Ned Romero

Ned Romero was an American actor and opera singer whose career moved from the stage to film and television. Born in Franklin, Louisiana, he earned a master's degree in music at Louisiana State University before beginning as an opera singer in 1943, appearing with the San Francisco Opera and in Los Angeles, in musicals such as Kiss Me, Kate, Kismet and Oklahoma!, and on Broadway in 3 for Tonight in 1954. After roughly twenty years on stage he turned to television, starting with an opera skit on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He became a regular on several series, playing Bob Ramirez on The D.A., Broken Foot on Born to the Wind and Sgt. John Rivera on Dan August, and took the lead as Chief Joseph in the 1975 television drama I Will Fight No More Forever. Among his many guest roles were The Virginian and Star Trek, and he appeared in the 2006 film Expiration Date.