Fernando Lamas

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Fernando Lamas
Lamas in the 1960s
Born	Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (1915-01-09)January 9, 1915[1] or 1916[2][3] Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	October 8, 1982(1982-10-08) (aged 67)[4] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director writer
Years active	1942–1982
Spouses	Perla Mux ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1944)​ Lydia Babacci ​ ​ (m. 1946; div. 1952)​ Arlene Dahl ​ ​ (m. 1954; div. 1960)​ Esther Williams ​ (m. 1969)​
Children	3, including Lorenzo Lamas
Relatives	AJ Lamas (grandson) Shayne Lamas (granddaughter)

Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas.

Biography

Argentina

Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos^[3][5] was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In this country his movies included En el último piso (1942), Frontera Sur (1943), Villa rica del Espíritu Santo (1945), and Stella (1946). Lamas was also seen in

In September 1949, he signed a

Lamas produced the TV movie Samurai, released in 1979. He directed episodes of Falcon Crest co-starring his son, Lorenzo. He also helmed Bret Maverick and several episodes of House Calls.

He had a supporting role in the series Gavilan when he fell ill with cancer. His scenes were shot with Patrick Macnee.^[12]

Fernando Lamas died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles, aged 67. His ashes were scattered by close friend Jonathan Goldsmith from his sailboat.^[13][14]

Personal life

Lamas was married four times. His first marriage was to Argentine actress Perla Mux [es] in 1940 and they had a daughter, Christina, before divorcing in 1944. His second marriage was in 1946 to Lydia Valeria Babacci; this marriage also produced a daughter, Alejandra Lydia.^[15] They were divorced in 1952. His third wife was the American actress Arlene Dahl. They were married in 1954. They were later divorced in 1960. Out of this marriage was born a son, Lorenzo Lamas (born January 20, 1958). His longest marriage was to swimmer and actress Esther Williams in 1969, and they remained married until Lamas's death in 1982.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture

His friend, actor Jonathan Goldsmith, took inspiration from Lamas for the character The Most Interesting Man in the World.^[16] The most well known parody of Fernando was on the Saturday Night Live sketches that featured Billy Crystal. In the recurring Fernando's Hideaway sketch, Crystal used Lamas's accent for inspiration, as well as a quote from the actor: "It is better to look good than to feel good."^[17]

Filmography

Film

• 1943 On the Last Floor
• 1943 Stella
• 1943 Southern Border
• 1945 Villa rica del Espíritu Santo
• 1947
  The Poor People's Christmas
• 1947 Evasion as Bruno
• 1948 The Tango Returns to Paris
• 1948 Story of a Bad Woman
• 1948 La Rubia Mireya as Alberto
• 1949 The Unknown Father
• 1949 Vidalita
• 1949 The Story of the Tango as Juan Carlos Maldonado
• 1949 Corrientes, calle de ensueños
• 1949 La Otra y yo
• 1950 The Avengers as André LeBlanc
• 1951 Rich, Young and Pretty as Paul Sarnac
• 1951 The Law and the Lady as Juan Dinas
• 1952 The Merry Widow as Count Danilo
• 1953 The Girl Who Had Everything as Victor Y. Raimondi
• 1953 Sangaree as Dr. Carlos Morales
• 1953 Dangerous When Wet as Andre LaNet
• 1953 The Diamond Queen as Jean Baptiste Tavernier
• 1954 Jivaro as Rio Galdez
• 1954 Rose Marie as James Severn Duval
• 1955 The Girl Rush as Victor Monte
• 1960 The Lost World as Manuel Gomez
• 1962 Duel of Fire as Antonio Franco
• 1963
  D'Artagnan
• 1963
  Magic Fountain
  as Alberto
• 1965 A Place Called Glory
• 1967 The Violent Ones as Manuel Vega
• 1967 Kill a Dragon as Nico Patrai
• 1969 100 Rifles as General Verdugo
• 1976 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Premiere Male Star
• 1978 The Cheap Detective as Paul DuChard

Television

• 1954 Lux Video Theatre
• 1958 The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour ("Lucy Goes to Sun Valley")
• 1958 The Jane Wyman Show as Juan Bravado
• 1958 Climax! as Jose Aragon
• 1960 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Giulio Mandati / Miguel
• 1969 Shirley Temple's Storybook as Professor Fritz Bhaer
• 1965 Burke's Law as Kelly Mars / El Greco
• 1965 The Virginian as Captain Estrada
• 1965
  Combat!
  ("Breakout") as Vertrain
• 1966 Laredo as Paco Romero
• 1966
  Combat!
  ("The Brothers") as Leon Paulon
• 1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Salim Ibn Hydari / Alejandro De Sada
• 1967 Valley of Mystery as Francisco Rivera
• 1965-1968 Run for Your Life as Ramon De Vega
• 1971 The Red Skelton Show ("A Spy Is a Peeping Tom on Salary") as Harry Sneak
• 1967 Hondo ("Hondo and the Comancheros") as Rodrigo
• 1967 The High Chaparral ("The Firing Wall") as "El Caudillo"
• 1968 Tarzan ("Jungle Ransom") as Velasquez
• 1968-1970 It Takes a Thief as Paolo Monteggo / Pepe Rouchet / Francisco Arascan
• 1968-1970 Misson Impossible as Ramon Prado / Roger Toland
• 1969 Then Came Bronson ("Where Will the Trumpets Be?") as Miguel Cordova
• 1969 The Lonely Profession as Dominic Savarona
• 1970 The Name of the Game as Cesar Rodriguez
• 1971 Dan August as Tony Storm
• 1971 Alias Smith and Jones as Jim "Big Jim" Santana
• 1971 Bearcats! as Chucho Morales (Pilot Movie, "Powderkeg")
• 1971-1973 The Mod Squad as Arturo Roca / Lieutenant Ramon Sanchez
• 1973 Night Gallery as Dr. Ramirez (segment "Hatred Unto Death")
• 1974 Sesame Street as himself (guest appearance)
• 1975 McCloud as Max Cortez
• 1975 Murder on Flight 502 as Paul Barons
• 1975 Bronk as Abriega
• 1976 Switch as Fouad
• 1977 Charlie's Angels as Jericho
• 1977 Police Woman as Carlos Rubenez
• 1978 The Love Boat as Bill Klieg / Bill Teague
• 1979 How the West Was Won as Fierro
• 1980 House Calls ("Defeat of Clay") as Dr. Langston
• 1980 The Dream Merchants as Conrad Stillman (final appearance)

Radio appearances

Year	Program	Episode/source
1952	Lux Radio Theatre	Strictly Dishonorable[18]

References

1. ^ Ancestry Library Edition^{[verification needed]}
2. ^ According to this baptism certificate he was born in 1916: Baptism certificate
3. ^ ^{a b} "International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions". International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
4. ISBN 978-0-312-03877-9
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5. ^ However, his mother was Fernández not de Santos.
6. ProQuest 178278541
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7. ProQuest 105947398
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8. ProQuest 105840855
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9. ^ ^{a b} The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
10. ProQuest 158522633
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11. ProQuest 155642242
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12. ProQuest 424459723
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13. ^ Aradillas, Elaine (July 2, 2009). "Meet the Real Most Interesting Man in the World". People. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
14. ISBN 978-1941631256
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15. ^ Brazilian visa
16. ^ "The Most Interesting Man in the World". Fox News. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
17. ^ "Saturday Night Live from 'SNL's' Most Memorable Moments". ABC News. April 14, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
18. Newspapers.com.

External links

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