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Duncan Renaldo (1904–1980) was an American actor of European birth. He was best known in the 1950s United States for his lead role in The Cisco Kid, which co-starred Leo Carrillo as Pancho. The children's television series ran for six years and 156 episodes 1950–1956.[1] He and Carrillo first crossed professional paths in the 1935 film Moonlight Murder. Prior to his television success, Renaldo appeared in 67 feature-length films beginning in the silent era. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired him in 1929 for a silent version of The Bridge of San Luis Rey.[2] Paramount Pictures cast him in five films, including the acclaimed Two Years Before the Mast and For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Duncan Renaldo as the Cisco Kid with his horse Diablo
Duncan Renaldo as the Cisco Kid with his horse Diablo

Twenty of his films were for Republic Pictures, appearing alongside Republic lead stars John Wayne, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Bob Steele. When Ray Corrigan left the popular Three Mesquiteers series of western films in 1939, rather than immediately casting another actor in his recurring role of Tucson Smith, Republic created the role of Rico for Renaldo who portrayed the character in seven subsequent Mesquiteer films.[3]

Although Renaldo was seen by audiences most often as Spanish surnamed characters, the Romania-born actor never knew his own parents or his ethnic heritage. His film career took a two-year hiatus at McNeil Island Federal Prison for falsifying passport documents by claiming his birthplace as New Jersey.[4] When President Franklin D. Roosevelt granted him a pardon in 1936, he was able to resume his career and was granted full American citizenship by Judge James O'Connor in 1941.[5]

In 1945, he appeared in three Monogram Pictures films as the Cisco Kid, paired with Martin Garralaga as Cisco's sidekick Pancho. Preceding the successful television series, he and Leo Carrillo teamed up in 1949 and 1950 for five feature length Cisco Kid movies for United Artists, four of which he co-produced. For his contributions to the entertainment industry, Renaldo received a star at 1680 Vine Street on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960.[6] Dunan Renaldo also appeared in the Republic Pictures 1937 serial Zorro Rides Again, as Zorro's confidant Renaldo.[7]

