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José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón, known as José Ferrer, was a Puerto Rican actor and theatre and film director. He was the first Puerto Rican-born actor, as well as the first Hispanic actor, to win an Academy Award.
Birth Name
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón
Born
Monday, 08 January 1912
Died
Sunday, 26 January 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 3-D Rarities | (archive footage) / Alfred Davidson (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Ancient Aliens | Self | 2010 |
| Voces | Cyrano de Bergerac | 2006 |
| The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Self | 2002 |
| Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | 1998 |
| Bogart: The Untold Story | 1997 | |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991 |
| The Perfect Tribute | Edward Everett | 1991 |
| Hired to Kill | Rallis | 1990 |
| Old Explorers | Warner Watney | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 3-D Rarities | (archive footage) / Alfred Davidson (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Ancient Aliens | Self | 2010 |
| Voces | Cyrano de Bergerac | 2006 |
| The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Self | 2002 |
| Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | 1998 |
| Bogart: The Untold Story | 1997 | |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991 |
| The Perfect Tribute | Edward Everett | 1991 |
| Hired to Kill | Rallis | 1990 |
| Old Explorers | Warner Watney | 1990 |
| Maniac Mansion | Self | 1990 |
| American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts | Abraham Bentley | 1989 |
| The Sun and the Moon | Don Fulhencio | 1987 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter & Performer | 1986 |
| Josh, the Logan Legend | Narrator | 1986 |
| Bridges to Cross | Morris Kane | 1986 |
| Matlock | Nicholas Baron | 1986 |
| Blood & Orchids | Walter Bergman | 1986 |
| Blood & Orchids | Walter Bergman | 1986 |
| Covenant | Victor Noble | 1985 |
| Seduced | James Killian | 1985 |
| Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil | Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg | 1985 |
| Dune | Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV / Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Cagliostro | 1984 |
| George Washington | Governor Dinwiddie | 1984 |
| Samson and Delilah | The High Priest | 1984 |
| The Evil That Men Do | Dr. Hector Lomelin | 1984 |
| To Be or Not to Be | Prof. Siletski | 1983 |
| The Best of Everything | Self | 1983 |
| Blood Feud | Edward Bennett Williams - Hoffa's Attorney / Edward Bennett Williams | 1983 |
| The Horror of It All | Himself / Narrator / Self - Narrated by | 1983 |
| This Girl for Hire | Harrison Wooly | 1983 |
| Newhart | Arthur Vanderkellen | 1982 |
| Bloodtide | Nereus | 1982 |
| Hotel | Alex Huff | 1982 |
| A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Leopold | 1982 |
| Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Professor Leeds | 1982 |
| Rodin, the Gates of Hell | Rodin | 1982 |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter & Performer | 1981 |
| The Being | Mayor Gordon Lane | 1981 |
| Bloody Birthday | Doctor | 1981 |
| Peter and Paul | Gamaliel | 1981 |
| Evita Peron | Agustin Magaldi | 1981 |
| Berlin Tunnel 21 | Komansky / Komanski | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Robert Caine | 1980 |
| Pleasure Palace | 'Pokey' | 1980 |
| Battle Creek Brawl | Dominici | 1980 |
| The Dream Merchants | George Pappas | 1980 |
| Gideon's Trumpet | Abe Fortas | 1980 |
| The French Atlantic Affair | President Aristide Brouchard / Pres. Aristide Brouchard | 1979 |
| Natural Enemies | Harry Rosenthal | 1979 |
| The Concorde... Airport '79 | Chief Superintendent Morabito (TV version) | 1979 |
| The Fifth Musketeer | Athos | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Carlos | 1979 |
| UFOs: It Has Begun | 1979 | |
| A Life of Sin | The Bishop | 1979 |
| The Swarm | Dr. Andrews | 1978 |
| Fedora | Doctor Vando | 1978 |
| The Return of Captain Nemo | Captain Nemo | 1978 |
| Fame | Francesco | 1978 |
| The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Lionel McCoy | 1977 |
| Who Has Seen the Wind | The Ben | 1977 |
| Dracula's Dog | Inspector Branco | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Deke Donner / Simon Beck | 1977 |
| The Rhinemann Exchange | Erich Rhinemann | 1977 |
| Crash! | Marc Denne | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Nikolos Karavatos | 1977 |
| The Sentinel | Priest of the Brotherhood / Robed Figure | 1977 |
