Eloy Casados

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Eloy Casados
Born
Eloy Phil Casados

(1949-09-28)September 28, 1949
Long Beach, California
DiedApril 19, 2016(2016-04-19) (aged 66)
NationalityAmerican Native
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2016

Eloy Phil Casados (September 28, 1949 - April 19, 2016) [1] was an American film, television and voice actor. He appeared in more than 20 films and 30 television series.

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He was best known for playing Ishi in the 1978 NBC television movie Ishi: The Last of His Tribe and as Sheriff Sam Coyote in the CBS action television series Walker, Texas Ranger . [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCharacterNotes
1970 Pieces of Dreams CharlieCredited as Phil Casados
1973MustangCredited as Phil Casados
1979 Walk Proud HugoCredited as Eloy Phil Casados
1983 Sacred Ground Prairie Fox
1983 Under Fire Pedro
1984 Cloak & Dagger Alvarez
1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Tom "Tom-Tom"
1986 The Best of Times Carlos
1986 Hollywood Vice Squad Carlos
1987 Born in East L.A. Thug #1
1989 Blaze Antoine
1991A Climate for KillingRuiz Sanchez
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Jose
1991 The Linguini Incident Tony
1992 White Men Can't Jump Tony Stucci
1993 Skeeter Hank Tucker
1994 Cobb Louis Prima
1995 The Nature of the Beast Sheriff #1
1999 Play It to the Bone Vince's Trainer
2001Girl's Best Friend Antonio
2002 Dark Blue SWAT Commander Rico
2003 Hollywood Homicide Detective Eddie Cruz
2007 D-War Homeless Man
2008 Frost/Nixon Manolo Sanchez
2011 Bridesmaids Churra Chi Waiter
2014 50 to 1 Charlie Figueroa
2015 McFarland, USA Dale Padilla
2018Primal RageSheriffPosthumous

Television

YearTitleCharacterNotes
1976 The Blue Knight Spanish OfficerEpisode: "The Rose and the Gun"
1976 Family Rudy CortésEpisode: "Jury Duty"
1977Panic in Echo ParkTV movie
1977 Young Dan'l Boone TsiskwaLead role
1976–1978 Police Story VariousTwo episodes
1978 Ishi: The Last of His Tribe Ishi TV movie
1978 The Next Step Beyond MendozaEpisode: "Portrait of the Mind"
1979 The Incredible Hulk FrankEpisode: "Kindred Spirits"
1980Amber WavesDwight PhillipsTV movie
1981 Freedom RonTV movie
1982The Legend of Walks Far WomanTV movie
1986 Knight Rider RaoulEpisode: "Knight Flight to Freedom"
1985–1986 Hill Street Blues VariousTwo episodes
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory GregorioTV movie
1987 Houston Knights Episode: Mirrors
1987 Hunter Mexican Police CaptainEpisode: "Hot Pursuit: Part 2"
1988To Heal a NationTV movie
1988 Steal the Sky Ground CrewmanTV movie
1989Prime TargetThin ManTV movie
1990 Equal Justice Jury ForemanEpisode: "The Art of the Possible"
1990Bar GirlsOrtegaTV movie
1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake EktorTV movie
1991 Adam-12 Mr. MadridEpisode: "Panic in Alverez Park"
1991 Northern Exposure SmithEpisode: "The Big Kiss"
1992Trial: The Price of PassionTV movie
1992 Human Target Episode: "Pilot"
1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyDominguezTV movie
1995 Hudson Street Joe ValentineEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
1996 Murphy Brown ManagerEpisode: "If You're Going to Talk the Talk"
1996 Grand Avenue AlbertTV movie
1997 Nash Bridges Maximo OrtizEpisode: "Inside Out"
1997 Murder Live! Tony GrenaldiTV movie
1997 Nothing Sacred ClementEpisode: "Spirit and Substance"
1996–1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Sheriff Sam CoyoteFour episodes
1997–1999 King of the Hill EnriqueFour episodes
2001 18 Wheels of Justice Episode: "Old Wives' Tale"
2001 NYPD Blue DiegoEpisode: "In-Laws, Outlaws"
2001 Epoch Mexican DoctorTV movie
2007 George Lopez Dr. Anthony TovarEpisode: "George's Bogey-ous Relationship
with Vic Is Putt to the Test"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sheriff Joe VasquezEpisode: "Leapin' Lizards"
2009 Southland Mr. MorettaEpisode: "Sally in the Alley"
2009 Ruby & The Rockits Chief Dan LittlefeatherTwo episodes
2011 The Young and the Restless BobEpisode #9665
2011 Up All Night PeteEpisode: "New Car"
2011 Pretend Time ManEpisode: "Baby Not from Booty"
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Factory ManagerEpisode: "But I Am a Good Girl"
2013 Longmire Mancell Lone ElkEpisode: "Red Tuscan"
2014 Shameless Roger RunningtreeThree episodes
2014 Castle Yavapai ElderEpisode: "Once Upon a Time in the West"

Video games

YearTitleCharacter
2000Code BlueJohn Jackson

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References

  1. SAG-AFTRA-Spring Edition 2019, In Memoriam
  2. "Eloy Casados Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved February 25, 2015.