Born in Churubusco, a suburb of Mexico City, and raised in Texas, he studied at California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with an engineering degree. He began his acting career at the stage in Mexico City, entering films there in 1935. During the next years he made 42 Spanish-language films, among them "Maria Candelaria" (1943) and "La Perla" (1947), becoming one of Mexico`s top film stars. His first American film was "The Fugitive" for RKO in 1947. Since then he costarred in more than 80 films in Hollywood, England, France, Germany and Italy. Credits include "Fort Apache" (1948), "Three Godfathers", "We Were Strangers" (1949), "El Bruto" (1952), "The Littlest Outlaw" (1955), "The Conqueror" (1956), "La Cucaracha" (1958) and "The Wonderful Country" (1959). When Armendariz was taken ill while filming the second James Bond film "From Russia With Love" his scenes were rushed through so he could return to L.A. for treatment and he entered UCLA Medical Center. Learning he had terminal cancer he killed himself there with a gunshot.
Movie | From Russia with Love | Ali Kerim Bey | 1963-10-10 |
Movie | Captain Sindbad | El Kerim | 1963-04-12 |
Movie | La Bandida | Roberto Herrera | 1963-01-01 |
Movie | My Son, the Hero | Cadmo | 1962-05-04 |
Movie | Los valientes no mueren | 1962-01-31 | |
Movie | El tejedor de milagros | Señor Cura | 1962-12-27 |
Movie | My Son, the Hero | General | 1961-10-05 |
Movie | Francis of Assisi | The Sultan | 1961-07-12 |
Movie | Dos hijos desobedientes | Pedro | 1960-10-27 |
Movie | Our Daily Hunger | Macario Férnandez | 1960-04-25 |
Movie | El impostor | 1960-07-28 | |
Movie | Calibre 44 | Don Pedro | 1960-05-20 |
Movie | Los desarraigados | 1960-11-20 | |
Movie | El indulto | Lucas Sánchez Parrondo | 1960-12-16 |
Movie | Violent Summer | Francisco Peña | 1960-12-21 |
Movie | La cárcel de Cananea | Pedro | 1960-12-29 |
Movie | La Cucaracha | Coronel Valentín Razo | 1959-11-12 |
Movie | The Wonderful Country | Cipriano Castro | 1959-10-21 |
Movie | Yo pecador | 1959-09-20 | |
Movie | Thirst for Love | Pedro Ortiz | 1959-08-29 |
Movie | Beyond All Limits | Pepe Gamboa | 1959-07-08 |
Movie | El zarco | 1959-05-14 | |
Movie | The Vivanco Ladies | Gen. Inocencio Torrentera | 1959-04-09 |
Movie | Café Colón | 1959-03-05 | |
Movie | The Little Savage | El Tiburón | 1959-03-01 |
Movie | I'm flying low | 1959-01-22 | |
Movie | Los salvajes | Pedro Matías | 1958-03-04 |
Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
Movie | This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter | Pancho Villa | 1958-07-14 |
Movie | This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter | Pancho Villa | 1958-12-01 |
Movie | La mujer que no tuvo infancia | 1957-07-25 | |
Movie | Manuela | Mario Constanza | 1957-07-18 |
Movie | The Big Boodle | Col. Mastegui (as Pedro Armendariz) | 1957-03-11 |
Movie | Men and Wolves | Giovanni | 1957-02-08 |
Movie | This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter | Pancho Villa | 1957-01-01 |
Movie | The Hidden One | Felipe Rojano | 1956-06-09 |
Movie | The Conqueror | Jamuga | 1956-03-28 |
Movie | Diane | King Francis I | 1956-01-12 |
Movie | The Littlest Outlaw | Gen. Torres | 1955-12-22 |
Movie | Native Drums | 1955-09-09 | |
Movie | Border River | General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz) | 1954-01-06 |
Movie | Dos mundos y un amor | Ricardo Anaya | 1954-02-04 |
