Henry Darrow (born September 15, 1933) is a prolific Puerto Rican-American character actor of stage and film. Darrow is probably best remembered for his role as Manolito Montoya on the 1960s television series The High Chaparral. He later played the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in The Hitcher and then replaced Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as Don Alejandro de la Vega in the popular 1990s television series Zorro.
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| 1 | He was a guest at the 2012 Memphis Film Festival's "A Gathering of Guns 4: A TV Western Reunion" at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. |
| 2 | He played Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro in The New Adventures of Zorro (1981) and Zorro and Son (1983) and his father Don Alejandro de la Vega in Zorro (1990). He's the only actor to have portrayed both characters. |
| 3 | Children: DeeDee (Denise) and Tom. |
| 4 | He was the first actor to be involved with three different productions of Zorro, and he is also the first Latino to play the role of Zorro for television. He was the voice of Zorro/Don Diego in the animated series The New Adventures of Zorro (1981) (which was broadcast as part of The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour (1980)). He then starred as the elderly Zorro/Don Diego in the series Zorro and Son (1983). Then he was Don Alejandro, Don Diego's father, in Zorro (1990) for three of its four seasons. |
| 5 | He was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997 and 2005. |
| 6 | Of Puerto Rican descent, he was born in New York City but lived in Puerto Rico as a teen and collegiate before returning to America on an acting scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse in the late 50s. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Soda Springs | 2012 | El Quijano |
| Primo | 2008/I | Dr. Vasquez |
| A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | 2006 | TV Movie | Papi |
| Snapshot | 2006 | Short | Marcello |
| Angels with Angles | 2005 | Raul |
| The Writer's Pub | 2005 | Short | Old Timer |
| One Tree Hill | 2005 | TV Series | Dr. Adams |
| Runaway Jury | 2003 | Sebald |
| Just Shoot Me! | 2002 | TV Series | Professor |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | 1998-2001 | TV Series | Dr. Carlos Nunez |
| The Brothers Garcia | 2001 | TV Series | Father Jose |
| Diagnosis Murder | 2001 | TV Series | Webster |
| The Lot | 2001 | TV Series | Dad |
| Resurrection Blvd. | 2001 | TV Series |
| Family Law | 2000 | TV Series | Romero / Col. Larios |
| Enemy Action | 1999 | Doctor |
| Tequila Body Shots | 1999 | Doc |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | 1998 | TV Series | Ike |
| Mom, Can I Keep Her? | 1998 | Video | Mr. Willard |
| Tex Murphy: Overseer | 1998 | Video Game | Sonny Fletcher |
| NightMan | 1997 | TV Series |
| Babylon 5 | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. William Indiri |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Kolopak |
| Empire | 1995 | TV Movie | Marcus Lambert |
| Sisters | 1995 | TV Series | Benedetto |
| Criminal Passion | 1994 | Captain Ramoz |
| Maverick | 1994 | Riverboat Poker Player |
| Nurses | 1994 | TV Series | Hector Lopez |
| Percy & Thunder | 1993 | TV Movie | Manuel Valencia |
| Time Trax | 1993 | TV Series | The Chief |
| Zorro | 1990-1993 | TV Series | Don Alejandro de la Vega |
| Silk Stalkings | 1993 | TV Series | Victor Lozano |
| Santa Barbara | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Rafael Castillo |
| The Last of the Finest | 1990 | Captain Joe Torres |
| L.A. Bounty | 1989 | Lt. Chandler |
| The Golden Girls | 1988 | TV Series | Fidel Santiago |
| In Dangerous Company | 1988 | Alex Aguilar |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1988 | TV Series | Admiral Savar |
| Simon & Simon | 1981-1988 | TV Series | Alejandro Agilar / Manuel Fernandez |
| Death Blow: A Cry for Justice | 1987 |
| Easy Street | 1986 | TV Series |
| Fresno | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Commandante |
| Mission Kill | 1986 | Senor Borghini |
| T.J. Hooker | 1982-1986 | TV Series | Gus Kalioki / Miguel Gomez / Dr. Frank Martinez |
| Knight Rider | 1986 | TV Series | Roderigo DeLorca |
| The Hitcher | 1986 | Trooper Hancock |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1985 | TV Series | Will Kenikowa |
| Me and Mom | 1985 | TV Series | Lt. Rojas |
| This Is the Life | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Minister |
| Cover Up | 1984 | TV Series | Captain Lupul |
| 100 Centre Street | 1984 | TV Movie | Judge Ramon Robledo |
| Airwolf | 1984 | TV Series | Philip Maurice |
| The Fall Guy | 1984 | TV Series | Silvera |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Alec Belmont |
| Jennifer Slept Here | 1983 | TV Series |
| Zorro and Son | 1983 | TV Series | Don Diego de Vega
Zorro Sr. |
| Losin' It | 1983 | Sheriff |
| Dallas | 1983 | TV Series | Garcia |
| Tales of the Gold Monkey | 1983 | TV Series | The Magistrate |
