Felipe Turich
Felipe Turich was a Mexican film and television actor. He appeared in numerous films and TV series from the 1930s to the 1980s.
Biography
Turich was born in Hidalgo, Mexico, in 1898. He started his acting career in the 1920s, making his first appearance as an actor in the film, Mademoiselle Midnight in 1924. During the 1950s and 1960s, he acted in films like The Capture, Branded, Three Hours to Kill, Giant, The Magnificent Seven and Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter.
He also appeared in several TV series like Stories of the Century, The Star and the Story, Cavalcade of America, The Restless Gun, and Playhouse 90.
Turich also worked as a comedian in Los Angeles theaters during the 1920s.
Personal life
Turich was married to Rosa Turich and had three children with her.
Death
Turich died on March 9, 1992, in Los Angeles of pneumonia, aged 93. He was buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery and was survived by his wife and three children.
Selected filmography
Film
Kid Courageous - Cantina Announcer The Kid Ranger - Cantina Owner Danger Patrol - Mexican officer La Inmaculada Outlaws of the Rio Grande - PanchoThe Lone Rider Crosses the Rio - Lieutenant Mendoza Masquerade in Mexico - Desk Clerk South of Monterey - Land Owner Don Ricardo Returns - Peon Beauty and the Bandit - Sick FarmerBells of San Fernando - Pablo, the traitorHoneymoon - Waiter Robin Hood of Monterey - Jose - Sentry / Servant To the Victor - Victor Mexican Hayride - Taxco Silver Dealer The Bribe - First Hotel Clerk Son of Billy the Kid - José GonzálesWe Were Strangers - Spy The Big Steal - Guitar Vendor Dakota Lil - Mexican escort The Capture - ValdezThe Lawless - Mr. RodriguezBright Leaf - Accountant at Tobacco auction Crisis - Man with Valise / Voice on Loudspeaker A Lady Without Passport - Slinky Man Wyoming Mail - PeteBranded - The Bandit Queen - Ortiz Short Grass - ManuelSirocco - Soldier The Mark of the Renegade - Servant Havana Rose - General Cucarotsky My Favorite Spy - Porter The Fighter - Pedro Dimas Rancho Notorious - Sanchez The Hitch-Hiker - Bit Part Jeopardy - Mexican Border Official Wings of the Hawk - Guard Tumbleweed - Mexican Border River - PabloJubilee Trail - Pedro Dawn at Socorro - Casino Waiter Three Hours to Kill - EstebanStrange Lady in Town - Esteban The Broken Star - Carlos Alvarado Back from Eternity - Shrunken Head PeddlerGiant - Gómez The Iron Sheriff - Courtroom Spectator The Persuader - PeteTip on a Dead Jockey - Doctor Teenage Doll - Squirrel's Father Gun Battle at Monterey - Martinez Holiday for Lovers - Cafe Patron The Miracle - Proprietor One-Eyed Jacks - Cardsharp The Second Time Around - The Cantina Bartender The Chase - Worker Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter - Manuel LópezFirecreek - Carlos I Love You, Alice B. Toklas - Rodríguez Family Member Hook, Line & Sinker - Foreign MorticianFuzz - Puerto Rican PrisonerThe All-American Boy - Elderly Trainer Walk Proud - Prayer Maker
Television
Rebound - SebastianBoston Blackie Stories of the Century - MéndezThe Star and the Story - GypsyCavalcade of America Broken Arrow Cheyenne - OrtizThe Lineup - GonzalesDeath Valley Days - Leiva26 Men - GrecoThe Restless Gun - Tío PacoPlayhouse 90 Black Saddle - El MudoGeneral Electric Theater Wagon Train - Mr. CanellisPeter Gunn - Inspector GueveraTales of Wells Fargo - BarkeepThe Man and the Challenge - GrantinaCheckmate - PolicemanBonanza - Jail GuardTarget: The Corruptors! Temple Houston Convoy - WaiterRawhide - BarberI Spy - JorgeThe Immortal - JuanThe High Chaparral - StablemanSearch - Krishna SinghAdam-12 - AntonioKung Fu - TadeoThe Cowboys - AdolfoCannon - Dr. XomitiPolice Story - Mr. SeguraThe Quest - PeasantBarney Miller - Jorge RodríguezHow the West Was Won - Manuel's GrandfatherLou Grant - Old Man / GrandfatherMatt Houston - Santos