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Mel Ferrer (I) (1917–2008)

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Actor/director/producer Mel Ferrer was born Melchor Gaston Ferrer on August 25, 1917, in Elberon, New Jersey. The son of a Cuban-born surgeon and a Manhattan socialite, he went to prep school and attended Princeton University. From the age of 15 he worked in summer stock. After Princeton he became an editor on a small Vermont newspaper and wrote a children's book... See full bio »

Born:

Melchor Gaston Ferrer
in Elberon, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 90) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV series)
Geppetto
– Pinocchio and the Golden Key (1998) … Geppetto (voice)
 
1996 Catherine the Great (TV movie)
Patriarch
 
1991 Eye of the Widow
Frankenheimer
 
1989-1990 Christine Cromwell (TV series)
Doctor
– Only the Good Die Young (1990) … Doctor
– In Vino Veritas (1990) … Doctor
– Easy Come, Easy Go (1989) … Doctor
– Things That Go Bump in the Night (1989) … Doctor
 
1989 Wild Jack (TV mini-series)
 
1985-1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Eric Brahm / Miles Austin
– Weave a Tangled Web (1989) … Miles Austin
– Widow, Weep for Me (1985) … Eric Brahm
 
1986 Dream West (TV mini-series)
Judge Elkins
 
1986 Outrage! (TV movie)
Judge Michael Lengel
 
1986 Peter the Great (TV mini-series)
Frederick
 
1985 Glitter (TV series)
– Nightfall (1985)
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Anthony Palandrini / Garrett Hardy
– Celebrations (1985) … Garrett Hardy
– Resolutions (1985) … Anthony Palandrini
 
1985 The Love Boat (TV series)
Jack Powers
– The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 1 (1985) … Jack Powers
– The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 2 (1985) … Jack Powers
 
1985 Seduced (TV movie)
Arthur Orloff
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
George Matthews
– Forgotten Melodies (1984) … George Matthews
 
1981-1984 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Phillip Erikson
– Ashes to Ashes (1984) … Phillip Erikson
– The Avenger (1984) … Phillip Erikson
– For Better, for Worse (1984) … Phillip Erikson
– Win, Place, and Show (1984) … Phillip Erikson
– Love's Triumph (1984) … Phillip Erikson
See all 55 episodes »
 
1984 Un tenero tramonto
Franz Bollenstein
 
1982 One Shoe Makes It Murder (TV movie)
Carl Charnock
 
1982 Die Jäger
Stephan Mathiesen
 
1982 Mille milliards de dollars
Cornelius A. Woeagen
 
1982 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Lord Collingwood / Moriarity
– The Case Against Mr. Roarke/Save Sherlock Holmes (1982) … Moriarity/Lord Collingwood
 
1981-1982 Behind the Screen (TV series)
Evan Hammer
 
1981 Buitres sobre la ciudad
 
1981 Lili Marleen
David Mendelsson
 
1980 Nightmare City
General Murchison
 
1980 Fugitive Family (TV movie)
Anthony Durano
 
1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker (TV movie)
Dr. Sanford
 
1980 Eaten Alive!
Professor Carter
 
1980 Top of the Hill (TV movie)
Andreas Heggener
 
1979-1980 Dallas (TV series)
Harrison Page
– Jenna's Return (1980) … Harrison Page
– Love and Marriage (1979) … Harrison Page
 
1979 Eischied (TV series)
– Who Is the Missing Woman? (1979)
 
1979 The Great Alligator
Joshua
 
1979 Guyana: Cult of the Damned
 
1979 The Visitor
Dr. Walker
 
1979 Return of the Saint (TV series)
Dr. Paolo Brogli
– Vicious Circle (1979) … Dr. Paolo Brogli
 
1979 Screamers
Radcliffe (US version)
 
1978 L'immoralità
Vera's husband
 
1978 The Fifth Floor
Dr. Sidney Coleman
 
1978 Yesterday's Tomorrow
Colonel Stone
 
1978 The Norseman
King Eurich
 
1978 Hi-Riders
Sheriff
 
1978 The Amazing Captain Nemo (TV movie)
Dr. Robert Cook
 
1978 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Hale Burton
– Episode #1.3 (1978) … Hale Burton
– Episode #1.2 (1978) … Hale Burton
– Pilot (1978) … Hale Burton
 
