Eloy Casados

Eloy Phil Casados (September 28, 1949 - April 19, 2016) was an American film, television and voice actor. He appeared in more than 20 films and 30 television series.

He was best known for playing Ishi in the 1978 NBC television movie Ishi: The Last of His Tribe and as Sheriff Sam Coyote in the CBS action television series Walker, Texas Ranger.

Filmography

Film Year Title Character Notes 1970 Pieces of Dreams Charlie Credited as Phil Casados 1973 Mustang Credited as Phil Casados 1979 Walk Proud Hugo Credited as Eloy Phil Casados 1983 Sacred Ground Prairie Fox Under Fire Pedro 1984 Cloak & Dagger Alvarez 1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Tom "Tom-Tom" The Best of Times Carlos Hollywood Vice Squad Carlos 1987 Born in East L.A. Thug #1 1989 Blaze Antoine 1991 A Climate for Killing Ruiz Sanchez Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Jose The Linguini Incident Tony 1992 White Men Can't Jump Tony Stucci 1993 Skeeter Hank Tucker 1994 Cobb Louis Prima 1995 The Nature of the Beast Sheriff #1 1999 Play It to the Bone Vince's Trainer 2001 Girl's Best Friend Antonio 2002 Dark Blue SWAT Commander Rico 2003 Hollywood Homicide Detective Eddie Cruz 2007 D-War Homeless Man 2008 Frost/Nixon Manolo Sanchez 2011 Bridesmaids Churra Chi Waiter 2014 50 to 1 Charlie Figueroa 2015 McFarland, USA Dale Padilla 2018 Primal Rage Sheriff Posthumous

Television Year Title Character Notes 1976 The Blue Knight Spanish Officer Episode: "The Rose and the Gun" Family Rudy Cortés Episode: "Jury Duty" 1977 Panic in Echo Park TV movie Young Dan'l Boone Tsiskwa Lead role 1976–1978 Police Story Various Two episodes 1978 Ishi: The Last of His Tribe Ishi TV movie The Next Step Beyond Mendoza Episode: "Portrait of the Mind" 1979 The Incredible Hulk Frank Episode: "Kindred Spirits" 1980 Amber Waves Dwight Phillips TV movie 1981 Freedom Ron TV movie 1982 The Legend of Walks Far Woman TV movie 1986 Knight Rider Raoul Episode: "Knight Flight to Freedom" 1985–1986 Hill Street Blues Various Two episodes 1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory Gregorio TV movie Houston Knights Episode: Mirrors Hunter Mexican Police Captain Episode: "Hot Pursuit: Part 2" 1988 To Heal a Nation TV movie Steal the Sky Ground Crewman TV movie 1989 Prime Target Thin Man TV movie 1990 Equal Justice Jury Foreman Episode: "The Art of the Possible" Bar Girls Ortega TV movie The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Ektor TV movie 1991 Adam-12 Mr. Madrid Episode: "Panic in Alverez Park" Northern Exposure Smith Episode: "The Big Kiss" 1992 Trial: The Price of Passion TV movie Human Target Episode: "Pilot" 1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family Dominguez TV movie 1995 Hudson Street Joe Valentine Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" 1996 Murphy Brown Manager Episode: "If You're Going to Talk the Talk" Grand Avenue Albert TV movie 1997 Nash Bridges Maximo Ortiz Episode: "Inside Out" Murder Live! Tony Grenaldi TV movie Nothing Sacred Clement Episode: "Spirit and Substance" 1996–1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Sheriff Sam Coyote Four episodes 1997–1999 King of the Hill Enrique Four episodes 2001 18 Wheels of Justice Episode: "Old Wives' Tale" NYPD Blue Diego Episode: "In-Laws, Outlaws" Epoch Mexican Doctor TV movie 2007 George Lopez Dr. Anthony Tovar Episode: "George's Bogey-ous Relationship with Vic Is Putt to the Test" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sheriff Joe Vasquez Episode: "Leapin' Lizards" 2009 Southland Mr. Moretta Episode: "Sally in the Alley" Ruby & The Rockits Chief Dan Littlefeather Two episodes 2011 The Young and the Restless Bob Episode #9665 Up All Night Pete Episode: "New Car" Pretend Time Man Episode: "Baby Not from Booty" 2013 Rizzoli & Isles Factory Manager Episode: "But I Am a Good Girl" Longmire Mancell Lone Elk Episode: "Red Tuscan" 2014 Shameless Roger Runningtree Three episodes Castle Yavapai Elder Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West"

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