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{{{Infobox person
(American character actor; played roles of Mexican outlaws and Native Americans)
| birth_date=July 29, 1920
| birth_place=Chamizal, Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], USA
| death_date=November 7, 1974 (aged 54)
| death_place[Woodland Hills, [[Los Angeles]], [[California
| death_cause=[[Cancer]]
'''Resting place''':<br>
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
|branch=[[United States Navy<br>
Naval Intelligence
|battles=[[World War II]]
}}
'''Rodolfo Pérez Acosta''' (July 29, 1920 – November 7, 1974) was a [[Hispanic]] [[United States|American]] character [[actor]] known for his roles as [[Mexico|Mexican]] outlaws or [[Native American]]s in [[Hollywood]] [[western]] films.
==Early life and education==
Acosta was born to Jose Acosta and Alexandrina Perez de Acosta on July 29, 1920 in the disputed American territory of [[Chamizal]] in Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], outside of [[El Paso]], [[Texas]].<ref name="Reyes">{{cite book|last1=Reyes|first1=Luis|last2=Rubie|first2=Peter|title=Hispanics in Hollywood|date=October 1, 2000|publisher=Lone Eagle|isbn=978-1580650250|page=412}}</ref> His father, a carpenter, moved the family to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], where Acosta was raised and graduated from Lincoln High School.
Acosta studied drama at Los Angeles City Colleg] and [[UCLA]] and he appeared at the Pasadena Playhouse. At the age of nineteen, he received a scholarship to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in [[Mexico City]], where he studied for three years. In 1943, during [[World War II]], Acosta enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] and worked in Naval Intelligence.<ref name="Reyes"/>
==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.
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]]''.
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>
==Selected filmography==
===Films===
{{div col|cols=3}}
* ''I Am a Fugitive'' (1946)
* ''The Fugitive'' (1947)
* ''Salón México'' (1949)
* ''Bullfighter and the Lady'' (1951)
* ''Víctims of Sin'' (1951)
* ''Maria Islands'' (1951)
* ''Sensuality'' (1951)
* ''Yankee Buccaneer'' (1952)
* ''Horizons West'' (1952)
* ''Appointment in Honduras'' (1953)
* ''Hondo'' (1953)
* ''Destination Gobi'' (1953)
* ''Drum Beat'' (1954)
* ''Take Me in Your Arms'' (1954)
* ''The Proud Ones'' (1956)
* ''Bandido'' (1956)
* ''Trooper Hook'' (1957)
* ''The Tijuana Story'' (1957)
* ''Posse from Hell'' (1961)
* ''One-Eyed Jacks'' (1961)
* ''The Second Time Around]'' (1961)
* ''How the West Was Won'' (1962)
* ''Rio Conchos'' (1964)
* ''The Sons of Katie Elder'' (1965)
* ''Return of the Seven'' (1966)
* ''Stranger on the Run'' (1967)
* ''Impasse'' (1969)
* ''The Great White Hope'' (1970)
* ''Blood Legacy'' (1971)
* ''The Reward'' (1965){{div col end}}
=== Television series ===
* ''Cheyenne'' (1958-1961)
* ''Maverick (1962)
* ''Zorro'' (1958-1960)
* ''Rawhide'' (1959-1964)
* ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (1959-1965)
* ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' as Captain Ramirez (1965)
* ''Bonanza'' (1964-1970)
* ''Daniel Boone'' (1965-1966)
* ''The High Chaparral'' as Vaquero (1967-1969)
* ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' (1957-1961)
* ''Mission: Impossible'' as Presidente Miguel Davarro (1969)
* ''Ironside (1971-1973)
==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{Find a Grave|19542}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Rodolfo}}
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Mexican Americans]]
(American character actor; played roles of Mexican outlaws and Native Americans)
| birth_date=July 29, 1920
| birth_place=Chamizal, Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], USA
| death_date=November 7, 1974 (aged 54)
| death_place[Woodland Hills, [[Los Angeles]], [[California
| death_cause=[[Cancer]]
'''Resting place''':<br>
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
|branch=[[United States Navy<br>
Naval Intelligence
|battles=[[World War II]]
}}
'''Rodolfo Pérez Acosta''' (July 29, 1920 – November 7, 1974) was a [[Hispanic]] [[United States|American]] character [[actor]] known for his roles as [[Mexico|Mexican]] outlaws or [[Native American]]s in [[Hollywood]] [[western]] films.
==Early life and education==
Acosta was born to Jose Acosta and Alexandrina Perez de Acosta on July 29, 1920 in the disputed American territory of [[Chamizal]] in Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], outside of [[El Paso]], [[Texas]].<ref name="Reyes">{{cite book|last1=Reyes|first1=Luis|last2=Rubie|first2=Peter|title=Hispanics in Hollywood|date=October 1, 2000|publisher=Lone Eagle|isbn=978-1580650250|page=412}}</ref> His father, a carpenter, moved the family to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], where Acosta was raised and graduated from Lincoln High School.
Acosta studied drama at Los Angeles City Colleg] and [[UCLA]] and he appeared at the Pasadena Playhouse. At the age of nineteen, he received a scholarship to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in [[Mexico City]], where he studied for three years. In 1943, during [[World War II]], Acosta enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] and worked in Naval Intelligence.<ref name="Reyes"/>
==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.
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]]''.
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>
==Selected filmography==
===Films===
{{div col|cols=3}}
* ''I Am a Fugitive'' (1946)
* ''The Fugitive'' (1947)
* ''Salón México'' (1949)
* ''Bullfighter and the Lady'' (1951)
* ''Víctims of Sin'' (1951)
* ''Maria Islands'' (1951)
* ''Sensuality'' (1951)
* ''Yankee Buccaneer'' (1952)
* ''Horizons West'' (1952)
* ''Appointment in Honduras'' (1953)
* ''Hondo'' (1953)
* ''Destination Gobi'' (1953)
* ''Drum Beat'' (1954)
* ''Take Me in Your Arms'' (1954)
* ''The Proud Ones'' (1956)
* ''Bandido'' (1956)
* ''Trooper Hook'' (1957)
* ''The Tijuana Story'' (1957)
* ''Posse from Hell'' (1961)
* ''One-Eyed Jacks'' (1961)
* ''The Second Time Around]'' (1961)
* ''How the West Was Won'' (1962)
* ''Rio Conchos'' (1964)
* ''The Sons of Katie Elder'' (1965)
* ''Return of the Seven'' (1966)
* ''Stranger on the Run'' (1967)
* ''Impasse'' (1969)
* ''The Great White Hope'' (1970)
* ''Blood Legacy'' (1971)
* ''The Reward'' (1965){{div col end}}
=== Television series ===
* ''Cheyenne'' (1958-1961)
* ''Maverick (1962)
* ''Zorro'' (1958-1960)
* ''Rawhide'' (1959-1964)
* ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (1959-1965)
* ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' as Captain Ramirez (1965)
* ''Bonanza'' (1964-1970)
* ''Daniel Boone'' (1965-1966)
* ''The High Chaparral'' as Vaquero (1967-1969)
* ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' (1957-1961)
* ''Mission: Impossible'' as Presidente Miguel Davarro (1969)
* ''Ironside (1971-1973)
==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{Find a Grave|19542}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Rodolfo}}
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Mexican Americans]]