Who is Gregory Sierra? Gregory Sierra Bio/Wiki

Gregory Sierra was an American actor known for his roles in Barney Miller as Detective Sergeant Chano Amenguale and in Sanford and Son as Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of Fred G. Sanford. He was born on January 25, 1937, in New York City, New York, U.S.

He passed away from cancer on January 4, his widow Helene Tabor reported to CNN on Friday.

RIP to Gregory Sierra, classic That Guy actor who made an impression on me as Felix, one of the many good villains in the mighty DEEP COVER pic.twitter.com/WeVpiqUFcY

— Jesse Hawken (@jessehawken) January 23, 2021

Age

He was 83 years old.

Net Worth

Gregory Sierra is an actor from America who has $2-$2.5 million in net worth.

Was Gregory Sierra Married?

He was not married. No idea was found about his married life. No idea about his relationship too.

Career

The film credits for Sierra include The Flying Nun (1969), Beneath the Apes Planet (1970), Papillon (1973), The Towering Inferno (1974), Zenda’s Prisoner (1979), and The Trouble with Spies (1987).

In 1992, in the Bill Duke-directed Deep Cover, which also starred Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum, Sierra played drug dealer Felix Barbossa and appeared in the Honey I Blew Up the Kid comedy sequel. The next year, in the comedy Hot Shots, he played an Iraqi patrol boat captain! Component Deux.

In the low-budget 1998 film, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, he also played a man named Villanazul. He also appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Second Skin” as Corbin Entek.

Sierra appeared at the New York Shakespeare Festival at the National Shakespeare Conservatory.

Death Cause

Sierra died after a long battle with cancer on January 4, 2021.

Although he is probably best known for his many television appearances in the 1970s, Gregory Sierra worked steadily for forty years with some of the most talented and popular actors and directors in TV and film. pic.twitter.com/bWvsxEA7oW

— Pazuzu’s Petals. (@Decervelage) January 23, 2021

One of the most familiar faces of the 1970s. Getting Straight (1970), The Laughing Policeman (1973), The Towering Inferno (1974), Sanford and Son, All in the Family, Barney Miller etc.

R.I.P. Gregory Sierra – 1937-2021 pic.twitter.com/9RqoKPRnao

— Kliph Nesteroff (@ClassicShowbiz) January 23, 2021