Marco Antonio Lopez (born September 10, 1935), also credited as Marco Antonio and Marco Lopez, is an American actor born in Los Angeles, who played several parts in the supporting cast of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited television series, Dragnet and Adam-12. He also served as Webb's stand in for long shots. His first Hollywood job was as a stand-in for Elvis Presley in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender.
In 1971, Webb offered Lopez the role that would bring him into the homes of millions of Americans weekly, that of Firefighter Marco Lopez in Webb and Robert Cinader's television series, Emergency! Like his fellow Emergency! co-star, Los Angeles County Fire Department engineer and actor Mike Stoker, Lopez used his real name as his character name (which led to confusion that he was an actual firefighter with the LACoFD—he had never worked with the LACoFD at any time).
After Emergency! went off the air in 1979, Lopez took roles in such television shows as MacGyver; Mission: Impossible; The New Adam-12; The Lloyd Bridges Show; Murder, She Wrote and The Six Million Dollar Man. He also appeared opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts in the movie America's Sweethearts, where he had an uncredited role as a photographer. Lopez was also one of the original "extra" crewman on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, a show he lent his visage (though seldom his voice) to from 1964 to 1968.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1954 Broken Lance Indian Uncredited1955 Love Me or Leave Me Minor Role Uncredited1956 The King and I Extra Uncredited1956 Around the World in 80 Days Extra Uncredited1957 The Enemy Below Soldier Uncredited1958 South Pacific Barua 1959 Holiday for Lovers Bellboy Uncredited1962 Deadly Duo Luis, the Bellhop 1963 Fun in Acapulco Bullfighter Uncredited1967 Chuka Hanu 1969 Sweet Charity Man in Park Uncredited1970 Airport Harold Lopez - Passenger Uncredited1972 The Poseidon Adventure Passenger Listening to Sermon Uncredited1972 Emergency! Marco Lopez Credited as Fireman Lopez1979 Love and Bullets Policeman Uncredited1991 Timebomb 1997 Perdita Durango Extra in Las Vegas Uncredited1999 Play It to the Bone Ringeside Fan Uncredited2001 The Mexican Border Patrol Officer Uncredited2001 America's Sweethearts Photographer Uncredited, (final film role)
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