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José Ferrer (I) (1912–1992)

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Trivia:

Played the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, and Athos in The Fifth Musketeer. Both films were later remade with Gérard Depardieu, who succeeded Ferrer as Cyrano and played Porthos in The Man in the Iron Mask. See more trivia »

Born:

José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón
in Santurce, Puerto Rico

Died:

(age 80) in Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Still of José Ferrer in Deep in My Heart Ciro's Nightclub Rosemary Clooney & Jose Ferrer c. 1955 Still of José Ferrer in The Caine Mutiny Still of José Ferrer and Julie Hagerty in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy Still of José Ferrer and Merle Oberon in Deep in My Heart Still of José Ferrer in Moulin Rouge
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1992 Lam Gong juen ji fan fei jo fung wan
 
1989-1991 Another World (TV series)
Reuben Moreno
– Episode #1.6898 (1991) … Reuben Moreno
– Episode #1.6659 (1990) … Reuben Moreno
– Episode #1.6331 (1990) … Reuben Moreno
– Episode #1.6455 (1989) … Reuben Moreno
 
1991 The Perfect Tribute (TV movie)
Edward Everett
 
1990 Hired to Kill
Rallis
 
1990 Old Explorers
Warner Watney
 
1989 American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (TV series)
Abraham Bentley
– The Rope (1989) … Abraham Bentley
 
1989 Mother's Day (TV movie)
 
1988 Sesame Street (TV series)
Tio Jose'
– Episode #19.128 (1988) … Tio Jose'
 
1988 American Playhouse (TV series)
Professor Leeds
– Strange Interlude (1988) … Professor Leeds
 
1985-1987 Newhart (TV series)
Arthur Vanderkellen
– Till Depth Do Us Part: Part 2 (1987) … Arthur Vanderkellen
– It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To (1987) … Arthur Vanderkellen
– Thanksgiving for the Memories (1986) … Arthur Vanderkellen
– Pre-Nups (1986) … Arthur Vanderkellen
– Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead (1985) … Arthur Vanderkellen
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1987 The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Badger (voice)
 
1987 Young Harry Houdini (TV movie)
Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi
 
1987 The Sun and the Moon
 
1986 Matlock (TV series)
Nicholas Baron
– The Don: Part 2 (1986) … Nicholas Baron
– The Don: Part 1 (1986) … Nicholas Baron
 
1981-1986 The Love Boat (TV series)
Deke / Simon Beck
– The Art Lover/Couples/Made for Each Other (1986) … Simon Beck
– Expedition, The/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife: Part 1 (1981) … Deke
– Expedition, The/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife: Part 2 (1981) … Deke
 
1986 Blood & Orchids (TV movie)
Walter Bergman
 
1985 Bridges to Cross (TV series)
Morris Kane
– Memories of Molly (1985) … Morris Kane
 
1985 Bridges to Cross (TV series)
Morris Kane
– Memories of Molly (1985) … Morris Kane
 
1985 Covenant (TV movie)
Victor Noble
 
1985 Seduced (TV movie)
James Killian (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1985 Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (TV movie)
Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Cagliostro
– Death Casts a Spell (1984) … Cagliostro (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1984 Dune
Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
 
1984 George Washington (TV mini-series)
Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie
 
1984 Samson and Delilah (TV movie)
The High Priest (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1984 The Evil That Men Do
Dr. Hector Lomelin
 
1984 Hotel (TV series)
Alex Huff
– Passages (1984) … Alex Huff
 
1983 To Be or Not to Be
Prof. Siletski (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
– Random Choices/My Mother, the Swinger (1983) (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1983 The Being
Mayor Gordon Lane
 
1983 This Girl for Hire (TV movie)
Harrison Wooly
 
1983 Blood Feud (TV movie)
Edward Bennett Williams (Hoffa's attorney)
 
1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dr. Stanley Royce
– Ghost of a Chance (1982) … Dr. Stanley Royce (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1982 Bloodtide
Nereus
 
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Leopold (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1981 Bloody Birthday
Doctor
 
1981 Peter and Paul (TV movie)
Gamaliel (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1981 Berlin Tunnel 21 (TV movie)
Komanski
 
1981 Evita Peron (TV movie)
Agustin Magaldi
 
1981 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Judge Robert Caine
– Lest We Forget (1981) … Judge Robert Caine
 
1980 Pleasure Palace (TV movie)
'Pokey'
 
1980 The Big Brawl
Dominici
 
1980 The Dream Merchants (TV movie)
George Pappas
 
1980 Gideon's Trumpet (TV movie)
Abe Fortas
 
1980 Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (TV movie)
Jeff Briggs (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
President Aristide Brouchard
 
