Abel Fernandez

Abel Gonzalez Fernandez (July 14, 1930 – May 3, 2016) was an American actor who played in movies from 1953 to 2002. He was best known for his role as Federal Agent William "Bill" Youngfellow on the 1959–1963 ABC Television series The Untouchables.

Biography Fernandez was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 1930. His mother was a Yaqui Native American woman, and his father was a Native Mexican man. He was the youngest of a large American family and lost his mother at birth. He attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles, and at the age of 16, enlisted in the United States Army and became a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division.

While there he won the title, Middleweight Boxing Champ of the Asiatic Forces. In 1950, as an amateur, he won the light heavyweight title in the Los Angeles Golden Gloves competition. After his discharge, he became a professional boxer from 1950 to 1953.

Film and TV Fernandez' film debut came in Second Chance (1953) in which his character, Rivera, fought a boxing match against star Robert Mitchum. He also appeared in the ABC TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (with Lee Aaker) as an Apache warrior.

He occasionally produced theatrical shows for disadvantaged children.

Death Fernandez died on May 3, 2016, from lung cancer at a hospital in Whittier, California, at the age of 85. He had four children. A US Army veteran, he was buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Partial filmography

Second Chance (1953) – Rivera Alaska Seas (1954) – Ricci—tall crewman Rose Marie (1954) – Indian Warrior (uncredited) Many Rivers to Cross (1955) – Slangoh Strange Lady in Town (1955) – Apache (uncredited) The Last Command (1955) – Mexican Soldier (uncredited) Devil Goddess (1955) – Teinusi Fort Yuma (1955) – Mangas Target Zero (1955) – Pvt. Geronimo (uncredited) The Harder They Fall (1956) – Chief Firebird (uncredited) The Last Wagon (1956) – Apache Medicine Man (uncredited) The Tijuana Story (1957) – Policeman (uncredited) Decision at Sundown (1957) – Pete (uncredited) Pork Chop Hill (1959) – Kindley Steve Canyon (1959) – several episodes as Featherstone Have Gun - Will Travel (1960) - S2 E19 "The Monster" - Prison Guard The Age of Violence (1964) – Gangster Rio Conchos (1964) – Mexican at Corral (uncredited) Apache Uprising (1965) – Young Apache Chief The Appaloosa (1966) – Mexican Farmer (uncredited) Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) – Aztec Airlines Attendant (uncredited) Madigan (1968) – Detective Rodriguez Topaz (1969) – Cuban Guerrilla Fighter (uncredited) Quicksilver (1986) – Guyamo Buster's Bedroom (1991) – Dr. Jacoby (final film role)