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José Ferrer

Film Producer / Theatre Director / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 01/08/1912 († 80, 01/26/1992) | Santurce (Puerto Rico)
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors—or, indeed, actors of any ethnicity—during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the first Hispanic actor and the first Puerto Rican-born to win an Academy Award. His other notable film roles include Charles VII in Joan of Arc (1948), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge (1952), defense attorney Barney Greenwald in The Caine Mutiny (1954), Alfred Dreyfus in I Accuse! ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Arrakis—the only place where the space-travel substance Melange 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, i ...

Dune

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1984 | 3.1/5 | 2h 17min
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny. ...

The Caine Mutiny

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1954 | 3.6/5 | 2h 4min
Drama
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France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. ...

Cyrano de Bergerac

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1950 | 3.6/5 | 1h 52min
Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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Born into aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec moves to Paris to pursue his art as he hangs out at the Moulin Rouge where he feels like he fits in being a misfit among other misfits. Yet, because of the defo ...

Moulin Rouge

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1952 | 3.4/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Music
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Awards & Nominations for José Ferrer

National Medal of Arts Academy Award for Best Actor 2x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Tony Award for Best Director Distinguished Americans series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Honorary Doctor of The University of Miami Donaldson Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with José Ferrer as Actor(85)

as Alfred Davidson (archive footage)2015 3-D Rarities
as Self (archive footage)1997 Bogart: The Untold Story
as Edward Everett1991 The Perfect Tribute
as himself1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Rallis1990 Hired to Kill
as Warner Watney1990 Old Explorers
as Judge Leatham1989 Mother's Day
as Badger (voice)1987 The Wind in the Willows
1987 The Sun and the Moon
as Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi1987 Young Harry Houdini
as Walter Bergman1986 Blood & Orchids
as James Killian1985 Seduced
as Victor Noble1985 Covenant
as Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg1985 Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil
as Narrator (voice)1985 Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
as Dr. Hector Lomelin1984 The Evil That Men Do
as Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV1984 Dune
as The High Priest1984 Samson and Delilah
as Prof. Siletski1983 To Be or Not to Be
as Himself / Narrator1983 The Horror of It All
as Mayor Gordon Lane1983 The Being
as Harrison Wooly1983 This Girl For Hire
as Leopold1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
as Nereus1982 Blood Tide
as Martin Craig1982 And They're Off
as Agustin Magaldi1981 Evita Peron
as Doctor1981 Bloody Birthday
as Martin Komansky1981 Berlin Tunnel 21
as Abe Fortas1980 Gideon's Trumpet
as Jeff Briggs1980 The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as Dominici1980 The Big Brawl
as 'Pokey'1980 Pleasure Palace
as Harry Rosenthal1979 Natural Enemies
1979 Life of Sin
as Athos1979 The Fifth Musketeer
1979 UFOs: It Has Begun
as Francesco1978 Fame
as Captain Nemo1978 The Amazing Captain Nemo
as Doctor Vando1978 Fedora
as Dr. Andrews1978 The Swarm
as The Ben1977 Who Has Seen the Wind
as Kermit Haas1977 Exo-Man
as Lionel McCoy1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Priest of the Brotherhood1977 The Sentinel
as Inspector Branco1977 Dracula's Dog
as Ironman1976 The Big Bus
as Marc Denne1976 Crash!
as Fermin Flores1976 Paco
as Manuel Benitez1976 Voyage of the Damned
as Inspector Reed1975 Order to Assassinate
as Father Alberto1975 Forever Young, Forever Free
as Dr. William Knowland1975 Medical Story
as Beckwith Sloan1975 The Art of Crime
1975 The Missing Are Deadly
as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)1974 Cyrano
as Jake Weinhaus1973 The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Angel of the Lord1971 Gideon
as Dr. Charles Bedford1971 Crosscurrent
as Lee Jennings1971 Banyon
as Dr. Alfred Vreeland1970 The Aquarians
as Ben Haramed (voice)1968 The Little Drummer Boy
as Hassan Bey1967 Cervantes
as Hajj1967 Kismet
as Harrison B. Marlowe1967 Enter Laughing
as Herod Antipas1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Rieber1965 Ship of Fools
as Cyrano de Bergerac1964 Cyrano and d'Artagnan
as Cowan the Reporter1963 Stop Train 349
as Superintendent Das1963 Nine Hours to Rama
as Turkish Bey1962 Lawrence of Arabia
as Captain Alfred Dreyfus1958 I Accuse!
as Jim Fry1958 The High Cost of Loving
as Joe Harris1956 The Great Man
as Major Stringer1955 The Cockleshell Heroes
as Jim Downs1955 The Shrike
as Lt. Barney Greenwald1954 The Caine Mutiny
as Sigmund Romberg1954 Deep in My Heart
as Alfred Davidson1953 Miss Sadie Thompson
as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec1952 Moulin Rouge
as Giorgi Papashvily1952 Anything Can Happen
as Raoul Farrago1950 Crisis
as Cyrano de Bergerac1950 Cyrano de Bergerac
as David Korvo1950 Whirlpool
as José (uncredited)1950 The Secret Fury
as The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France1948 Joan of Arc

TV Shows/Series with José Ferrer as Actor(18)

as Cagliostro1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Governor Dinwiddie1984 George Washington
as Arthur Vanderkellen1982 Newhart
as Gamaliel1981 Peter and Paul
as George Pappas1980 The Dream Merchants
as Carlos1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Pres. Aristide Brouchard1979 The French Atlantic Affair
as Deke Donner1977 The Love Boat
as Erich Rhinemann1977 The Rhinemann Exchange
as Jake Weinhaus1973 Kojak
as Marshall Cahill1971 Columbo
as himself1963 The Danny Kaye Show
as himself1957 The Lux Show
as himself1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show
1954 Producers' Showcase
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with José Ferrer as Crew(8)

Directing/Director1962 State Fair
Directing/Director1961 Return to Peyton Place
Directing/Director1958 I Accuse!
Directing/Director1958 The High Cost of Loving
Directing/Director1956 The Great Man
Writing/Screenplay1956 The Great Man
Directing/Director1955 The Cockleshell Heroes
Directing/Director1955 The Shrike

Born: Monday, 01/08 1912 (January) in Santurce (Puerto Rico)
Died: Sunday, 01/26 1992 (January) in Coral Gables (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Princeton University
Record Label: RCA Victor
Spouses (current/former): Uta Hagen, Phyllis Hill, Rosemary Clooney
Children: Miguel Ferrer, Rafael Ferrer, Monsita Ferrer, Gabriel Ferrer, Letty Ferrer
Other names for José Ferrer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jose Ferrer"
"José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón"
José Ferrer frequently works together with these people:
Van Johnson (10x, Actor)
Carol Channing (10x, Actress)
Carol Lawrence (10x, Actress)
Janet Leigh (9x, Actress)
Don Ameche (9x, Actor)
Red Buttons (9x, Actor)
Jessica Walter (9x, Actress)
Stephen Macht (9x, Actor)
Herb Edelman (9x, Actor)
Jackie Gleason (8x, Actor)
Pat Harrington, Jr. (8x, Actor)
Jules Bass (6x, Crew)
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