Gregory Sierra
A TV and film character actor capable of handsome characterizations as well as "average Joes," Gregory Sierra was usually cast as Latinos, as he was in numerous TV series in the 70s and early 80s. He was Julio Fuentes on "Sanford and Son," Detective Sgt. Chano Amenguale on "Barney Miller," Dr. Tony Menzies on "A.E.S. Hudson Street" and the unnerving "El Puerco" on "SOAP." Sierra began his career with a bit as a gorilla (but so was most everyone else) in "Beneath of the Planet of the Apes" (1970) and as Garcia, in "Getting Straight" with Dustin Hoffman the same year. In 1973, he was Carlos the bartender, being sucked to his death by the flood from the broken water tower in "The Towering Inferno." But by then his work was chiefly in the TV series, which also gave him a presence in TV movies, such as "Evening in Byzantium" and "Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie." Sierra's work in the late 80s and into the 90s was mostly in TV movies and features, including the miniseries "Something Is Out There" and the TV movie "Donor," as well as the features "Deep Cover," "Honey I Blew Up the Kid," "Hot Shots! Part Deux" and "A Low Down Dirty Shame." Gregory Sierra died January 4, 2021 at the age of 83.
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Gregory Sierra
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vic | Charlie (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blood Money | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
83% |
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Villanazul (Character) | - | 1997 |
4% |
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A Low Down Dirty Shame | Capt. Nunez (Character) | $29.4M | 1994 |
87% |
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Deep Cover | Barbosa (Character) | $16.6M | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Unspeakable Acts | Frank Fuster (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Donor | Hector Aliosa (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Jesus Gutierrez (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | De l'or et des fusils | Jesus Gutierrez (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Where the Hell's That Gold? | General (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Something Is Out There | Victor Maldonado (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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The Trouble With Spies | Capt. Sanchez (Character) | $57.0K | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Code Name: Dancer | Vic `'The Dancer'` Pena (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Let's Get Harry | Alphonso (Character) | $141.0K | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Miami Vice | Lt. Lou Rodriguez (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Uncommon Valor | George Callender (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Farrell for the People | Detective Mike Rodriguez (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie | Dr. Galfas (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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The Prisoner of Zenda | The Count (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mean Dog Blues | Jesus Gonzales (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Omar Welk (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Antonio and the Mayor | Unknown (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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The Clones | Nemo (Character) | - | 1974 |
68% |
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The Towering Inferno | Carlos (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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The Castaway Cowboy | Marruja (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Honky-Tonk | Slade (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Candidate for Murder | Unknown (Character) | - | 1974 |
73% |
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Papillon | Antonio (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Dynamite Hector (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wrath of God | Jurado (Character) | - | 1972 |
50% |
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Pocket Money | Chavarin (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
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The Culpepper Cattle Company | One-Eyed Horsethief (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Red Sky at Morning | Chamaco (Character) | - | 1971 |
33% |
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Getting Straight | Garcia (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weekend of Terror | Police Sergeant (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Revenge of the Wild Bunch | Lopez (Character) | - | 1970 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sanford and Son | Julio Fuentes (Character) | 1972-1975 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Common Law | Luis Alvarez (Character) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | First Time Out | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kirk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Entek (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nurses | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
74% | 85% | The X-Files | Dr. Diamond (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | NYPD Det. Sgt. Moreno (Guest Star) | 1985 1988 1992-1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Ricardo Reyes (Character) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 91% | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985-1986 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Growing Pains | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Password | Guest | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Councilman Elandro (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. | Miguel Torres (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Airwolf | Frank Ochoa (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Gregory Cable (Guest Star) | 1983 1985 |
71% | 89% | Miami Vice | Lt. Lou Rodriguez (Character) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 1984 |
97% | 85% | Hill Street Blues | ADA Alvarez (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Greatest American Hero | Sheriff Mark Vargas (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's a Living | Officer Wilson (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Soap | Unknown (Character) | 1980-1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Aguilar Smith (Character) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale (Character) | 1975-1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Osuna (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petrocelli | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Columbo | Lou D'Allessandro (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Patrolman Burgers (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | 85% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banacek | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons | Volta (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Flying Nun | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969-1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Zamaron (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The High Chaparral | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |