Joe Yrigoyen
Acting
Biography
Joe Yrigoyen (28 August 1910 - 10 January 1998) was an actor, known for The Cowboys (1972), The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) and Mike Hammer (1958).
Born: August 28, 1910
Place of Birth: Ventura, California, U.S.
Known For
Ben-Hur
In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
The Wild Bunch
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Man from Cheyenne
Roy is a government man assigned to a case of cattle rustling in the part of the country where he grew up, unaware that the leader of the gang is a woman, in fact an old flame.
Blazing Saddles
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
The Cowboys
When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
The Sons of Katie Elder
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.
Drums of Fu Manchu
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his hands on the keys. In 1943 the serial was edited together into a feature movie also called Drums of Fu Manchu.
The Phantom Rider
A new town doctor arrives at the same time as local Indians needprotection from troublemaking looters.
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to keep them out by legal means but his nephew Bart brings in outlaws to drive them out. The Lone Ranger is on hand to help the homesteaders battle Bart's men as he overcomes traps, ambushes, burning buildings and other obstacles in his attempt to bring peace to the valley.
Seven Ways from Sundown
A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.
Filmography
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Rustler
as Simkins (uncredited)
as Buck Mason (uncredited)
as The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)
as German Driver (uncredited)
as Stacey
as Arab (uncredited)
as Blackie
as Henchman
as Henchman
as Henchman
as Henchman Joe
as Ambusher
as Dacoit
as Pistolero
as Stage Driver
as Barge Crewman
as Power Thug
as Posseman
as Henchman Pete
as Pete