Henry Darrow - best known for playing Manolito "Mano" Montoya on the 1960s' TV series The High Chaparral - has died at the age of 87.
Darrow died Sunday of natural causes at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina, his former publicist, Michael B. Druxman, announced.
Born Enrique Tomás Delgado Jiménez in 1933, he was an American character actor of stage and film. But The High Chaparral made him an international star.
Making its debut on American television in September 1967, it went on to last four seasons and was screened around the world.
While on the show, both he and Cameron Mitchell - he played rancher Big John Cannon's brother Buck - became household names around the globe as the breakout stars of the show.
Darrow said he styled Manolito "after two Shakespearean characters I played: Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet, which added a comedic touch, and Iago from Othello, which mixed a little darkness to the character.
"He was a free spirit!"
As well as being a much-loved TV show, The High Chaparral was noted for its stirring theme tune.
Darrow also played San Diego police detective Manny Quinlan alongside David Janssen in the first season of the detective series Harry O and received a Daytime Emmy in 1990 for his turn as Rafael Castillo on the daytime soap Santa Barbara.
Darrow played the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in The Hitcher, while during the 1970s and 1980s, he was seen in numerous guest starring television roles.
