Has American actor René Enríquez died? Or is he still alive?
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Born | 24 Nov 1933 in Granada |
Died | 23 Mar 1990 in Tarzana |
Age | 56 years, 3 months |
Cause | pancreatic cancer |
René Enríquez (November 24, 1933 – March 23, 1990) was a Nicaraguan-born American television actor of the 1970s and 1980s. He is best-remembered for his role as Lt. Ray Calletano in the long-running television series Hill Street Blues (1981–1987). He died on March 23, 1990, the first of two Hill Street Blues stars to die that year. Kiel Martin succumbed to lung cancer on December 28. Enríquez was originally reported to have died of pancreatic cancer. Later reports, based on the publication of his death certificate, indicated that he died of complications caused by AIDS.