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Rudy Ramos
American actor and musician (born 1945) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rudy Ramos (born September 19, 1950) is an American actor and musician. His acting career has covered six decades, and includes recurring roles on The High Chaparral, Hunter, and Yellowstone.
Early life
Ramos was born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma and has three siblings, two brothers and a sister.[1] During an interview he stated that he is half Mashika – a band of Aztecs – and half Mexican.[2]
When Ramos was about ten years old his family moved to the north side of Lawton, which was a mile from Fort Sill, where Geronimo lived for the last 15 years of his life, and where he died. Geronimo became Ramos' childhood hero and, later in life, Ramos would star in the one-man show Geronimo: Life on the Reservation.[3]
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Career
Ramos first television role was a small part on Ironside.[4] He went on to have a recurring role as Wind during the last season of the television western The High Chaparral from 1970-1971. He played Reuben Garcia on Hunter from 1987-1988.[5] Ramos played Felix Long on Yellowstone[3] from 2018–2024.
His films include Helter Skelter, The Enforcer (both 1976), The Driver (1978), Defiance (1980), Quicksilver (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Open House (1987), Colors (1988).[6]
For many years Ramos starred in the one-man theater production Geronimo: Life on the Reservation. The first performance was in Tucson, Arizona in 2013.[7] The show toured across the country until COVID-19 halted live performances.[3]
During Native American Heritage Month in November 2020, Ramos was highlighted in a story by Hillary Atkin for the Television Academy Emmys.[8]
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