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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-01-08

Day of Death

1992-01-26 (80 years old)

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

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All

Forever Young, Forever Free

Forever Young, Forever Free

Who Has Seen the Wind

Who Has Seen the Wind

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Acting

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as

Turkish Bey

The Caine Mutiny

1954

The Caine Mutiny

as

Lt. Barney Greenwald

Dune

1984

Dune

as

Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV

Nine Hours to Rama

1963

Nine Hours to Rama

as

Superintendent Das

The Amazing Captain Nemo

1978

The Amazing Captain Nemo

as

Captain Nemo

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

1967

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

as

Hassan Bey

Berlin Tunnel 21

1981

Berlin Tunnel 21

as

Martin Komansky

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

Herod Antipas

The Fifth Musketeer

1979

The Fifth Musketeer

as

Athos

Moulin Rouge

1952

Moulin Rouge

as

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Ship of Fools

1965

Ship of Fools

as

Rieber

To Be or Not to Be

1983

To Be or Not to Be

as

Prof. Siletski

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

as

Leopold

Dracula's Dog

1977

Dracula's Dog

as

Inspector Branco

Whirlpool

1950

Whirlpool

as

David Korvo

The Horror of It All

1983

The Horror of It All

as

Self / Narrator

Enter Laughing

1967

Enter Laughing

as

Harrison B. Marlowe

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

Cyrano de Bergerac

as

Cyrano de Bergerac

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as

Sigmund Romberg

Joan of Arc

1948

Joan of Arc

as

The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

Miss Sadie Thompson

as

Alfred Davidson

Gideon's Trumpet

1980

Gideon's Trumpet

as

Abe Fortas

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

as

Major Stringer

The Swarm

1978

The Swarm

as

Dr. Andrews

The Sentinel

1977

The Sentinel

as

Priest of the Brotherhood

The Little Drummer Boy

1968

The Little Drummer Boy

as

Ben Haramed (voice)

And They're Off

1982

And They're Off

as

Martin Craig

Crisis

1950

Crisis

as

Raoul Farrago

The Big Bus

1976

The Big Bus

as

Ironman

The Big Brawl

1980

The Big Brawl

as

Dominici

The Evil That Men Do

1984

The Evil That Men Do

as

Dr. Hector Lomelin

The Being

1983

The Being

as

Mayor Gordon Lane

Fedora

1978

Fedora

as

Doctor Vando

Bloody Birthday

1981

Bloody Birthday

as

Doctor

The Wind in the Willows

1983

The Wind in the Willows

as

Badger (voice)

Order to Kill

1975

Order to Kill

as

Inspector Reed

Blood Tide

1982

Blood Tide

as

Nereus

Hired to Kill

1990

Hired to Kill

as

Rallis

The Great Man

1956

The Great Man

as

Joe Harris

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

as

Lionel McCoy

Crash!

1976

Crash!

as

Marc Denne

Anything Can Happen

1952

Anything Can Happen

as

Giorgi Papashvily

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

1964

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

as

Cyrano de Bergerac

The High Cost of Loving

1958

The High Cost of Loving

as

Jim Fry

Blood Feud

1983

Blood Feud

as

Edward Bennett Williams

Forever Young, Forever Free

1975

Forever Young, Forever Free

as

Father Alberto

I Accuse!

1958

I Accuse!

as

Captain Alfred Dreyfus

Pleasure Palace

1980

Pleasure Palace

as

'Pokey'

Medical Story

1975

Medical Story

as

Dr. William Knowland

Covenant

1985

Covenant

as

Victor Noble

The Shrike

1955

The Shrike

as

Jim Downs

Evita Peron

1981

Evita Peron

as

Agustin Magaldi

Fame

1978

Fame

as

Francesco

Crosscurrent

1971

Crosscurrent

as

Dr. Charles Bedford

Simple Gifts

1977

Simple Gifts

as

Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)

Stop Train 349

1963

Stop Train 349

as

Cowan the Reporter

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

1980

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

as

Jeff Briggs

Seduced

1985

Seduced

as

James Killian

The Art of Crime

1975

The Art of Crime

as

Beckwith Sloan

Natural Enemies

1979

Natural Enemies

as

Harry Rosenthal

Samson and Delilah

1984

Samson and Delilah

as

The High Priest

Exo-Man

1977

Exo-Man

as

Kermit Haas

Who Has Seen the Wind

1977

Who Has Seen the Wind

as

The Ben

3-D Rarities

2015

3-D Rarities

as

Alfred Davidson (archive footage)

Paco

1976

Paco

as

Fermin Flores

Four Girls in Town

1957

Four Girls in Town

as

Director

Young Harry Houdini

1987

Young Harry Houdini

as

Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi

Blood & Orchids

1986

Blood & Orchids

as

Walter Bergman

Old Explorers

1990

Old Explorers

as

Warner Watney

UFOs: It Has Begun

1979

UFOs: It Has Begun

as

Gideon

1971

Gideon

as

Angel of the Lord

Life of Sin

1979

Life of Sin

as

Raíces eternas

1984

Raíces eternas

as

English Narrator

The Sun and the Moon

1987

The Sun and the Moon

as

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

as

Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg

The Aquarians

1970

The Aquarians

as

Dr. Alfred Vreeland

The Missing Are Deadly

1975

The Missing Are Deadly

as

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

as

Jake Weinhaus

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as

Self (archive footage)

The Perfect Tribute

1991

The Perfect Tribute

as

Edward Everett

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

1993

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

as

Self (archive footage)

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as

Manuel Benitez

This Girl For Hire

1983

This Girl For Hire

as

Harrison Wooly

The Secret Fury

1950

The Secret Fury

as

José (uncredited)

Cyrano

1974

Cyrano

as

Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

Self

Mother's Day

1989

Mother's Day

as

Judge Leatham

Banyon

1971

Banyon

as

Lee Jennings

Kismet

1967

Kismet

as

Hajj

Rickles

1975

Rickles

as

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

1985

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

as

Narrator (voice)

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as

Self

Strange Interlude

1988

Strange Interlude

as

Professor Leeds

Bolivia

1946

Bolivia

as

Narrator

Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase

as

George Washington

George Washington

as

Governor Dinwiddie

Columbo

Columbo

as

Marshall Cahill

Newhart

Newhart

as

Arthur Vanderkellen

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Peter and Paul

Peter and Paul

as

Gamaliel

The Rhinemann Exchange

The Rhinemann Exchange

as

Erich Rhinemann

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

as

Pres. Aristide Brouchard

The Lux Show

The Lux Show

as

Self

The Rosemary Clooney Show

The Rosemary Clooney Show

as

Self

The Dream Merchants

The Dream Merchants

as

George Pappas

Kojak

Kojak

as

Jake Weinhaus

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Deke Donner

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Blood & Orchids

Blood & Orchids

as

Walter Bergman

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

as

Self

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Carlos

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Cagliostro

Medical Story

Medical Story

as

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Robert Caine

Production

Crew

Directing

State Fair

1962

State Fair

as

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

as

The Great Man

1956

The Great Man

as

Return to Peyton Place

1961

Return to Peyton Place

as

I Accuse!

1958

I Accuse!

as

The High Cost of Loving

1958

The High Cost of Loving

as

The Shrike

1955

The Shrike

as