Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 8, 1912
Died
January 26, 1992 (age 80)
Place of Birth
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Also Known As
Jose Ferrer
José 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.
Known For
TV
Columbo
Marshall Cahill
1971
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
TV
Murder, She Wrote
Cagliostro
1984
TV
The Love Boat
Deke Donner
1977
TV
Magnum, P.I.
Robert Caine
1980
TV
Matlock
Nicholas Baron
1986
TV
Tales of the Unexpected
Carlos
1979
TV
Newhart
Arthur Vanderkellen
1982
TV
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Film
Dune
Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
1984
Film
Lawrence of Arabia
Turkish Bey
1962
TV
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
TV
Producers' Showcase
1954
TV
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
1959
TV
Medical Story
1975
Film
The Big Brawl
Dominici
1980
Film
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Herod Antipas
1965
Film
The Sentinel
Priest of the Brotherhood
1977
TV
The French Atlantic Affair
Pres. Aristide Brouchard
1979
Filmography
2015Film3-D Raritiesas Alfred Davidson (archive footage)1997FilmBogart: The Untold Storyas Self (archive footage)1993FilmThe Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Yearsas Self (archive footage)1991FilmPreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self1991FilmThe Perfect Tributeas Edward Everett1990FilmOld Explorersas Warner Watney1990FilmHired to Killas Rallis1989FilmMother's Dayas Judge Leatham1988TVStrange Interludeas Professor Leeds1987FilmYoung Harry Houdinias Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi1987FilmThe Sun and the Moon1986TVMatlockas Nicholas Baron1986TVBlood & Orchidsas Walter Bergman1985FilmCovenantas Victor Noble1985FilmJacques Cousteau: The First 75 Yearsas Narrator (voice)1985FilmSeducedas James Killian1985FilmHitler's SS: Portrait in Evilas Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg1984FilmDuneas Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV1984TVMurder, She Wroteas Cagliostro1984TVGeorge Washingtonas Governor Dinwiddie1984FilmSamson and Delilahas The High Priest1984FilmThe Evil That Men Doas Dr. Hector Lomelin1984FilmRaíces eternasas English Narrator1983FilmTo Be or Not to Beas Prof. Siletski1983FilmThe Beingas Mayor Gordon Lane1983FilmThe Wind in the Willowsas Badger (voice)1983FilmBlood Feudas Edward Bennett Williams1983FilmThe Horror of It Allas Self / Narrator1983FilmThis Girl for Hireas Harrison Wooly1982TVNewhartas Arthur Vanderkellen1982FilmRodin: The Gates of Hellas Self - Rodin(voice)1982FilmBlood Tideas Nereus1982FilmA Midsummer Night's Sex Comedyas Leopold1982FilmAnd They're Offas Martin Craig1982FilmNight of 100 Starsas Self1981FilmBloody Birthdayas Doctor1981TVPeter and Paulas Gamaliel1981FilmBerlin Tunnel 21as Martin Komansky1981FilmEvita Peronas Agustin Magaldi1980TVMagnum, P.I.as Robert Caine1980FilmPleasure Palaceas 'Pokey'1980FilmThe Big Brawlas Dominici1980TVThe Dream Merchantsas George Pappas1980FilmGideon's Trumpetas Abe Fortas1980FilmThe Murder That Wouldn't Dieas Jeff Briggs1979TVThe French Atlantic Affairas Pres. Aristide Brouchard1979FilmNatural Enemiesas Harry Rosenthal1979FilmThe Fifth Musketeeras Athos1979TVTales of the Unexpectedas Carlos1979FilmUFOs: It Has Begun1979FilmLife of Sinas Bishop1978FilmFameas Francesco1978FilmFedoraas Doctor Vando1978FilmThe Swarmas Dr. Andrews1978FilmThe Amazing Captain Nemoas Captain Nemo1977FilmSimple Giftsas Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)1977FilmThe Private Files of J. Edgar Hooveras Lionel McCoy1977TVThe Love Boatas Deke Donner1977FilmExo-Manas Kermit Haas1977FilmDracula's Dogas Inspector Branco1977FilmWho Has Seen the Windas The Ben1977TVThe Rhinemann Exchangeas Erich Rhinemann1977FilmThe Sentinelas Priest of the Brotherhood1976FilmCrash!as Marc Denne1976FilmVoyage of the Damnedas Manuel Benitez1976FilmThe Big Busas Ironman1976FilmPacoas Fermin Flores1976FilmTruman at Potsdamas Josef Stalin1975FilmThe Art of Crimeas Beckwith Sloan1975FilmRickles1975FilmMedical Storyas Dr. William Knowland1975TVMedical Story1975FilmOrder to Killas Inspector Reed1975FilmForever Young, Forever Freeas Father Alberto1975FilmThe Missing Are Deadly1974FilmCyranoas Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)1973FilmThe Marcus-Nelson Murdersas Jake Weinhaus1971FilmCrosscurrentas Dr. Charles Bedford1971TVColumboas Marshall Cahill1971FilmGideonas Angel of the Lord1971FilmBanyonas Lee Jennings1970FilmThe Aquariansas Dr. Alfred Vreeland1968FilmThe Little Drummer Boyas Ben Haramed (voice)1968FilmA Case of Libelas Boyd Bendix1967FilmLe avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantesas Hassan Bey1967FilmKismetas Hajj1967FilmEnter Laughingas Harrison B. Marlowe1965FilmShip of Foolsas Rieber1965FilmThe Greatest Story Ever Toldas Herod Antipas1964FilmCyrano and d'Artagnanas Cyrano de Bergerac1963TVThe Danny Kaye Showas Self1963FilmStop Train 349as Cowan the Reporter1963FilmNine Hours to Ramaas Superintendent Das1962FilmLawrence of Arabiaas Turkish Bey1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self1959TVThe Bell Telephone Houras Self1958FilmThe High Cost of Lovingas Jim Fry1958FilmI Accuse!as Captain Alfred Dreyfus1957TVThe Lux Showas Self1957FilmFour Girls in Townas Director1956FilmThe Great Manas Joe Harris1956TVThe Rosemary Clooney Showas Self1956FilmThe Wedding in Monacoas Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1955FilmThe Cockleshell Heroesas Major Stringer1955FilmThe Shrikeas Jim Downs1954FilmDeep in My Heartas Sigmund Romberg1954TVProducers' Showcase1954FilmThe Caine Mutinyas Lt. Barney Greenwald1953FilmMiss Sadie Thompsonas Alfred Davidson1952FilmMoulin Rougeas Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec1952FilmAnything Can Happenas Giorgi Papashvily1950FilmCyrano de Bergeracas Cyrano de Bergerac1950FilmCrisisas Raoul Farrago1950FilmThe Secret Furyas José (uncredited)1950TVWhat's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest1950FilmWhirlpoolas David Korvo1948FilmJoan of Arcas The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France1948TVThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self1946FilmBoliviaas Narrator