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| Danny Bravo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Zaldivar (1948-01-29) January 29, 1948 (age 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–1969 |
Danny Bravo (born January 29, 1948) is an American former child actor, best known as the voice of Hadji in the TV series Jonny Quest.
Early life
He was born Daniel Zaldivar in Los Angeles, California. His surname Zaldivar is of Basque origin.
Career
After a handful of minor film appearances, he played the title role of an Indian boy training a race horse, to win money to build a shrine for his village, in the 1960 film For the Love of Mike (credited as "Danny Zaidivar"). The same year he had a minor role in the classic Western film The Magnificent Seven. In 1962 he played the title character "Ramon", a Latino boy featured prominently in an episode of 87th Precinct. He provided the voice of the character Hadji, the Calcutta-raised foster brother of the title character in the well-remembered animated television series Jonny Quest (1964–1965). He continued acting and doing voice work for a few years after its cancellation.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Holiday for Lovers | Young Boy | Uncredited |
| 1960 | For the Love of Mike | Michael Littlebear | Credited as Danny Zaldivar |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven | Boy with O'Reilly | |
| 1966 | For Pete's Sake! |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | General Electric Theater | Chico | Episode: "Beyond the Mountains"; credited as Danny Zaidivar |
| 1960–1961 | One Step Beyond | Jorge / Juanito | 2 episodes; credited as Danny Zaldivar |
| 1961 | Adventures in Paradise | Pea | Episode: "The Fires of Kanua" |
| 1962 | 87th Precinct | Ramon Morales | Episode: "Ramon" |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Tasso | Episode: "Wheresoever I Enter..." |
| 1963 | Wagon Train | Felipe Perez | Episode: "The Adam MacKenzie Story" |
| 1963 | The Richard Boone Show | Episode: "Captain Al Sanchez" | |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Kiwa | Episode: "The Day of the Pawnees: Part 1" |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Juan | Episode: "A Truce to Terror" |
| 1964–1965 | Jonny Quest | Hadji (voice) | 25 episodes |
| 1966–1967 | Run for Your Life | Lorenzo Romero / Paco | 2 episodes |
| 1968 | Off to See the Wizard | Kim | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Prince / Chaboonu (voice) | 2 episodes; uncredited, final role |
References
- Fischer, Stuart (2014-06-10). Kids' TV: The First Twenty-Five Years. Open Road Media. ISBN 978-1-4976-3390-2.
- Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009-06-24). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1.
- Weatherly, Reese (2020-01-08). "Adapting Jonny Quest's Race Problem". Medium. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- Eury, Michael (2019-12-04). RetroFan #7. TwoMorrows Publishing.
- Paulsen, Rob (2019-10-08). Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63228-122-7.
- "Danny Bravo". www.listal.com.
- "Zaldivar Name Meaning & Zaldivar Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
External links
- Danny Bravo at IMDb
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