Films

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Feature films credits of Duncan Renaldo
Title Year As actor (role) As writer Director Producer Studio/Distributor Other cast members Ref(s)
Clothes Make the Woman 1928 unknown Tom Terriss Tiffany-Stahl Productions Eve Southern, Walter Pidgeon [8]
The Naughty Duchess 1928 Armand Tom Terriss Tiffany-Stahl Productions Eve Southern, H. B. Warner [9]
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1929 Esteban Charles Brabin Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lili Damita, Raquel Torres [10]
Pals of the Prairie 1929 Francisco Louis King F.B.O. Productions, Inc. Frank Rice, Buzz Barton [11]
Trader Horn 1931 Peru W. S. Van Dyke Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Harry Carey, Edwina Booth [12]
Trapped in Tia Juana 1932 Kenneth/El Zorro Wallace Fox George W. Weeks Mayfair Pictures Corp, Action Pictures Inc. Edwina Booth [13]
Public Stenographer 1933 Jerome Eagan Lewis D. Collins D. J. Mountan Showmen's Pictures, Inc., State Rights, Screencraft Productions, Inc. Lola Lane [14]
The Moth 1935 Don Pedro Fred C. Newmeyer Al Alt Showmen's Pictures, Inc., Screencraft Productions, Inc. Sally O'Neil, Paul Page, Wilfred Lucas [15]
Rebellion 1936 Ricardo Castillo Lynn Shores E. B. Derr Crescent Pictures Corp. Tom Keene, Rita Hayworth [16]
Two Minutes to Play 1936 Lew Ashley Robert Hill Sam Katzman Victory Pictures Corp. Herman Brix, Eddie Nugent [17]
Moonlight Murder 1936 Pedro Edwin L. Marin Lucian Hubbard, Ned Marin MGM Leo Carrillo, Chester Morris [18]
Lady Luck 1936 Tony Morelli Charles Lamont George R. Batcheller Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corp Patricia Farr, William Bakewell [19]
Mile-a-Minute-Love 1937 Count Ribalto X Elmer Clifton Fanchon Royer Fanchon Royer Features, Inc., State Rights William Bakewell, Arletta Duncan [20]
Special Agent K-7 1937 Tony Black Raymond K. Johnson C. C. Burr Productions, Inc. Walter McGrail, Queenie Smith [21]
Sky Racket 1937 unknown Sam Katzman Sam Katzman Victory Pictures Herman Bix, Joan Barclay [22]
Zorro Rides Again 1937 Renaldo William Witney
John English
Sol C. Siegel Republic Pictures John Carroll
Helen Christian
Reed Howes
Noah Beery Sr.
Richard Alexander
[7]
Spawn of the North 1938 Ivan Henry Hathaway Albert Lewin Paramount Pictures George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, John Barrymore [23]
Ten Laps to Go 1938 Eddie DeSilva Elmer Clifton Fanchon Rover Fanchon Royer Features, Inc., State Rights, Ace Pictures Corp Rex Lease, Muriel Evans [24]
Tropic Holiday 1938 Young Blood Theodore Reed Paramount Pictures Dorothy Lamour, Bob Burns, Ray Milland, Martha Raye, Binnie Barnes [25]
Rose of the Rio Grande 1938 Sebastian William Nigh Dorothy Davenport Reid Monogram Pictures Movita Castaneda, John Carroll [26]
Rough Riders' Round-up 1939 Alcalde Don Enriguez Joseph Kane Joseph Kane Republic Pictures Roy Rogers [27]
Cowboys from Texas 1939 Rico George Sherman Harry Grey Republic Pictures Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Yakima Canutt [28]
South of the Border 1939 Andreo/Mendoza George Sherman William A. Berke Republic Pictures Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette [29]
The Kansas Terrors 1939 Rico George Sherman Harry Grey Republic Pictures Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Yakima Canutt [30]
The Mad Empress 1939 Colonel Miguel Lopez Miguel Contreras Torres Miguel Contreras Torres Warner Bros. Conrad Nagel, Lionel Atwill, Medea Novora [31]
Zaza 1939 Animal trainer George Cukor Albert Lewin Paramount Pictures Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Bert Lahr [32]
Covered Wagon Days 1940 Rico George Sherman Harry Grey Republic Pictures Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton [33]
Gaucho Serenade 1940 Gaucho Don José Frank McDonald William Berke Republic Pictures Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette [34]
Pioneers of the West 1940 Rico Lester Orlebeck Harry Grey Republic Pictures Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton [35]
Oklahoma Renegades 1940 Rico Nate Watt Harry Grey Republic Pictures Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton [36]
Heroes of the Saddle 1940 Rico William Witney Harry Grey Republic Pictures Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton [37]
Rocky Mountain Rangers 1940 Rico George Sherman Harry Grey Republic Pictures Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton [38]
Bad Men of Missouri 1941 Henchman Ray Enright Jack L. Warner Warner Bros. Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Wayne Morris [39]
King of the Texas Rangers 1941 Pedro Garcia William Witney, John English Hiram S. Brown Jr Republic Pictures "Slingin' Sammy Baugh" [40]
