Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 8, 1912
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 - Movies
Dune
as Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
Lawrence of Arabia
as Turkish Bey
The Secret Fury
as José (uncredited)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Herod Antipas
The Caine Mutiny
as Lt. Barney Greenwald
The Swarm
as Dr. Andrews
The Big Brawl
as Dominici
Fedora
as Doctor Vando
Joan of Arc
as The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France
To Be or Not to Be
as Prof. Siletski
Known For - TV Shows
Columbo
as Marshall Cahill
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Cagliostro
The Love Boat
as Deke Donner
Magnum, P.I.
as Robert Caine
Matlock
as Nicholas Baron
Newhart
as Arthur Vanderkellen
Tales of the Unexpected
as Carlos
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self