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Gregory Sierra
Gregory Joseph Sierra (New York, 25 gennaio1937 – Laguna Woods, 4 gennaio2021[1]) è stato un attorestatunitense di origini portoricane[2].
È noto al pubblico per aver interpretato la sitcom Sanford and Son, nel ruolo del vicino Julio Fuentes, amico invadente dei due Sanford.
Carriera
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]La sua carriera artistica inizia nel 1969 e lo vede presente in un'ampia serie di produzioni televisive e cinematografiche, frequentemente in ruoli da comprimario. Ne L'altra faccia del pianeta delle scimmie (1970) interpreta il mutante Verger. Nel 1973 è il detenuto Antonio in Papillon. Nel 1992 è lo spacciatore Felix Barbossa in Massima copertura, sotto la direzione di Bill Duke. In televisione, oltre al portoricano Julio, nel 1984 interpreta Lou Rodriguez in Miami Vice, mentre in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine indossa i panni di Corbin Entek.
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Gregory Sierra
American actor (1937–2021)
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Sierra in 1975 | |
| Born | (1937-01-25)January 25, 1937 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2021(2021-01-04) (aged 83) Laguna Woods, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–2018 |
| Spouses | Eileen Defelitta (m. 1969; div. 1972)Susan Pollock (m. 1976; died 1978) |
Gregory Joseph Sierra (January 25, 1937 – January 4, 2021) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual on Barney Miller; Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of Fred G. Sanford on Sanford and Son; and as Marruja in The Castaway Cowboy (1974).[1]
Early life
[edit]Gregory Joseph Sierra was born on January 25, 1937, in Manhattan.[1] He was raised in Spanish Harlem by an aunt as his parents did not take charge of his care. • Real world article (written from a production point of view) Gregory Joseph Sierra New York City, New York, USA Laguna Woods, California, USA Sierra was a main cast member on Barney Miller during the show's first two seasons (1975-1976), on which he portrayed Detective Sergeant Chano Amenguale. Ron Glass was also a regular on this series, and James Gregory made frequent recurring appearances. Sierra was also known for his recurring roles on Sanford and Son (as Puerto Rican neighbor Julio Fuentes) and Soap (as anti-Communist revolutionary Carlos "El Puerco" Valdez). On the latter series, he worked with such performers as Hamilton Camp, Robert Cos
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