Gregory Sierra
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1937-01-25
- Décès:
- 2021-01-04
- Lieu de naissance:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biographie
Gregory Sierra (January 25, 1937 – January 4, 2021) was a distinguished American actor, celebrated for his versatility and powerful presence on both television and film. Born on January 25, 1937, in New York City's Spanish Harlem, Sierra was of Puerto Rican descent and faced a challenging upbringing after being abandoned by his parents and raised by an aunt. Despite his early hardships, he found a path to acting after impressing at an impromptu audition for an acting school in Manhattan. Sierra's career began on stage, notably with the National Shakespeare Company and performances at the New York Shakespeare Festival. He transitioned to television in the late 1960s and quickly became a familiar face, first gaining major attention as Julio Fuentes, the memorable Puerto Rican neighbor on Sanford and Son, and then as Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual on Barney Miller—two roles that remain among his most enduring contributions to classic TV. Sierra's roster of work included appearances on The Flying Nun, Soap, Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues, Zorro and Son, and scores of guest roles on popular series such as All in the Family, The X-Files, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. His film credits span genres and decades, featuring roles in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Papillon, The Towering Inferno, and Deep Cover. Gregory Sierra was admired for bringing depth, nuance, and authenticity to every character he portrayed, endearing him to fans and earning the respect of peers. He passed away on January 4, 2021, in Laguna Woods, California, leaving behind a rich legacy in entertainment that spanned nearly fifty years.
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Filmographie
De l'autre côté du vent
Vampires
Le Prince de Sicile
Johnny 316
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Common Law
A Low Down Dirty Shame
704 Hauser
Ellen
X-Files : Aux frontières du réel
Thea
Hot Shots ! 2
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Walker, Texas Ranger
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Docteur Quinn, femme médecin
The Golden Palace
Chérie, j'ai agrandi le bébé
Dernière Limite
FBI: The Untold Stories
Enquêtes à Palm Springs
Coma
Shades of L.A.
Le Prince de Bel-Air
Unspeakable Acts
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Le monstre évadé de l'espace
Something Is Out There
The Trouble with Spies
Her Secret Life
Six hommes pour sauver Harry
Blacke's Magic
MacGyver
Quoi de neuf docteur ?
Command 5
Stingray
Ray Bradbury présente
Arabesque
Espion modèle
Rick Hunter, inspecteur choc
Deux flics à Miami
Deux Flics à Miami
Supercopter
Tonnerre de feu
Masquerade
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Zorro et fils
Uncommon Valor
Farrell: For the People
Cagney et Lacey
Cassie & Co.
Falcon Crest
Simon & Simon
Ralph Super-héros
Capitaine Furillo
300 Miles for Stephanie
Magnum
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Pour l'amour du risque
The Prisoner of Zenda
Evening in Byzantium
A.E.S. Hudson Street
Purgatoire
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Lou Grant
Hunter
Quincy
Antonio and the Mayor
Barney Miller
La Tour infernale
Petrocelli
Un cowboy à Hawaï
Honky Tonk
Goodnight Jackie
Le Flic ricanant
Papillon
The Clones
Police Story
Hawkins
Le Voleur qui vient dîner
Kung Fu
Les Rues de San-Francisco
Banyon
La Famille des collines
Banacek
La Colère de Dieu
La Poussière, la sueur et la poudre
Les Indésirables
Sanford and Son
Columbo
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Red Sky at Morning
All in the Family
Opération danger
Weekend of Terror
Campus
Le Secret de la planète des singes
Un shérif à New York
Medical Center
The Bill Cosby Show
Hawaï police d'État
The Mod Squad
Opération Vol
Le grand chaparral
La Sœur volante
L'Homme de fer
Mission : Impossible
Gunsmoke Police Des Plaines