Britt Lomond, 80; Was Villain in 1950s Zorro, Acted in Other Series
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Britt Lomond, 80, who played the villain Capt. Monastario in the 1950s TV series “Zorro” and played many roles on other western series, including “Death Valley Days” and “Rawhide,” died March 22 of kidney failure at a Huntington Beach nursing facility, according to Tyler St. Mark, his former publicist.
Lomond later turned to directing and production work, but his fame stemmed from playing opposite Guy Williams’ Zorro in 1957 and 1958.
Lomond, a native of Chicago who grew up in New York City, served as an Army paratrooper in the Pacific theater during World War II and was awarded three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star.