Legendary actor Sergio Calderon, known for his roles in films like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and Men in Black, has died at the age of 77.
Calderón passed away Thursday morning surrounded by his family after he was previously hospitalized with pneumonia, a rep told “ET.”
“He was in the hospital previously with a bout of pneumonia; not sure that was the cause,” the rep adds.
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Calderón was born in Coatlan del Rio, Morelos, Mexico, on July 21, 1945, and studied at the Instituto Andrés Soler of the Asociación Nacional de Actores before making his jump to acting, according to a biography on IMDb.
The actor had dozens of screen credits to his name over the past 50-plus years, beginning with a role in 1970’s The Bridge in the Jungle.
Perhaps most notably, he appeared as Captain Vallenueva in At World’s End (2007), and Jose — a.k.a. the “head on a stick” guy — in Men in Black (1997).
Other films Calderón appeared in include The Missing (2003), The Ruins (2008) and Little Fockers (2010), while he also had several roles on television.
After taking a break from acting in 2015, Calderón appeared in three projects in 2022: The Seven Faces of Jane as well as episodes of Better Things and The Resort.
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Devastated fans took to Twitter to pay tribute after his passing.
They wrote: ‘I’m so sad Sergio Calderon passed away. I just read that wonderful article about him in the LA Times too 🙁 I always think of him as El Cajon the river pirate from The A-Team. #rip’;
‘Rest in Peace, Sergio Calderon . I look forward to hearing memorials from your peers.’; ‘Sergio Calderon another fine talent and his great spirit and legacy lives.’
Calderón is survived by his wife, Karen Dakin; his children Patrick Calderón-Dakin and Johanna Calderón-Dakin; and his grandchildren Krishnaavi, Emiliano and Victoria.
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