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Duncan Renaldo

Duncan Renaldo

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born April 23, 1904 in Oancea, Galați, Romania

Died September 3, 1980

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To most audiences, Duncan Renaldo will always be identified as film and TV's "The Cisco Kid." However, this role occurred late in his career, which consisted of much more than just this western character. Not much is known about Renaldo's early life. In fact, his date and place of birth is still questioned. The usual given birth date is April 23, 1904. His birthplace has been generally stated as Spain--he has said that his first memories as a child were in Spain--although Romania and even New Jersey have been mentioned as well. An orphan, he never knew his actual parents and was never able to ascertain the exact date and place of his birth. He was raised and educated in various European countries and arrived in the US in the early 1920s as a stoker on a Brazilian coal ship. Entering the country on a 90-day seaman's permit, he stayed when his ship caught fire at the dock and burned to the waterline. A paltry existence as a portrait painter forced him to seek other work, and he somehow found his way into films as a producer of short features, which in turn led to on-camera work as an actor with MGM in 1928. The studio capitalized on his dashing Hispanic looks and initially typed him as a "Latin lover", but it didn't last long. In the early 1930s his career was interrupted when he was arrested and faced deportation due to his illegal immigrant status. The actor was eventually pardoned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt--his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, had bought one of Renaldo's paintings, looked into his case and persuaded her husband to pardon him. He returned to minor films for both Republic and Monogram, alternating as heroic sidekick and villain. He co-starred as one of the Three Mesquiteers in the revamped film series, and showed up regularly in 1930s and 1940s cliffhangers, including The Painted Stallion (1937), Jungle Menace (1937), Zorro Rides Again (1937), King of the Mounties (1942), Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943) The Tiger Woman (1944). In 1945 he began the Cisco Kid film series and transferred the character successfully to TV in the early 1950s, with Leo Carrillo as faithful sidekick Pancho. Renaldo made the character clean-shaven and more of a do-gooder than the roguish bandit who actually was in the books. Renaldo retired soon after the series' demise and died years later at Goleta Valley Community Hospital in California of lung cancer in 1980.

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Filmography

Actor

85

Type

Year

Jake's Progress: Interview Documentary2006Cisco

TV's Western Heroes Poster

TV's Western Heroes Documentary1993Cisco Kid

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Poster

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Feature Film1976Mexican Leader

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Documentary1972Self - film clips

Jungle Gold Poster

Jungle Gold TV Movie1966Juan Delgado

The Baron's African War Poster

The Baron's African War TV Movie1966Pierre LaSalle

Zorro Rides Again Poster

Zorro Rides Again Feature Film1959Renaldo

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self

The Capture Poster

The Capture Feature Film1950Carlos

The Cisco Kid Poster

The Cisco Kid TV Series1950The Cisco Kid

The Girl from San Lorenzo Poster

The Girl from San Lorenzo Feature Film1950The Cisco Kid

Satan's Cradle Poster

Satan's Cradle Feature Film1949Cisco Kid

The Daring Caballero Poster

The Daring Caballero Feature Film1949The Cisco Kid

The Gay Amigo Poster

The Gay Amigo Feature Film1949The Cisco Kid

Sword of the Avenger Poster

Sword of the Avenger Feature Film1948Fernando

The Valiant Hombre Poster

The Valiant Hombre Feature Film1948Cisco Kid

Jungle Flight Poster

Jungle Flight Feature Film1947Police Capt. Costa

Jungle Terror Poster

Jungle Terror Feature Film1946Armand Roget

Two Years Before the Mast Poster

Two Years Before the Mast Feature Film1946Mexican Captain

South of the Rio Grande Poster

South of the Rio Grande Feature Film1945The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid in Old New Mexico Poster

The Cisco Kid in Old New Mexico Feature Film1945Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid Returns Poster

