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) The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp tv series - Mr. Cousin - 19 episodes
References
External links
SAG-AFTRA In memoriam Rico Alaniz obituary is in this book and can be read in its excerpt. It's in alphabetical order.