José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Known for

Acting

Born

January 8, 1912

Birthplace

Santurce, Puerto Rico

Died

January 26, 1992 (aged 80)

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.

Best known work

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Dune

Dune

1984

Columbo

Columbo

1971

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1983

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

Filmography

2015
3-D Rarities
as Alfred Davidson (archive footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
1993
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self
1991
The Perfect Tribute
as Edward Everett
1990
Old Explorers
as Warner Watney
1990
Hired to Kill
as Rallis
1989
Mother's Day
as Judge Leatham
1988
Strange InterludeTV
as Professor Leeds (3 episodes)
1987
Young Harry Houdini
as Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi
1987
The Sun and the Moon
1986
MatlockTV
as Nicholas Baron (2 episodes)
1986
Blood & OrchidsTV
as Walter Bergman (2 episodes)
1985
Covenant
as Victor Noble
1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
as Narrator (voice)
1985
Seduced
as James Killian
1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
as Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg
1984
Dune
as Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Cagliostro (1 episode)
1984
George WashingtonTV
as Governor Dinwiddie (3 episodes)
1984
Samson and Delilah
as The High Priest
1984
The Evil That Men Do
as Dr. Hector Lomelin
1984
Raíces eternas
as English Narrator
1983
To Be or Not to Be
as Prof. Siletski
1983
The Being
as Mayor Gordon Lane