Lalo Encinas
Born
Ladislao Encinas

June 27, 1886 (1886-06-27)
DiedMay 5, 1959 (1959-05-06) (aged 72)
OccupationActor

Ladislao "Lalo" Encinas (June 27, 1886 – May 5, 1959) was an American character actor active in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1950s.[1][2]

He was noted as one of few Apache actors working in the motion picture industry by contemporaneous reporters, though according to census records, it appears he was of mestizo or indigenous Mexican ancestry.[3]

Biography

Encinas was born in Pima, Arizona. His parents were Jesus Encinas and Jacinta Bustamant, both from Mexico. Eventually he went to Hollywood and began working as an actor. He was noted for his tall stature, as he reportedly was six feet, four inches tall, and weighted 280 pounds.[3] Encinas died in May 1959 in Los Angeles County, California, at the age of 72.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1923The PlanterMagdaleno
1923The Lone Horseman
1923SnowdriftJoe Pete
1923The HuntressBeavertail
1930Only the BraveGen. Grant's Secretary
1933Flying Down to RioLackeyUncredited
1934The Cat's-PawChinese GuardUncredited
1934Kid MillionsWarriorUncredited
1935Call of the WildKali
1936Rose of the RanchoOverseerUncredited
1937Waikiki WeddingPolicemanUncredited
1937San QuentinConvictUncredited
1941Hurry, Charlie, HurryFrozen Foot
1943Adventure in IraqIraqi GuardUncredited
1948Mexican HayrideMexican ManUncredited
1950Young Daniel BooneShawnee ChiefUncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. Nollen, Scott Allen (2016-10-04). The Making and Influence of I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. McFarland. ISBN 9781476626789.
  2. Ankerich, Michael G. (2011-12-14). The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies. McFarland. ISBN 9780786485345.
  3. 1 2 "Heavyweight Apache in Leon Erroll Comedy". The Cumberland Evening Times. 23 Jan 1942. Retrieved 2019-11-13 via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  4. Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 178. ISBN 9780810835474 via Google Books.


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