Trivia

Although he had many television series appearances to his credit, Rodolfo Acosta didn't become a series regular with a recurring role until 1967 when he was cast as Vaquero, the domestic ranch hand, for the first two seasons of The High Chaparral (1967-1969). He was dropped from the series because he developed a drinking problem. He ultimately died of liver cancer.

Director John Ford saw him in a stage production and cast him as a policeman in the 1947 film The Fugitive starring Henry Fonda.

Children included Dante, Timur, Loredo, and Jeanine Acosta.