Gregory Sierra dead: ‘Barney Miller,’ ‘Sanford and Son’ actor dies at 83
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
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Gregory Sierra, the comic actor who entertained the masses on “Sanford and Son” and “Barney Miller,” is dead at the age of 83.
The Spanish Harlem-raised entertainer passed away Jan. 4 from cancer, his spokesman, Rick Voll, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.
After one-off episodic TV appearances during the late 1960s and early ’70s including an “All in the Family” episode with a chilling ending when Sierra’s character was blown up in his car offscreen Sierra was cast as recurring character Julio Fuentes on “Sanford and Son.”
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Julio had an often testy relationship with Foxx s bigoted lead, who repeatedly told him to go back to Puerto Rico, though Lamont often tried to smooth out their differences.
In 1975, Sierra joined the police comedy Barney Miller as Sgt. Miguel Chano Amanguale.
Laugh riot: In 1972, Sierra began one of his most popular roles as Julio Fuentes on the sitcom Sanford And Son, which starred Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson as the title characters; still from Sanford And Son
The enforcer: In 1975, Sierra joined the police comedy Barney Miller as Sgt. Miguel Chano Amanguale, who stole the show in the dramatic episode The Hero; still from Barney Miller
Actor Gregory Sierra, best known for his characters Julio on "Sanford and Son" and cop Chano Amenguale on "Barney Miller," is dead at the age of 83.
Actor Gregory Sierra, best known for his characters Julio on "Sanford and Son" and cop Chano Amenguale on "Barney Miller," is dead at the age of 83.