1979 Natural Enemies
Harry Rosenthal (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1979 The Fifth Musketeer
Athos
 
1979 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Carlos
– The Man from the South (1979) … Carlos
 
1979 The Hughes Mystery
 
1979 A Life of Sin
The Bishop
 
1978 Fame (TV movie)
Francesco
 
1978 The Swarm
Dr. Andrews (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1978 Dracula's Dog
Inspector Branco
 
1978 Fedora
Doctor Vando
 
1978 The Amazing Captain Nemo (TV movie)
Captain Nemo
 
1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Lionel McCoy
 
1977 Who Has Seen the Wind
The Ben
 
1977 Exo-Man (TV movie)
Kermit Haas
 
1977 The Rhinemann Exchange (TV mini-series)
Erich Rhinemann
 
1977 The Sentinel
Priest of the Brotherhood
 
1977 Simple Gifts (TV movie)
Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)
 
1977 Crash!
Marc Denne
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Manuel Benitez
 
1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Crazy Joey Fortune
– Murder at Sea: Part I (1976) … Crazy Joey Fortune (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1976 Paco
Fermin Flores
 
1976 The Big Bus
Ironman (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1976 Truman at Potsdam (TV movie)
Josef Stalin
 
1975 The Art of Crime (TV movie)
Beckwith Sloan (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1975 Medical Story (TV movie)
Dr. William Knowland
 
1975 Order to Assassinate
Inspector Reed
 
1975 e'Lollipop
Father Alberto
 
1975 The Missing Are Deadly (TV movie)
Mr. Warren
 
1974 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Cyrano de Bergerac
– Cyrano (1974) … Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
 
1974 Columbo (TV series)
Dr. Marshall Cahill
– Mind Over Mayhem (1974) … Dr. Marshall Cahill (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Old Harry
– In the Confessional (1973) … Old Harry
 
1973 Kojak (TV series)
Jake Weinhaus
– The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) … Jake Weinhaus (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1971 Crosscurrent (TV movie)
Dr. Charles Bedford
 
1971 Gideon (TV movie)
Angel of the Lord
 
1971 Banyon (TV series)
Lee Jennings
– Pilot (1971) … Lee Jennings
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Adrian Blake / Bristow
– Why I Blew Up Dakota (1970) … Bristow
– Tarot (1970) … Adrian Blake
 
1970 The Aquarians (TV movie)
Dr. Alfred Vreeland
 
1968 The Little Drummer Boy (TV short)
Ben Haramed (voice) (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1968 A Case of Libel (TV movie)
Boyd Bendix
 
1967 Young Rebel
Hassan Bey
 
1967 Kismet (TV movie)
Hajj
 
1967 Enter Laughing
Harrison B. Marlowe (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1965 Ship of Fools
Rieber (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Herod Antipas
 
1964 Bewitched (TV series)
Narrator
– Mother, Meet What's His Name (1964) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
– Be It Ever So Mortgaged (1964) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
– I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha (1964) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1964 Cyrano et d'Artagnan
Cyrano de Bergerac
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Harry Kyle
– No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle (1963) … Harry Kyle
 
1963 Stop Train 349
Cowan the Reporter (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1963 Nine Hours to Rama
Supt. Gopal Das
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Turkish Bey (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1961 Return to Peyton Place
Voice of Mark Steele (uncredited)
 
1959 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Marriage... Handle with Care (1959)
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Joe Garvey
– Survival (1959) … Joe Garvey (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1958 The High Cost of Loving
Jim 'Jimbo' Fry
 
1958 I Accuse!
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1956 The Great Man
Joe Harris
 
1956 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Cyrano de Bergerac
– Cyrano De Bergerac (1956) … Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
 
1955 The Cockleshell Heroes
Major Stringer (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Cyrano de Bergerac
– Cyrano de Bergerac (1955) … Cyrano de Bergerac
 
1955 The Shrike
Jim Downs
 
1954 Deep in My Heart
Sigmund Romberg
 
1954 The Caine Mutiny
Lt. Barney Greenwald (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1953 Miss Sadie Thompson
Alfred Davidson (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1952 Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec / The Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec
 
1952 Anything Can Happen
Giorgi Papashvily
 
1950 Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
 
1950 Crisis
Raoul Farrago (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1950 The Secret Fury
José (uncredited)
 
1949 Whirlpool
David Korvo (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Cyrano de Bergerac / Sammy Glick
– What Makes Sammy Run? (1949) … Sammy Glick
– Cyrano de Bergerac (1949) … Cyrano de Bergerac
 
