Abel Fernandez

Biography

He was a Native Hispanic/Latin American paratrooper, professor boxer and actor. He stood 6’5” (1.96 m). He weighed 220 lbs (100 kg). He wore size 16 4E shoes. He had huge 15 in (38.1 cm) fists. He also had a monstrous wingspan of 7’2” (2.18 m). He was of Yaqui Native Hispanic/Latin American descent and possibly more tribes. He was married to a woman but her name is unknown. They had 4 children together.

Known For

Bonanza

Lean Knife

Batman

Thug

Wagon Train

Tonino (uncredited)

Lassie

Grady

Cheyenne

Abel - Cowhand (uncredited)

Daniel Boone

Warrior

Daniel Boone

Bear Paw

The Untouchables

William Youngfellow

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1991	Buster's Bedroom
1986	Quicksilver	Guyamo
1969	Topaz	Cuban Guerrilla Fighter (uncredited)
1968	Madigan	Detective Rodriguez
1966	Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round	Aztec Airlines Attendant (uncredited)
1965	Apache Uprising	Young Apache Chief
1959	The Scarface Mob
1959	Pork Chop Hill	Kindley
1957	The Tijuana Story
1957	Decision at Sundown	Pete
1956	The Harder They Fall	Chief Firebird (uncredited)
1956	The Last Wagon
1955	Many Rivers to Cross	Slangoh
1955	Fort Yuma	Mangas
1955	Devil Goddess	Teinusi (as Abel M. Fernandez)
1954	Rose Marie	Indian warrior

Year	TV Show	Role
1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Angelo Rodrigues
1966	Batman	Thug
1966	The Time Tunnel	Bowman
1964	Daniel Boone	Warrior
1964	Daniel Boone	Bear Paw
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck Show	Tom Tall Bear
1959	The Untouchables	William Youngfellow
1959	Bonanza	Lean Knife
1959	The Troubleshooters	O'Riley
1958	The Texan	Juan
1958	77 Sunset Strip	Officer
1958	Steve Canyon	Airman Abel Featherstone
1958	Steve Canyon	Sgt. Abel Featherstone
1958	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse	William Youngfellow
1957	Wagon Train	Tonino (uncredited)
1955	Gunsmoke	Little Wolf
1955	Gunsmoke	Indian
1955	Gunsmoke	Nate
1955	The 20th Century Fox Hour	Indian Chief (uncredited)
1955	Cheyenne	Abel - Cowhand (uncredited)
1954	The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	O-Ye-Tza
1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	Kiasax
1954	Lassie	Grady