ACTOR
José Ferrer
Known for Columbo · Murder, She Wrote · Magnum, P.I.
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Jan 8, 1912
- Died
- Jan 26, 1992
- Birthplace
- Santurce, Puerto Rico
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
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BoliviaNarrator
1946
Joan of ArcThe Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France
1948
CrisisRaoul Farrago
1950
Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
1950
The Secret FuryJosé (uncredited)
1950
WhirlpoolDavid Korvo
1950
Anything Can HappenGiorgi Papashvily
1952
Moulin RougeHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1952
Miss Sadie ThompsonAlfred Davidson
1953
Deep in My HeartSigmund Romberg
1954
The Caine MutinyLt. Barney Greenwald
1954
The Cockleshell HeroesMajor Stringer
1955The Cockleshell HeroesDirector
1955
The ShrikeJim Downs
1955The ShrikeDirector
1955
The Great ManJoe Harris
1956The Great ManDirector
1956The Great ManScreenplay
1956
The Wedding in MonacoSelf - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1956
Four Girls in TownDirector
1957
I Accuse!Captain Alfred Dreyfus
1958I Accuse!Director
1958
The High Cost of LovingJim Fry
1958The High Cost of LovingDirector
1958
Return to Peyton PlaceDirector
1961
Lawrence of ArabiaTurkish Bey
1962
State FairDirector
1962
Nine Hours to RamaSuperintendent Das
1963
Stop Train 349Cowan the Reporter
1963
Cyrano and d'ArtagnanCyrano de Bergerac
1964
Ship of FoolsRieber
1965
The Greatest Story Ever ToldHerod Antipas
1965
Enter LaughingHarrison B. Marlowe
1967
KismetHajj
1967
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesHassan Bey
1967AC
A Case of LibelBoyd Bendix
1968
The Little Drummer BoyBen Haramed (voice)
1968
The AquariansDr. Alfred Vreeland
1970
BanyonLee Jennings
1971
CrosscurrentDr. Charles Bedford
1971
GideonAngel of the Lord
1971
The Marcus-Nelson MurdersJake Weinhaus
1973
CyranoCyrano de Bergerac (voice)
1974
Forever Young, Forever FreeFather Alberto
1975
Medical StoryDr. William Knowland
1975
Order to KillInspector Reed
1975
Rickles
1975
The Art of CrimeBeckwith Sloan
1975
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Crash!Marc Denne
1976
PacoFermin Flores
1976
The Big BusIronman
1976TA
Truman at PotsdamJosef Stalin
1976
Voyage of the DamnedManuel Benitez
1976
Exo-ManKermit Haas
1977
Simple GiftsNarrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverLionel McCoy
1977
The SentinelPriest of the Brotherhood
1977
Who Has Seen the WindThe Ben
1977
Zoltan… Hound of DraculaInspector Branco
1977
FameFrancesco
1978
FedoraDoctor Vando
1978RB
Regie: Billy WilderSelf
1978
The Amazing Captain NemoCaptain Nemo
1978
The SwarmDr. Andrews
1978
Life of SinBishop
1979
Natural EnemiesHarry Rosenthal
1979
The Fifth MusketeerAthos
1979UI
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
Gideon's TrumpetAbe Fortas
1980
Pleasure Palace'Pokey'
1980
The Big BrawlDominici
1980
The Murder That Wouldn't DieJeff Briggs
1980
Berlin Tunnel 21Martin Komansky
1981
Bloody BirthdayDoctor
1981
Evita PeronAgustin Magaldi
1981
A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyLeopold
1982
And They're OffMartin Craig
1982
Blood TideNereus
1982
Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982RT
Rodin: The Gates of HellSelf - Rodin(voice)
1982
Blood FeudEdward Bennett Williams
1983
The BeingMayor Gordon Lane
1983
The Horror of It AllSelf / Narrator
1983
The Wind in the WillowsBadger (voice)
1983
This Girl for HireHarrison Wooly
1983
To Be or Not to BeProf. Siletski
1983
DunePadisha Emperor Shaddam IV
1984RE
Raíces eternasEnglish Narrator
1984
Samson and DelilahThe High Priest
1984
The Evil That Men DoDr. Hector Lomelin
1984
CovenantVictor Noble
1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilProf. Ludwig Rosenberg
1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 YearsNarrator (voice)
1985
SeducedJames Killian
1985TS
The Sun and the Moon
1987
Young Harry HoudiniDr. Tybalt Grimaldi
1987
Mother's DayJudge Leatham
1989
Hired to KillRallis
1990
Old ExplorersWarner Watney
1990
Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf
1991
The Perfect TributeEdward Everett
1991
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television YearsSelf (archive footage)
1993
Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)
1997
3-D RaritiesAlfred Davidson (archive footage)
2015Television
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 eps
1948
What's My Line?Self · 2 eps
1950PS
Producers' Showcase1 eps
1954TR
The Rosemary Clooney ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956TL
The Lux ShowSelf · 3 eps
1957
The Bell Telephone HourSelf · 1 eps
1959
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
The Danny Kaye ShowSelf · 2 eps
1963
ColumboMarshall Cahill · 1 eps
1971
Medical StoryDr. William Knowland · 1 eps
1975T
TeleplaySam · 1 eps
1976
The Love BoatDeke Donner · 2 eps
1977
The Rhinemann ExchangeErich Rhinemann · 3 eps
1977
Tales of the UnexpectedCarlos · 1 eps
1979
The French Atlantic AffairPres. Aristide Brouchard · 3 eps
1979
Magnum, P.I.Robert Caine · 1 eps
1980
The Dream MerchantsGeorge Pappas · 3 eps
1980
Peter and PaulGamaliel · 2 eps
1981
American PlayhouseProfessor Leeds · 3 eps
1982
HotelAlex Huff · 1 eps
1982
NewhartArthur Vanderkellen · 6 eps
1982
George WashingtonGovernor Dinwiddie · 3 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteCagliostro · 1 eps
1984
Blood & OrchidsWalter Bergman · 2 eps
1986
MatlockNicholas Baron · 2 eps
1986
Strange InterludeProfessor Leeds · 3 eps
1988Photos
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