Gregory Joseph Sierra (January 25, 1937 – January 4, 2021) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual on ''

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'', Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of

Fred G. Sanford Fred G. Sanford is a fictional character portrayed by actor/comedian Redd Foxx on the 1972–1977 NBC sitcom '' Sanford and Son'' and the 1980–1981 NBC sitcom '' Sanford''. Foxx, whose real name was John Elroy Sanford, modeled the character ...

on ''

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'', and as Marruja in '' The Castaway Cowboy'' (1974).

Early life

Gregory Joseph Sierra was born on January 25, 1937, in Manhattan. several sources have his birth year incorrectly listed as 1937 He was raised in

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by an aunt as his parents did not take charge of his care. After serving in the

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, Sierra went with a friend to an acting school audition in Manhattan. Mr. Sierra was only there to support his friend, but after performing some improvisation he was admitted instead of his friend.

Career

He began his career on the stage, touring with the National Shakespeare Company, and in 1967 appeared as the Duke of Austria in '' King John'' at the

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. He then moved to Los Angeles in the late 1960s to work in film and television. Sierra's film credits include ''

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'' (1969), ''

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'' (1970), '' Papillon'' (1973), ''

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...

'' (1974), ''

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'' (1979) and ''

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'' (1987). In 1973, Sierra guest-starred in an unusually dramatic episode of ''

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'' in the role of Paul Benjamin, who was a

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ish activist with the "Hebrew Defense Association" (based on the

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) fighting

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in the neighborhood. In the plot, he volunteers in helping to chase away

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thugs who spray-painted a swastika on the Bunkers' front door. He is later killed by a car bomb planted by the neo-Nazis. From 1972 to 1975, he had the recurring role of Julio Fuentes, a Puerto Rican neighbor of the Sanfords, on ''

.'' After that he spent two years as part of the

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of ''

'', as Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual. He starred as Dr. Tony Menzies on the short-lived 1977 sitcom ''

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''. In 1980 and 1981, for the fourth and unresolved final season of the soap opera parody ''

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,'' he played Latin American revolutionary Carlos "El Puerco" Valdez, Jessica Tate's lover. In 1984, he was hired for the main cast of ''

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'' where he played Lieutenant Lou Rodriguez, but he asked to be written out of the series after four episodes, not wanting to reside in Miami where the show was being filmed, according to the season 1 DVD commentary; he was subsequently replaced by

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and his character, Lieutenant Martin Castillo. He had regular roles on the TV shows ''

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'' (1983) and ''

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'' (1988–1989). In 1992, Sierra played drug dealer Felix Barbossa in the

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-directed film ''

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'', which also starred

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and

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, and appeared in the comedy sequel ''

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''. The following year he played an Iraqi patrol boat captain in the comedy ''

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''. He also played a man named Villanazul in the low-budget 1998 movie ''

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''. He also appeared as Corbin Entek in the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode " Second Skin". His television credits also include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible'' (3 episodes), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Personal life and death

Sierra was of Puerto Rican descent. He married Eileen Defelitta in 1969, and they were divorced in 1972. In 1976, he married Susan Pollock, and they remained wed until her death in 1978. He lived in

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, with his wife, Helen Tabor. Sierra died on January 4, 2021, after a long battle with stomach and liver cancer, three weeks before his 84th birthday.

Filmography

Sources:

Film

*''

'' (1970) - Verger *''

Getting Straight ''Getting Straight'' is a 1970 American comedy film motion picture directed by Richard Rush, released by Columbia Pictures. The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of non-conformist grad ...

'' (1970) - Garcia *'' Weekend of Terror'' (1970) - Police Sergeant *''

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'' (1971) - Chamaco *''Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns'' (1971) - Lopez *''

Pocket Money Pocket money may refer to: *In British English, an allowance for children *''Pocket Money'', a 1972 film starring Paul Newman and Lee Marvin * ''Small Change'' (film), a 1976 film directed by François Truffaut, titled ''Pocket Money'' outside the ...

'' (1972) - Chavarin *''

The Culpepper Cattle Co. ''The Culpepper Cattle Co.'' or ''Dust, Sweat and Gunpowder'' (Australian title) is a 1972 Revisionist Western film produced by Twentieth Century Fox. It was directed by Dick Richards and starred Billy Green Bush as Frank Culpepper and Gary ...

'' (1972) - One-Eyed Horsethief *''

The Wrath of God ''The Wrath of God'' is a 1972 American Western film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, Rita Hayworth and Victor Buono. Filmed in Mexico, it is based on the 1971 novel by Jack Higgins writing as James Graham. ...

'' (1972) - Jurado *''

The Thief Who Came to Dinner ''The Thief Who Came to Dinner'' is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin. Based on the novel by Terrence Lore Smith, the film stars Ryan O'Neal and Jacqueline Bisset, with Charles Cioffi, Warren Oates, and in an early appearance, J ...

'' (1973) - Dynamite *''The Clones'' (1973) - Nemo *'' Papillon'' (1973) - Antonio *'' The Laughing Policeman'' (1973) - Vickery *''Goodnight Jackie'' (1974) - Paul *'' The Castaway Cowboy'' (1974) - Marruja (Bryson's henchman) *''

'' (1974) - Carlos *''

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful ''The Night They Took Miss Beautiful'' is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film appearing on the NBC network that was produced by Don Kirshner. The film features a large number of stars in a story about "skyjacking beauty queens" on a Cons ...

'' (1977) - Omar Welk *''

Mean Dog Blues ''Mean Dog Blues'' is a 1978 American drama film directed by Mel Stuart. It stars Gregg Henry and Kay Lenz. Plot After hitchhiking a car ride with a drunken politician and his seductive wife, Paul Ramsey, a singer, offers to take the rap in cour ...

'' (1978) - Jesus Gonzales *''

Evening in Byzantium ''Evening in Byzantium'' is a 1978 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television drama film produced by Glen A. Larson Productions and Universal Television, and directed by Jerry London, about the Cannes Film Festival being overtaken by terror ...

'' (1978) - Fabricio *''

'' (1979) - The Count *'' The Night the Bridge Fell Down'' (1983) - Diego Ramirez *''

Let's Get Harry ''Let's Get Harry'' is a 1986 American adventure film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Michael Schoeffling, Thomas F. Wilson, Glenn Frey, Rick Rossovich, Ben Johnson, Mark Harmon, Gary Busey, and Robert Duvall. The film direction is credite ...

'' (1986) - Alphonso *''

'' (1987) - Capt. Sanchez *''

'' (1992) - Barbosa *''

'' (1992) - Terence Wheeler *''

'' (1993) - Iraqi Patrol Boat Captain (uncredited) *''

A Low Down Dirty Shame ''A Low Down Dirty Shame'' is a 1994 American action comedy film written, directed by, and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans. The film also stars Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett, and Salli Richardson. Plot Former LAPD detective Andre Shame is a pri ...

'' (1994) - Captain Nunez *''

'' (1998) - Villanazul *''

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'' (1998) - Father Giovanni *''

Jane Austen's Mafia! ''Mafia!'', also known as ''Jane Austen's Mafia!'', is a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges (in one of his final films), Olympia Dukakis and Christina Applegate. The film spoofs Francis ...

'' (1998) - Bonifacio *''

The Other Side of the Wind ''The Other Side of the Wind'' is a 2018 satirical drama film, directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Orson Welles, and posthumously released in 2018 after forty-eight years in development. The film stars John Huston, Bob Random, Pe ...

'' (2018) - Jack Simon (final film role)

Television

*'' It Takes a Thief'' - episode - Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby - Fletcher (1969) *''

'' - episode - A Ticket for Bertrille - Officer Juarez (1969) *'' Mission: Impossible'' - episode - Phantoms - Gomal (1970) *'' McCloud'' - episode - Portrait of a Dead Girl - 1st Deputy (1970) *'' Mission: Impossible'' - episode - Chico - Prado's butler (1970) *''

'' - episode - A Town Called Sincere - Zamaron (1970) *''

'' - episode - Journey from San Juan - Juan (1971) *'' Mission: Impossible'' - episode - Cocaine - Fernando Laroca (1972) *''

'' - 12 episodes - Julio Fuentes (1972-1975) *''

Insight Insight is the understanding of a specific cause and effect within a particular context. The term insight can have several related meanings: *a piece of information *the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intu ...

'' - episodes - "Hey, Janitor", The Eye of the Camel, Loser Take All, Plus Time Served, & A Decision to Love (1973 - 1981) *''

'' - episode - "The Stone" - Solly (1973) *''

'' - episode - "Archie is Branded" - Paul Benjamin (1973) *''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book ''Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 film ...

'' - episode - "The Gypsies" - Volta (1973) *''

'' - episode - "Tricks Are Not Treats" - Lolo (1973) *'' Banacek'' - episode - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack - Norman Esposito (1973) *''

'' - 3 episodes - Blue Jacket / Osuna (1973-1975) *'' McCloud'' - episode- This Must Be the Alamo - Patrolman Rico Cross (1974) *''

Columbo ''Columbo'' () is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC f ...

'' - episode - Publish or Perish - Lou D'Allessandro (1974) *''

'' - 35 episodes - Det. Sgt. Chano Amengual (1975-1976) *''

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'' - episode - The K Group: Parts 1 & 2 (1977) *''

'' - 5 episodes - Dr. Tony Menzies (1978) *''

'' - 12 episodes - Carlos 'El Puerco' Valdez (1980-81) *''

'' - episode - Hog Wild - Sheriff Mark Vargas (1981) *''

'' - episode - A Couple of Harts - Eduardo (1981) *'' Quincy M.E.'' - episode - Baby Rattlesnakes - Rick Durado (1982) *''

'' — ADA Alvarez — four episodes (1982) *''

'' - Commandante Paco Pico (1983) *'' Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues'' - TV Movie - Silvera (1983) *''

Simon & Simon ''Simon & Simon'' is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who operate ...

'' - episode - The Club Murder Vacation - Gregory Cable (1983) *''

'' - 4 episodes - Lt. Lou Rodriguez (1984) *'' The Paper Chase'' - episode - Burden of Proof - Public Defender (1984) *''

Blue Thunder ''Blue Thunder'' is a 1983 American action thriller film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Gordon Carroll, Phil Feldman, and Andrew Fogelson and directed by John Badham. The Blue Thunder helicopter itself did exist as two copies of modifie ...

'' - episode - The Long Flight - Luis Creighton Acuna (1984) *''

'' - episode - Max's Waltz - Howard Castle (1984) *''

Cagney & Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very dif ...

'' - episode - Violation - Eddie 'Cleanhead' Stutz (1985) *''

'' - episode - The Enchilada Express - Raul Gutierrez (1985) *''

Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving esp ...

'' - episode - Wildfire - Frank Ochoa (1986) *''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot. In both po ...

'' - episode - The Gauntlet - General Antonio Vasquez (1985) *''

'' - episode - Broadway Malady - NYPD Det. Sgt. Moreno (1985) *''

'' - episode - Jack of Lies - Colonel Antunnez (1986) *''

'' - episode - Flashpoint - Councilman Elandro (1987) *''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on ...

'' - episode - Pleasure Principle - Miguel Torres (1987) *''

'' - episode - Ahead of the Game - Coach Kellino (1987) *''

The Munsters Today ''The Munsters Today'' is an American sitcom and a revival of the original 1964–66 sitcom ''The Munsters'' that aired in syndication from October 8, 1988, to May 25, 1991. Plot The series concerns the day-to-day life of a family of benign mon ...

'' - episode - Farewell Grandpa - Don Steinburg (1988) *''

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'' - Himself (Celebrity Contestant) (1988) *''

'' - episode - Murder Through the Looking Glass - Sanchez (1988) *''

Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the Se ...

'' - episodes - The New Deal: Parts 1 & 2 - Dr. Paul Ramirez (1989) *''

'' - episode - The Treasure of Manco - Captain Diaz (1990) *''

Unspeakable Acts The Country Walk case is a Florida 1985 "Multi-Victim, Multi-Offender" child sex abuse case that occurred during the day-care sex-abuse hysteria. Frank Fuster remains imprisoned, making him the last perpetrator in this moral panic. His wife Ilean ...

'' - movie - Frank Fuster (1990) *''

The Golden Palace ''The Golden Palace'' is an American sitcom television series produced as a sequel to ''The Golden Girls,'' a continuation without Bea Arthur (though she did guest star in a double episode) that originally aired on CBS from September 1992 to May ...

'' - episode - Ebbtide for the Defense - Rubin (1992) *''

'' - episode - Day of the Dead - Ramon (1992) *''

'' - episode - Will Gets Committed - Hector (1992) *''

'' - episode - Jersey Devil - Dr. Diamond (1993) *''

'' - episodes - The Petrified Florist, A Nest of Vipers, & Film Flam - Lieutenant Gabriel Caceras (1993-1995) *'' Thea: How I Got Over (TV Episode 1993) Mr.Gutierrez'' *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' - episode - Second Skin - Entek (1994) *''

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' is an American Western drama television series created and executive produced by Beth Sullivan and starring Jane Seymour, who plays Dr. Michaela Quinn, a physician who leaves Boston in search of adventure in the O ...

'' - episodes - The Washington Affair: Parts 1 & 2 - '' General Ely Samuel Parker'' (1994) *''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texa ...

'' - episode - Standoff - Col. Rafael Mendoza (1995) *''

Ellen Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: * Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress * Elle ...

'' — General Colon — episode: When the Vow Breaks (1996)

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