Leo Carrillo was born on August 6, 1881 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Cisco Kid (1950), Viva Villa! (1934) and Phantom of the Opera (1943). He was married to Edith Haeselbarth. He died on September 10, 1961 in Santa Monica, California.
August 6, 1881, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died
September 10, 1961, Santa Monica, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Nationality
American
Spouse
Edith Haeselbarth (m. 1913–1953)
Children
Marie Antoinette Carrillo
Parents
Francisca Roland, Juan José Carrillo
Movies
Viva Villa!, Phantom of the Opera, Manhattan Melodrama, The Gay Desperado, The Gay Amigo, History Is Made at Night, 20 Mule Team, Satan's Cradle, If You Could Only Cook, American Empire, Too Hot to Handle, Horror Island, In Caliente, Parachute Jumper, Moonlight and Pretzels, Crime, Inc., Four Fright...
Carrillo married Edith Shakespear Haeselbarth in 1940 and they had one child, Marie Antoinette.
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His great-grandfather, Carlos Antonio Carillo, was the first provisional governor of California. His father was the first mayor of Santa Monica.
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Having studied at Loyola University in Los Angeles, he obtained an engineering job with the Southern Pacific Railroad. He drew cartoons in his spare time, and, after taking an art course, was signed on as a cartoonist by the San Francisco Examiner. His skills as a mimic then prompted colleagues to suggest that he try his hand at show business. His first appeared on the Keith-Orpheum circuit in vaudeville as a stand-in for an act which failed to show up. His subsequent success led to theatrical engagements, beginning with "Fads and Fancies", and, subsequently, to work in films.
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Distant relative of the Actor Ronald E. Giles, whose Grandfather on his Mother's side (Guillermo Blaise Arguello), was a first Cousin of Carrillo's.
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Because he was of the old Spanish families, he bought one of the vast land grant ranchos that California was famous for, called Rancho Los Kiotes.
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Many books dealing with Chrysler automobiles feature several photos of Carrillo's mildly customized 1947 Chrysler Town and Country convertible. The wood sided rag top sported special longhorn seating, and a hood mounted steer head.
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Several of his political cartoons appear in Blue Vaudeville: Sex, Morals and the Mass Marketing of Amusement, 1895-1915 by Andrew L. Erdman.
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He also had a distinguished career on the Broadway stage, appearing in "Lombardi Ltd.", "Twin Beds" and "Mister Antonio" prior to 1929.
Interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, California.
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For all the stereotypical Latinos he portrayed on screen, Leo Carrillo was actually an intelligent, literate man, the scion of an old, respected Los Angeles family who could trace his heritage back to the conquistadores.
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Leo Carrillo State Park and Leo Carrillo beach, both in California, were named after the actor, who also served on the State Park and Recreation Commission. He was related by blood and marriage to a long line of distinguished original Californians.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Red Skelton Hour
1958
TV Series
Latin American Dictator
Men of Annapolis
1958
TV Series
Billy
The Cisco Kid
-1956
TV Series
Pancho
Pierre La Fitte
Pancho posing as Organ Grinder
...
Pancho Villa Returns
1950
Pancho Villa
The Girl from San Lorenzo
1950
Pancho
Satan's Cradle
1949
Pancho
The Daring Caballero
1949
Pancho
The Gay Amigo
1949
Pancho
The Valiant Hombre
1948
Pancho
The Fugitive
1947
A Chief of Police
Mexicana
1945
Esteban Guzman
Crime, Inc.
1945
Tony Marlow
Under Western Skies
1945
King Carlos Randall
The Three Caballeros
1944
Old Gaucho (voice, uncredited)
Bowery to Broadway
1944
P.J. Fenton
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
Pasqualito Luigi
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
Anube
Ghost Catchers
1944
Jerry
Crazy House
1943
Leo Carrillo
Larceny with Music
1943
Gus Borelli
Phantom of the Opera
1943
Signor Ferretti
Frontier Badmen
1943
Chinito Galvez
Follow the Band
1943
Leo Carrillo
American Empire
1942
Dominique Beauchard
Sin Town
1942
Angelo Collina
Timber!
1942
Quebec
Men of Texas
1942
Sam Sawyer
Top Sergeant
1942
Frenchy Devereaux
Danger in the Pacific
1942
Leo Marzell
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
Pancho
Unseen Enemy
1942
Nick Rand
What's Cookin'?