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series)
Nicholas Skinner
 
1978 Seagulls Fly Low
Roberto Micheli
 
1977 La ragazza dal pigiama giallo
Professor Henry Douglas
 
1977 Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress (TV movie)
David
 
1977 Logan's Run (TV series)
Analog
– Man Out of Time (1977) … Analog
 
1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Gerlich
– Anschluss '77 (1977) … Gerlich
 
1977 L'avvocato della mala
Peseti
 
1977 Eaten Alive
Harvey Wood
 
1977 Lanigan's Rabbi (TV series)
Mike Rushmore
– In Hot Weather, the Crime Rate Soars (1977) … Mike Rushmore
 
1977 The Fantastic Journey (TV series)
Appolonius
– Funhouse (1977) … Appolonius
 
1977 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Emil Radick / Father Neill
– To Kill a Mind (1977) … Emil Radick
– The Bells Toll at Noon (1977) … Father Neill
 
1977 Baretta (TV series)
– Everybody Pays the Fare (1977)
 
1976 The Black Corsair
Van Gould
 
1976 Origins of the Mafia (TV mini-series)
Armando Della Morra
– La legge (1976) … Armando Della Morra
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Brandon Childs
– The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger (1976) … Brandon Childs
 
1975 The Net
Aurelio Morelli
 
1975 The Suspicious Death of a Minor
Police superintendent
 
1975 Silent Action
District Attorney Mannino
 
1975 Brannigan
Fields
 
1974 The Antichrist
Massimo Oderisi
 
1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Carlo
– Designs (1974) … Carlo
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Dr. Ross
– Wyatt Earp Syndrome (1974) … Dr. Ross
 
1973 The Girl from the Red Cabaret
Dalton Harvey
 
1973 Search (TV series)
John Rickman
– Suffer My Child (1973) … John Rickman
 
1973 Tenafly (TV series)
Charlie Rush
– Pilot (1973) … Charlie Rush
 
1973 Carola (TV movie)
Gen. Franz von Clodius
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
Jerry Parks
– Requiem for a Falling Star (1973) … Jerry Parks
 
1972 A Time for Loving
Dr. Harrison
 
1967 Wait Until Dark
French-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
 
1966 El Greco
El Greco (Domenico Teotocopulo)
 
1964 Sex and the Single Girl
Rudy
 
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Cleander
 
1964 Paris When It Sizzles
Costume party Jekyll & Hyde (uncredited)
 
1964 El señor de La Salle
Juan Bautista de La Salle
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Peter Carrington
– The Fifth Passenger (1963) … Peter Carrington
 
1962 The Longest Day
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
 
1962 The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Philip Allan (segment "Luxurieux point ne seras")
 
1962 Charge of the Black Lancers
Andrea
 
1961 Love, Freedom and Treachery
Marco
 
1960 The Hands of Orlac
Stephen Orlac
 
1960 Ladies Man
Georges Gauthier
 
1960 Blood and Roses
Leopoldo De Karnstein
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Marshal Monty Elstrode
– The Ghost (1959) … Marshal Monty Elstrode
 
1959 The World, the Flesh and the Devil
Benson Thacker
 
1959 Rendezvous (TV series)
– London in the Spring (1959)
 
1958 Fräulein
Maj. Foster MacLain
 
1957 The Sun Also Rises
Robert Cohn
 
1957 The Vintage
Giancarlo Barandero
 
1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Crown Prince Rudolph
– Mayerling (1957) … Crown Prince Rudolph
 
