Handsome, dapper Argentine-born actor who came to Hollywood as a romantic lead in several colourful MGM extravaganzas and then succeeded in living up to his Latin Lover image in real life. Lamas studied drama at school in his native country and later enrolled in a law course at college. His strong leaning towards athletic pursuits prevailed and he ...
| Full Name | Fernando Lamas |
| Net Worth | $2 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 9, 1915 |
| Died | October 8, 1982, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.9 m |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Writer |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Television Director |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Spouse | Esther Williams, Arlene Dahl, Lydia Barachi, Perla Mux |
| Children | Lorenzo Lamas, Cristina Lamas, Alexandra Lamas |
| Parents | Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl |
| Nicknames | Fernando Lamas, Lamas, Fernando |
| Known For | The Violent Ones (1967), The Merry Widow (1952), Magic Fountain (1963), The Lost World (1960) |
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| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical |
| Movies | Dangerous When Wet, 100 Rifles, Jivaro, Sangaree, The Lost World, The Merry Widow, Rich, Young and Pretty, The Girl Who Had Everything, The Violent Ones, Rose Marie, The Diamond Queen, The Law and the Lady, The Cheap Detective, The Girl Rush, Kill a Dragon, Murder on Flight 502, Vidalita, Duel of Fi... |
| TV Shows | Renegade, Falcon Crest, Leave It to Lamas, Are You Hot?, Secrets of Midland Heights, California Fever, Invasion America, Gone Country, Dancin' to the Hits, The Immortal, The 1/2 Hour News Hour, Air America, Celebrity Bootcamp |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
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| 1 | Fernando Lamas passed away on October 8, 1982, three months away from what would have been his 68th birthday on January 9, 1983. |
| 2 | His friendly "Latin Lover" rivalry with fellow Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star Ricardo Montalban prodded a memorable Saturday Night Live (1975) sketch in later years with Bill Murray titled "Quien es mas macho, Fernando Lamas o Ricardo Montalban?". |
| 3 | Best friends with Jane Wyman (who was also very close with his son Lorenzo Lamas), with whom he co-starred on Falcon Crest (1981). They had that remarkable friendship for 24 years, between 1958 until Fernando's own death in 1982. |
| 4 | A Republican, he endorsed Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan for president. |
| 5 | He had a daughter, Cristina, with his first wife, Perla. |
| 6 | He had a daughter, Alexandra "Alex", with his second wife, Lydia. |
| 7 | Has eight grandchildren, A.J., Shayne, Paton, Alexandra, Victoria, Isabella, Diana and Sergio. Great-grandfather of Press Dahl Lamas Richie. |
| 8 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Happy Hunting". |
| 9 | He was cast on the television series Gavilan (1982), but due to the cancer that would take his life, he was forced to withdraw from the role after filming a few episodes. Patrick Macnee replaced him in the cast, and the scenes were redone. |
| 10 | Father of Lorenzo Lamas. Grandfather of A.J. Lamas, Shayne Lamas and Paton Ashbrook. |
| 11 | His effortless charm and way with the ladies earned him the moniker ("First of the Red Hot Lamas"). |
| 12 | Father-in-law of Michelle Smith and Kathleen Kinmont. |
| 13 | Brother-in-law of Stanton Williams. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Dream Merchants | 1980 | TV Movie | Conrad Stillman |
| House Calls | 1980 | TV Series | Dr. Langston |
| How the West Was Won | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Fierro |
| The Cheap Detective | 1978 | | Paul DuChard |
| The Love Boat | 1978 | TV Series | Bill Klieg / Bill Teague |
| Police Woman | 1977 | TV Series | Carlos Rubenez |
| Charlie's Angels | 1977 | TV Series | Jericho |
| Quincy M.E. | 1977 | TV Series | Moreno |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | 1976 | | Premiere Male Star |
| Switch | 1976 | TV Series | Fouad |
| Bronk | 1976 | TV Series | Abriega |
| Murder on Flight 502 | 1975 | TV Movie | Paul Barons |
| McCloud | 1974 | TV Series | Max Cortez |
| Night Gallery | 1973 | TV Series | Dr. Ramirez (segment "Hatred Unto Death") |
| Mod Squad | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Arturo Roca / Lt. Ramon Sanchez |