Movie | Rebellion of the Hanged | Cándido Castro | 1954-01-20 |
Movie | Mulata | Martín | 1954-07-16 |
Movie | Lucrèce Borgia | César Borgia | 1953-10-23 |
Movie | The Brute | Pedro | 1953-02-05 |
Movie | The Lovers of Toledo | 1953-01-28 | |
Movie | Soledad's Shawl | Roque Suazo | 1952-11-13 |
Movie | Meat in Prison | Pablo González | 1952-07-02 |
Movie | Night Falls | Marcos Arizmendi | 1952-04-24 |
Movie | Los tres alegres compadres | 1952-04-11 | |
Movie | Weddings of fire | 1951-04-24 | |
Movie | Tierra baja | Manelic | 1951-02-08 |
Movie | Hell Road | Pedro Uribe | 1951-06-29 |
Movie | Ella y Yo | Pedro Muñóz | 1951-10-02 |
Movie | Por querer a una mujer | 1951-09-14 | |
Movie | Rosauro Castro | Rosauro Castro | 1950-12-22 |
Movie | By the False Door | Bernardo Celis | 1950-11-16 |
Movie | La loca de la casa | José María Cruz | 1950-10-06 |
Movie | The Torch | José Juan Reyes | 1950-06-02 |
Movie | Pancho Villa vuelve | 1950-01-20 | |
Movie | El charro y la dama | 1949-10-28 | |
Movie | La malquerida | Esteban | 1949-09-16 |
Movie | El abandonado | 1949-09-15 | |
Movie | Late Afternoon | Sebastian del Llano | 1949-08-05 |
Movie | We Were Strangers | Armando Ariete | 1949-04-27 |
Movie | Tulsa | Jim Redbird | 1949-04-13 |
Movie | Fort Apache | Sgt. Beaufort | 1948-06-14 |
Movie | Juan Charrasqueado | 1948-02-05 | |
Movie | 3 Godfathers | Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte | 1948-12-31 |
Movie | En la Hacienda de la Flor | 1948-08-26 | |
Movie | Maclovia | José María | 1948-09-30 |
Movie | The Fugitive | A Lieutenant of Police | 1947-11-11 |
Movie | The Pearl | Quino | 1947-09-12 |
Movie | Albur de amor | 1947-08-29 | |
Movie | La casa colorada | 1947-08-22 | |
Movie | Enamorada | Gen. José Juan Reyes | 1946-12-25 |
Movie | Bugambilia | Ricardo Rojas | 1945-11-02 |
Movie | El capitán Malacara | 1945-06-15 | |
Movie | The Abandoned | Juan Gómez | 1945-05-18 |
Movie | La Guerra de los Pasteles | 1944-01-03 | |
Movie | Maria Candelaria | Lorenzo Rafael | 1944-01-20 |
Movie | El corsario negro | 1944-08-24 | |
Movie | The Skulls of Terror Return | 1944-09-17 | |
Movie | The Skulls of Terror | 1944-09-17 | |
Movie | Another Dawn | Octavio | 1943-11-18 |
Movie | Konga Roja | Federico Robles | 1943-10-01 |
Movie | Tierra De Pasiones | 1943-05-20 | |
Movie | Wild Flower | José Luis Castro | 1943-04-24 |
Movie | Soy puro mexicano | 1942-11-13 | |
Movie | Passion Island | El Toro | 1942-08-06 |
Movie | Del rancho a la capital | 1942-05-29 | |
Movie | Allá en el bajio | Juan Hernández | 1942-02-05 |
Movie | Ni sangre ni arena | Frank | 1941-05-22 |
Movie | El Zorro de Jalisco | Leonardo Torres | 1941-02-07 |
Movie | El secreto del sacerdote | 1941-01-22 | |
Movie | Pobre diablo | Raúl Solares | 1940-04-24 |
Movie | Los olvidados de Dios | Zenón Rojas | 1940-01-14 |
Movie | Mala yerba | Chuy Rodríguez | 1940-09-11 |
Movie | El charro Negro | Ramón | 1940-07-18 |
Movie | El jefe máximo | 1940-10-01 | |
Movie | Con Los Dorados De Villa | 1939-02-11 | |
Movie | Una luz en mi camino | 1939-02-01 | |
Movie | La China Hilaria | 1939-01-01 | |
Movie | Canto a mi tierra | Antonio | 1938-11-11 |
Movie | Los millones de Chaflán | Antonio | 1938-08-29 |
Movie | El indio | 1938-05-05 | |
Movie | La Adelita | 1937-11-07 | |
Movie | Amapola Del Camino | 1937-09-17 | |
Movie | Las cuatro milpas | 1937-08-24 | |
Movie | Jalisco nunca pierde | 1937-01-09 |