led to a long succession of roles as bandits, Native American warriors and outlaws in American films.<ref name="Reyes"/> In ''The Tijuana Story'' (1957), he had a sympathetic leading role, but in general he spent his career as a familiar western antagonist.

Acosta was also a regular as vaquero on [[NBC]]'s ''The High Chaparral'' from 1967-1969. His other television appearances included ''Cheyenne,'' ''Maverick'', '' Zorro'', ''Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' as Ossolo, an Indian Medicine Man in "The Incident at Superstition Prairie" in 1960, ''[[Bonanza]]'', and ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]''.

Acosta was also a regular as vaquero on [[NBC]]'s ''The High Chaparral'' from 1967-1969. His other television appearances included ''Cheyenne,'' ''Maverick'', '' Zorro'', ''Rawhide'' as Ossolo, an Indian Medicine Man in "The Incident at Superstition Prairie" in 1960, ''Bonanza'', and ''Daniel Boone.''

In 1959, Acosta played the [[Kiowa]] Chief [[Satanta (chief)|Satanta]] in the third episode entitled "Yellow Hair" of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] western series ''[[The Rebel (TV series)|The Rebel]]'', starring [[Nick Adams (actor)|Nick Adams]] as a former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldier who wanders through the [[American West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684013/|title="Yellow Hair", ''The Rebel'', October 18, 1959|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=March 19, 2013}}</ref>

In 1959, Acosta played the [[Kiowa]] Chief Satanta in the third episode entitled "Yellow Hair" of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] western series ''The Rebel,'' starring Nick Adams as a former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldier who wanders through the American West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684013/|title="Yellow Hair", ''The Rebel'', October 18, 1959|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=March 19, 2013}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==

==Selected filmography==