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Alejandro Rey

 
Actor: Alejandro Rey
 
  • Born: Feb 08, 1930 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Died: May 21, 1987 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'70s
  • Major Genres: Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Moscow on the Hudson, Fun in Acapulco, High Velocity
  • First Major Screen Credit: Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)

Biography

Launching his career in South American films and television programs, Argentinean actor Alejandro Rey spent most of his professional life in Hollywood. At first just another handsome Latin type, Rey emerged into a dynamic character actor, as witness his solid performance as Russian immigrant Robin Williams' attorney/protector in Moscow on the Hudson (1984). Rey's television activities included directing dozens of episodic TV programs. Alejandro Rey is most familiar to 1960s TV addicts for his three-year stint as Puerto Rican nightclub owner Carlos Ramirez in the Sally Field vehicle The Flying Nun. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Alejandro Rey
Born February 8, 1930(1930-02-08)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died May 21, 1987 (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California,
United States
Spouse(s) Cristina Rudy (1966-1968)
Joyce Bowman Rey (1969-?) (divorced)

Alejandro Rey (February 8, 1930May 21, 1987) was an Argentine-American actor.

Rey was born in Buenos Aires and became famous as an actor in Argentine movies before making the decision to emigrate to the United States in 1960. He was most famous for his roles in movies like Fun in Acapulco with Elvis Presley (1963), as well as the lead in The Stepmother (1972). On television, he was most famous for his role as Carlos Ramirez the entrepreneur, casino owner, bachelor and ladies man in The Flying Nun, a role he played from 1967 to 1970. He went on to play Karl Duval on Days of our Lives from 1976 to 1977. Rey was also a frequent panelist on the game shows Tattletales and Match Game.

In 1967, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He married Joyce Bowman on 24 May 1969 in Los Angeles, CA. She was the adopted daughter of attorney and long-time president of the Santa Ana School District Frank Bowman and his wife Dorothy. They had one son Brandon A. Rey who was born 9 February 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.

Alejandro Rey died of lung cancer in 1987, and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

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Impulsion (1972 Crime Film)
Seven in Darkness (1969 Action Film)
The Convent Gets the Business: The Flying Nun (TV Episode) (1969 Comedy TV Episode)

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