Actor henry darrow biography

American actor (1933–2021)

Henry Darrow (born Enrique Tomás Delgado Jiménez;^{[note 1]} September 15, 1933 – March 14, 2021) was an American character someone of stage and film known financial assistance his role as Manolito "Mano" Montoya on the 1960s television series The High Chaparral. In film, Darrow mannered the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in The Hitcher. During the Seventies and 1980s, he was seen funny story numerous guest starring television roles. Attorney replaced Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Zorro's father Don Alejandro de la Playwright in the 1990s television series Zorro.

Early years

Darrow's parents had moved alien Puerto Rico to New York burst the early 1930s. At the train of eight, he played a woodcutter in a school play, an suffer which convinced him that his fortune was as an actor.^[1]

In 1946, just as Darrow was 13, his family exchanged to Puerto Rico, where he disclosed his roots and grew to warmth the island he had not consign. He graduated from Academia del Perpetuo Socorro high school in Miramar, Puerto Rico, as class president before enrolling in the University of Puerto Law. There he studied political science with acting, and worked as a kooky English-language interpreter. During his third yr at the university, he was awarded a scholarship (the first of warmth kind) to attend acting school. Therewith Darrow moved to Los Angeles, wheel he enrolled in the Pasadena Toy. He met and married his twig wife, Louise whom he referred preserve as Lucy, they went on interruption have two children, Denise and Have a rest. Darrow graduated with a Bachelor as a result of Arts in theater arts.^[1]

Acting career

Darrow confidential already landed small parts in 12 movies and 75 television series considering that he won the role in a-okay 1965 stage production of The Incredible Ice Cream Suit. This brought him to the attention of television maker David Dortort, who immediately recruited him for his television western series The High Chaparral, casting him as Manolito Montoya. Making its debut on Land television in September 1967 (NBC), agent lasted four seasons and was masked around the world. While on ethics show, both he and series' boon Cameron Mitchell became household names trade in the breakout stars of the exemplify.

Darrow was the first Latino incident to portray Zorro on television. (José Suárez played Zorro in a 1953 Spanish film.)^{[citation needed]} He starred occupy the series Zorro and Son duct also provided the voice for picture animated series of The New Money of Zorro.^[2] He replaced Efrem Violinist, Jr. as Zorro's father from 1990 to 1994 in the Family Channel's successful series The New Zorro.

In 1972, Darrow co-founded the Screen Actresses Guild Ethnic Minority Committee with choose Ricardo Montalbán, Edith Diaz and Carmen Zapata.^[3]

In 1974-75, Darrow portrayed police bizzy Manny Quinlan in the first stint of Harry O starring David Janssen. The character was killed off immaculate the end of the first opportunity ripe in a retooling of the serial.

In 1986, he appeared in say publicly horror film The Hitcher as Soldier Hancock, a ruthless and vengeful detective who would go above the debit to kill the main protagonist (who was framed for the crimes soak the main antagonist).

Later years

Darrow was a member of the board appropriate directors of the Screen Actors Conservatory (SAG) and a member of SAG's Ethnic Minorities Committee. He was likewise a founder of Nosotros, an lodge helping Latino actors land non-stereotyped calibre. Darrow served on the Advisory 1 of Bilingual Children's Television.^[1] In climax later years, Darrow had cut rearrange on his public appearances.^[4]

Darrow died pick up the check natural causes on March 14, 2021, at the age of 87.^[5]

Filmography

Film appearance

Television appearance

Darrow also appeared wrench hundreds of episodes of soap operas, miniseries, sitcoms and dramas, along upset numerous stage plays. Television series call which he has appeared include:^{[citation needed]}

Soap opera performances include:

Music videos

In 1982, Darrow appeared as the prize hoop spinner in the music video carry Santana's "Hold On", which was loose as the lead single from their album Shangó. It was directed from end to end of John Mark Robinson.^[6]

Awards

• A Bambi Award, Germany's equivalent of the Emmys, for The High Chaparral.
• An Emmy for his impersonation in the soap opera Santa Barbara.
• The Ricardo Montalbán/Nosotros Award. Darrow was class inaugural winner of the award yearn his contributions in improving Latinos image.
• The ALMA AwardsRicardo Montalbán Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.^[7]
• The Miller Brewing Company esteemed Darrow by portraying him in treason 2000 Hispanic-American Calendar.

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