| Hart to Hart | 1979-1983 | TV Series | Inspector Correa / Rodriguez |
| Dynasty | 1982 | TV Series | Ramon |
| Benson | 1982 | TV Series | Generalissimo |
| Born to the Wind | 1982 | TV Series | Lost Robe |
| Rooster | 1982 | TV Movie | Dr. Sanchez |
| Quincy M.E. | 1976-1982 | TV Series | Dr. Tony Avila / Dr. Edward Herrera / Dr. Rivera |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series | Don Erasmo |
| Beyond the Universe | 1981 | Coblenz |
| The New Adventures of Zorro | 1981 | TV Series | Don Diego |
| Birds of Paradise | 1981 | Mario, 'The Jackal' |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1981 | TV Series | Patrero |
| St. Helens | 1981 | Lloyd Wagner |
| B.J. and the Bear | 1981 | TV Series | Father Rodriques |
| Secrets of Midland Heights | 1981 | TV Series |
| The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour | 1980 | TV Series | Zorro (Don Diego) (1980) (voice) |
| The Righteous Apples | 1980 | TV Series | Mr. Carson |
| Attica | 1980 | TV Movie | Herman Badillo |
| A Life of Sin | 1979 |
| The Waltons | 1979 | TV Series | Barry Stone |
| Walk Proud | 1979 | Mike Serrano |
| Vega$ | 1979 | TV Series | Shopkeeper |
| Centennial | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Alvarez |
| Where's Willie? | 1978 | Sheriff Charlie Wade |
| The Bionic Woman | 1978 | TV Series | Anton Dasovic |
| Police Woman | 1977 | TV Series | Gomez |
| Wonder Woman | 1977 | TV Series | David Allen / Walter Lampkin |
| Halloween with the New Addams Family | 1977 | TV Movie | Pancho Addams |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1971-1977 | TV Series | Stewart Longworth / Billy Madrid / Johnny Oporta |
| Kingston: Confidential | 1977 | TV Series | Henry Lepere |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | 1976 | TV Series | Byron Falco |
| Gemini Man | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Trent |
| Exit Dying | 1976 | TV Movie |
| Baretta | 1976 | TV Series | Delgado |
| Jigsaw John | 1976 | TV Series | Andre Darnay |
| Sara | 1976 | TV Series | Angelo |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1976 | TV Series | Ramon Montoya |
| McMillan & Wife | 1975 | TV Series | Inspector Jacques Arnaud |
| The Invisible Man | 1975 | TV Series | Dr. Nick Maggio |
| Harry O | 1974-1975 | TV Series | Lt. Manuel 'Manny' Quinlan |
| Aloha Means Goodbye | 1974 | TV Movie | Dr. David Kalani |
| Night Games | 1974 | TV Movie | D.A. Jaimie Martinez |
| Kojak | 1974 | TV Series | Kevin Le Jeune |
| Hitchhike! | 1974 | TV Movie | Gardner |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Alex Montenez |
| Chase | 1974 | TV Series | Amaros |
| Kung Fu | 1973 | TV Series | Don Emilio Fierro |
| Badge 373 | 1973 | Sweet William |
| Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | 1973 | TV Movie | Calheiros de Menezes |
| Brock's Last Case | 1973 | TV Movie | Arthur Goldencorn |
| Hernandez | 1973 | TV Movie | Detective Juan Hernandez |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1973 | TV Series | Juan Hernandez |
| Insight | 1973 | TV Series | Martinez |
| The F.B.I. | 1972 | TV Series | Al Lozano |
| Cancel My Reservation | 1972 | Joe Little Cloud |
| Mod Squad | 1972 | TV Series | Israel Rivera |
| Bearcats! | 1971 | TV Series | Raoul Estaban
Raoul Esteban |
| Night Gallery | 1971 | TV Series | Dr. Juan Munos (segment "Cool Air") |
| The Man and the City | 1971 | TV Series |
| Primus | 1971 | TV Series | Elliot Jenson |
| The High Chaparral | 1967-1971 | TV Series | Manolito Montoya |
| Mission: Impossible | 1971 | TV Series | Gregory Tolan |
| The Dream of Hamish Mose | 1969 |
| One Life to Live | 1968 | TV Series | Danto Medina (1987) |
| Daniel Boone | 1967 | TV Series | Gideon |
| Gunsmoke | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Segurra / Oro |
| Bonanza | 1967 | TV Series | Amigo |
| T.H.E. Cat | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Gregory Tyrole / Cosmo Pumbol |
| The Wild Wild West | 1967 | TV Series | Maurice |
| Iron Horse | 1966 | TV Series | Cougar Man |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1964 | TV Series | Captain Serra |
| The Glass Cage | 1964 | Police Lab Man (as Henry Delgado) |
| Channing | 1964 | TV Series | Sebastian |
| The Outer Limits | 1963 | TV Series | Policeman |
| General Hospital | 1963 | TV Series | Ambassador Tabris (1982) / DVX-backed Colonel (1987) |
| Stoney Burke | 1963 | TV Series | Mexican Border Policeman |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1961 | TV Series | Mexican Cop |
| Man-Trap | 1961 | 1st Mexican Policeman (uncredited) |
| Sniper's Ridge | 1961 | Pvt. Tonto (as Henry Delgado) |
| Cage of Evil | 1960 | 2nd Mexican Policeman (uncredited) |
| The 3rd Voice | 1960 | Hotel Papacio Clerk (uncredited) |
| Wagon Train | 1959 | TV Series | Benito DeVarga |
| Revenge of the Virgins | 1959 | Wade Connor - a Gunslinger (as Hank Delgado) |
| Holiday for Lovers | 1959 | Station Wagon Driver (uncredited) |
| Curse of the Undead | 1959 | Roberto Robles (uncredited) |
