Fernando Lamas

Fernando Lamas
Lamas in the 1960s.
Born	Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (1915-01-09)January 9, 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	October 8, 1982(1982-10-08) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, Director, Writer
Years active	1942–1981
Spouse(s)	Perla Mux (m. 1940; div. 1944) (1 child) Lydia Barachi (m. 1946–52) (1 child) Arlene Dahl (m. 1954; div. 1960) (1 child) Esther Williams (m. 1969)
Children	Lorenzo Lamas Alexandra Lamas Christina Lamas

Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas.

Born Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by 1942, he was an established movie star in his native country. His first film made in the United States was The Avengers in 1950. In 1951, he signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and went on to play "Latin Lover" roles.

In 1951, he starred as Paul Sarnac in the musical, Rich, Young and Pretty and as Juan Dinas in the comedy, The Law and the Lady. Throughout the 1950s, Lamas had leading roles in a number of MGM musicals, including Dangerous When Wet with his future wife Esther Williams. After the beginning of the 1960s, he turned to TV series; mostly appearing in guest roles. From 1965 to 1968, Lamas had a regular role as Ramon De Vega on Run For Your Life, which starred Ben Gazzara.

Lamas directed for the first time in 1963. It was a movie titled Magic Fountain starring his future wife Esther Williams. He directed another feature film, The Violent Ones, which was released in 1967 and co-starred Aldo Ray and David Carradine. He was most active directing on television, doing episodes that included Mannix, Alias Smith and Jones, Starsky and Hutch and Falcon Crest. The latter show co-starred his son, Lorenzo.