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José Ferrer

Acting

José Ferrer

Born January 8, 1912 · Santurce, Puerto Rico · Died January 26, 1992

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.

Known for

Lawrence of Arabia

IMDb8.3

Lawrence of Arabia

Turkish Bey

Dune

IMDb6.2

Dune

Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV

Columbo

IMDb8.3

Columbo

Marshall Cahill

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

IMDb6.6

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

Leopold

Murder, She Wrote

IMDb7.3

Murder, She Wrote

Cagliostro

Magnum, P.I.

IMDb7.5

Magnum, P.I.

Robert Caine

The Caine Mutiny

IMDb7.6

The Caine Mutiny

Lt. Barney Greenwald

To Be or Not to Be

IMDb6.9

To Be or Not to Be

Prof. Siletski

The Sentinel

IMDb6.3

The Sentinel

Priest of the Brotherhood

The Greatest Story Ever Told

IMDb6.6

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Herod Antipas

The Swarm

IMDb4.5

The Swarm

Dr. Andrews

The Big Brawl

IMDb5.7

The Big Brawl

Dominici

The Love Boat

IMDb6.3

The Love Boat

Deke Donner

Bloody Birthday

IMDb5.7

Bloody Birthday

Doctor

The Little Drummer Boy

IMDb6.9

The Little Drummer Boy

Ben Haramed (voice)

