Fernando Lamas

October 9, 2025 - He is the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Perla Mux and Fernando Lamas were divorced in... [view couple] ... Fernando Lamas and Esther Williams were married for 12 years before Fernando Lamas died aged 67.

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February 17, 2010 - He was most active directing television ... his son, Lorenzo. Lamas was married four times, first to Perla Mux , 2nd wife Lydia Barachi, actress Arlene Dahl was his 3rd wife and his 4th wife, actress Esther Williams (married 1969 until his death in 1982)....

Fernando Lamas was married to Arlene Dahl, for six years, from 1954-1960 (divorced, son Lorenzo Lamas), and then was married to Esther Williams from 1969 until his death in 1982; they were his 3rd and 4th wives respectively...

Argentine-born actor and director Fernando Lamas watching a film with his fiancee, actress and swimmer Esther Williams in Rome, 29th January 1962....

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2 weeks ago - Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and Norwegian American actress Arlene Dahl. He is the stepson of swimmer and film star Esther Williams, who married his father when Lamas was 11 years old. Both Williams and Dahl were best friends of actress ...

January 15, 2025 - I imagine I first knew about Fernando Lamas (Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos, 1915-1982) by way of his being kidded on Saturday Night Live -- no less than twice. The first occasion was the 1979 sketch starring Bill Murray as a Latin American game show who asks contestants the immortal question ...

Lamas married Perla Mux in 1940 and had a daughter, Cristina, but the couple divorced over his political opposition to Nazism. He married Lydia Babacci, a Uruguayan heiress, in 1946. They had a daughter, Alexandra, and moved to Beverly Hills in 1950 after Lamas signed a contract with film studio ...

January 5, 2020 - Fernando Lamas was the inspiration for Billy Crystal's popular Saturday Night Live character of Fernando and the catchphrase: "You look mahvelous." The handsome actor was a movie star in Argentina by his mid-20s. Then Hollywood called. He was signed to a contract in 1951 and cast in various 'Latin Lover' roles in such films as

In 1982, shortly before succumbing to cancer, he had the opportunity to direct his son Lorenzo Lamas in an episode of the primetime soap opera "Falcon Crest." Fernando had three short marriages, each producing a child and ending in divorce, before settling down in 1969 with actress Esther Williams.

March 11, 2014 - Fernando Lamas Lamas in the 1960s. Born Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos January 9, 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina Died October 8, 1982 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation (60) Actor, singer, Director, Writer Years active 1942–1982 Spouse(s) Perla Mux (m. 1940; div.

Married December 31, 1969 to Esther Jane Williams, born August 8, 1922 - Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., CA, deceased June 6, 2013 - Los Angeles Co., CA aged 90 years old, Actress (Parents : Louis Stanton Williams 1886-1968 & Bula Myrtle Gilpin 1885-1975) rootsweb: Click Here Linked to: Timothy ...

December 28, 2024 - His legacy extends beyond his film career; he is also remembered as the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Fernando Lamas was born into a family steeped in the arts, which greatly influenced his career trajectory. His father, also named Fernando Lamas, was a successful Argentine actor, while his mother, Arlene Dahl, was an American actress known for her roles in classic films.

October 9, 1982 - Earlier, the actor was married to the actress Arlene Dahl. Their son, Lorenzo Lamas, appears on the television show ''Falcoln Crest.'' A version of this article appears in print on , Section 1, Page 30 of the National edition with the headline: FERNANDO LAMAS, ACTOR , AT 67.

Best friends with Jane Wyman (who was also very close with his son Lorenzo Lamas), with whom he co-starred on Falcon Crest (1981). They had that remarkable friendship for 24 years, between 1958 until Fernando's death in 1982.