1942
Marvo the Great
Road Agent
1941
Pancho
Honolulu Lu
1941
Don Estaban Cordoba
The Kid from Kansas
1941
Juan Garcia Pancho
Riders of Death Valley
1941
Pancho Lopez
Tight Shoes
1941
Amalfi
Barnacle Bill
1941
Pico Rodriguez
Horror Island
1941
Tobias Clump
One Night in the Tropics
1940
Senor Escobar
Wyoming
1940
Pete Marillo
Captain Caution
1940
Argandeau
Lillian Russell
1940
Tony Pastor
20 Mule Team
1940
Piute Pete
Rio
1939
Roberto
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
Jean Paul Batiste Fippany
The Girl and the Gambler
1939
El Rayo, aka Don José Maria Lopez y Tostado
Society Lawyer
1939
Tony Gazotti
The Arizona Wildcat
1939
Manuel Hernandez
Fisherman's Wharf
1939
Carlo Roma
Flirting with Fate
1938
Sancho Ramirez
Too Hot to Handle
1938
Joselito
City Streets
1938
Joe Carmine
Blockade
1938
Luis
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
'Mosquito'
Little Miss Roughneck
1938
Pascual Orozco
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
Tony Gordoni
The Barrier
1937
Poleon Doret
52nd Street
1937
Fiorello Zamarelli
Hotel Haywire
1937
Dr. Zodiac Z. Zippe
I Promise to Pay
1937
Richard Farra
History Is Made at Night
1937
Cesare
The Gay Desperado
1936
Pablo Braganza
Moonlight Murder
1936
Gino D'Acosta
It Had to Happen
1936
Giuseppe Badjagaloupe
If You Could Only Cook
1935
Mike Rossini
Love Me Forever
1935
Steve Corelli
In Caliente
1935
Jose Gomez
The Winning Ticket
1935
Joe Tomasello
The Band Plays On
1934
Angelo
The Gay Bride
1934
Mickey 'The Greek' Mikapopoulis
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
Father Joe
Viva Villa!
1934
Rodolfo Fierro (as Sierra)
Four Frightened People
1934
Montague
Before Morning
1933
Dr. Gruelle
Moonlight and Pretzels
1933
Nick Pappacropolis (as Leo Carillo)
Obey the Law
1933
Tony Pasqual
Racetrack
1933
Joe Tomasso
Parachute Jumper
1933
Kurt Weber
Second Fiddle
1932
Men Are Such Fools
1932
Tony Mello
Deception
1932
Jim Hurley
The Broken Wing
1932
Capt. Innocencio Dos S
Girl of the Rio
1932
Don Jose Tostado
The Guilty Generation
1931
Mike Palmero
Lasca of the Rio Grande
1931
Jose Santa Cruz
Homicide Squad
1931
Big Louie Grenado
Hell Bound
1931
Nick Cotrelli
Mister Antonio
1929
Antonio Camaradino
Hellgate of Soissons
1928
Short
The Foreigner
1928
Short
At the Ball Game
1927
Short
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cisco Kid
1950-1953
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Rio
1939
performer: "Si, Si, Si" - uncredited
Fisherman's Wharf
1939
performer: "Fisherman's Chanty" 1939
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Is Your Life
1959
TV Series
Himself
Tournament of Roses
1954
Short
Himself - Parade Rider
TV Club
1951
TV Series documentary
Himself
Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman
1950
Short
Himself
Around the World in California
1947
Short documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 3: Fashions and Rodeo
1945
Documentary short
Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4
1944
Short
Himself, Rodeo Star
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
1942
Documentary short
Himself
Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood
1940
Documentary short
Himself - Rodeo Parade Participant
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 3: Outdoor Parties
1939
Documentary short
Himself, Party Host
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 2
1938
Documentary short
Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9
1938
Short documentary
Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8
1937
Documentary short
Himself
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
Short
Himself - 'Kid Carrillo'
A Dream Comes True
1935
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
Short
Himself
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
Short
Himself - Master of Ceremonies
The 42nd. Street Special
1933
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Running Hollywood
1932
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pioneers of Television
2011-2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Pancho - the Cisco Kid
Pancho from Cisco Kid
The Naked Archaeologist
2010
TV Series documentary
Herod
Jake's Progress: Interview
2006
Video documentary short
Pancho (uncredited)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema