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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-02-24

Day of Death

2016-03-11 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Santurce, Puerto Rico

Also Known As

Eliezer Santiago

Shawn Elliott

Biography

Shawn Elliott (February 24, 1937 – March 11, 2016) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring in the original cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris onstage and as Paco in the film Short Eyes (1977).

Known For

Acting

Dream House

1981

Dream House

as

Miguel Rivas

Off Beat

1986

Off Beat

as

Hector

Short Eyes

1977

Short Eyes

as

Paco

Arbitrage

2012

Arbitrage

as

Flores

Crossover Dreams

1985

Crossover Dreams

as

Orlando

Promised a Miracle

1988

Promised a Miracle

as

Romero

The Feast of the Goat

2006

The Feast of the Goat

as

Johnny Abbes

Beat Street

1984

Beat Street

as

Domingo

Death in Small Doses

1995

Death in Small Doses

as

Detective Ortega

Do the Right Thing

1989

Do the Right Thing

as

Puerto Rican Icee Man

Impulse

1990

Impulse

as

Tony Peron

The Dead Pool

1988

The Dead Pool

as

Chester Docksteder

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

1975

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

as

Voice in 'Madeleine' (voice)

Double Take

2001

Double Take

as

Thomas Chela / Minty Gutierrez

Blue Moon

2000

Blue Moon

as

The Ambassador

Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter

as

Eduardo Fernandez

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Judge Joseph Rivera

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Ray Santoya

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Ramone Buenaventura

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Judge Dominic Santos

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Moya's Cousin

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Mr. Wilson

Production

Crew

Directing