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Marco Lopez (actor)

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Marco Lopez
Born
Marco Antonio Lopez

(1935-09-10) September 10, 1935 (age 89)
Years active1954–present

Marco Antonio Lopez[1] (born September 10, 1935),[2] also credited as Marco Antonio and Marco Lopez, is an American actor born in Los Angeles,[3] who played several parts in the supporting cast of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited television series, Dragnet and Adam-12.[2][3] He also served as Webb's stand in for long shots.[4] His first Hollywood job was as a stand-in for Elvis Presley in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender.[citation needed]

In 1971, Webb offered Lopez the role that would bring him into the homes of millions of Americans weekly, that of Firefighter Marco Lopez in Webb and Robert Cinader's television series, Emergency! Like his fellow Emergency! co-star, Los Angeles County Fire Department engineer and actor Mike Stoker, Lopez used his real name as his character name (which led to confusion that he was an actual firefighter with the LACoFD - he had never worked with the LACoFD at any time).[3]

After Emergency! went off the air in 1979, Lopez took roles in such television shows as MacGyver;[2] Mission: Impossible;[2] The New Adam-12; The Lloyd Bridges Show;[2] Murder, She Wrote[5] and The Six Million Dollar Man. He also appeared opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts in the movie America's Sweethearts, where he had an uncredited role as a photographer. Lopez was also one of the original "extra" crewman on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, a show he lent his visage (though seldom his voice) to from 1964 to 1968.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1954 Broken Lance Indian Uncredited
1955 Love Me or Leave Me Minor Role Uncredited
1956 The King and I Extra Uncredited
1956 Around the World in 80 Days Extra Uncredited
1957 The Enemy Below Soldier Uncredited
1958 South Pacific Barua
1959 Holiday for Lovers Bellboy Uncredited
1962 Deadly Duo Luis, the Bellhop
1963 Fun in Acapulco Bullfighter Uncredited
1967 Chuka Hanu
1969 Sweet Charity Man in Park Uncredited
1970 Airport Harold Lopez - Passenger Uncredited
1972 The Poseidon Adventure Passenger Listening to Sermon Uncredited
1972 Emergency! Marco Lopez Credited as Fireman Lopez
1979 Love and Bullets Policeman Uncredited
1991 Timebomb
1997 Perdita Durango Extra in Las Vegas Uncredited
1999 Play It to the Bone Ringeside Fan Uncredited
2001 The Mexican Border Patrol Officer Uncredited
2001 America's Sweethearts Photographer Uncredited, (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ Yokley, Sutherland, Richard, Rozane (May 2007). Emergency!: Behind the Scene. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 33. ISBN 9780763748968 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Marco López". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Rozane (1997). "Marco Lopez - Emergency Fans". emergencyfans.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Latrobe Bulletin from Latrobe, Pennsylvania - 26". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, Pennsylvania. January 14, 1976. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ "Murder, She Wrote: Always a Thief (1990)". AllMovie. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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