Rodolfo Acosta As Vaquero The High Chaparral Old Tucson Arizona C.1967-2008 #1
by David Lee Guss
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Rodolfo Acosta As Vaquero The High Chaparral Old Tucson Arizona C.1967-2008 #1
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David Lee Guss
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"Rodolfo Perez Acosta (July 29, 1920 - November 7, 1974) was a Hispanic American character actor who became known for his roles as Mexican outlaws or Native Americans in Hollywood western films.
Acosta studied drama at Los Angeles City College and UCLA and he appeared at the Pasadena Playhouse. At the age of 19, 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 where he worked in Naval Intelligence.
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 Fernandez.] Fernandez wrote the role of the gigolo Paco for Acosta in the 1949 film Salon Mexico, for which Acosta earned a nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 1950 Ariel Awards. 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, his burly body and strong features led to a long succession of roles as bandits, Native American warriors and outlaws in American films. 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."
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