1948 Joan of Arc
The Dauphin (Charles VII, later King of France)
 
Show ShowDirector (8 titles)
1962 State Fair
 
1961 Return to Peyton Place
 
1958 The High Cost of Loving
 
1958 I Accuse! (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1956 The Great Man
 
1955 The Cockleshell Heroes
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Cyrano de Bergerac (1955)
 
1955 The Shrike
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (performer: "Die schöne Müllerin, D795 No.2: 'Wohin?" 1823 - uncredited, "Dichterliebe, Opus 48, No.7: Ich grolle nicht" 1840 - uncredited, "The Lord's Prayer" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1967 Kismet (TV movie) (performer: "Rhymes Have I", "Fate", "Gesticulate", "And This Is My Beloved")
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1963) (performer: "Macbeth the Knife")
 
1958 The Lux Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.39 (1958) (performer: "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well", "Our Love Is Here to Stay")
 
1954 Deep in My Heart (performer: "Mr. and Mrs.", "When I Grow Too Old to Dream", "Leg of Mutton", "Jazzadadadoo")
 
1954 Twist of Fate (writer: "Love Is a Beautiful Stranger")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1982 A Conflict of Interest (TV movie) (director: stage production)
 
1974 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series) (dialogue director - 1 episode)
– Cyrano (1974) (dialogue director)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1956 The Great Man
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series) (guest producer - 1 episode)
– Cyrano de Bergerac (1955) (guest producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1984 Ingrid (documentary) (thanks - as Jose Ferrer)
 
Show ShowSelf (48 titles)
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Maniac Mansion (TV series)
Himself
– The Celebrity Visitor (1991) … Himself (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1991 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) … Himself
 
1986 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Josh, the Logan Legend (documentary)
Narrator
 
1986 The 40th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter & Performer
 
1986 Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years (documentary)
Himself (narrator) (voice)
 
1984 East of the L.A. River (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Best of Everything (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The Horror of It All (TV documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1982 Rodin, the Gates of Hell (documentary)
Rodin (voice)
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter & Performer
 
1980 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Horas doradas (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 Drama: Play, Performance, Perception (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1976 UFOs: It Has Begun (documentary)
Narrator
 
1975 Rickles (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck (video documentary)
Himself
 
1974 Roberto Clemente: A Touch of Royalty (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1970 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Whale Hunters of Fayal
Himself - Narrator
 
1967 Project XX (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Island Called Ellis (1967) … Narrator
 
1966 Michelangelo: The Last Giant (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1965 The 19th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1963-1964 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actdor / Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #2.6 (1964) … Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #1.2 (1963) … Himself - Sketch Actdor
 
1963-1964 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Rosemary Clooney vs. Jose Ferrer (1964) … Himself
– Eydie Gorme vs. José Ferrer (1963) … Himself
 
1964 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.18 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 6 January 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest
 
1961 Forbid Them Not
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
1960/II No Place Like Home (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.33 (1960) … Himself
 
1956-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #13.1 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #12.15 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #9.41 (1956) … Himself
 
1959 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1959) … Himself
 
1955-1958 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 7 December 1958 (1958) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 26 June 1955 (1955) … Himself - Mystery Guest (as Jose Ferrer)
 
1957-1958 The Lux Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer / Pianist
– Episode #1.39 (1958) … Himself - Singer/Pianist
– Episode #1.8 (1957) … Himself
 
1958 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.37 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #2.32 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Festival of Music (#2) (1956) … Himself - Host
 
1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.7 (1956) … Himself - Guest
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.28 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.54 (1954) … Himself - Guest
 
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.6 (1950) … Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #1.10 (1950) … Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #1.6 (1950) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1950 Penthouse Party (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 The 22th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Technical and Scientific Awards
 
1949 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #1.34 (1949) … Himself - Actor (as Jose Ferrer)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2006 Deleted 'Dune' (video documentary short)
Padishan Emperor Shaddam IV (uncredited)
 
2006 Voces (TV series documentary)
 
2003 The Another World Reunion (TV movie)
Reuben Moreno
 
2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1995-1996 Another World (TV series)
 
1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Actor in 'The Caine Mutiny' (uncredited)
 
1990 Matlock (TV series)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Brother Rat (1936). Comedy. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jose Ferrer

Height:

5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
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Trivia:

Played the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, and Athos in The Fifth Musketeer. Both films were later remade with Gérard Depardieu, who succeeded Ferrer as Cyrano and played Porthos in The Man in the Iron Mask. See more »

Trademark:

Rich, full voice and distinctive, articulate enunciation See more »

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Star Sign:

Capricorn