Acosta, Rodolfo, 1920-1974

LC control no.	nr 00020840
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Acosta, Rodolfo, 1920-1974 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Acosta, Rudolfo, 1920-1974 Acosta, Rudolph, 1920-1974 Acosta, Rudy, 1920-1974 Acosta Perez, Rodolfo, 1920-1974 Perez, Rodolfo Acosta, 1920-1974
Biography/History note	Rodolfo Acosta (1920-1974) was an American actor.
Birth date	1920-07-29
Death date	1974-11-07
Place of birth	El Chamizal (Mexico and Tex.)
Place of death	Woodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Profession or occupation	Actors
Found in	Pancho Villa vuelve, 1949: cast (Rodolfo Acosta) Internet movie database, June 20, 2000 (Rodolfo Acosta, actor; b. July 29, 1920, in Chihuahua, Mexico; d. Nov. 7, 1974, in Woodland Hills, Calif.; sometimes credited as Rudolfo Acosta, Rudolph Acosta or Rudy Acosta) IMDb, April 24, 2017 (Rodolfo Acosta (1920-1974); Mexican character actor; born Rodolfo Acosta Perez on 29 July 1920 in Chamizal, a section of land disputed by Mexico and Texas; at the time of Acosta's birth, the area was generally accepted by both Mexican and Texas governments as U.S. territory, and Acosta was born an American citizen; he served in the U.S. Navy in naval intelligence during World War II; after the war, Acosta worked in Mexico in films of the great director Emilio Fernández, which led to a bit in John Ford's film The Fugitive (1947); he came to the US and was signed by Universal for a small role in One Way Street (1950); he stayed in the US and his sharp, ruthless features led him to a long succession of roles as bandits, Indian warriors and outlaws; in general he spent his career as a very familiar western bad guy; he died of cancer on 7 November 1974 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California)