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Henry Darrow
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Henry Darrow (September 15, 1933 - March 14, 2021) was a Nuyorican character actor of stage and film. He is best known for his role as Manolito "Mano" Montoya on the 1960s television series The High Chaparral and as the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in The Hitcher.
Darrow's starring role in the play The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit brought him to the attention of television producer David Dortort, who cast him as Manolito Montoya on the western series The High Chaparral, which aired for four seasons on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series made Darrow and the series' lead, Cameron Mitchell, household names. In 1972, he co-founded the Screen Actors Guild Ethnic Minority Committee with actors …
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Henry Darrow (September 15, 1933 - March 14, 2021) was a Nuyorican character actor of stage and film. He is best known for his role as Manolito "Mano" Montoya on the 1960s television series The High Chaparral and as the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in The Hitcher. Darrow's starring role in the play The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit brought him to the attention of television producer David Dortort, who cast him as Manolito Montoya on the western series The High Chaparral, which aired for four seasons on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series made Darrow and the series' lead, Cameron Mitchell, household names. In 1972, he co-founded the Screen Actors Guild Ethnic Minority Committee with actors Ricardo Montalbán, Edith Diaz, and Carmen Zapata. Darrow went on to star in multiple shows about Zorro: he provided the voice of Zorro in the 1981 animated series The New Adventures of Zorro, starred as Zorro Sr. in the 1983 limited series Zorro and Son, and replaced Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Zorro's father from 1990–1994 in the Family Channel's series The New Zorro. Another notable recurring television role was as police detective Manny Quinlan in the first season of Harry O (1974-75). Over the course of a career spanning more than five decades, Darrow was also seen in numerous guest starring television roles and occasional supporting film roles.
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Soda Springs
as El Quijano
No Poster
Primo
as Dr. Vasquez
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
as Papi
Runaway Jury
as Sebald
Tequila Body Shots
as Doc
Enemy Action
as Doctor
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
as Mr. Willard
The Fight In The Fields
as Narrator
Star Trek: Voyager - Basics
as Kolopak
Criminal Passion
as Captain Ramoz
Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player
Percy & Thunder
as Manuel Valencia
The Last of the Finest
as Captain Joe Torres
Zorro: The Legend Begins
as Don Alejandro
L.A. Bounty
as Lt. Chandler
In Dangerous Company
as Alex Aguilar
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
as Chief Medina
Mission Kill
as Senor Borghini
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
as Gus Kalioki
The Hitcher
as Trooper Hancock
Losin' It
as Sheriff
Rooster
as Dr. Sanchez
Seguin
as Don Erasmo
St. Helens
as Lloyd Wagner
No Poster
Birds of Paradise
as Mario, 'The Jackal'
Beyond the Universe
as Coblenz
Attica
as Herman Badillo
Walk Proud
as Mike Serrano
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
Life of Sin
Where's Willie?
as Sheriff Charlie Wade
Halloween with the New Addams Family
as Pancho Addams
No Poster
Exit Dying
as Renovator
The Invisible Man
as Dr. Nick Maggio
Aloha Means Goodbye
as Dr. David Kalani
Night Games
as D.A. Jaimie Martinez
Hitchhike!
as Gardner
Badge 373
as Sweet William
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Calheiros de Menezes
Brock's Last Case
as Arthur Goldencorn
Cancel My Reservation
as Joe Little Cloud
The Dream of Hamish Mose
as Mex
The Glass Cage
as Police Lab Man
Summer and Smoke
as Drunk on Porch (uncredited)
The 3rd Voice
as Hotel Papacio Clerk (uncredited)
Curse of the Undead
as Roberto Robles (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
as Station wagon driver