Alejandro Rey

Alejandro Rey
Born	(1930-02-08)February 8, 1930 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1953–86
Spouse(s)	Cristina Rudy (1966–68) Joyce Bowman Rey (1969–80)
Children	1

Alejandro Rey (February 8, 1930 – May 21, 1987) was an Argentine-American actor and television director. He emigrated to the United States in 1960, later became a U.S. citizen and gained his widest acclaim there.

Career

Early work

Rey was born in Buenos Aires and studied acting under Hedwig Schlichter and Milagros de la Vega. He became known as an actor in Argentine movies. In 1957, he participated in the film El Diablo de vacaciones, directed by Ferruccio Cerio, with Nelly Panizza and Ana María Cassan, embarking on the ship Yapeyu to travel around the world, but filming did not conclude. In 1960 he began working with Ana Casares forming the main couple of the television program "Maria Trastorno y yo", but within three months production had to be interrupted, after he was hired in the United States for a small role in Battle at Bloody Beach.

1960–86

Rey was most famous for his roles in movies such a Fun in Acapulco with Elvis Presley (1963), where although he receives no credit, his time on screen corresponds to that of a starring role, his only credited lead came later in the film The Stepmother (1972). On television, his best known role was that of casino owner and playboy Carlos Ramirez in The Flying Nun (1967–70), which became an international success. He also had memorable supporting and leading roles in two episodes of Thriller entitled "Guillotine" (1961) and "La Strega" (1962). In 1961 he made a guest appearance on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason as murder victim and title character Vincent Danielli in "The Case of the Injured Innocent". He played a South American patriot in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode 'The Mist of Silence." He portrayed a Spanish sergeant on a 1966 episode of Daniel Boone. He also appeared in a season one episode of The Fugitive entitled "Smoke Screen".

Rey was part of an episode of Route 66, as an Jai Lai player in Florida, and brother to one of Fidel Castro's junior officers hoping to be re-united with his brother. Rey remained busy, playing the role of Karl Duval on Days of Our Lives from 1976 to 1977. He was also a frequent panelist on the game shows Tattletales and Match Game. He appeared as part of an ensemble cast in William Peter Blatty's 1980 film, The Ninth Configuration. In 1986, he played Captain Luis Rueda in Dallas. He also directed for television, with credits in Villa Allegre, "The Facts of Life" and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	Dock Sud
1954	Guacho
1956	Cubitos de hielo
	Enigma de mujer	Felipe
	Graciela
1957	Alfonsina
	La Casa del angel
	El Diablo de vacaciones		Filming did not conclude
1959	Solomon and Sheba
1961	Battle at Bloody Beach	Julio Fontana
	La Maestra enamorada
1963	Fun in Acapulco	Moreno
1965	Synanon	Chris
	Blindfold	Arthur Vincenti
1971	The Sandpit Generals	Fray Jose Pedro
1972	The Stepmother	Frank Delgado
1974	Mr. Majestyk	Larry Mendoza
	The Pacific Connection	The Governor
1975	Breakout	Sanchez
1976	High Velocity	Alejandro Martel
1978	The Swarm	Dr. Tomas Martinez
1979	Sunburn	Fons
	Cuba	Faustino
1980	The Ninth Configuration	Lieutenant Gomez
1984	Moscow on the Hudson	Orlando Ramirez
1986	TerrorVision	Spiro

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Juan Diaz	Season 3, Episode 4: "The Life Work of Juan Diaz"
1967–70	The Flying Nun	Carlos Ramirez	82 episodes
1970	That Girl	Felix	Season 5, Episode 12: "That Señorita"
1971	Gunsmoke	Father Sanchez
1975	Kung Fu	Matteo
1975	Satan's Triangle	Father Peter Martin
1976–77	Days of Our Lives	Karl Duval
1981	The Love Boat	Carlos Jose Ramon Raul Sebastian Battista Ramirez
1983	Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess	Eduardo Cansino
	Grace Kelly	Oleg Cassini
1984	Santa Barbara	Dr. Ramirez
1986	The A Team	Commandent	Series 5, Episode 5
1986	Dallas	Captain Luis Rueda

Death

Rey remained busy until his death from lung cancer on May 21, 1987. He is interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Personal

Rey became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1967 while appearing in The Flying Nun. He married Joyce Bowman on May 24, 1969, in Los Angeles. She was the adopted daughter of attorney and long-time president of the Santa Ana School District Frank Bowman and his wife Dorothy. They had one son, Brandon A. Rey, who was born on February 9, 1973 in Los Angeles.

External links

• Alejandro Rey at the Internet Movie Database
• Alejandro Rey at Cinenacional.com