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Jose De Vega(1934-1990)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Casting Department
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David Winters, Jose De Vega, Eliot Feld, Tony Mordente, Tucker Smith, Russ Tamblyn, and Anthony 'Scooter' Teague in West Side Story (1961)
Jose De Vega was born on 4 January 1934 in San Diego, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for West Side Story (1961), The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and Island of the Lost (1967). He died on 8 April 1990 in Westwood, California, USA.
BornJanuary 4, 1934
DiedApril 8, 1990(56)
BornJanuary 4, 1934
DiedApril 8, 1990(56)
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Known for

"West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
West Side Story
7.6
  • Chino
  • 1961
Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
The Karate Kid Part II
6.2
  • Choreography
  • 1986
Island of the Lost (1967)
Island of the Lost
4.2
  • Tupuna
  • 1967
Dynasty (1981)
Dynasty
6.4
TV Series
  • Private Investigator(as Jose DeVega)

Credits

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Actor

  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Private Investigator (as Jose DeVega)
    • 1987
  • Hawaiian Heat (1984)
    Hawaiian Heat
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Kitty (as Jose DeVega)
    • 1984
  • Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
    Tales of the Gold Monkey
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lucien
    • 1983
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Cam
    • 1981
  • Janet Leigh, Lee Meriwether, and Loretta Swit in Mirror, Mirror (1979)
    Mirror, Mirror
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Armando the Chauffeur
    • 1979
  • James Arness in How the West Was Won (1976)
    How the West Was Won
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Caballero
    • 1979
  • Having Babies (1978)
    Having Babies
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Enrique
    • 1978
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Tiende
    • 1978
  • Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)
    Bronk
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Gomez
    • 1976
  • Helen Hunt, Willie Aames, Pat Delaney, Martin Milner, and Eric Olson in Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
    Swiss Family Robinson
    6.4
    TV Series
    • 1975
  • Hiram Keller and Daniel Olbrychski in Rome Wants Another Caesar (1974)
    Rome Wants Another Caesar
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Oxyntas (as José De Vega)
    • 1974
  • Elizabeth Taylor in Ash Wednesday (1973)
    Ash Wednesday
    5.1
    • Tony Gutierrez
    • 1973
  • Anthony Franciosa, Doug McClure, and Hugh O'Brian in Search (1972)
    Search
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Rajendra Prasad
    • 1973
  • Ralph Bellamy, George Maharis, and Yvette Mimieux in The Most Deadly Game (1970)
    The Most Deadly Game
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Carlos
    • 1971
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Freddy (as Jose deVega)
    • 1970

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Original World Premiere graphic (1988)
    Honorable Mention
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1988
  • Renewal (1986)
    Renewal
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1986

Casting Department

  • Original World Premiere graphic (1988)
    Honorable Mention
    Short
    • casting
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • José De Vega
  • Born
    • January 4, 1934
    • San Diego, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 8, 1990
    • Westwood, California, USA(AIDS)
  • Parents
      Socorro Barbosa De Vega
  • Relatives
    • Isabel De Vega Gorre(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of a Filipino father and a Colombian mother, an accomplished dancer and choreographer. He is well remembered as the scorned and vengeful suitor Chino from West Side Story (1961) as well as Tatu, the Indian youth in To Kill a Buffalo (1966) and Ernie Gordon, friend of Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) in Blue Hawaii (1961). Also featured in dozens of other mystery, suspense and comedy television series episodes.

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