Gregory Sierra
Biography
Gregory Sierra was an American actor who began on the stage. Born in Manhattan in 1937, he served in the Air Force and later accompanied a friend to an audition for an acting school, where he was admitted after doing some improvisation. He toured with the National Shakespeare Company, and in 1967 he took the part of the Duke of Austria in King John, staged by the New York Shakespeare Festival. After moving to Los Angeles in the late 1960s, he worked in film and television. He became known for Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual on Barney Miller, Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son, and Lieutenant Lou Rodriguez on the first four Miami Vice episodes. His films included Papillon (1973), Deep Cover (1992), The Towering Inferno (1974), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), The Castaway Cowboy (1974), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1979). He appeared on Soap, Zorro and Son, Something Is Out There, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
83years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Laguna Woods
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Gregory Joseph Sierra
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 48 years1970 to 2018
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Early training
After his Air Force service, Sierra accompanied a friend to a Manhattan acting school audition just to offer support. He did some improvisation there and was accepted in his friend's place.
A role that slipped away
Sierra asked to be written out of Miami Vice after four episodes as Lieutenant Lou Rodriguez because he did not want to live in Miami, where the show filmed, and Edward James Olmos replaced him as Lieutenant Martin Castillo.
First role
Sierra started out in the theater, going on tour with the National Shakespeare Company. In 1967 he took the part of the Duke of Austria in King John at the New York Shakespeare Festival.
A first
A hard-working journeyman actor, Sierra was credited as "And Gregory Sierra" so often that trivia fans know him by that billing.
Gregory Sierra movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stuart Rosenberg directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Stuart RosenbergDirector, 2 films, 1972 to 1986
All films by Stuart Rosenberg
Also two films together3 more actors
- Don GordonThe Towering Inferno (1974) and Papillon (1973)
- Victor BuonoThe Wrath of God (1972) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
- John FurlongVampires (1998) and The Trouble with Spies (1987)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Gregory Sierra's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$365 million
11 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 11 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$116M31.8% of the total
- 2$59M16.1% of the total
- 3$53M14.6% of the total
- 4$29M8.1% of the total
- 5$20M5.6% of the total
- 6$20M5.4% of the total
- 7$19M5.2% of the total
- 8$17M4.5% of the total
$32.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total
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