José Ferrer
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1912 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
- Died
- January 26, 1992
- Active Years
- 1946–2015 (70 Years)
- Total Credits
- 131 credits in database
Acting Born Jan 8, 1912 Died Jan 26, 1992 Santurce, Puerto Rico 131 credits
Biography
José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor and director. He was born on January 8, 1912, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ferrer is known for his acting career, with 125 known credits. He is also known as Jose Ferrer. Ferrer passed away on January 26, 1992, at the age of 80.
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Career overview
José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor. He was known for his acting career, which spanned multiple credits. Ferrer was the first Hispanic actor to achieve a notable position in the industry.
Ferrer's acting career consisted of numerous roles in film and television. He appeared in a significant number of projects, with a total of 125 credits to his name. Ferrer's work in the entertainment industry was notable, but specific details about his roles and performances are not provided.
Ferrer's acting career was marked by his presence in various productions. He was a prominent figure in the industry, but the specifics of his work are not detailed in the available information.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
3-D Rarities
Bogart: The Untold Story
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerThe Perfect Tribute
Old ExplorersHired to Kill
Mother's Day
Strange Interlude
Young Harry HoudiniThe Sun and the Moon
MatlockBlood & Orchids
CovenantSeducedHitler's SS: Portrait in EvilJacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Murder, She WroteDuneThe Evil That Men DoGeorge WashingtonRaíces eternas
To Be or Not to BeThe Wind in the WillowsThis Girl for HireThe BeingThe Horror of It All
American PlayhouseNewhartHotelA Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyNight of 100 Stars
Peter and PaulBloody BirthdayEvita PeronBerlin Tunnel 21
Magnum, P.I.Pleasure PalaceThe Big BrawlThe Dream MerchantsGideon's Trumpet
Tales of the UnexpectedLife of SinThe French Atlantic AffairThe Fifth MusketeerNatural Enemies
FedoraFameThe SwarmThe Amazing Captain NemoRegie: Billy Wilder
The Love BoatThe SentinelThe Rhinemann ExchangeSimple GiftsZoltan… Hound of Dracula
Voyage of the DamnedThe Big BusTeleplayPacoCrash!
Medical StoryMedical StoryThe Missing Are DeadlyRicklesOrder to Kill
Cyrano
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
ColumboBanyonCrosscurrentGideon
The Aquarians
The Little Drummer BoyA Case of Libel
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesEnter LaughingKismet
The Greatest Story Ever ToldShip of Fools
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
The Danny Kaye ShowStop Train 349Nine Hours to Rama
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonLawrence of ArabiaState Fair · Director
Full Filmography
131 titles- 3-D Rarities (2015) as Alfred Davidson (archive footage)
- Bogart: The Untold Story (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993) as Self (archive footage)
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Self
- The Perfect Tribute (1991) as Edward Everett
- Old Explorers (1990) as Warner Watney
- Hired to Kill (1990) as Rallis
- Mother's Day (1989) as Judge Leatham
- Strange Interlude (1988) as Professor Leeds
- Young Harry Houdini (1987) as Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi
- The Sun and the Moon (1987)
- Matlock (1986) as Nicholas Baron
- Blood & Orchids (1986) as Walter Bergman
- Covenant (1985) as Victor Noble
- Seduced (1985) as James Killian
- Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985) as Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg
- Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years (1985) as Narrator (voice)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Cagliostro
- Dune (1984) as Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
- The Evil That Men Do (1984) as Dr. Hector Lomelin
- George Washington (1984) as Governor Dinwiddie
- Raíces eternas (1984) as English Narrator
- Samson and Delilah (1984) as The High Priest
- To Be or Not to Be (1983) as Prof. Siletski
- The Wind in the Willows (1983) as Badger (voice)
- This Girl for Hire (1983) as Harrison Wooly
- The Being (1983) as Mayor Gordon Lane
- The Horror of It All (1983) as Self / Narrator
- Blood Feud (1983) as Edward Bennett Williams
- American Playhouse (1982) as Professor Leeds
- Newhart (1982) as Arthur Vanderkellen
- Hotel (1982) as Alex Huff
- A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) as Leopold
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- Blood Tide (1982) as Nereus
- And They're Off (1982) as Martin Craig
- Rodin: The Gates of Hell (1982) as Self - Rodin(voice)
- Peter and Paul (1981) as Gamaliel
- Bloody Birthday (1981) as Doctor
- Evita Peron (1981) as Agustin Magaldi
- Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) as Martin Komansky
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Robert Caine
- Pleasure Palace (1980) as 'Pokey'
- The Big Brawl (1980) as Dominici
- The Dream Merchants (1980) as George Pappas
- Gideon's Trumpet (1980) as Abe Fortas
- The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980) as Jeff Briggs
