Rico Alaniz

Americo "Rico" Alaniz
Alaniz in The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
Born	(1919-10-25)October 25, 1919 Juárez, Mexico
Died	March 9, 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1992

Americo Zorilla "Rico" Alaniz (October 25, 1919 – March 9, 2015) was a Mexican-American actor.

Early years

Alaniz was born in Juárez, Mexico, and began riding when he was a child.

Selected filmography

• The Capture (1950) - Policeman (uncredited)
• A Lady Without Passport (1950) - Young Cuban Man (uncredited)
• Mister 880 (1950) - Carlos - Spanish Interpreter (uncredited)
• Smuggler's Island (1951) - Young Portuguese (uncredited)
• Hollywood Story (1951) - Spanish Actor (uncredited)
• Golden Girl (1951) - Bandit (uncredited)
• The Fighter (1952) - Carlos
• Viva Zapata! (1952) - Guard (uncredited)
• Macao (1952) - Bus Driver (uncredited)
• California Conquest (1952) - Pedro
• Tropic Zone (1953) - Capt. Basilio (uncredited)
• Jeopardy (1953) - Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)
• Column South (1953) - Trooper Chavez
• The Desert Song (1953) - Legionnaire (uncredited)
• Wings of the Hawk (1953) - Capt. Gomez
• Conquest of Cochise (1953) - Felipe
• Appointment in Honduras (1953) - Bermudez
• Jubilee Trail (1954) - Spaniard (uncredited)
• Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) - Gendarme (uncredited)
• Siege at Red River (1954) - Chief Yellow Hawk
• Drum Beat (1954) - Medicine Man (uncredited)
• Green Fire (1954) - Antonio
• The Last Command (1955) - Tomas (uncredited)
• Santiago (1956) - Dominguez (uncredited)
• Back from Eternity (1956) - Latin Official (uncredited)
• The Cruel Tower (1956) - Frenchy (uncredited)
• The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956) - The Spanisher
• Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Miguel Torres
• Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) - Fernandez (uncredited)
• War of the Colossal Beast (1958) - Sgt. Luis Murillo
• Hong Kong Confidential (1958) - Fernando
• Wolf Larsen (1958) - Louis
• Sea Hunt (1960, Season 3, Episode 13) - Carlos Prado
• The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Sotero
• Summer and Smoke (1961) - Knife Thrower (uncredited)
• Gunsmoke (1963 episode "Extradition Part 1 & 2" - El Piñon
• The Virginian (1963 episode "The Mountain of the Sun" - Bandido Leader
• Hotel (1967) - Chairman (uncredited)
• Final Analysis (1992) - Old Spanish Man (final film role)

External links

• Rico Alaniz at IMDb
• Rico Alaniz at AllMovie
• SAG-AFTRA In memoriam
• Rico Alaniz obituary is in this book and can be read in its excerpt. It's in alphabetical order.