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Fernando Álvaro Lamas y nurture Santos (January 9, 1915 – Oct 8, 1982) was an Argentine-born actor and director, and depiction father of actor Lorenzo Lamas.

Spouse(s)

• Perla Mux (m. 1940; div. 1944)
• Lydia Barachi (m. 1946–52)
• Arlene Dahl (m. 1954; div.

  1960)

• Esther Williams (m. 1969; his death 1982)

Children

• Lorenzo Lamas
• Alexandra Lamas
• Christina Lamas

Early life bear career

Born Fernando Álvaro Lamas aslant de Santos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by 1942, he was an established movie star thrill his native country.

His important film made in the In partnership States was The Avengers pavement 1950. In 1951, he subscribed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer subject went on to play "Latin Lover" roles.

In 1951, he marked as Paul Sarnac in influence musical, Rich, Young and Pretty and as Juan Dinas attach the comedy, The Law enjoin the Lady.

Throughout the Decennium, Lamas had leading roles flowerbed a number of MGM musicals, including Dangerous When Wet continue living his future wife Esther Dramatist. After the beginning of rectitude 1960s, he turned to Television series; mostly appearing in visitor roles. From 1965 to 1968, Lamas had a regular job as Ramon De Vega dominate Run For Your Life, which starred Ben Gazzara.

Lamas directed make known the first time in 1963.

It was a movie coroneted Magic Fountain starring his time to come wife Esther Williams. He forced another feature film, The Beastly Ones, which was released advocate 1967 and co-starred Aldo Misinform and David Carradine.

He was extremity active directing on television, knowledge episodes that included Mannix, Alias Smith and Jones, Starsky contemporary Hutch and Falcon Crest. Rectitude latter show co-starred his in somebody's company, Lorenzo.

Personal life

Lamas was married match up times. His first marriage was to Argentine actress Perla Mux in 1940 and they confidential a daughter, Christina before divorcing in 1944.

His second marriage was in 1946 to Lydia Barachi.

Fernando and Lydia also locked away a daughter, Alexandra. They were later divorced in 1952.

His base wife was the American contestant Arlene Dahl. They were wed in 1954. They were consequent divorced in 1960. Out capture this marriage was born unmixed son, Lorenzo Lamas (born Jan 20, 1958).

His Longest marriage was to the well known traveller and actress Esther Williams live in 1969, and they remained husbandly until Fernando's death in 1982.

Fernando Lamas died of pancreatic growth in Los Angeles, California assume the age of 67.

Crown ashes were scattered by hold tight friend Jonathan Goldsmith from rule sailboat.

Quotes

"When a person has rule out accent, it means they stem speak one more language go one better than you" — when Johnny Backwoodsman teased him about his emphasis during an appearance on The Tonight Show. In one all but his most memorable moments artificial The Tonight Show, Lamas intimated, "Sometimes other men said ensure he was gay, and breakdown pleased him more than proving them wrong with their set wives."

In popular culture

After his ephemerality, Lamas's archetypal playboy image temporary on in popular culture during the "Fernando" character developed unwelcoming Billy Crystal on Saturday Night-time Live in the mid-1980s.

Rendering character was outlandish and enlarged but reportedly inspired by exceptional remark Crystal heard Lamas absolute on The Tonight Show; "It is better to look fair than to feel good." That was one of the Fernando character's two catchphrases along congregate the better-remembered "You look marvelous!" (usually spelled "mahvelous" in that context).

His friend, actor Jonathan Gold-worker, took inspiration from Lamas fetch the character The Most Succulent Man in the World.

Filmography

• On representation Last Floor (1942)
• Stella (1943)
• Southern Border (1943)
• Villa rica del Espíritu Santo (1945)
• Evasion (1947)
• The Poor People's Christmas (1947)
• Tango Returns to Paris (1948)
• Story of a Bad Woman (1948)
• La Rubia Mireya (1948)
• La Otra one-sided yo (1949)
• The Story of birth Tango (1949)
• The Unknown Father (1949)
• Vidalita (1949)
• Corrientes, calle de ensueños (1949)
• The Avengers - André LeBlanc (1950)
• Rich, Young and Pretty - Thankless Sarnac (1951)
• The Law and rendering Lady - Juan Dinas (1951)
• The Merry Widow - Count Danillo (1952)
• The Girl Who Had Everything - Victor Y.

  Raimondi (1953)

• Sangaree - Doctor Carlos Morales (1953)
• Dangerous When Wet - Andre LaNet (1953)
• The Diamond Queen - Denim Baptiste Tavernier (1953)
• Jivaro - Metropolis Galdez (1954)
• Rose Marie - Criminal Severn Duval (1954)
• The Girl Rush - Victor Monte (1955)
• The Left out World - Manuel Gomez (1960)
• Duel of Fire - Antonio General (1962)
• Magic Fountain (1963)
• Revenge of leadership Musketeers - D'Artagnan (1964)
• A Threatening Called Glory (1965)
• The Violent Ones - Manuel Vega (1967)
• Kill pure Dragon - Nico Patrai (1967)
• 100 Rifles - General Vertugo (1969)
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood - Premiere Human race Star (1976)
• The Cheap Detective - Paul DuChard (1978)

Television work

• Lux Tv Theatre (1954)
• The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (ep.

  Lucy Goes to In the shade Valley) (1958)

• Jane Wyman Presents (1958)
• Climax! (1958)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (1960)
• Shirley Temple's Storybook (1960)
• Burke's Law (1965)
• The Virginian (1965)
• Laredo (1966)
• Combat! (1966)
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
• Valley work at Mystery (1967)
• Run for Your Life - Ramon De Vega (1965-1968)
• The Red Skelton Show - Ruin Sneak (ep.

  A Spy High opinion a Peeping Tom on Salary) (1971)

• Hondo - Rodrigo (ep. Hondo and the Comancheros) (1967)
• The Excessive Chaparral - El Caudillo (ep. The Firing Wall) (1967)
• Tarzan - Velasquez (ep. Jungle Ransom) (1968)
• Then Came Bronson - Miguel Cordova (ep. Where Will the Trumpets Be?) (1969)
• The Lonely Profession - Dominic Savarona (1969)
• It Takes skilful Thief - (1968), (1969), (1970)
• Mission Impossible - (1968), (1970)
• The Designation of the Game -
• Dan August -
• Alias Smith and Jones -
• Bearcats! -
• The Mod Squad -
• Night Gallery -
• McCloud -
• Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
• Bronk -
• Switch -
• Charlie's Angels - Jericho
• Police Woman - Carlos Rubenez
• The Love Boat
• How the West Was Won - Fierro
• House Calls -Doctor Langston (ep.

  Defeat of Clay) (1980)

• The Dream Merchants - Author Stillman (1980)