The Cisco Kid Returns Feature Film1945Cisco Kid

Call of the South Seas Poster

Call of the South Seas Feature Film1944Commissioner Charcot

Hands Across the Border Poster

Hands Across the Border Feature Film1944Juan Morales

Sheriff of Sundown Poster

Sheriff of Sundown Feature Film1944Chihuahua Ramírez

Some of the Best Poster

Some of the Best Documentary1944Peru in Trader Horn

The Fighting Seabees Poster

The Fighting Seabees Feature Film1944Construction Worker at Party

The San Antonio Kid Poster

The San Antonio Kid Feature Film1944Johnny Bennett - aka San Antonio Kid

The Tiger Woman Poster

The Tiger Woman Feature Film1944Jose Delgado

Around the World Poster

Around the World Feature Film1943Dragoman

Border Patrol Poster

Border Patrol Feature Film1943Commandante

For Whom the Bell Tolls Poster

For Whom the Bell Tolls Feature Film1943Lt. Berrendo

Mission to Moscow Poster

Mission to Moscow Feature Film1943Italian Reporter

Secret Service in Darkest Africa Poster

Secret Service in Darkest Africa Feature Film1943Capt. Pierre LaSalle

The Desert Song Poster

The Desert Song Feature Film1943Captain of the Guard

Tiger Fangs Poster

Tiger Fangs Feature Film1943Peter Jeremy

A Yank in Libya Poster

A Yank in Libya Feature Film1942Sheik David

King of the Mounties Poster

King of the Mounties Feature Film1942Pierre

We Were Dancing Poster

We Were Dancing Feature Film1942Sam Estrella - Bridge Player

Bad Men of Missouri Poster

Bad Men of Missouri Feature Film1941Dan

Down Mexico Way Poster

Down Mexico Way Feature Film1941Juan

Gauchos of El Dorado Poster

Gauchos of El Dorado Feature Film1941José Ojara - aka Gaucho

King of the Texas Rangers Poster

King of the Texas Rangers Feature Film1941Lieuenant Pedro Garcia

Outlaws of the Desert Poster

Outlaws of the Desert Feature Film1941Sheik Suleiman

South of Panama Poster

South of Panama Feature Film1941Captain of Police

Covered Wagon Days Poster

Covered Wagon Days Feature Film1940Rico Rinaldo

Gaucho Serenade Poster

Gaucho Serenade Feature Film1940Gaucho Don José

Heroes of the Saddle Poster

Heroes of the Saddle Feature Film1940Rico Renaldo

Oklahoma Renegades Poster

Oklahoma Renegades Feature Film1940Rico

Pioneers of the West Poster

Pioneers of the West Feature Film1940Rico Rinaldo

Rocky Mountain Rangers Poster

Rocky Mountain Rangers Feature Film1940Rico

Cowboys from Texas Poster

Cowboys from Texas Feature Film1939Renaldo

Rough Riders' Round-up Poster

Rough Riders' Round-up Feature Film1939Alcalde Don Enriguez

South of the Border Poster

South of the Border Feature Film1939Andreo Mendoza

The Kansas Terrors Poster

The Kansas Terrors Feature Film1939Renaldo

The Lone Ranger Rides Again Poster

The Lone Ranger Rides Again Feature Film1939Juan Vasquez

The Mad Empress Poster

The Mad Empress Feature Film1939Col. Miguel López

Rose of the Rio Grande Poster

Rose of the Rio Grande Feature Film1938Sebastian

Spawn of the North Poster

Spawn of the North Feature Film1938Iván

The Painted Stallion Poster

The Painted Stallion Feature Film1938Zamorro

Tropic Holiday Poster

Tropic Holiday Feature Film1938Young Blood

Zaza Feature Film1938Animal Trainer

Jungle Menace Poster

Jungle Menace Feature Film1937Armand Roget

Mile a Minute Love Poster

Mile a Minute Love Feature Film1937Count Ribalto

Sky Racket Poster

Sky Racket Feature Film1937Count Barksi

The Painted Stallion Poster

The Painted Stallion Feature Film1937Zamorro

Zorro Rides Again Poster

Zorro Rides Again Feature Film1937Renaldo

Lady Luck Poster

Lady Luck Feature Film1936Tony Morelli

Moonlight Murder Poster

Moonlight Murder Feature Film1936Pedro

Rebellion Poster

Rebellion Feature Film1936Ricardo Castillo

Special Agent K-7 Poster

Special Agent K-7 Feature Film1936Tony Blank

Ten Laps to Go Poster

Ten Laps to Go Feature Film1936Eddie DeSylva

Two Minutes to Play Poster

Two Minutes to Play Feature Film1936Lew Ashley

Public Stenographer Poster

Public Stenographer Feature Film1934Henchman Orsini

Sword of the Arab Poster

Sword of the Arab Short Film1934

The Moth Poster

The Moth Feature Film1934Don Pedro

Trapped in Tia Juana Poster

Trapped in Tia Juana Feature Film1932Lieutenant Kenneth Holbert

Trader Horn Poster

Trader Horn Feature Film1931Perú

Pals of the Prairie Feature Film1929Francisco Valencia

The Bridge of San Luis Rey Poster

The Bridge of San Luis Rey Feature Film1929Esteban

Clothes Make the Woman Poster

Clothes Make the Woman Feature Film1928

The Devil's Skipper Poster

The Devil's Skipper Feature Film1928

The Naughty Duchess Feature Film1928Armand

Romany Love Short Film1927Pietro

Punchinello Poster

Punchinello Short Film1926Punchinello

Writer

7

Type

Year

The Highwayman Poster

The Highwayman Feature Film1951

The Lady and the Bandit Poster

The Lady and the Bandit Feature Film1951

Bells of San Fernando Poster

Bells of San Fernando Feature Film1947

Don Ricardo Returns Poster

Don Ricardo Returns Feature Film1946

Mile a Minute Love Poster

Mile a Minute Love Feature Film1937

The Love Charm Short Film1928

Clothes Make the Woman Short Film1927

Producer

6

Satan's Cradle Poster

Satan's Cradle Feature Film1949

The Daring Caballero Poster

The Daring Caballero Feature Film1949

The Gay Amigo Poster

The Gay Amigo Feature Film1949

The Valiant Hombre Poster

The Valiant Hombre Feature Film1948

Bells of San Fernando Poster

Bells of San Fernando Feature Film1947

Don Ricardo Returns Poster

Don Ricardo Returns Feature Film1946

Director

1

Punchinello Poster

Punchinello Short Film1926

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