Julio Medina
Biography
Julio Medina Salazar (16 January 1933 – 23 November 2024) was a Colombian actor. He was notable for his debut work in Gunsmoke and for his award-winning role in Las aguas mansas. For nearly thirty years, Medina worked and lived in Los Angeles until moving to Colombia, later basing his acting works there. In his Hollywood career he appeared in numerous television roles ranging from I Dream of Jeannie to The Partridge Family. He was considered to be the first Colombian actor to have a successful Hollywood career in the United States.
Movie Appearances
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
Little Nikita
as Soccer Announcer
1988
Seguin
as General Castillon
1982
Karmma
as Juan Diego Valbuena
2006
The Deal
2005
Ilona Arrives with the Rain
as Wito
1996
The Healers
1974
El tesoro de Atahualpa
1968
The Final Days
as Manolo Sanchez
1989
Fat, Bald, Short Man
as Pedro
2012
querido julio
as Self
2024
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See
as Diego Rivera
1992
TV Appearances
Gunsmoke
as Rodriguez
1955
Wonder Woman
as Captain Gaitan
1975
The New Adventures of Zorro
1981
Gunsmoke
as Fermin
1955
The Flying Nun
as Farmer
1967
The Flying Nun
as Mayor Salvador Calderon
1967
Airwolf
as Col. Martine Arias
1984
Banacek
as Padre Borda
1972
I Dream of Jeannie
as Stranger
1965
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Judge Ramirez
1983
The Streets of San Francisco
as Nick Solano
1972
It Takes a Thief
as Haberdasher
1968