In 1975, Armes ran an unsuccessful bid for El Paso County sheriff. Armes reportedly found him in three days. In 1972, actor Marlon Brando hired Armes to find his son, who had been taken to Mexico. Armes said an appeals court ruled in his favor. The animals were a baby elephant, two jaguars and a lion. The other matter was his court battle with the city to retain some animals on his property after the city had ordered him to remove them. Christakis and was sentenced to 50 years in the penitentiary. Watkins in October pleaded guilty of murdering James L. He aided in the capture of Edward Watkins last spring. Armes recently was in the news on two matters. He attended UCLA and New York University. He was named operations director of Goodwill Industries in 1956, and later founded his detective agency. More: El Paso brothers, Nick and Jesus Silva, killed in 1934 plane crash Returns to El PasoĪrmes returned to El Paso when he was 23, in 1936, after his daughter developed asthma due to Los Angles smog. More: Why should you get a digital subscription 1, 1970, Armes started his political career, announcing a run for justice of the peace, Precinct 2.Īfter high school, Armes went to Hollywood, and for six years he was under contract with Twentieth Century fox appearing in 39 motion pictures and 28 television shows. Julian plans to take his mother back to California for a visit. His wife and daughter, Marlene, 1 year old, will remain in California.

Julian, who changed his name to Jay Armes for professional purposes, will return to Ysleta Monday by plane to visit his family. 'Julian always worked hard, but we didn't think he'd really be an actor.' By July 1953, Armes had a successful career - not as a lawyer but in Hollywood:

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