Monday, March 9, 2020

"Giant" Actor Felipe Turich 1992 San Fernando Mission Cemetery


Felipe Turich (December 5, 1898 - March 9, 1992) was a Mexican American film and television actor. He appeared in numerous films and TV series throughout the 1930s to the 1980s.[1]


Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, and Felipe Turich on the set of GIANT (1956)

Biography

Turich was born in Hidalgo, Mexico, in 1898. He started his acting career in the 1920s, making his first appearance as an actor in the film, Mademoiselle Midnight in 1924. During the 1950s and 1960s he acted in films like The Capture, Branded, Three Hours to Kill, Giant, The Magnificent Seven and Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter.[2]

He also appeared in several TV series like Stories of the Century, The Star and the Story, Cavalcade of America, The Restless Gun, and Playhouse 90.[3]

Turich also worked as a comedian in Los Angeles Theaters during the 1920s.[1]


Personal life

Turich was married to Rosa Turich and had three children with her.[1]


Death

Turich died on March 9, 1992 in Los Angeles of pneumonia aged 93. He was buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery and was survived by his wife and three children.[1]




Selected filmography

Film

Kid Courageous (1935) - Cantina Announcer (uncredited)
The Kid Ranger (1936) - Cantina Owner (uncredited)
Danger Patrol (1937) - Mexican officer (uncredited)
La Inmaculada (1939)
Outlaws of the Rio Grande (1941) - Pancho
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio (1941) - Lieutenant Mendoza
Masquerade in Mexico (1945) - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
South of Monterey (1946) - Land Owner (uncredited)
Don Ricardo Returns (1946) - Peon (uncredited)
Beauty and the Bandit (1946) - Sick Farmer
Bells of San Fernando (1947) - Pablo, the traitor
Honeymoon (1947) - Waiter (uncredited)
Robin Hood of Monterey (1947) - Jose - Sentry / Servant (uncredited)
To the Victor (1948) - Victor (uncredited)
Mexican Hayride (1948) - Taxco Silver Dealer (uncredited)
The Bribe (1949) - First Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Son of Billy the Kid (1949) - José Gonzáles
We Were Strangers (1949) - Spy (uncredited)
The Big Steal (1949) - Guitar Vendor (uncredited)
Dakota Lil (1950) - Mexican escort (uncredited)
The Capture (1950) - Valdez
The Lawless (1950) - Mr. Rodriguez
Bright Leaf (1950) - Accountant at Tobacco auction (uncredited)
Crisis (1950) - Man with Valise / Voice on Loudspeaker (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport (1950) - Slinky Man (uncredited)


Wyoming Mail (1950) - Pete

Branded (1950) - (uncredited)
The Bandit Queen (1950) - Ortiz (uncredited)
Short Grass (1950) - Manuel
Sirocco (1951) - Soldier (uncredited)
The Mark of the Renegade (1951) - Servant (uncredited)
Havana Rose (1951) - General Cucarotsky (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy (1951) - Porter (uncredited)
The Fighter (1952) - Pedro Dimas (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious (1952) - Sanchez (uncredited)


The Hitch-Hiker (1953) - Bit Part (uncredited)

Jeopardy (1953) - Mexican Border Official (uncredited)
Wings of the Hawk (1953) - Guard (uncredited)
Tumbleweed (1953) - Mexican (uncredited)
Border River (1954) - Pablo
Jubilee Trail (1954) - Pedro (uncredited)
Dawn at Socorro (1954) - Casino Waiter (uncredited)
Three Hours to Kill (1954) - Esteban
Strange Lady in Town (1955) - Esteban (uncredited)
The Broken Star (1956) - Carlos Alvarado (uncredited)
Back from Eternity (1956) - Shrunken Head Peddler
Giant (1956) - Gómez (uncredited)
The Iron Sheriff (1957) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Persuader (1957) - Pete
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) - Doctor (uncredited)
Teenage Doll (1957) - Squirrel's Father (uncredited)
Gun Battle at Monterey (1957) - Martinez (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers (1959) - Cafe Patron (uncredited)
The Miracle (1959) - Proprietor (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks (1961) - Cardsharp (uncredited)
The Second Time Around (1961) - The Cantina Bartender (uncredited)
The Chase (1966) - Worker (uncredited)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) - Manuel López
Firecreek (1968) - Carlos (uncredited)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968) - Rodríguez Family Member (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) - Foreign Mortician
Fuzz (1972) - Puerto Rican Prisoner
The All-American Boy (1973) - Elderly Trainer (uncredited)
Walk Proud (1979) - Prayer Maker

Television

Rebound (1952) - Sebastian
Boston Blackie (1953)
Stories of the Century (1955) - Méndez
The Star and the Story (1955) - Gypsy
Cavalcade of America (1956)
Broken Arrow (1956)
Cheyenne (1957) - Ortiz
The Lineup (1957) - Gonzales
Death Valley Days (1957) - Leiva
26 Men (1958) - Greco
The Restless Gun (1958) - Tío Paco
Playhouse 90 (1957-1959)
Black Saddle (1959) - El Mudo
General Electric Theater (1959)
Wagon Train (1959) - Mr. Canellis


Peter Gunn (1959) - Inspector Guevera

Tales of Wells Fargo (1957-1959) - Barkeep
The Man and the Challenge (1960) - Grantina
Checkmate (1960) - Policeman
Bonanza (1961) - Jail Guard
Target: The Corruptors! (1962)
Temple Houston (1965)
Convoy (1965) - Waiter
Rawhide (1965) - Barber
I Spy (1966) - Jorge
The Immortal (1970) - Juan
The High Chaparral (1970) - Stableman
Search (1972) - Krishna Singh
Adam-12 (1973) - Antonio
Kung Fu (1973) - Tadeo
The Cowboys (1974) - Adolfo
Cannon (1975) - Dr. Xomiti
Police Story (1975) - Mr. Segura
The Quest (1976) - Peasant


Barney Miller (1978) - Jorge Rodríguez

How the West Was Won (1978) - Manuel's Grandfather
Lou Grant (1977-1979) - Old Man / Grandfather
Matt Houston (1983) - Santos


References

1. L.A. Times - Felipe F. Turich, Retired Actor
2. Hollywood.com - Felipe Turich
3. Rotten Tomatoes - FELIPE TURICH


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