Eloy Casados

Eloy Casados
Born
Eloy Phil Casados

(1949-09-28)September 28, 1949
Long Beach, California
DiedApril 19, 2016(2016-04-19) (aged 66)
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2016

Eloy Phil Casados (September 28, 1949 - April 19, 2016)[1] was an American film, television and voice actor. He appeared in more than 20 films and 30 television series.

He was best known for playing Ishi in the 1978 NBC television movie Ishi: The Last of His Tribe and as Sheriff Sam Coyote in the CBS action television series Walker, Texas Ranger.[2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCharacterNotes
1970Pieces of DreamsCharlieCredited as Phil Casados
1973MustangCredited as Phil Casados
1979Walk ProudHugoCredited as Eloy Phil Casados
1983Sacred GroundPrairie Fox
Under FirePedro
1984Cloak & DaggerAlvarez
1986Down and Out in Beverly HillsTom "Tom-Tom"
The Best of TimesCarlos
Hollywood Vice SquadCarlos
1987Born in East L.A.Thug #1
1989BlazeAntoine
1991A Climate for KillingRuiz Sanchez
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManJose
The Linguini IncidentTony
1992White Men Can't JumpTony Stucci
1993SkeeterHank Tucker
1994CobbLouis Prima
1995The Nature of the BeastSheriff #1
1999Play It to the BoneVince's Trainer
2001Girl's Best Friend Antonio
2002Dark BlueSWAT Commander Rico
2003Hollywood HomicideDetective Eddie Cruz
2007D-WarHomeless Man
2008Frost/NixonManolo Sanchez
2011BridesmaidsChurra Chi Waiter
201450 to 1Charlie Figueroa
2015McFarland, USA Dale Padilla
2018Primal RageSheriffPosthumous

Television

YearTitleCharacterNotes
1976The Blue KnightSpanish OfficerEpisode: "The Rose and the Gun"
FamilyRudy CortésEpisode: "Jury Duty"
1977Panic in Echo ParkTV movie
Young Dan'l BooneTsiskwaLead role
1976–1978Police StoryVariousTwo episodes
1978Ishi: The Last of His TribeIshiTV movie
The Next Step BeyondMendozaEpisode: "Portrait of the Mind"
1979The Incredible HulkFrankEpisode: "Kindred Spirits"
1980Amber WavesDwight PhillipsTV movie
1981FreedomRonTV movie
1982The Legend of Walks Far WomanTV movie
1986Knight RiderRaoulEpisode: "Knight Flight to Freedom"
1985–1986Hill Street BluesVariousTwo episodes
1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryGregorioTV movie
Houston KnightsEpisode: Mirrors
HunterMexican Police CaptainEpisode: "Hot Pursuit: Part 2"
1988To Heal a NationTV movie
Steal the SkyGround CrewmanTV movie
1989Prime TargetThin ManTV movie
1990Equal JusticeJury ForemanEpisode: "The Art of the Possible"
Bar GirlsOrtegaTV movie
The Great Los Angeles EarthquakeEktorTV movie
1991Adam-12Mr. MadridEpisode: "Panic in Alverez Park"
Northern ExposureSmithEpisode: "The Big Kiss"
1992Trial: The Price of PassionTV movie
Human TargetEpisode: "Pilot"
1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyDominguezTV movie
1995Hudson StreetJoe ValentineEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
1996Murphy BrownManagerEpisode: "If You're Going to Talk the Talk"
Grand AvenueAlbertTV movie
1997Nash BridgesMaximo OrtizEpisode: "Inside Out"
Murder Live!Tony GrenaldiTV movie
Nothing SacredClementEpisode: "Spirit and Substance"
1996–1998Walker, Texas RangerSheriff Sam CoyoteFour episodes
1997–1999King of the HillEnriqueFour episodes
200118 Wheels of JusticeEpisode: "Old Wives' Tale"
NYPD BlueDiegoEpisode: "In-Laws, Outlaws"
EpochMexican DoctorTV movie
2007George LopezDr. Anthony TovarEpisode: "George's Bogey-ous Relationship
with Vic Is Putt to the Test"
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSheriff Joe VasquezEpisode: "Leapin' Lizards"
2009SouthlandMr. MorettaEpisode: "Sally in the Alley"
Ruby & The RockitsChief Dan LittlefeatherTwo episodes
2011The Young and the RestlessBobEpisode #9665
Up All NightPeteEpisode: "New Car"
Pretend TimeManEpisode: "Baby Not from Booty"
2013Rizzoli & IslesFactory ManagerEpisode: "But I Am a Good Girl"
LongmireMancell Lone ElkEpisode: "Red Tuscan"
2014ShamelessRoger RunningtreeThree episodes
CastleYavapai ElderEpisode: "Once Upon a Time in the West"

Video games

YearTitleCharacter
2000Code BlueJohn Jackson

References

  1. ↑ SAG-AFTRA-Spring Edition 2019, In Memoriam
  2. ↑ "Eloy Casados Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved February 25, 2015.