CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, a comedic entertainer and character actor who appeared in John Wayne films and other movies, has died. He was 80.
Gonzalez Gonzalez died of natural causes at his home Feb. 6, said his grandson, actor Clifton Collins Jr.
Gonzalez Gonzalez began his entertainment career at age 7, when his parents pulled him out of school to entertain migrant workers and residents in the American Southwest.
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The films with Wayne, among them "The High and the Mighty," "Rio Bravo" and "Hellfighters," and guest appearances on such TV series as "Gunsmoke" made Gonzalez Gonzalez one of the most recognizable Mexican-American actors at the time.