# Eloy Casados

Eloy Phil Casados (September 28, 1949 - April 19, 2016) was an American film, television and voice actor. He appeared in more than 20 films and 30 television series.
He was best known for playing Ishi in the 1978 NBC television movie Ishi: The Last of His Tribe and as Sheriff Sam Coyote in the CBS action television series Walker, Texas Ranger.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
| 1970 | Pieces of Dreams | Charlie | Credited as Phil Casados |
| 1973 | Mustang | | Credited as Phil Casados |
| 1979 | Walk Proud | Hugo | Credited as Eloy Phil Casados |
| 1983 | Sacred Ground | Prairie Fox | |
| 1983 | Under Fire | Pedro | |
| 1984 | Cloak & Dagger | Alvarez | |
| 1986 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Tom "Tom-Tom" | |
| 1986 | The Best of Times | Carlos | |
| 1986 | Hollywood Vice Squad | Carlos | |
| 1987 | Born in East L.A. | Thug #1 | |
| 1989 | Blaze | Antoine | |
| 1991 | A Climate for Killing | Ruiz Sanchez | |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Jose | |
| 1991 | The Linguini Incident | Tony | |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Tony Stucci | |
| 1993 | Skeeter | Hank Tucker | |
| 1994 | Cobb | Louis Prima | |
| 1995 | The Nature of the Beast | Sheriff #1 | |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Vince's Trainer | |
| 2001 | Girl's Best Friend | Antonio | |
| 2002 | Dark Blue | SWAT Commander Rico | |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Detective Eddie Cruz | |
| 2007 | D-War | Homeless Man | |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | Manolo Sanchez | |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids | Churra Chi Waiter | |
| 2014 | 50 to 1 | Charlie Figueroa | |
| 2015 | McFarland, USA | Dale Padilla | |
| 2018 | Primal Rage | Sheriff | Posthumous |

### Television

| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | Spanish Officer | Episode: "The Rose and the Gun" |
| 1976 | Family | Rudy Cortés | Episode: "Jury Duty" |
| 1977 | Panic in Echo Park | | TV movie |
| 1977 | Young Dan'l Boone | Tsiskwa | Lead role |
| 1976–1978 | Police Story | Various | Two episodes |
| 1978 | Ishi: The Last of His Tribe | Ishi | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Next Step Beyond | Mendoza | Episode: "Portrait of the Mind" |
| 1979 | The Incredible Hulk | Frank | Episode: "Kindred Spirits" |
| 1980 | Amber Waves | Dwight Phillips | TV movie |
| 1981 | Freedom | Ron | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Legend of Walks Far Woman | | TV movie |
| 1986 | Knight Rider | Raoul | Episode: "Knight Flight to Freedom" |
| 1985–1986 | Hill Street Blues | Various | Two episodes |
| 1987 | The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory | Gregorio | TV movie |
| 1987 | Houston Knights | | Episode: Mirrors |
| 1987 | Hunter | Mexican Police Captain | Episode: "Hot Pursuit: Part 2" |
| 1988 | To Heal a Nation | | TV movie |
| 1988 | Steal the Sky | Ground Crewman | TV movie |
| 1989 | Prime Target | Thin Man | TV movie |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Jury Foreman | Episode: "The Art of the Possible" |
| 1990 | Bar Girls | Ortega | TV movie |
| 1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Ektor | TV movie |
| 1991 | Adam-12 | Mr. Madrid | Episode: "Panic in Alverez Park" |
| 1991 | Northern Exposure | Smith | Episode: "The Big Kiss" |
| 1992 | Trial: The Price of Passion | | TV movie |
| 1992 | Human Target | | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1993 | Bloodlines: Murder in the Family | Dominguez | TV movie |
| 1995 | Hudson Street | Joe Valentine | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" |
| 1996 | Murphy Brown | Manager | Episode: "If You're Going to Talk the Talk" |
| 1996 | Grand Avenue | Albert | TV movie |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Maximo Ortiz | Episode: "Inside Out" |
| 1997 | Murder Live! | Tony Grenaldi | TV movie |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Clement | Episode: "Spirit and Substance" |
| 1996–1998 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Sheriff Sam Coyote | Four episodes |
| 1997–1999 | King of the Hill | Enrique | Four episodes |
| 2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | | Episode: "Old Wives' Tale" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Diego | Episode: "In-Laws, Outlaws" |
| 2001 | Epoch | Mexican Doctor | TV movie |
| 2007 | George Lopez | Dr. Anthony Tovar | Episode: "George's Bogey-ous Relationship with Vic Is Putt to the Test" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff Joe Vasquez | Episode: "Leapin' Lizards" |
| 2009 | Southland | Mr. Moretta | Episode: "Sally in the Alley" |
| 2009 | Ruby & The Rockits | Chief Dan Littlefeather | Two episodes |
| 2011 | The Young and the Restless | Bob | Episode #9665 |
| 2011 | Up All Night | Pete | Episode: "New Car" |
| 2011 | Pretend Time | Man | Episode: "Baby Not from Booty" |
| 2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Factory Manager | Episode: "But I Am a Good Girl" |
| 2013 | Longmire | Mancell Lone Elk | Episode: "Red Tuscan" |
| 2014 | Shameless | Roger Runningtree | Three episodes |
| 2014 | Castle | Yavapai Elder | Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Character |
| 2000 | Code Blue | John Jackson |