| Lalo Ríos | |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1927 |
| Birth Place: | San Miguelito, Sonora, Mexico |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Lalo Ríos (7 February 1927 – 7 March 1973) was a Mexican-born American actor best known for his lead role in The Ring (1952) as Tommy.[1]
Lalo Ríos was born on February 7, 1927, in San Miguelito, Sonora, Mexico. At the age of 9 he moved to East Los Angeles, California, with his family. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School.[2] [3]
During Ríos' work as a carpenter[4] he got his first acting role with the Paramount film The Lawless (1950). The film cast Ríos as a young Mexican who faces a racist lynch mob in a small North California town. Since his start, his career spanned nearly twenty years. In 1952, Ríos was then cast in his most well-known role as "Tommy", in The Ring (1952), in which he played the lead actor and protagonist. Ríos was also known for certain relevance in films such as Big Leaguer (1953), and Touch of Evil (1958). He eventually ended his career in film in 1962, with Lonely Are the Brave.
After ending his career in film, Ríos began to focus solely on television. This was a format with which he was familiar, due to his initial inclusion in Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse in 1958. His casting with the series was short lived, appearing in only two episodes, but assisted him in creating a platform to sell his craft. After 1966, he participated in multiple television series, such as Laredo (1966) and Marcus Welby, M.D. (1968). Marcus Welby was the last series in which he participated, before he left American television.
Ríos died in Los Angeles on March 7, 1973.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | The Lawless | Paul Rodriguez | |
| Bandit Queen | Juan, a vigilant | Uncredited | |
| 1951 | The Law and the Lady | Panchito | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Untamed Frontier | Pepe | Uncredited |
| One Minute to Zero | Pvt. Chico Mendoza | Uncredited | |
| The Ring | Tomas 'Tommy' Cantanios / Tommy Kansas | ||
| 1953 | City Beneath the Sea | Calypso | |
| Big Leaguer | Chuy Aguilar | ||
| 1954 | Prisoner of War | Sachez Rivero | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil | Risto | |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven | Calvera henchman | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Gold of the Seven Saints | Mexican Robber | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave | Prisoner | |
| 1968 | Blue | Mexican bandit | Uncredited |
| Villa Rides | Mexican Soldier | Uncredited |
| Year | Title | Role | episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Martinez | My Father, the Fool | |
| 1959 | Wagon Train | Juan | The Stagecoach Story The Sister Rita Story | |
| 1960 | Overland Trail | Telegrapher | Mission into Mexico | |
| 1960 | Tate | The Shepherd | Tigrero | |
| 1961 | The Untouchables | Tony Diaz | The Big Train, Part 1 The Big Train, Part 2 | |
| 1961 | Roberto | The Key | ||
| 1961 | Gunsmoke | Little Fox | Long Hours, Short Pay | |
| 1961 | The Case of the Dangerous Robin | Doll of Death | ||
| 1966 | Laredo | Pepe | The Calico Kid | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | First Bandit | The Terrorist | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Sanchez | Neither Punch nor Judy |