
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 28, 1990                   TAG: 9003280462
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

RENE ENRIQUEZ, TV ACTOR, DIES

Actor Rene Enriquez, who portrayed Lt. Ray Calletano on the old Emmy Award-winning "Hill Street Blues" TV series, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 58.

Enriquez died Friday at his suburban Tarzana home and his body was cremated the following day, said his sister, Violetta Enriquez. The actor, who wasn't married and had no children, didn't want a funeral, she said Tuesday.

His motion picture credits included a co-starring role with Gary Busey in "Bulletproof" and a plum role as Gen. Anastasio Somoza in "Under Fire," co-starring Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman. He also appeared with Charles Bronson in "The Evil That Men Do."

Enriquez boasted of his role on "Hill Street Blues," viewing his character as pivotal in the former NBC-TV series. Calletano was the precinct's second in command.

"I'm proud of the show. It made a powerful statement on the decay of cities and human isolation," he said.

Long before "Hill Street Blues," Enriquez was a familiar face on such television shows as "The Defenders," "The Nurses," "Naked City," "Charlie's Angels," "Benson," "Quincy" and "WKRP in Cincinnati."

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