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Carlos
- Life of Sin (1979) as Bishop
- The French Atlantic Affair (1979) as Pres. Aristide Brouchard
- The Fifth Musketeer (1979) as Athos
- Natural Enemies (1979) as Harry Rosenthal
- UFOs: It Has Begun (1979)
- Fedora (1978) as Doctor Vando
- Fame (1978) as Francesco
- The Swarm (1978) as Dr. Andrews
- The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978) as Captain Nemo
- Regie: Billy Wilder (1978) as Self
- The Love Boat (1977) as Deke Donner
- The Sentinel (1977) as Priest of the Brotherhood
- The Rhinemann Exchange (1977) as Erich Rhinemann
- Simple Gifts (1977) as Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)
- Zoltan… Hound of Dracula (1977) as Inspector Branco
- Exo-Man (1977) as Kermit Haas
- The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) as Lionel McCoy
- Who Has Seen the Wind (1977) as The Ben
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) as Manuel Benitez
- The Big Bus (1976) as Ironman
- Teleplay (1976) as Sam
- Paco (1976) as Fermin Flores
- Crash! (1976) as Marc Denne
- Truman at Potsdam (1976) as Josef Stalin
- Medical Story (1975) as Dr. William Knowland
- Medical Story (1975) as Dr. William Knowland
- The Missing Are Deadly (1975)
- Rickles (1975)
- Order to Kill (1975) as Inspector Reed
- Forever Young, Forever Free (1975) as Father Alberto
- The Art of Crime (1975) as Beckwith Sloan
- Cyrano (1974) as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) as Jake Weinhaus
- Columbo (1971) as Marshall Cahill
- Banyon (1971) as Lee Jennings
- Crosscurrent (1971) as Dr. Charles Bedford
- Gideon (1971) as Angel of the Lord
- The Aquarians (1970) as Dr. Alfred Vreeland
- The Little Drummer Boy (1968) as Ben Haramed (voice)
- A Case of Libel (1968) as Boyd Bendix
- Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes (1967) as Hassan Bey
- Enter Laughing (1967) as Harrison B. Marlowe
- Kismet (1967) as Hajj
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Herod Antipas
- Ship of Fools (1965) as Rieber
- Cyrano and d'Artagnan (1964) as Cyrano de Bergerac
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
- Stop Train 349 (1963) as Cowan the Reporter
- Nine Hours to Rama (1963) as Superintendent Das
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Turkish Bey
- State Fair (1962) Director
- Return to Peyton Place (1961) Director
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
- I Accuse! (1958) as Captain Alfred Dreyfus
- I Accuse! (1958) Director
- The High Cost of Loving (1958) as Jim Fry
- The High Cost of Loving (1958) Director
- The Lux Show (1957) as Self
- Four Girls in Town (1957) as Director
- The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956) as Self
- The Wedding in Monaco (1956) as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Great Man (1956) as Joe Harris
- The Great Man (1956) Director
- The Great Man (1956) Screenplay
- The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) as Major Stringer
- The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) Director
- The Shrike (1955) as Jim Downs
- The Shrike (1955) Director
- Producers' Showcase (1954)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Lt. Barney Greenwald
- Deep in My Heart (1954) as Sigmund Romberg
- Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) as Alfred Davidson
- Moulin Rouge (1952) as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Anything Can Happen (1952) as Giorgi Papashvily
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Whirlpool (1950) as David Korvo
- Crisis (1950) as Raoul Farrago
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) as Cyrano de Bergerac
- The Secret Fury (1950) as José (uncredited)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Joan of Arc (1948) as The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France
- Bolivia (1946) as Narrator
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is José Ferrer best known for?
José Ferrer is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Amsterdamned (1988), Blood & Orchids (1986), Covenant (1985), Seduced (1985).
When and where was José Ferrer born?
José Ferrer was born on January 8, 1912 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. They passed away on January 26, 1992.
How many credits does José Ferrer have?
José Ferrer has accumulated over 131 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1946 to 2015.
What is José Ferrer's background in cinema and television?
José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor and director. He was born on January 8, 1912, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Ferrer is known for his acting career, with 125 known credits. He is also known as Jose Ferrer. Ferrer passed away on January 26, 1992, at the age of 80.
José Ferrer by the numbers
131credits
105films
26TV series
1946–2015active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Columbo (1971) as Marshall Cahill — aged about 59
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Turkish Bey — aged about 50
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self — aged about 47
- George Washington (1984) as Governor Dinwiddie — aged about 72
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Cagliostro — aged about 72
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self — aged about 50
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