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Rodolfo Pérez Acosta was a Mexican-American character actor who became known for his roles as Mexican outlaws or American Indians in Hollywood western films. He was sometimes credited as Rudolph Acosta.
Birth Name
Rodolfo Acosta Perez
Born
Thursday, 29 July 1920
Died
Thursday, 07 November 1974
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hec Ramsey | Kitami | 1972 |
| Cade's County | Nacho Gutierrez | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Caesar Dominguez | 1971 |
| Will to Die | Sheriff Dan Garcia | 1971 |
| Run, Simon, Run | Manuel | 1970 |
| Flap | Mr. Storekeeper / Storekeeper / Ann's Father | 1970 |
| The Great White Hope | El Jefe | 1970 |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Pablo Delgado | 1969 |
| Young Billy Young | Mexican Officer | 1969 |
| Che! | Monje - a party leader / Monte | 1969 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hec Ramsey | Kitami | 1972 |
| Cade's County | Nacho Gutierrez | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Caesar Dominguez | 1971 |
| Will to Die | Sheriff Dan Garcia | 1971 |
| Run, Simon, Run | Manuel | 1970 |
| Flap | Mr. Storekeeper / Storekeeper / Ann's Father | 1970 |
| The Great White Hope | El Jefe | 1970 |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Pablo Delgado | 1969 |
| Young Billy Young | Mexican Officer | 1969 |
| Che! | Monje - a party leader / Monte | 1969 |
| Impasse | Draco | 1969 |
| Dayton's Devils | 1968 | |
| The Outcasts | Chief Frente | 1968 |
| The Legend of Custer | Santanya | 1968 |
| Stranger on the Run | Mercurio | 1967 |
| The Violent Ones | Estevez | 1967 |
| Valley of Mystery | Manuel Sanchez | 1967 |
| Ironside | Sgt. Ramirez / The Police Chief | 1967 |
| The High Chaparral | Vaquero | 1967 |
| Custer | Satanta | 1967 |
| Return of the Seven | Lopez | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Presidente Miguel De Varo | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Corporal | 1966 |
| Laredo | Luis Canzano | 1965 |
| The Reward | Patron | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Rico | 1965 |
| The Sons of Katie Elder | Bondie Adams | 1965 |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | Captain of Lancers | 1965 |
| Rio Conchos | Bloodshirt | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Gabriel / Running Fox | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Captain Ramirez | 1964 |
| The Raiders | Cherokee Policeman | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Tartar / Colonel Lu | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Lt. Bullhead | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Pedro Perez | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | First Mexican | 1963 |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Joe Oswego | 1963 |
| Savage Sam | Bandy Legs | 1963 |
| How the West Was Won | Gant Gang Member | 1962 |
| The Gallant Men | Lupo | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Yaqui Leader | 1962 |
| The Second Time Around | Rodriguez | 1961 |
| One-Eyed Jacks | Mexican Rurale Captain | 1961 |
| Posse from Hell | Johnny Caddo | 1961 |
| Flaming Star | Buffalo Horn | 1960 |
| Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Max / Flora | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Porfirio | 1960 |
| Walk Like a Dragon | Sheriff Marguelez | 1960 |
| Buick-Electra Playhouse | Killer | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Satanta | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Sheriff Vincente Aranda / Matar / Lijah / Juan | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Colonel Ferrero | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Arapahoe Leader / Chisera / Del Latigo / Ossolo | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Captain Joe Silva | 1958 |
| Bronco | Tomas Fierro / Juan Rodriguez | 1958 |
| From Hell to Texas | Bayliss | 1958 |
| The Last Rebel | 'Three Fingers' Jack | 1958 |
| Jefferson Drum | Mendoza | 1958 |
| Zorro | Carancho / Perico | 1957 |
| The Walter Winchell File | El Gato | 1957 |
| The Tijuana Story | Manuel Acosta Mesa | 1957 |
| Maverick | Sebastian Bolanes | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Rafael | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | John Wildhorse / Pedro Valdez / Sanchez | 1957 |
| Trooper Hook | Nanchez | 1957 |
| Apache Warrior | Marteen | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Red Knife | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Don Miguel Cordoba | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | (as Rudolfo Acosta) | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Jose Perado | 1956 |
| Bandido! | Sebastian | 1956 |
| The Proud Ones | Chico | 1956 |
| The Littlest Outlaw | Chato | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Lobos / Luis Boladas / Luis Cardenas | 1955 |
| A Life in the Balance | Lt. Fernando | 1955 |
| Drum Beat | Scarface Charlie | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Chato / Carancho / Bandy Legs | 1954 |
| Passion | Salvador Sandro | 1954 |
| Llévame en tus brazos | Agustín | 1954 |
| Night People | Uncredited | 1954 |
| Hondo | Silva | 1953 |
| City of Bad Men | Joe Mendoza | 1953 |
| Appointment in Honduras | Reyes | 1953 |
| Wings of the Hawk | Arturo Torres | 1953 |
| Destination Gobi | Tomec | 1953 |
| San Antone | Chino Figueroa | 1953 |
| Víctimas del divorcio | Antonio | 1952 |
| Horizons West | General José Escobar Lopez / General Jose Escobar Lopez | 1952 |
| Yankee Buccaneer | Poulini | 1952 |
| Yo soy Mexicano de acá de este lado | Freddy Miranda | 1952 |
| El dinero no es la vida | Martín | 1952 |
| El mar y tu | Don Rufino | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Valdez / Tony Alvado / Tall Rock / Don Diego Archeluta / Chief Spotted Tail / Bandit Leader | 1952 |
| Acapulco | Alfredo | 1952 |
| The Port of the Seven Sins | El falcón | 1951 |
| La bienamada | 1951 | |
| Retorno al quinto patio | Don Pancho | 1951 |
| Los islas Marias | El Silencio (The Silence) | 1951 |
| Sensualidad | el Rizos | 1951 |
| The Lovers | Alejandro / Alex Montez | 1951 |
| Bullfighter and the Lady | Juan | 1951 |
| Victims of Sin | Rodolfo | 1951 |
| Pancho Villa Returns | Martin Corona | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Vorbeck | 1950 |
| One Way Street | Francisco Morales | 1950 |
| La malquerida | 1949 | |
| Felipe de Jesús | Principe Chokozabe | 1949 |
| Salón México | Paco | 1949 |
| Hermoso ideal | Legionario | 1948 |
| El gallero | El Meco | 1948 |
| Rosenda | Salustio Hernández / Salustio Hernández (el tejón) | 1948 |
| The Fugitive | Policeman | 1947 |
| Soy un prófugo | Esbirro del jefe | 1946 |