| Bearcats! | 1971 | TV Series | Chucho Morales |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | TV Series | Big Jim Santana |
| Dan August | 1971 | TV Series | Tony Storm |
| The Name of the Game | 1970 | TV Series | Cesar Rodriguez |
| Mission: Impossible | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Ramon Prado / Roger Toland |
| It Takes a Thief | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Paolo Monteggo / Pepe Rouchet / Francisco Arascan |
| The Lonely Profession | 1969 | TV Movie | Dominic Savarona |
| Then Came Bronson | 1969 | TV Series | Miguel Cordova |
| 100 Rifles | 1969 | | Gen. Verdugo |
| Tarzan | 1968 | TV Series | Velasquez |
| The High Chaparral | 1967 | TV Series | El Caudillo |
| Kill a Dragon | 1967 | | Nico Patrai |
| Hondo | 1967 | TV Series | Rodrigo |
| Run for Your Life | 1965-1967 | TV Series | Ramon de Vega / Ramon De Vega / Ramon da Vega |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1964-1967 | TV Series | Harry Sneak / Canadian Mountie / Raffles Cavendish - Jr.'s Dad / ... |
| The Violent Ones | 1967 | | Manuel Vega |
| Valley of Mystery | 1967 | TV Movie | Francisco Rivera |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Salim Ibn Hydari / Alejandro De Sada |
| Combat! | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Leon Paulon / Vertrain |
| Laredo | 1966 | TV Series | Paco Romero |
| The Virginian | 1965 | TV Series | Captain Estrada |
| Burke's Law | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Kelly Mars / El Greco |
| D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri | 1964 | | D'Artagnan |
| Magic Fountain | 1963 | | Alberto |
| Duello nella sila | 1962 | | Antonio Franco |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | 1960 | TV Series | Professor Fritz Bhaer |
| The Lost World | 1960 | | Manuel Gomez |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Giulio Mandati / Miguel |
| Pursuit | 1958 | TV Series | |
| Climax! | 1958 | TV Series | Jose Aragon |
| Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | Juan Bravado |
| The Girl Rush | 1955 | | Victor Monte |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | |
| Rose Marie | 1954 | | James Severn Duval |
| Jivaro | 1954 | | Rio Galdez |
| The Diamond Queen | 1953 | | Jean Baptiste Tavernier |
| Dangerous When Wet | 1953 | | André Lanet |
| Sangaree | 1953 | | Dr. Carlos Morales |
| The Girl Who Had Everything | 1953 | | Victor Y. Raimondi |
| The Merry Widow | 1952 | | Count Danilo |
| The Law and the Lady | 1951 | | Juan Dinas |
| Rich, Young and Pretty | 1951 | | Paul Sarnac |
| The Avengers | 1950 | | Andre LeBlanc |
| La otra y yo | 1949 | | |
| Corrientes, calle de ensueños | 1949 | | |
| The Story of the Tango | 1949 | | Juan Carlos Maldonado |
| Vidalita | 1949 | | |
| De padre desconocido | 1949 | | |
| La rubia Mireya | 1948 | | Alberto |
| The Story of a Bad Woman | 1948 | | |
| Tango vuelve a París | 1948 | | Flores |
| Evasion | 1947 | | Bruno |
| The Poor People's Christmas | 1947 | | |
| Villa rica del Espíritu Santo | 1945 | | |
| Frontera Sur | 1943 | | |
| Stella | 1943 | | |
| En el último piso | 1942 | | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| He & She | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Pat Boone Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Seasons of Youth | 1961 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Esther Williams at Cypress Gardens | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 32nd Annual Academy Awards | 1960 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1957 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Record | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's My Line? | 1954-1957 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest #2 / Himself - Mystery Guest |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Dinah Shore Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| The Alan Thicke Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1969-1980 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Dinah! | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host / Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1966-1978 | TV Series | Himself - Center Square / Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis | 1977 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1971-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
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