Actor. Born in San Diego, California, he began his career as the character Chino in the Broadway and film versions of ”West Side Story” (1961). His other film credits include ”Blue Hawaii” (1961), “Island of the Lost” (1967), “A Covenant with Death” (1967) and “Ash Wednesday” (1973). For television, he appeared on the series “Wagon Train”, ”Bonanza”, ”Dynasty”, ”Mission Impossible” and ”Hart to Hart”. He died at age 56 in Westwood, California. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith) Cause of death: AIDS