Down Mexico Way 1941 Juan Joseph Santley Harry Grey Republic Pictures Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette [41]
Gauchos of El Dorado 1941 José Ojara, the Gaucho Lester Orlebeck Louis Gray Republic Pictures Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Yakima Canutt [42]
Outlaws of the Desert 1941 Sheik Suleiman Howard Bretherton Harry Sherman Paramount Pictures William Boyd [43]
South of Panama 1941 Captain of police Jean Yarbrough Melville Shyer Producers Releasing Corp., T. H. Richmond Productions, Inc. Roger Pryor [44]
We Were Dancing 1942 Sam Estrella Robert Z. Leonard Robert Z. Leonard, Orville O. Dull Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick [45]
A Yank in Libya 1942 Sheik Isic David Albert Herman George M. Merrick Producers Releasing Corp., M & A Productions H.B. Warner [46]
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 Lieutenant Berrendo Sam Wood Sam Wood Paramount Pictures Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff [47]
Mission to Moscow 1943 Italian reporter Michael Curtiz Jack L. Warner Warner Bros. Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Oskar Homolka [48]
Tiger Fangs 1943 Peter Jeremy Sam Newfield Jack Schwarz Producers Releasing Corporation Frank Buck [49]
Secret Service in Darkest Africa 1943 Captain Pierre LaSalle Spencer Gordon Bennet William J. O'Sullivan Republic Pictures Rod Cameron [50]
Border Patrol 1943 Commandant La Barca Lesley Selander Harry Sherman United Artists William Boyd, Robert Mitchum [51]
The Tiger Woman 1944 José Delgado Spencer Gordon Bennet William J. O'Sullivan Republic Pictures Linda Stirling [50]
The Desert Song 1944 Captain of the Guard Robert Florey Robert Buckner Warner Bros. Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning, Bruce Cabot [52]
Hands Across the Border 1944 Juan Morales Joseph Kane Republic Pictures Roy Rogers [53]
The Fighting Seabees 1944 Juan Edward Ludwig Albert J. Cohen Republic Pictures John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley [54]
Call of the South Seas 1944 Charcot John English Walter H. Goetz Republic Pictures Allan Lane, Janet Martin [55]
Around the World 1944 Dragoman Allan Dwan Allan Dwan RKO Pictures Kay Kyser, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis [56]
The San Antonio Kid 1944 Johnny Bennett, the San Antonio Kid Howard Bretherton William J. O'Sullivan Republic Pictures Bill Elliott, Robert Blake [57]
Sheriff of Sundown 1944 Chihuahua Ramirez Lesley Selander William J. O'Sullivan Republic Pictures Allan Lane [58]
In Old New Mexico 1945 The Cisco Kid Phil Rosen Philip N. Krasne Monogram Pictures Martin Garralaga [59]
The Cisco Kid Returns 1945 The Cisco Kid John P. McCarthy Philip N. Krasne Monogram Pictures Martin Garralaga [60]
South of the Rio Grande 1945 The Cisco Kid Lambert Hillyer Lindsley Parsons Monogram Pictures Martin Garralaga [61]
Don Ricardo Returns 1946 X Terry O. Morse James S. Burkett, Duncan Renaldo Producers Releasing Corporation Fred Coby, Isabelita [62]
Two Years Before the Mast 1946 Mexican captain John Farrow Seton I. Miller Paramount Pictures Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Da Silva [63]
Bells of San Fernando 1947 X Terry O. Morse Duncan Renaldo, James S. Burkett Screen Guild Productions, inc., Hillcrest Productions, Inc. Donald Woods, Gloria Warren [64]
Jungle Flight 1947 Police Captain Costa Sam Newfield Pine-Thomas Productions, Paramount Pictures Robert Lowery, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane [65]
Sword of the Avenger 1948 Fernando Sidney Salkow Sidney Salkow Eagle-Lion Films, United Philippine Artists, Inc. Ramon Delgado, Sigrid Gurie [66]
The Valiant Hombre 1949 The Cisco Kid Wallace Fox Philip N. Krasne, Duncan Renaldo United Artists, Inter-American Productions, Inc. Leo Carrillo, John Litel [67]
The Daring Caballero 1949 The Cisco Kid Wallace Fox Philip N. Krasne, Duncan Renaldo United Artists, Inter-American Productions, Inc. Leo Carrillo, Kippee Valez [68]
The Gay Amigo 1949 The Cisco Kid Wallace Fox Philip N. Krasne, Duncan Renaldo United Artists, Inter-American Productions, Inc. Leo Carrillo, Armida [69]
Satan's Cradle 1949 The Cisco Kid Ford Beebe Philip N. Krasne, Duncan Renaldo United Artists, Inter-American Productions, Inc. Leo Carrillo, Ann Savage [70]
The Girl from San Lorenzo 1950 The Cisco Kid Derwin Abrahams Philip N. Krasne United Artists, Inter-American Productions, Inc. Leo Carrillo, Jane Adams [71]
The Capture 1950 Carlos John Sturges Niven Busch RKO Pictures Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory [72]
The Highwayman 1951 X Lesley Selander Hal E. Chester, Jack Dietz Monogram Pictures Wanda Hendrix, Victor Jory, Charles Coburn [73]
The Lady and the Bandit 1951 X Ralph Murphy Columbia Pictures Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina [74]
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