Hector Elizondo Biography

Birthday: 1936-12-22
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Wiki Biography: Hector Elizondo was born in New York and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Elizondo, the name is Basque and means "at the foot of the church". His lifestyle in his pre-acting days was as diverse as the roles he plays today. He was a conga player with a Latin band, a classical guitarist and singer, a weightlifting coach, a ballet dancer and a manager of a bodybuilding gym. In his teens, he played basketball and baseball and was scouted by the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates farm teams. After a knee injury ended his dance career, he switched to drama. Since then, he has frequently appeared on Broadway, most notably with George C. Scott in Arthur Penn's production of "Sly Fox" for which he received a Drama Desk nomination and for his role as "God" in "Steambath", which won him an Obie Award. Other theatre credits include; "The Prisoner of Second Avenue"; "The Great White Hope"; "Dance of Death" with Robert Shaw and "The Rose Tattoo" opposite Cicely Tyson. Countless starring roles in television include: "Foley Square" (1985); "American Playhouse: Medal of Honor Rag (#1.13)" (1982); "Casablanca" (1983) (in which he recreated the Claude Rains role of police chief "Capt. Renault"); Freebie and the Bean (1974); "Popi" (1975) and as Sophia Loren's husband in the CBS special Courage (1986) (TV). Guest appearances include: "Kojak" (1973); Kojak: Ariana (1989) (TV); "Columbo: A Case of Immunity (#5.2)" (1975); "Baretta" (1975); "All in the Family" (1968); "The Rockford Files" (1974) and "Bret Maverick" (1981). In addition, he also directed "a.k.a. Pablo" (1984), the first show to utilise seven cameras instead of the usual four. On the big screen, he has been seen in, among others, American Gigolo (1980); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); Cuba (1979); Valdez Is Coming (1971) and in four films directed by Garry Marshall: Young Doctors in Love (1982); The Flamingo Kid (1984); Nothing in Common (1986) and Overboard (1987). Elizondo starred with Dan Aykroyd and Michelle Pfeiffer in PBS' "Great Performances: Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson" (1987) (based on a collection of John O'Hara stories) and made his debut as a stage director with a production of "Villa!" starring Julio Medina. In addition, he performed in the 50th anniversary production of "War of the Worlds" co-starring Jason Robards and the TV-movie Addicted to His Love (1988) (TV) with Barry Bostwick.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Popi | Abraham Rodriguez | 1976 - 1976 | |
Casablanca (1983) | Captain Louis Renault / ... | 1983 - 1983 | |
Feel the Heat | Monkey Moreno | 1983 - 1983 | |
A.K.A. Pablo | Jose Sanchez | 1984 | Comedy |
Foley Square | D.A. Jesse Steinberg | 1985 | Comedy |
Nothing In Common | Charlie Gargas | 1986 | Comedy |
The Pirates of Dark Water | Ioz | 1991 | Animation |
There Goes The Neighborhood | 1992 | Comedy | |
Fish Police | Calamari | 1992 | Animation |
Chicago Hope | Dr. Phillip Watters | 1994 - 2000 | Drama |
Courage | Nick Miraldo | 2000 - 2001 | |
Kate Brasher | Joe Almeida | 2001 | Drama |
The Dating Experiment | 2003 | Romance | |
Century City | Martin Constable | 2004 | Drama |
Final Approach | 2004 | Sci Fi | |
Untitled Paul Reiser Project | 2006 | ||
Cane | Pancho Duque | 2007 - | |
Valentine's Day | Edgar | 2010 | Comedy |
Necessary Roughness | 2013 | Comedy |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Valdez Is Coming | 1971 | ||
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Grey | 1974 | 0, Comedy |
American Gigolo | 1980 | Comedy, 0, Biography | |
The Flamingo Kid | 1984 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | |
Out of the Darkness | 1985 | 0 | |
Private Resort | 1985 | Comedy | |
Nothing in Common | Charlie Gargas | 1986 | 0 |
Leviathan | 1989 | Adventure, Horror, Mystery | |
Pretty Woman | Barney Thompson | 1990 | Biography |
Taking Care of Business | Warden Toolman | 1990 | |
Frankie and Johnny | Nick | 1991 | Biography, 0 |
Chains of Gold | Lieutenant Ortega | 1991 | Drama, Action, Thriller |
Necessary Roughness | 1991 | Comedy, Sport | |
Final Approach | Dr. Dio Gottlieb | 1991 | Thriller |
There Goes the Neighborhood | 1992 | Comedy, Crime, Romance | |
Samantha | Walter | 1992 | |
Getting Even with Dad | 1994 | Comedy, Crime, Family | |
Backstreet Justice | Steve Donovan | 1994 | Crime, Drama |
Exit To Eden | 1994 | Comedy, Thriller | |
Perfect Alibi | Det. Ryker | 1995 | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
Dear God | 1996 | Comedy | |
Turbulence | Lt. Aldo Hines | 1997 | Action, Thriller |
Runaway Bride | Fisher | 1999 | Biography |
Entropy | 1999 | 0, 0 | |
The Other Sister | Ernie | 1999 | Comedy, Romance |
The Princess Diaries | Joe | 2001 | 0, 0, Biography |
Tortilla Soup | 2001 | 0, 0 | |
How High | Bill the Crew Coach | 2001 | Comedy |
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Bane | 2003 | Animation, Action, Crime |
Frankie and Johnny Are Married | Hector Elizondo | 2003 | Comedy |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Joe | 2004 | 0, 0, 0 |
I-See-You.Com | Greg Rishwain | 2006 | |
The Celestine Prophecy | Cardinal Sebastian | 2006 | Biography, 0 |
Georgia Rule | Izzy | 2007 | 0, 0 |
Music Within | Dr. Padrow | 2007 | |
Courage | Nick Miraldo | 2009 | 0 |
Max & Me | Gunter | 2016 | Animation |