Acting

José Portugal

Born March 4, 1908 · León, Guanajuato, México

Died December 25, 1976 · aged 68

No biography available.

Known For

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · 1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

★ 7.31953

MovieComedyRomance

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

Seven Days in May · 1964

Seven Days in May

★ 7.41964

MovieDramaThriller

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · 1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

★ 7.31953

MovieComedyRomance

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Seven Days in May · 1964

Seven Days in May

★ 7.41964

MovieDramaThriller

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

Party Guest (uncredited)

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

Country Club Patron (uncredited)

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Servant (uncredited)

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Club Patron (uncredited)

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre · 1967

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

★ 6.31967

MovieHistoryCrime

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.

Mourner (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious · 1952

Rancho Notorious

★ 6.51952

MovieDramaWestern

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.

Barfly (uncredited)

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

Bar Patron (uncredited)

House of Frankenstein · 1944

House of Frankenstein

★ 6.11944

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.

Villager (uncredited)

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Marjorie Morningstar · 1958

Marjorie Morningstar

★ 6.31958

MovieDramaRomance

While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie, he is an upper-middle-class New York Jew, but has fallen away from his roots, and Marjorie's parents object among other things to his lack of a suitable profession. Noel himself warns Marjorie repeatedly that she's much too naive and conventional for him, but they nonetheless fall in love.

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

It Started with a Kiss · 1959

It Started with a Kiss

★ 5.51959

MovieComedyRomance

While on leave in New York, a serviceman both weds a chorus girl and wins a red convertible in a charity raffle. Both his wife and the car turn out to be problematic.

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Garment Jungle · 1957

The Garment Jungle

★ 6.51957

MovieDramaCrime

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

Buyer (uncredited)

Five Weeks in a Balloon · 1962

Five Weeks in a Balloon

★ 5.51962

MovieActionAdventure

Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.

Arab (uncredited)

The Mask of Dimitrios · 1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

★ 7.11944

MovieCrimeDrama

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Youngblood Hawke · 1964

Youngblood Hawke

★ 6.31964

MovieDrama

An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Reunion in France · 1942

Reunion in France

★ 6.51942

MovieDramaRomance

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.

Citizen (uncredited)

In Old California · 1942

In Old California

★ 5.31942

MovieActionRomance

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

Jose

Les Miserables · 1952

Les Miserables

★ 5.51952

MovieDramaHistory

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Leopard Man · 1943

The Leopard Man

★ 6.51943

MovieHorrorMystery

When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.

Young Lover (uncredited)

A Lady Without Passport · 1950

A Lady Without Passport

★ 5.31950

MovieThrillerCrime

An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United States through Havana, Cuba in an illegal smuggling ring.

Man at Immigration Office (uncredited)