Nacho Galindo
Biography
Nacho Galindo was a Mexican and American actor who spent most of his career in the Los Angeles area, taking small film and television parts. Born Ignacio Galindo in Guadalajara, he moved to the United States in 1927 and was 32 when he received uncredited bits in 1941 musicals such as Week-End in Havana, Fiesta and Rio Rita. His biggest screen part came as Baby, the Cisco Kid's sidekick, in The Gay Cavalier (1946), and he went on to play mostly unbilled roles in 43 features during the 1950s, among them Green Fire (1954) and Saddle the Wind (1958). From 1941 to 1970 he accumulated 71 features and at least 60 television episodes, including work on Perry Mason, The Lone Ranger and Gunsmoke, and his last credit was a 1970 episode of Adam-12. He died in Los Angeles in 1973.
64years old at death
- Born Guadalajara
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Ignacio Galindo
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 9 years1949 to 1958
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A first
Galindo's largest film role came in Monogram's low-budget The Cisco Kid in The Gay Cavalier. That was his only time playing the sidekick, who was named "Baby" for that single film.
First role
Galindo's first billed part came in December 1945 as "Pancho" in the Columbia mystery serial Who's Guilty?, after a gap in credits from December 1941.
Nacho Galindo movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Martin Garralaga appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Martin Garralaga's page
Robert Mitchum's page
Joel McCrea's page
Robert Taylor's page
William Bendix's page
Zachary Scott's page
Also two films together5 more actors
- George J. LewisBorder River (1954) and One Way Street (1950)
- Rico AlanizGreen Fire (1954) and Macao (1952)
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.Green Fire (1954) and The Big Steal (1949)
- Salvador BaguezBorder River (1954) and The Big Steal (1949)
- CharlitaGreen Fire (1954) and Take the High Ground! (1953)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.