Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Captain Gomez in "Wings of the Hawk" (1953). Born America Alaniz, he was raised within a traditional working-class family. Upon immigrating to the United States in 1939, he began his career on the stage as a leading man in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director John Sturges while attending a casting call for bit players, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, that he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing in a supporting role per his supervision in "The Capture" (1950). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 90 features in a variety of roles including cowboys, sheriffs, indigenous people, eccentrics, curmudgeons, landlords, bartenders, chauffeurs, doormen, waiters, clergymen, foreigners, doctors, white-collared workers, aristocrats, gigolos, bankers, retail clerks, salesmen, husbands, fathers, boyfriends, soldiers, sailors, sidekicks, authority figures, wealthy bachelors, detectives, reporters, city slickers, policemen, politicians, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "A Lady Without a Passport" (1950), "Smuggler's Island" (1951), "California Conquest" (1952), "Column South" (1953), "Jubilee Trail" (1954), "The Last Command" (1955), "Back from Eternity" (1956), "The Toughest Gun in Tombstone" (1958), "The Magnificent Seven" (1960), "Summer and Smoke" (1961), "Hotel" (1967), and "Final Analysis" (1992). On television, he appeared in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Rosebound," "The Adventures of Kit Carson," "Death Valley Days," "Our Miss Brooks," "TV Reader's Digest," "Chevron Hall of Stars," "The Silent Service," "Schlitz Playhouse," "26 Men," "Navy Log," "Zorro," "The Magical World of Disney," "Border Patrol," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Laraime," "Tightrope," "Sea Hunt," "Route 66," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "87th Precinct," "Bonanza," "77 Sunset Strip," "Temple Houston," "Rawhide," "The Virginian," "I Spy," "Ben Casey," "The Fugitive," "Family Affair," "The Flying Nun," "Gunsmoke," "Daniel Boone," "The High Chaparral," "Mannix," and "Stingray". During his career, he was a naturalized Untied States citizen, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a male model for the Forbes Agency, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and was a celebrity spokesman for Old El Paso foods. Following his 1992 retirement, Alaniz, who never married nor had any children, spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, was a generous benefactor for several public libraries and state parks, and partook in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.