| Voyage of the Damned | Manuel Benitez | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Dr. Stanley Royce | 1976 |
| The Big Bus | Ironman | 1976 |
| Paco | Fermin Flores | 1976 |
| Rickles | Self | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Crazy Joey Fortune | 1975 |
| Order to Assassinate | Inspector Reed | 1975 |
| Forever Young, Forever Free | Father Alberto | 1975 |
| The Missing Are Deadly | Mr. Ed Warren | 1975 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Old Harry | 1973 |
| The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Jake Weinhaus | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Cyrano de Bergerac | 1972 |
| Crosscurrent | Dr. Charles Bedford | 1971 |
| Columbo | Dr. Marshall Cahill | 1971 |
| Gideon | Angel of the Lord | 1971 |
| The Aquarians | Dr. Alfred Vreeland | 1970 |
| Sesame Street | Tio Jose' / Tío José | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| This Is Tom Jones | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| The Little Drummer Boy | Ben Haramed / Ben Haramed (voice) | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Benjamin Franklin Bristow / Adrian Blake | 1968 |
| The Young Rebel | Hassan Bey | 1967 |
| Personality | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Enter Laughing | Harrison B. Marlowe | 1967 |
| Ship of Fools | Rieber | 1965 |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | Herod Antipas | 1965 |
| Cyrano et d'Artagnan | Cyrano de Bergerac / Monsieur de Cyrano Bergerac, de la Compagnie des Cadets de Gascogne | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Narrator | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Lt. Barney Greenwald | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self - Guest | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Harry Kyle | 1963 |
| Stop Train 349 | Cowan the Reporter | 1963 |
| Nine Hours to Rama | Supt. Gopal Das / Superintendent Das | 1963 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | Turkish Bey | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| Return to Peyton Place | Voice of Mark Steele | 1961 |
| Forbid Them Not | Self / Narrator | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | 1959 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self - Guest | 1958 |
| The Ben Hecht Show | Self - Actor / Director | 1958 |
| The High Cost of Loving | Jim Fry | 1958 |
| I Accuse! | Captain Alfred Dreyfus | 1958 |
| The Lux Show | Self | 1957 |
| Four Girls in Town | Director | 1957 |
| The Great Man | Joe Harris | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self - Guest | 1956 |
| The Rosemary Clooney Show | Self - Guest | 1956 |
| The Cockleshell Heroes | Major Geoffrey Stringer / Major Stringer | 1955 |
| The Shrike | Jim Downs | 1955 |
| Deep in My Heart | Sigmund Romberg | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Cyrano de Bergerac / Self - Host | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Guest | 1954 |
| The Caine Mutiny | Lt. Barney Greenwald | 1954 |
| Miss Sadie Thompson | Alfred Davidson | 1953 |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1953 | |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Joe Garvey | 1953 |
| Moulin Rouge | Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec / Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | 1952 |
| Anything Can Happen | Giorgi Papashvily | 1952 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac / Cyrano | 1950 |
| Robert Q's Matinee | Self | 1950 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Cyrano de Bergerac | 1950 |
| Penthouse Party | Self | 1950 |
| Crisis | Raoul Farrago | 1950 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer | 1950 |
| The Secret Fury | José | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Whirlpool | David Korvo | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Joan of Arc | The Dauphin - Charles VII, later King of France / The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Cyrano de Bergerac / Sammy Glick | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Actor | 1948 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| State Fair | 1962 |
| Return to Peyton Place | 1961 |
| The High Cost of Loving | 1958 |
| I Accuse! | 1958 |
| The Great Man | 1956 |
| The Cockleshell Heroes | 1955 |
| The Shrike | 1955 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Producers' Showcase | 1954 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1956 | Emmy | Best Actor - Single Performance | Nominated |
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1951 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1951 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Won |
| 1949 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
