Actor. He was best known to television viewers as the charming Manolito Montoya on the NBC western "The High Chaparral" from 1967 to 1971. He was also known for his role as San Diego police detective Manny Quinlan alongside David Janssen on the 1970s ABC detective series "Harry O." Born Enrique Tomas Delgado Jr., he studied political science and acting at the University of Puerto Rico, then won a scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was a classmate of actress Ruth Buzzi, in 1954. He acted in plays and took music, dance, tap, fencing, and phonetic classes before graduating two years later. In 1959, he made his acting debut on the television series "Cimarron City." Besides "The High Chaparral" and "Harry O," he went to appear in such series as "Gunsmoke," "The Wild Wild West," "Mission: Impossible," "The Outer Limits," "Mod Squad," "Kojak," "Baretta," "Hawaii Five-O," "The Waltons," "Dallas," "Benson," "T.J. Hooker," "Magnum, PI" and "Star Trek: Voyager." He earned a Daytime Emmy in 1990 for his appearance on the daytime soap opera "Santa Barbara." Also in 1959, he made his "big screen" debut in the film "Curse of the Undead." He went on to appear in such films as "Summer and Smoke ," (1961), "The Glass Cage," (1964), "St. Helens," (1981), "The Hitcher (1986)," "Runaway Jury," (2003) and "Soda Springs." (2012).
Actor. He was best known to television viewers as the charming Manolito Montoya on the NBC western "The High Chaparral" from 1967 to 1971. He was also known for his role as San Diego police detective Manny Quinlan alongside David Janssen on the 1970s ABC detective series "Harry O." Born Enrique Tomas Delgado Jr., he studied political science and acting at the University of Puerto Rico, then won a scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was a classmate of actress Ruth Buzzi, in 1954. He acted in plays and took music, dance, tap, fencing, and phonetic classes before graduating two years later. In 1959, he made his acting debut on the television series "Cimarron City." Besides "The High Chaparral" and "Harry O," he went to appear in such series as "Gunsmoke," "The Wild Wild West," "Mission: Impossible," "The Outer Limits," "Mod Squad," "Kojak," "Baretta," "Hawaii Five-O," "The Waltons," "Dallas," "Benson," "T.J. Hooker," "Magnum, PI" and "Star Trek: Voyager." He earned a Daytime Emmy in 1990 for his appearance on the daytime soap opera "Santa Barbara." Also in 1959, he made his "big screen" debut in the film "Curse of the Undead." He went on to appear in such films as "Summer and Smoke ," (1961), "The Glass Cage," (1964), "St. Helens," (1981), "The Hitcher (1986)," "Runaway Jury," (2003) and "Soda Springs." (2012).
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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