Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta

Actor: Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta

Born: 1920 in Chihuahua, Mexico
Died: Nov 07, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '50s-'70s
Major Genres: Western, Action
Career Highlights: Apache Warrior, Flaming Star, The Littlest Outlaw
First Major Screen Credit: Pancho Villa Returns (1950)

Biography

Mexican actor Rodolpho Acosta first became known to North American audiences by way of his appearance in John Ford's The Fugitive (1948). Frequently typecast as a bandit or indigent peasant, Acosta held out for less stereotypical roles once he was established in Hollywood. In 1957, he was top-billed in The Tijuana Story, playing a courageous Mexican journalist who wages a one-man war against a vicious narcotics ring. Depending on the role, Rodolpho Acosta was sometimes billed as Rudy Acosta. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide