Miguel Ferrer

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Actor

Birth Date: February 7, 1955

Death Date: January 19, 2017

Birth Place: Santa Monica, California

An intense character actor who specialized in playing cranky or seamy types, Miguel Ferrer first gained notice in films as the greedy businessman who played an instrumental role in the creation of "Robocop" (1987). He was also remembered as Albert Rosenfield, the foul-tempered FBI forensics expert, on David Lynch's cult soap, "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91) and in the feature "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" (1992). The eldest son of actor Jose Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney, Ferrer was drawn to the drums as a child after seeing Little Ricky play them on "I Love Lucy" and Ringo Starr perform with The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show." A professional musician by his late teens, Ferrer was chosen as one of three drummers -- including Ringo Starr -- to perform on Keith Moon's 1975 solo album Two Sides of the Moon. Fittingly, he made his acting debut playing a drummer in an episode of "Sunshine" (NBC, 1975), a sitcom co-starring his friend and fellow musician Bill Mumy (best remembered for playing Will Robinson on "Lost in Space"), who snared him the gig. Apart from music, Ferrer became a busy character actor in films and TV beginning in the 1980s. In 1990 alone his output included recurring roles on "Twin Peaks" and "Shannon's Deal" (NBC 1990-91), a starring role in the "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (NBC 1990) miniseries, a starring role as a Blue Bayou cop in his own series "Broken Badges" (CBS 1990-91) and supporting roles in two features, "Revenge" and "The Guardian." Ferrer achieved leading man status in the little-seen thriller "The Harvest" (1993) but continued working primarily as a character actor for the rest of his career, appearing in films ranging from the knockabout comedy sequel "Hot Shots! Part Deux" (1993) to Steven Soderbergh's drug-trafficking drama "Traffic" (2000). While continuing to appear in films such as Jonathan Demme's remake of "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004) and Shane Black's "Iron Man 3" (2013), Ferrer also lent his distinctive voice to animated films ranging from Disney hit "Mulan" (1998) to singing-birds sequel "Rio 2" (2014). Miguel Ferrer died of esophageal cancer on January 19, 2017 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 61.

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Twin PeaksStream

Actor
FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield
Series
2017

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

Voice
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
Movie
2017

Bald

Narrator
Movie
2014

Iron Man 3Stream

Actor
Vice President Rodriguez
Movie
2013
79%

The Courier

Actor
Mr. Capo
Movie
2012

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: ¡Viva la Fiesta!

