Basic Information About Gregory Sierra
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor |
| Net worth | $2,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1941-01-25 (83 years old) |
| Place of birth | New York City |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | 16 May - Susan Pollock ( 1976 - 30 January 1978) (her death) 15 February - Eileen Defelitta ( 1969 - 1972) 4 January - Helene (? - 2021) (his death) |
| Gender | Male |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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Gregory Sierra roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Papillon | Antonio |
| Vampires | Father Giovanni |
| The Towering Inferno | Carlos |
| Hot Shots! Part Deux | The Captain |
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | Terence Wheeler |
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Verger |
| Deep Cover | Barbosa |
| A Low Down Dirty Shame | Captain Nunez |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Jack Simon |
| Jane Austen's Mafia! | Bonifacio |
| The Waltons | Volta 1 episode, 1973 |
| Soap | Carlos 'El Puerco' Valdez / ... 12 episodes, 1980-1981 |
| MacGyver | Captain Diaz / ... 3 episodes, 1985-1990 |
| Barney Miller | Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale 35 episodes, 1975-1982 |
| Banacek | Norman Esposito 1 episode, 1973 |
| The X Files | Dr. Diamond 1 episode, 1993 |
| Growing Pains | Dr. Paul Ramirez 2 episodes, 1989 |
| It Takes a Thief | Fletcher 1 episode, 1969 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Entek 1 episode, 1994 |
| Mission: Impossible | Fernando Laroca / ... 3 episodes, 1970-1972 |
| Columbo | Lou D'Allessandro 1 episode, 1974 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Gabriel Caceras / ... 6 episodes, 1985-1995 |
| The High Chaparral | Arrigo 1 episode, 1970 |
| Cover Up | Zeidler 1 episode, 1985 |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Gen. Eli Parker 2 episodes, 1994 |
| Petrocelli | Rudolph Chavez 1 episode, 1974 |
| Kung Fu | Zolly 1 episode, 1973 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Hector 1 episode, 1992 |
| It's a Living | Officer Wilson 1 episode, 1981 |
| The Mod Squad | Zamaron 1 episode, 1970 |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | Ricardo Reyes 1 episode, 1992 |
| Simon & Simon | Gregory Cable / ... 2 episodes, 1983-1985 |
| All in the Family | Paul Benjamin 1 episode, 1973 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Coach Kellino / ... 2 episodes, 1985-1987 |
| The Paper Chase | Public Defender 1 episode, 1984 |
| Ellen | General Colon 1 episode, 1996 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Patrolman Burgers 1 episode, 1973 |
| Hart to Hart | Eduardo / ... 2 episodes, 1981-1984 |
| The Golden Palace | Rubin 1 episode, 1992 |
| Sanford and Son | Julio Fuentes 12 episodes, 1972-1975 |
| Miami Vice | Lt. Lou Rodriguez 4 episodes, 1984 |
| Airwolf | Frank Ochoa 1 episode, 1986 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Rafael Mendoza 1 episode, 1995 |
| Medical Center | Mendez 1 episode, 1969 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Lyle Norman 1 episode, 1998 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Lolo 1 episode, 1973 |
Interesting Facts about Gregory Sierra
- Of Puerto Rican descent, Sierra feigned a noticeable accent in Barney Miller (1975), Sanford and Son (1972), Barney Miller (1975),and Sanford and Son (1972). However, in other appearances, including The Towering Inferno (1974) and the All in the Family (1971) episode "Archie is Branded", he spoke in his normal unaccented voice.
- Sierra was familiar to fans of Barney Miller (1975) as "Detective Sergeant Chano Amenguale", and as "Julio Fuentes", the Puerto Rican neighbor on Sanford and Son (1972), wherein his character was often the butt of racist insults and jokes via the show's main character, "Fred G. Sanford" (portrayed by Redd Foxx, who was friends with Sierra offscreen).
- As of March 2020 was residing in Laguna Woods, CA, where he passed away from cancer in January 2021 at the age of 83.
- Worked with the National Shakespeare Company and in the New York Shakespeare Festival, appeared in off-Broadway productions and, in one brief brush with Broadway, was a standby in "The Ninety Day Mistress" in 1967.
- Attended the Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in Brooklyn, New York, which was a preparatory school for boys considering the priesthood.
- Has two step-daughters, and one step-granddaughter.
