Trini Lopez, an actor and singer-guitarist who co-starred The Dirty Dozen actor and had hits with “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” — which was referenced in a popular Seinfeld episode — died today in Palm Springs. He was 83. Palm Springs Life magazine reported the news but didn’t give a cause of death. A source tells Deadline it was from Covid-19.
Lopez already was a recording star when he was cast as Pedro Jiminez — aka Number 10 — in The Dirty Dozen, the star-studded 1967 World War II drama directed by Robert Aldrich. It followed the story of a rebellious U.S. Army Major (Lee Marvin) who is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers. Its ensemble cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland.
Lopez also appeared in the Frank Sinatra...
Lopez already was a recording star when he was cast as Pedro Jiminez — aka Number 10 — in The Dirty Dozen, the star-studded 1967 World War II drama directed by Robert Aldrich. It followed the story of a rebellious U.S. Army Major (Lee Marvin) who is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers. Its ensemble cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland.
Lopez also appeared in the Frank Sinatra...
- 8/11/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
A crew member on Starz drama, Power, has died as the show was preparing for an on-location shoot in Brooklyn on Monday morning, according to The New York Post.
63-year-old Pedro Jiminez was working as a production assistant on the series and was struck by an SUV at around 4:20 Am.
The incident took place on Douglass Street near the corner of Court Street, and Jiminez was pronounced dead at Brooklyn Hospital.
The driver of the 2006 Ford Explorer is said to have exited his vehicle and screamed in horror upon realizing his car hit the victim.
The driver was allegedly not linked to the production of the series.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of the members of our Power family," Starz said in a statement.
"Our thoughts are with Mr. Jimenez's family as we work to fully understand what has happened."
Deadline reports that production on...
63-year-old Pedro Jiminez was working as a production assistant on the series and was struck by an SUV at around 4:20 Am.
The incident took place on Douglass Street near the corner of Court Street, and Jiminez was pronounced dead at Brooklyn Hospital.
The driver of the 2006 Ford Explorer is said to have exited his vehicle and screamed in horror upon realizing his car hit the victim.
The driver was allegedly not linked to the production of the series.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of the members of our Power family," Starz said in a statement.
"Our thoughts are with Mr. Jimenez's family as we work to fully understand what has happened."
Deadline reports that production on...
- 12/10/2018
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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