Fedora

IMDb6.8

Fedora

Doctor Vando

Matlock

IMDb7.2

Matlock

Nicholas Baron

The Evil That Men Do

IMDb5.9

The Evil That Men Do

Dr. Hector Lomelin

Moulin Rouge

IMDb7.0

Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

The Big Bus

IMDb5.7

The Big Bus

Ironman

Filmography

  1. 20153-D RaritiesAlfred Davidson (archive footage)Movie
  2. 1997Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)Movie
  3. 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelfMovie
  4. 1991The Perfect TributeEdward EverettMovie
  5. 1990Old ExplorersWarner WatneyMovie
  6. 1990Hired to KillRallisMovie
  7. 1989Mother's DayJudge LeathamMovie
  8. 1988Strange InterludeProfessor LeedsSeries
  9. 1987Young Harry HoudiniDr. Tybalt GrimaldiMovie
  10. 1987The Sun and the MoonMovie
  11. 1986MatlockNicholas BaronSeries
  12. 1986Blood & OrchidsWalter BergmanSeries
  13. 1985CovenantVictor NobleMovie
  14. 1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 YearsNarrator (voice)Movie
  15. 1985SeducedJames KillianMovie
  16. 1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilProf. Ludwig RosenbergMovie
  17. 1984DunePadisha Emperor Shaddam IVMovie
  18. 1984Murder, She WroteCagliostroSeries
  19. 1984George WashingtonGovernor DinwiddieSeries
  20. 1984Samson and DelilahThe High PriestMovie
  21. 1984The Evil That Men DoDr. Hector LomelinMovie
  22. 1984Raíces eternasEnglish NarratorMovie
  23. 1983To Be or Not to BeProf. SiletskiMovie
  24. 1983The BeingMayor Gordon LaneMovie
  25. 1983The Wind in the WillowsBadger (voice)Movie
  26. 1983Blood FeudEdward Bennett WilliamsMovie
  27. 1983The Horror of It AllSelf / NarratorMovie
  28. 1983This Girl for HireHarrison WoolyMovie
  29. 1982NewhartArthur VanderkellenSeries
  30. 1982Rodin: The Gates of HellSelf - Rodin(voice)Movie
  31. 1982Blood TideNereusMovie
  32. 1982HotelAlex HuffSeries
  33. 1982A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyLeopoldMovie
  34. 1982And They're OffMartin CraigMovie
  35. 1982Night of 100 StarsSelfMovie
  36. 1982American PlayhouseProfessor LeedsSeries
  37. 1981Bloody BirthdayDoctorMovie
  38. 1981Peter and PaulGamalielSeries
  39. 1981Berlin Tunnel 21Martin KomanskyMovie
  40. 1981Evita PeronAgustin MagaldiMovie
  41. 1980Magnum, P.I.Robert CaineSeries
  42. 1980Pleasure Palace'Pokey'Movie
  43. 1980The Big BrawlDominiciMovie
  44. 1980The Dream MerchantsGeorge PappasSeries
  45. 1980Gideon's TrumpetAbe FortasMovie
  46. 1980The Murder That Wouldn't DieJeff BriggsMovie
  47. 1979The French Atlantic AffairPres. Aristide BrouchardSeries
  48. 1979Natural EnemiesHarry RosenthalMovie
  49. 1979The Fifth MusketeerAthosMovie
  50. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedCarlosSeries
  51. 1979UFOs: It Has BegunMovie
  52. 1979Life of SinBishopMovie
  53. 1978FameFrancescoMovie
  54. 1978FedoraDoctor VandoMovie
  55. 1978The SwarmDr. AndrewsMovie
  56. 1978The Amazing Captain NemoCaptain NemoMovie
  57. 1977Simple GiftsNarrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)Movie
  58. 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverLionel McCoyMovie
  59. 1977The Love BoatDeke DonnerSeries
  60. 1977Exo-ManKermit HaasMovie
  61. 1977Zoltan… Hound of DraculaInspector BrancoMovie
  62. 1977Who Has Seen the WindThe BenMovie
  63. 1977The Rhinemann ExchangeErich RhinemannSeries
  64. 1977The SentinelPriest of the BrotherhoodMovie
  65. 1976Crash!Marc DenneMovie
  66. 1976Voyage of the DamnedManuel BenitezMovie
  67. 1976TeleplaySamSeries
  68. 1976The Big BusIronmanMovie
  69. 1976PacoFermin FloresMovie
  70. 1976Truman at PotsdamJosef StalinMovie
  71. 1975The Art of CrimeBeckwith SloanMovie
  72. 1975Medical StoryDr. William KnowlandSeries
  73. 1975Medical StoryDr. William KnowlandMovie
  74. 1975Order to KillInspector ReedMovie
  75. 1975Forever Young, Forever FreeFather AlbertoMovie
  76. 1975The Missing Are DeadlyMovie
  77. 1974CyranoCyrano de Bergerac (voice)Movie
  78. 1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersJake WeinhausMovie
  79. 1971CrosscurrentDr. Charles BedfordMovie
  80. 1971ColumboMarshall CahillSeries
  81. 1971GideonAngel of the LordMovie
  82. 1971BanyonLee JenningsMovie
  83. 1970The AquariansDr. Alfred VreelandMovie
  84. 1968The Little Drummer BoyBen Haramed (voice)Movie
  85. 1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesHassan BeyMovie
  86. 1967KismetHajjMovie
  87. 1967Enter LaughingHarrison B. MarloweMovie
  88. 1965Ship of FoolsRieberMovie
  89. 1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldHerod AntipasMovie
  90. 1964Cyrano and d'ArtagnanCyrano de BergeracMovie
  91. 1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelfSeries
  92. 1963Stop Train 349Cowan the ReporterMovie
  93. 1963Nine Hours to RamaSuperintendent DasMovie
  94. 1962Lawrence of ArabiaTurkish BeyMovie
  95. 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
  96. 1962State FairDirectorMovie
  97. 1961Return to Peyton PlaceDirectorMovie
  98. 1959The Bell Telephone HourSelfSeries
  99. 1958The High Cost of LovingJim Fry, DirectorMovie
  100. 1958I Accuse!Captain Alfred Dreyfus, DirectorMovie
  101. 1957The Lux ShowSelfSeries
  102. 1957Four Girls in TownDirectorMovie
  103. 1956The Great ManJoe Harris, Director, ScreenplayMovie
  104. 1956The Rosemary Clooney ShowSelfSeries
  105. 1956The Wedding in MonacoSelf - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  106. 1955The Cockleshell HeroesMajor Stringer, DirectorMovie
  107. 1955The ShrikeJim Downs, DirectorMovie
  108. 1954Deep in My HeartSigmund RombergMovie
  109. 1954Producers' ShowcaseSeries
  110. 1954The Caine MutinyLt. Barney GreenwaldMovie
  111. 1953Miss Sadie ThompsonAlfred DavidsonMovie
  112. 1952Moulin RougeHenri de Toulouse-LautrecMovie
  113. 1952Anything Can HappenGiorgi PapashvilyMovie
  114. 1950Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de BergeracMovie
  115. 1950CrisisRaoul FarragoMovie
  116. 1950The Secret FuryJosé (uncredited)Movie
  117. 1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
  118. 1950WhirlpoolDavid KorvoMovie
  119. 1948Joan of ArcThe Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of FranceMovie
  120. 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries