Rico Bueno (27 December 1947 – 4 June 2016; age 68) was an actor who appeared as a background actor in episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager and in Star Trek: Insurrection. As a background actor he received no credit for his appearances.
Bueno served as paratrooper in the US Army and is also a Vietnam veteran with combat experiences. He is a skilled stuntman and studied acting at the San Diego State University and the Van Mar Academy. Together with Rony Traylor he founded the talent agency "The Wild Bunch of Hollywood" in 1995, a unique talent database for actors with special looks and special abilities.
His television appearances include series such as Night Court, In Living Color, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, One Day, The West Wing, Passions, The Handler (2003, with David Q. Combs), and The Shield (2004, with Michael Jace, Jay Karnes, Benito Martinez, and Robert Alonzo).
Among Bueno's feature film appearances are the thriller Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993, with Dan Koko), Poetic Justice (1993, with John Cothran, Jr., Clifton Collins, Jr., Lori Petty, and Denney Pierce), And the Band Played On (1993, with David Clennon, Ronald Guttman, Ken Jenkins, Dakin Matthews, Lawrence Monoson, Jeffrey Nordling, Saul Rubinek, Reg E. Cathey, Richard Fancy, Thomas Kopache, Clyde Kusatsu, and Sierra Pecheur), How They Get There (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), Alien Resurrection (1997, starring Winona Ryder, with Ron Perlman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, and Leland Orser), the drama Dark Secrets (1998), Little Nicky (2000, with Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr., Michael McKean, and Clint Howard), and Punch-Drunk Love (2002, with Don McManus).
Bueno lost his battle against cancer on 4 June 2016 at the VA Hospital in San Diego, California.
Star Trek appearances[]
External links[]
- RonRicoWildBunch(X) – official site
- Rico Bueno at TheWildBunchOfHollywood.com
- Rico Bueno at the Internet Movie Database