1956 Elena and Her Men
Le comte Henri de Chevincourt
 
1956 War and Peace
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
 
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!!
Capt. Alfred Westerman
 
1954 Forbidden
Don Paolo Salinas
 
1953 Saadia
Henrik
 
1953 Knights of the Round Table
Arthur
 
1953 Lili
Paul Berthalet
 
1952 Scaramouche
Noel, Marquis de Maynes
 
1952 Rancho Notorious
Frenchy Fairmont
 
1951 The Brave Bulls
Luis Bello
 
1950 Born to Be Bad
Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome
 
1949 Lost Boundaries
Scott Mason Carter
 
1947 The Fugitive
Father Serra (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (10 titles)
1984 Falcon Crest (TV series)
– Power Play (1984)
 
1965 Every Day Is a Holiday
 
1963 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– The Gypsy Love Song (1963)
– I Am the Most Beautiful (1963)
– Comes the Revolution (1963)
 
1959 Green Mansions
 
1957 The Seven Lively Arts (TV series)
– Hollywood Around the World (1957)
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Cyrano de Bergerac (1955) (director: stage production)
 
1951 The Racket (uncredited)
 
1950 Vendetta (reshot ending and added sequences)
 
1950 The Secret Fury
 
1945 The Girl of the Limberlost (as Melchor G. Ferrer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (10 titles)
1947 The Fugitive (directorial assistant - as Melchor Ferrer)
 
1945 A Thousand and One Nights (dialogue coach - uncredited)
 
1945 Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (dialogue coach)
 
1945 Ten Cents a Dance (dialogue coach)
 
1945 Let's Go Steady (dialogue coach)
 
1944 Meet Miss Bobby Socks (dialogue coach)
 
1944 Together Again (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
1944 Sergeant Mike (dialogue coach)
 
1944 They Live in Fear (dialogue coach)
 
1944 Louisiana Hayride (dialogue coach - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Thanksgiving Promise (1986) (executive producer)
 
1982 One Shoe Makes It Murder (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 W (producer)
 
1972 A Time for Loving (producer)
 
1972 Embassy (producer)
 
1971 The Night Visitor (producer)
 
1967 Wait Until Dark (producer)
 
1966 El Greco (producer)
 
1965 Every Day Is a Holiday (executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1965 Every Day Is a Holiday (screenplay / story)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1953 Lili (performer: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2008 A Federal Case (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2003 A Look in the Dark (video documentary short) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2003 A Look in the Dark (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1993 Audrey Hepburn Remembered (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1980 Cosas (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 February 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mel Ferrer (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.137 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 Aujourd'hui Madame (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1959-1967 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 21 May 1967 (1967) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 22 March 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Scientific & Technical Awards
 
1955 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 November 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1953 Christmas with the Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (17 titles)
2011 De la B a la Z (TV series)
 
2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2009 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2008 The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
2008 Sollima & die Piraten - Der schwarze Korsar (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The Gator Creator (video documentary short)
Harvey Wood
 
2007 5ive Minutes with Marilyn (video documentary short)
Harvey Wood
 
2006 My Name Is Buck (video documentary short)
Harvey Wood (uncredited)
 
2004 Audrey Hepburn: Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Starring - Taina Elg (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Audrey Hepburn Story (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary)
Himself, clip from 'Paris Does Strange Things' (uncredited)
 
1978 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Cue for Passion (1940). Drama. Written by Edward Chodorov and H.S. Kraft. Directed by Otto Preminger. Royale Theatre: 19 Dec 1940- 28 Dec 1940 (12 performances). Cast: Albert Bergh (as "Doctor"), Whit Bissell (as "Harkrider"), Edward Butler (as "Commissioner"), Clay Clement... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Melchor G. Ferrer | Melchor Ferrer

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

I curl up inside and freeze when I have to act. I much prefer sitting on the sidelines and trying to get the best out of other people. See more »

Trivia:

Spoke Spanish and French fluently. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo