Fernando Alvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 - October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director best known for The Cheap Detective (1978), The Merry Widow (1952), and D Artagnan Contro I 3 Moschettieri (1963).
He was married to Perla Mux, Lydia Barachi, Arlene Dahl, and Esther Williams and had three children, including Lorenzo Lamas and his grandchildren are AJ Lamas and Shayne Lamas.
Lamas died in 1982 at the age of 67 from pancreatic cancer.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1947: The Poor Peoples Christmas as Reyes
- 1947: Evasion as Bruno
- 1948: El Tango Vuelve A Paris as Flores
- 1948: La Rubia Mireya as Alberto
- 1949: Vidalita as Capt. Mariano Suquer
- 1949: The Story Of The Tango as Juan Carlos Maldonado
- 1950: The Avengers as Andre LeBlanc
- 1951: Rich Young And Pretty as Paul Sarnac
- 1951: The Law And The Lady as Juan Dinas
- 1952: The Merry Widow as Count Danilo
- 1953: The Girl Who Had Everything as Victor Y. Ramondi
- 1953: Sangaree as Dr. Carlos Morales
- 1953: Dangerous When Wet as Andre Lanet
- 1953: The Diamond Queen as Jean Baptiste Tavernier
- 1954: Jivaro as Rio Galdez
- 1954: Rose Marie as James Severn Duval
- 1955: The Girl Rush as Victor Monte
- 1960: The Lost World as Manuel Gomez
- 1962: Duello Nella Sila as Antonio Franco
- 1963: Magic Fountain as Alberto (also director)
- 1963: D Artagnan Contro I 3 Msochettieri as D'Artagnan
- 1967: Valley Of Mystery as Francisco Rivera
- 1967: The Violent Ones as Manuel Vega (also director)
- 1967: Kill A Dragon as Nico Patrai
- 1969: 100 Rifles as Verdugo
- 1969: The Lonely Profession as Dominic Savarona
- 1975: Murder on Flight 502 as Paul Barons
- 1976: Won Ton Ton The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Premiere Male Star
- 1978: The Cheap Detective as Paul DuChard
Television Roles
- 1958: Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre as Juan Bravado
- 1958: Climax as Jose Aragon
- 1959-1960: Zane Grey Theatre as Giulio Mandati/Miguel (2 episodes)
- 1960: Shirley Temples Storybook as Prof. Fritz Bhaer
- 1964-1965: Burke's Law as Kelly Mars/El Greco (2 episodes)
- 1964-1967: The Red Skelton Show as J.D. Richfella/Raffles Cavendish/Laughing Gas (3 episodes)
- 1965: The Virginian as Capt. Estrada
- 1965-1966: Combat as Leon Paulon/Vertrain (2 episodes)
- 1965-1967: Run For Your Life as Ramon de Vega (5 episodes)
- 1966: Laredo as Paco Romero
- 1966-1967: The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Salim Ibn Hydari/Alejandro De Sada (2 episodes)
- 1967: Hondo as Rodrigo
- 1967: The High Chaparral as El Caudillo
- 1968: Tarzan as Velasquez
- 1968-1970: It Takes A Thief as Paolo Monteggo/Pepe Rouchet/Francisco Arascan (3 episodes)
- 1968-1970: Mission: Impossible as Ramon Prado/Roger Toland (2 episodes)
- 1969: Then Came Bronson as Miguel Cordova
- 1970: The Name Of The Game as Cesar Rodriguez
- 1970-1973: The Mod Squad as Arturo Roca/Lt. Ramon Sanchez (2 episodes)
- 1971: Dan August as Tony Storm
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones as Big Jim Santana (also director)
- 1971: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In as Various
- 1971: Bearcats! as Chucho Morales
- 1973: Night Gallery as Dr. Ramirez
- 1974: McCloud as Max Cortez
- 1976: Bronk as Abriega
- 1976: Switch as Fouad
- 1977: Quincy, M.E. as Moreno
- 1977: Charlie's Angels as Jericho
- 1977: Police Woman as Carlos Rubenez
- 1978: The Love Boat as Bill Klieg/Bill Teague (2 episodes)
- 1980: House Calls as Dr. Luis Navarra
- 1980: The Dream Merchants as Conrad Stillman
Director
- 1967: Run For Your Life
- 1969: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
- 1970: Mannix
- 1975: SWAT
- 1975: The Rookies
- 1975-1976: Starsky & Hutch (3 episodes)
- 1976: Jigsaw John
- 1977: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
- 1977-1978: Switch (3 episodes)
- 1978: The Amazing SpiderMan
- 1980-1981: Secrets Of Midland Heights (2 episodes)
- 1981: Flamingo Road
- 1981-1982: House Calls (8 episodes)
- 1982: Falcon Crest
- 1982: Code Red
- 1982: Bret Maverick
Producer
- 1979: Samurai
- 2017: The Unattainable Story
Writer
- 1965: Place Called Glory City
