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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Ref Sanchez


Occupation
  
Actor, photographer

Other names
  
Refugio Sanchez

Died
  
1986

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Born
  

Ref Sanchez (born Refugio Sanchez in Arizona, 1917; died 1986) was an American actor who appeared mostly in television shows in smaller acting parts. He worked as a fashion photographer in the 1950s through the 1970s.

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Early life

Sanchez was the son of Cruz Sanchez and Julia Sanchez, both from Spain. The family migrated from Mexico to Los Angeles, bringing with them older brother Jose Guadalupe. After arriving in Los Angeles the family grew to include siblings Josefina, Pablo (Paul), and Manuela Helen (Nellie). Sanchez attended Los Angeles schools and graduated from Lincoln High School. He attended trade schools and Los Angeles City College. Sanchez was stationed in the Philippines and Guam during World War II, where he took photographs of the native people and outdoor scenes.

Photography

After the war Sanchez started his own photography studio in Hollywood. He worked on fashion assignments for Los Angeles department stores such as May Company, Robinsons, and Bullocks. Sanchez also did other types of fashion photography as well as publicity shots.

Television and film

Sanchez was working on studio still shots when he got the opportunity to do small parts on TV shows such as Bonanza, Maverick, Alias Smith and Jones, Get Smart, Baretta, and a few other shows. He appeared in the movie Kill Uncle before Uncle Kills Us (1966) and in the Woody Allen picture Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972).

Legacy

Sanchez died in 1986 of brain cancer, and left behind a widow named Virginia. In October 2005 his photo collection, spanning a career of forty years, was donated to California State University, Northridge, through the efforts of his niece Patricia Keener and Sesar Carreno, an alumnus of CSUN. The Ref Sanchez photo collection is housed at Cal State Northridge Library in the Urban Studies Center.

Filmography

Actor
1975
Baretta (TV Series) as
Gateman
- If You Can't Pay the Price- (1975) - Gateman
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) as
Stable-Keeper / Stableman
- The Clementine Ingredient (1972) - Stable-Keeper
- Miracle at Santa Marta (1971) - Stableman
1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask as
Igor
1972
Cannon (TV Series) as
Vendor
- Devil's Playground (1972) - Vendor
1968
The High Chaparral (TV Series) as
Peon / Emilio
- The New Lion of Sonora (1971) - Peon
- The Promised Land (1968) - Emilio
1971
The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Hector
- Viva Ortega (1971) - Hector
1970
Drive Hard, Drive Fast (TV Movie) as
Mestizo
1968
Lancer (TV Series)
- The High Riders (1968)
1968
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Pedro
- The Stronghold (1968) - Pedro
1967
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Lopez
- Dr. Yes (1967) - Lopez
1967
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Antonio
- The Night of Jack O'Diamonds (1967) - Antonio
1966
Let's Kill Uncle as
Ketchman (as Reff Sanchez)
1961
Maverick (TV Series) as
Yaquito
- A State of Siege (1961) - Yaquito

References

Ref Sanchez Wikipedia


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