Eugene Iglesias

{{Short description|Puerto Rican actor (1926–2023)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Iglesias|Carrillo|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Eugene Iglesias

| image = Eugene Iglesias in The Duel at Silver Creek.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|12|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|2|4|1926|12|3|df=y}}

| death_place = Lamesa, Texas, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1951–1970

}}

Eugene Luis Francisco Iglesias Carrillo[https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9100&h=115547&tid=&pid=&queryId=ded326311c92abebb83935b75cc94b93&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OzZ13832&_phstart=successSource Ancestry: Eugenio Luis Francisco Iglesias Carrillo in the Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885–2001] (3 December 1926 – 4 February 2023) was an American actor from Puerto Rico who was active mainly in 1950s and 1960s. In 1955, Iglesias appeared as Alfredo on the television western Cheyenne in the episode "Border Showdown."

He is most known for his roles in Harper, otherwise referred to as "The Moving Target" during its production period,{{cite web|title=Harper|url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=22684|website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films|publisher=American Film Institute|accessdate=October 3, 2016}} (1966), Cowboy (1958), and The Naked Dawn (1955). Iglesias was mostly active as a film actor, but also appeared in television, including the series My Little Margie{{cite web|title=Eugene Iglesias Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eugene-iglesias/credits/149769/|website=TV Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|accessdate=October 3, 2016}} and Dragnet (1954): Broken Arrow, season 1, episode 8-November 27, 1956 as Cheewaukee.

Life and career

Iglesias was born in December 1926 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was also known as Gene Iglesias.[http://www.omnilexica.com/?q=Eugene+Iglesias Omnilaxica] He died from a heart attack in Lamesa, Texas, on 4 February 2023, at the age of 96. He was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/peliculas-series/notas/fallece-en-texas-el-actor-puertorriqueno-eugene-iglesias/|title=Fallece en Texas el actor puertorriqueño Eugene Iglesias|website=El Nuevo Día|date=12 February 2023|language=Spanish|access-date=15 February 2023}}

Filmography

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1951The Brave BullsPepe Bello
1951Mask of the AvengerRollo D'Anterras
1952Indian UprisingSergeant Ramirez
1952California ConquestJosé Martínez
1952Duel at Silver CreekJohnny Sombrero
1952HiawathaChibiabos
1953Jack McCall, DesperadoGrey Eagle
1953East of SumatraPaulo
1953TumbleweedTigre
1954Taza, Son of CochiseChato
1954They Rode WestRed Leaf
1955Underwater!Miguel Vega
1955The Naked DawnManuel Lopez
1956Walk the Proud LandChato
1957Domino KidJuan Cortez
1958CowboyDon Manuel Arriega
1959Rio Bravo1st Burdette Man in ShootoutUncredited
1959The UntouchablesTony CestariEpisode: "The Artichoke King"
1959Frontier DoctorDavid LanyonEpisode: "Superstition Mountain"
1960Key WitnessEmelio SanchezUncredited
1961Peter GunnVicente AlvarezEpisode: "Cry Love, Cry Murder"
1961Frontier UprisingLieutenant Ruiz
1962Safe at Home!Mr. Torres
1963The Alfred Hitchcock HourPedro SanchezSeason 1 Episode 29: "The Dark Pool"
1964Apache RiflesCorporal Ramirez
1965The Money TrapFather
1966HarperFelix
1966The Wild Wild WestGalitoEpisode: "The Night of the Poisonous Posey"
1967Combat!KakoEpisode: "Gadjo"
1969The Wild Wild WestBernalEpisode: "The Night of the Pistoleros"

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