Voice
Delgado
Movie
2012

The Protector

Actor
Lt. Felix Valdez
Series
2011
13%

Far Away Eyes

Actor
Eli
Movie
2011

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

Adventure TimeStream

Guest Star
Death/Skeleton 2
Series
2010
100%

Adventure TimeStream

Guest Voice
Death/Grod
Series
2010
100%

Hard Ride to Hell

Actor
Jefé
Movie
2010

NCIS: Los AngelesStream

Actor
Assistant Director Owen Granger
Series
2009

NCIS: Los AngelesStream

Guest
Series
2009

NCIS: Los AngelesStream

Guest Star
Series
2009

KingsStream

Guest Star
Series
2009

Lie to MeStream

Guest Star
FBI ASAC Bill Steele
Series
2009

Wrong Turn at Tahoe

Actor
Vincent
Movie
2009

Studio Spotlight

Actor
Show
2008

Justice League: The New Frontier

Voice
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter
Movie
2008

Bionic WomanStream

Actor
Jonas Bledsoe
Series
2007

Robot ChickenStream

Guest Voice
Series
2005

American DadStream

Guest Voice
Agent Hopkins
Series
2005

MediumStream

Guest Star
Series
2005

De Man

Actor
Peters
Movie
2005

The ManStream

Actor
Agent Peters
Movie
2005
12%

Desperate HousewivesStream

Guest Star
Series
2004
72%

The Manchurian CandidateStream

Actor
Colonel Garret
Movie
2004
80%

Silver City

Actor
Cliff Castleton
Movie
2004

L.A. County 187

Actor
Sgt. Walter Drazin
Movie
2003

Sunshine State

Actor
Lester
Movie
2002

Sightings: Heartland Ghost

Actor
Allen
Movie
2002

Law & Order: Criminal IntentStream

Guest Star
Gus Kovak
Series
2001

Crossing JordanStream

Actor
Dr. Garret Macy
Series
2001

Crossing JordanStream

Director
Series
2001

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

Guest Star
Series
2000

Jackie Chan Adventures

Guest Voice
Tarakudo/Shadowkhan King
Show
2000

TrafficStream

Actor
Eduardo Ruiz
Movie
2000
93%

Will & GraceStream

Guest Star
Nathan Berry
Series
1998

Lateline

Actor
Vic Karp
Show
1998

Brave New World

Actor
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
Movie
1998

MulanStream

Voice
Shan-Yu
Movie
1998
86%

Where's Marlowe?

Actor
Joe Boone
Movie
1998

Stephen King's The Night Flier

Actor
Richard Dees
Movie
1997

Mr. Magoo

Actor
Mr. Ortega Peru
Movie
1997

Justice League of America

Actor
The Weather Man
Movie
1997

Cigarettes & Coffee

Actor
Show
1996

3rd Rock from the SunStream

Guest Star
Series
1996

Project: ALF

Actor
Dexter Moyers
Movie
1996

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

Actor
Centeno
Movie
1996

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

Actor
Jack Valko
Movie
1995

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Actor
Thomas Manning
Movie
1995

The StandStream

Actor
Miniseries
1994
70%

Muerte en la Montaña

Actor
Movie
1994

Blank Check

Actor
Quigley
Movie
1994

Royce

Actor
Gribbon
Movie
1994

Incident at Deception Ridge

Actor
Ray Hayes
Movie
1994

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice

Actor
Win Carter
Movie
1994

A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story

Actor
Stanislav
Movie
1994

Stephen Kings The Stand - Das letzte Gefecht (1+2)

Actor
Lloyd Henreid
Movie
1994

Stephen Kings The Stand - Das letzte Gefecht (3+4)

Actor
Lloyd Henreid
Movie
1994

Fallen Angels

Actor
Abbazzia / Prologue Narrator
Series
1993

The Harvest

Actor
Charlie Pope
Movie
1993

Scam

Actor
Barry Landers
Movie
1993

Point of No Return

Actor
Kaufman
Movie
1993

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Actor
Harbinger
Movie
1993

Another Stakeout

Actor
Tony Castellano
Movie
1993

It's All True

Narrator
Movie
1993

In the Shadow of a Killer

Actor
District Attorney Steven Walzer
Movie
1992

Cruel Doubt

Actor
Lewis Young
Movie
1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

Actor
Albert Rosenfeld
Movie
1992

Twin PeaksStream

Guest Star
FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield
Series
1990
77%

Revenge

Actor
Amador
Movie
1990

The Guardian

Actor
Ralph Hess
Movie
1990

Drogenkrieg: Das Camarena Komplott

Actor
Tony Riva
Movie
1990

Tales From the Crypt

Actor
Series
1989
82%

DeepStar Six

Actor
Snyder
Movie
1989

Profundidades Seis

Actor
Movie
1989

Valentino Returns

Actor
Movie
1989

Houston Knights

Guest Star
Series
1987

RoboCopStream

Actor
Bob Morton
Movie
1987
92%

Miami ViceStream

Guest Star
Series
1984
71%

Star Trek III: The Search for SpockStream

Actor
First Officer
Movie
1984
78%

FlashpointStream

Actor
Roget
Movie
1984
57%

Hotel

Guest Star
Soap
1983

Magnum, P.I.Stream

Guest Star
Ensign Robert 'Bobby' Wickes
Series
1980

Trapper John, M.D.

Guest Star
Series
1979

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