 Duncan Renaldo (1904-1980) (above right) played the Cisco Kid, and Leo Carillo (1880 or 81-1961) (above left) was his trail partner Pancho. Renaldo starred as Cisco in several Monogram films (but was replaced by Gilbert Roland). Later, Renaldo reprised the Cisco role in films released via United Artists, and continued the portrayal in the TV series. Cisco's hoss was named Diablo and Pancho's palomino cayuse was named Loco. Carillo was a prolific performer, appearing in scores of A and B grade films. Before he rode the dusty trails as 'Pancho', Carillo was at Universal in a batch of oaters and adventure films which teamed him up with Dick Foran and Andy Devine. Carillo passed away from cancer in 1961.
Jim Tipton's Find-A-Grave website has a picture of the grave marker for Leo Carillo at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, California: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5784 The Leo Carillo Ranch is located in Carlsbad, California and is designated as an historic landmark. Go to: http://www.carrillo-ranch.org R. Feigel's Surfwriter website has a photo of the 1948 Chrysler Town and Country convertible that once belonged to Carillo ... and it has the steer horns on the front end: http://www.surfwriter.net/cruisin1.htm#Leo%20Carrillio's%20convertible
 (Courtesy of Les Adams)
 Above center is Roscoe Ates (1895-1962), flanked by Eddie Dean on the right and 'Black Jack' O'Shea on the left. Ates rode the cinema trails as singing cowboy Eddie Dean's stuttering sidekick "Soapy Jones" in a batch of post World War II westerns at PRC (he replaced Emmett Lynn who was Dean's first screen helper).
Jim Tipton's Find-A-Grave website has a picture of the grave marker for Ates at Forest Lawn - Glendale, California: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6675
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above, Shirley Patterson (Shawn Smith) and Roscoe Ates in a scene from the Eddie Dean oater, TUMBLEWEED TRAIL (PRC, 1946).
 Above, from L-to-R, are Walter J. 'Wally' Vernon (1904 or 05 - 1970) and Don 'Red' Barry. Vernon and Barry paired up in two different western series --- the first was at Republic during the 1940s and the second effort was around 1950 at Lippert Pictures where Barry did GUNFIRE (1950), I SHOT BILLY THE KID (1950), more. Vernon also did sidekick duties for Allan Lane (in Lane's films prior to assuming the Red Ryder series from Bill Elliott). Vernon started his film career in the mid 1930s, and was often seen in 20th Century Fox films (such as CHARLIE CHAN AT TREASURE ISLAND). I always thought Vernon was a good comic and supporting player, but just 'out of type' when playing in westerns due to his fast, 'New Yawkish' accent. Vernon was killed by a hit and run driver in 1970 near his California home.
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Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Leo Carillo: