Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1912-01-08
- Day of Death1992-01-26 (80 years)
- Place of BirthSanturce, Puerto Rico
- Also Known AsJose FerrerJosé Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón
José Ferrer
Biography
José Ferrer (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992), was a Puerto Rican actor and director. He was the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award.
Acting Career
- 1991
The Perfect Tribute
As: Edward Everett
- 1990
Hired to Kill
As: Rallis
- 1990
Old Explorers
As: Warner Watney
- 1989
Mother's Day
As: Judge Leatham
- 1988
Strange Interlude
As: Professor Leeds
- 1987
Young Harry Houdini
As: Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi
- 1986
Blood & Orchids
As: Walter Bergman
- 1986
Blood & Orchids
As: Walter Bergman
1985Covenant
As: Victor Noble
1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
As: Narrator (voice)
1985Seduced
As: James Killian
1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
As: Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg
- 1984
Dune
As: Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Cagliostro
1984George Washington
As: Governor Dinwiddie
1984Samson and Delilah
As: The High Priest
1984The Evil That Men Do
As: Dr. Hector Lomelin
- 1983
To Be or Not to Be
As: Prof. Siletski
1983The Being
As: Mayor Gordon Lane
1983The Wind in the Willows
As: Badger (voice)
1983Blood Feud
As: Edward Bennett Williams
1983This Girl For Hire
As: Harrison Wooly
1982Newhart
As: Arthur Vanderkellen
1982Blood Tide
As: Nereus
- 1982
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
As: Leopold
1982And They're Off
As: Martin Craig
1981Bloody Birthday
As: Doctor
1981Peter and Paul
As: Gamaliel
1981Berlin Tunnel 21
As: Martin Komansky
1981Evita Peron
As: Agustin Magaldi
1980Magnum, P.I.
As: Robert Caine
1980Pleasure Palace
As: 'Pokey'
1980The Big Brawl
As: Dominici
1980The Dream Merchants
As: George Pappas
1980Gideon's Trumpet
As: Abe Fortas
1980The Murder That Wouldn't Die
As: Jeff Briggs
1979The French Atlantic Affair
As: Pres. Aristide Brouchard
1979Natural Enemies
As: Harry Rosenthal
1979The Fifth Musketeer
As: Athos
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Carlos
1978The Swarm
As: Dr. Andrews
1978Fedora
As: Doctor Vando
1978The Amazing Captain Nemo
As: Captain Nemo
1978Fame
As: Francesco
1977Simple Gifts
As: Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
As: Lionel McCoy
1977The Love Boat
As: Deke Donner
1977Exo-Man
As: Kermit Haas
1977Dracula's Dog
As: Inspector Branco
1977Who Has Seen the Wind
As: The Ben
1977The Rhinemann Exchange
As: Erich Rhinemann
1977The Sentinel
As: Priest of the Brotherhood
1976Crash!
As: Marc Denne
1976Voyage of the Damned
As: Manuel Benitez
1976The Big Bus
As: Ironman
1976Paco
As: Fermin Flores
1975The Art of Crime
As: Beckwith Sloan
1975Medical Story
As: Dr. William Knowland
1975Order to Kill
As: Inspector Reed
1975Forever Young, Forever Free
As: Father Alberto
1974Cyrano
As: Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
1973Kojak
As: Jake Weinhaus
1973The Marcus-Nelson Murders
As: Jake Weinhaus
1971Crosscurrent
As: Dr. Charles Bedford
1971Columbo
As: Marshall Cahill
1971Gideon
As: Angel of the Lord
1971Banyon
As: Lee Jennings
1970The Aquarians
As: Dr. Alfred Vreeland
1968The Little Drummer Boy
As: Ben Haramed (voice)
1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
As: Hassan Bey
1967Kismet
As: Hajj
1967Enter Laughing
As: Harrison B. Marlowe
1965Ship of Fools
As: Rieber
1965The Greatest Story Ever Told
As: Herod Antipas
1964Cyrano and d'Artagnan
As: Cyrano de Bergerac
1963Stop Train 349
As: Cowan the Reporter
1963Nine Hours to Rama
As: Superintendent Das
- 1962
Lawrence of Arabia
As: Turkish Bey
1958The High Cost of Loving
As: Jim Fry
1958I Accuse!
As: Captain Alfred Dreyfus
1957Four Girls in Town
As: Director
1956The Great Man
As: Joe Harris
1955The Cockleshell Heroes
As: Major Stringer
1955The Shrike
As: Jim Downs
1954Deep in My Heart
As: Sigmund Romberg
- 1954
The Caine Mutiny
As: Lt. Barney Greenwald
1953Miss Sadie Thompson
As: Alfred Davidson
1952Moulin Rouge
As: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1952Anything Can Happen
As: Giorgi Papashvily
1950Cyrano de Bergerac
As: Cyrano de Bergerac
1950Crisis
As: Raoul Farrago
1950The Secret Fury
As: José (uncredited)
1950Whirlpool
As: David Korvo
1948Joan of Arc
As: The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France