Rudy Ramos | |
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Born | Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. | September 19, 1950
Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
Years active | 1969–present |
Rudy Ramos (born September 19, 1950) is an American actor and musician, born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma. His acting career has covered six decades. It started with an appearance on the television show Ironside in 1969. Six months later he was cast as a series regular on the television western The High Chaparral , playing the part of Wind. Some of his other TV roles include Hunter (1987–1988) and Yellowstone (2018–present).
His films include Helter Skelter , The Enforcer (both 1976), The Driver (1978), Defiance (1980), Quicksilver (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Open House (1987), Colors (1988). [1]
Ramos is of Native American and Mexican heritage. [2] During Native American Heritage Month in November 2020, he was highlighted in a story by Hillary Atkin for the Television Academy Emmys. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1969 | Ironside | TV series-1 Episode (uncredited) | ||
1970–1971 | The High Chaparral | Wind | TV series-7 episodes | |
1971 | The Virginian (TV series) | An indian | saison 9 episode 16 (The Animal) | |
1976 | Helter Skelter | Danny DeCarlo | Made for TV movie | |
1976 | Hawaii Five-O | Louie Pakoa | TV series-1 Episode | |
1976 | The Enforcer | Mendez, Robber #1 | ||
1978 | The Driver | Teeth | ||
1980 | Defiance | Angel Cruz | ||
1983 | Hill Street Blues | Night Lieutenant | TV series-1 Episode | |
1985 | MacGyver | Pete Torgut | TV series-1 Episode | |
1985 | Torchlight | |||
1986 | Quicksilver | Gypsy | ||
1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Ignacio | ||
1987 | Open House | Rudy Estevez | ||
1987–1988 | Hunter | Reuben Garcia | TV series-12 episodes | |
1988 | Colors | Lieutenant Melindez | ||
1992 | To Protect and Serve | Aguilar | ||
1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Mario Fernandez | TV series-1 Episode | |
1995 | The Spy Within | Ortiz | ||
2000 | Road Dogz | Canto | ||
2009 | Mr. Sadman | Juan Carlos | ||
2018– | Yellowstone | Felix Long | TV series |
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