Occupation actor Years active 1953-2002 | Name Abel Fernandez Role Actor | |
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Full Name Abel Gonzalez Fernandez Movies and TV shows Similar People Lewis Milestone, Alfred Hitchcock, Roy Rowland, Sidney J Furie, Budd Boetticher | ||
Abel fernandez 1930 2016
Abel Gonzalez Fernandez (July 14, 1930 – May 3, 2016) was an American actor who played in movies from 1953 to 2002. He was best known for his role as Federal Agent William "Bill" Youngfellow on the 1959-1963 ABC Television series The Untouchables.
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Biography
Fernandez was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 1930. His mother was Yaqui Indian and his father, Mexican Indian. He was the youngest of a large family and lost his mother at birth. He attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles, and at the age of 16, enlisted in the United States Army and became a paratrooper.
While there, he won the title, Middleweight Boxing Champ of the Asiatic Forces. In 1950, as an amateur, he won the light heavyweight title in Los Angeles Golden Gloves competition After his discharge, he was a professional boxer from 1950 to 1953, when he studied acting and began appearing in films.
In 1964, Fernandez was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to failing to file state tax returns in California for four years. Additionally, he had to pay $4,750 in taxes, plus penalties, and be on probation for four years.
Film and TV
Fernandez' film debut came in Second Chance (1953).
He was the only cast member from the original Untouchables lineup in the series' 1959 "Scarface Mob" pilot, other than Robert Stack himself, to be cast for the series. His character is based on that of William Jennings Gardner, Native American Indian member of the real-life Untouchables federal squad.
Fernandez has also appeared in dozens of T.V.and film roles in series such as Daniel Boone, Bonanza, Time Tunnel, Gunsmoke, Batman, Wagon Train, The Virginian, Have Gun–Will Travel, and Marcus Welby M.D., as well as theatrical films such as Fort Yuma, Target Zero, Second Chance (1953) with Robert Mitchum, Alaska Seas starring Robert Ryan (also 1953), Rose Marie with Fernando Lamas (1954), The Last Wagon (1956), Pork Chop Hill starring Gregory Peck (1959), Madigan with Richard Widmark (1968), Quicksilver (1986), and many more. He also appeared in the ABC TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (with Lee Aaker) as an Apache warrior.
He occasionally produced theatrical shows for disadvantaged children.
Death
Fernandez died on May 3, 2016 from lung cancer at a hospital in Whittier, California, aged 85. His survivors included four children.
Filmography
Actor
1991
Buster's Bedroom as
Dr. Jacoby
1986
Quicksilver as
Guyamo
1981
The Fall Guy (TV Series) as
Delgado
- The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda (1981) - Delgado
1981
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Prisoner
- Campesinos (1981) - Prisoner
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Angelo Rodrigues
- The Other Side of the Chart (1970) - Angelo Rodrigues
1969
Topaz as
Cuban Guerrilla Fighter (uncredited)
1965
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Sentry / Bear Paw / Warrior / ...
- The Grand Alliance (1969) - Sentry
- The Flaming Rocks (1968) - Bear Paw
- The Jasper Ledbetter Story (1967) - Warrior
- The Peace Tree (1965) - Tafend
- Empire of the Lost (1965) - White Feather
- Cain's Birthday: Part 1 (1965) - Little Turtle
1968
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Apache
- Hunter's Moon (1968) - Apache (as A. Ferna)
1968
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Sapewa
- Nora (1968) - Sapewa
1968
Madigan as
Detective Rodriguez
1968
Batman (TV Series) as
Thug #1
- Penguin's Clean Sweep (1968) - Thug #1
1967
Lassie (TV Series) as
Grady
- Showdown (1967) - Grady
1967
Hondo (TV Series) as
Indian
- Hondo and the War Cry (1967) - Indian
1967
The Time Tunnel (TV Series) as
Bowman
- Idol of Death (1967) - Bowman
1966
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
War Cloud
- War Cloud (1966) - War Cloud
1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as
Aztec Airlines Attendant (uncredited)
1966
The Appaloosa as
Mexican Farmer (uncredited)
1965
Apache Uprising as
Young Apache Chief
1964
Rio Conchos as
Mexican at Corral (uncredited)
1964
The Age of Violence as
Gangster
1964
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) as
Joseph
- The Day of the Haunted Trail (1964) - Joseph
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
William Youngfellow / Agent William Youngfellow
- A Taste for Pineapple (1963) - William Youngfellow
- Line of Fire (1963) - William Youngfellow
- The Giant Killer (1963) - William Youngfellow
- The Butcher's Boy (1963) - William Youngfellow
- Junk Man (1963) - William Youngfellow
- An Eye for an Eye (1963) - William Youngfellow
- Globe of Death (1963) - William Youngfellow
- Blues for a Gone Goose (1963) - William Youngfellow
- Jake Dance (1963) - William Youngfellow
- The Snowball (1963) - William Youngfellow
- The Speculator (1963) - William Youngfellow
- Search for a Dead Man (1963) - William Youngfellow
- Doublecross (1962) - William Youngfellow
- A Fist of Five (1962) - William Youngfellow
- Come and Kill Me (1962) - William Youngfellow
- Bird in the Hand (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Chess Game (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Cooker in the Sky (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Night They Shot Santa Claus (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Case Against Eliot Ness (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Maggie Storm Story (1962) - William Youngfellow
- Element of Danger (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Stryker Brothers (1962) - William Youngfellow
- Takeover (1962) - William Youngfellow
- Silent Partner (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Gang War (1962) - William Youngfellow
- Fall Guy (1962) - William Youngfellow
- The Canada Run (1962) - William Youngfellow
- Man Killer (1961) - William Youngfellow (credit only)
- Loophole (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Matt Bass Scheme (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Genna Brothers (1961) - William Youngfellow
- Tunnel of Horrors (1961) - William Youngfellow
- Power Play (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Troubleshooter (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The King of Champagne (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Nero Rankin Story (1961) - William Youngfellow
- Death for Sale (1961) - William Youngfellow
- Mr. Moon (1961) - William Youngfellow
- Testimony of Evil (1961) - William Youngfellow (credit only)
- The Lily Dallas Story (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Antidote (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Nick Moses Story (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Underground Court (1961) - William Youngfellow
- Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Jamaica Ginger Story (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Masterpiece (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Big Train: Part 2 (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Big Train: Part 1 (1961) - William Youngfellow
- The Tommy Karpeles Story (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Otto Frick Story (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Larry Fay Story (1960) - William Youngfellow
- Kiss of Death Girl (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Purple Gang (1960) - William Youngfellow
- A Seat on the Fence (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Mark of Cain (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Waxey Gordon Story (1960) - William Youngfellow
- Nicky (1960) - William Youngfellow
- Jack 'Legs' Diamond (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Rusty Heller Story (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Frank Nitti Story (1960) - William Youngfellow (credit only)
- Portrait of a Thief (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Doreen Maney Story (1960) - William Youngfellow
- Three Thousand Suspects (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The White Slavers (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Unhired Assassin: Part 2 (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Unhired Assassin: Part 1 (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Big Squeeze (1960) - William Youngfellow
- Little Egypt (1960) - William Youngfellow
- One-Armed Bandits (1960) - William Youngfellow
- Star Witness (1960) - William Youngfellow
- The Noise of Death (1960) - William Youngfellow
- Syndicate Sanctuary (1960) - Agent William Youngfellow
- You Can't Pick the Number (1959) - Agent William Youngfellow
- The Dutch Schultz Story (1959) - Agent William Youngfellow
- The Tri-State Gang (1959) - Agent William Youngfellow
- The Artichoke King (1959) - William Youngfellow
- Mexican Stake-Out (1959) - William Youngfellow
- Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll (1959) - William Youngfellow
- The George 'Bugs' Moran Story (1959) - William Youngfellow
- Ma Barker and Her Boys (1959) - William Youngfellow
- The Empty Chair (1959) - William Youngfellow
- Pilot (1959) - William Youngfellow
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) as
Tom Tall Bear
- Little Big Mouth (1961) - Tom Tall Bear
1959
Not for Hire (TV Series) as
Changa
- The Deserter (1959) - Changa
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Lean Knife
- Mr. Henry Comstock (1959) - Lean Knife
1956
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Nate / Indian / Little Wolf
- Johnny Red (1959) - Nate
- Buffalo Man (1958) - Indian
- Indian White (1956) - Little Wolf
1959
Troubleshooters (TV Series)
- Liquid Death (1959)
1959
Pork Chop Hill as
Kindley
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Shoshone Leader / Tonino / Indian Brave / ...
- The Jose Maria Moran Story (1959) - Shoshone Leader
- The Sister Rita Story (1959) - Tonino (uncredited)
- The Kitty Angel Story (1959) - Indian Brave
- The Charles Avery Story (1957) - Second Indian Brave
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) as
William Youngfellow / The Spaniard
- The Untouchables: Part 2 (1959) - William Youngfellow
- The Untouchables: Part 1 (1959) - William Youngfellow
- Chez Rouge (1959) - The Spaniard
1959
The Texan (TV Series) as
Juan
- Caballero (1959) - Juan
1959
Steve Canyon (TV Series) as
Airman Abel Featherstone / Sgt. Abel Featherstone / A1C Featherstone
- The Sergeant (1959) - Airman Abel Featherstone
- Blackmail (1959) - Airman Abel Featherstone
- The Fight (1959) - Sgt. Abel Featherstone
- Operation Souvenir (1959) - Airman Abel Featherstone
- The Search (1959) - Airman Abel Featherstone
- Operation Nose Wheel (1959) - A1C Featherstone
- Operation Big Thunder (1959) - Airman Abel Featherstone
1959
The Restless Gun (TV Series) as
Garcia
- Ricochet (1959) - Garcia
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Cota / Indian
- The Last Raid (1959) - Cota
- Death Watch (1956) - Indian (uncredited)
1959
U.S. Marshal (TV Series)
- Mass Escape (1959)
1958
Union Pacific (TV Series) as
Chicoola
- Indian Treaty (1958) - Chicoola
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Officer
- A Nice Social Evening (1958) - Officer
1958
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Big Hawk
- End of the Trail (1958) - Big Hawk
1958
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Young Indian
- Florida Weekend (1958) - Young Indian
1957
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Guard / Little Horse / Bandit
- Silver Convoy (1958) - Guard
- The Englishman (1957) - Little Horse
- Strange Vendetta (1957) - Bandit
1957
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Chief Kiasak / Kiasak / Kiasax
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Big Council (1958) - Chief Kiasak
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: White Man's Medicine (1958) - Chief Kiasak
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Land of Enemies (1958) - Kiasak
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Initiation (1957) - Kiasax
1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
O-Ye-Tza / Panjito / Tsa-Fah / ...
- Rusty's Remedy (1958) - Panjito
- Attack on Fort Apache (1956) - O-Ye-Tza
- Rin Tin Tin and the Christmas Story (1955) - Tsa-Fah
- Rusty Resigns from the Army (1955) - Quemado
- Blood Brothers (1954) - O-Ye-Tza
1957
Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV Series) as
Martinez
- Martinez Story (1957) - Martinez
1957
Decision at Sundown as
Pete (uncredited)
1957
The Tijuana Story as
Policeman (uncredited)
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
Pug
- The Tale of the Tainted Tenner (1957) - Pug
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) as
Electricians Mate First Class Oscar Martinez
- The Last Dive (1957) - Electricians Mate First Class Oscar Martinez
1957
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Indian
- Four Women in Black (1957) - Indian
1957
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) as
Indian Chief
- The Still Trumpet (1957) - Indian Chief (uncredited)
1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series)
- Test of a Titan (1957)
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Osceola
- Osceola (1957) - Osceola
1956
The Last Wagon as
Apache Medicine Man (uncredited)
1956
The Harder They Fall as
Chief Firebird (uncredited)
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Abel - Cowhand
- The Outlanders (1955) - Abel - Cowhand (uncredited)
1955
Target Zero as
Pvt. Geronimo (uncredited)
1955
Fort Yuma as
Mangas
1955
Devil Goddess as
Teinusi (as Abel M. Fernandez)
1955
The Last Command as
Mexican Soldier (uncredited)
1955
Strange Lady in Town as
Apache (uncredited)
1955
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Chick
- Garrity's Sons (1955) - Chick
1955
Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
- The Hostage (1955)
1955
Many Rivers to Cross as
Slangoh
1954
The Joe Palooka Story (TV Series) as
Ramon Avida / Enrique 'Hank' Garcia
- The Last Fight (1954) - Ramon Avida
- Below the Border (1954) - Enrique 'Hank' Garcia (uncredited)
1954
Stories of the Century (TV Series) as
Yellow Hat
- John Wesley Hardin (1954) - Yellow Hat
1954
Rose Marie as
Indian Warrior (uncredited)
1954
Alaska Seas as
Ricci - Tall Crewman
1953
Second Chance as
Rivera
Stunts
1978
Hooper (stunts - uncredited)
1973
Tom Sawyer (stunt double: Kunu Hank - uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1957
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) (technical advisor - 1 episode)
- Four Women in Black (1957) - (technical advisor)
Self
1960
Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (TV Special) as
Self
Archive Footage
1962
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
The Spaniard
- Chez Rouge (1962) - The Spaniard
1960
Alcatraz Express (TV Movie) as
William Youngfellow
1960
The Gun of Zangara (TV Movie) as
William Youngfellow (uncredited)
1959
The Scarface Mob (TV Movie) as
William Youngfellow
1958
Frontier Justice (TV Series) as
Indian
- Death Watch (1958) - Indian
References
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