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Mario Machado (1935–2013)

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Mario Machado has been a fixture of television, film, and radio for over thirty years, and as a news anchor, reporter, narrator, actor, commentator, and producer, he has worked in virtually all aspects of broadcasting. Born in Shanghai, China of both Chinese and Portuguese ancestry, Mario made television history when... See full bio »

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in Shanghai, China

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(age 78) in West Hills, California, USA
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Mario Machado: News Anchor & ‘RoboCop’ Actor Dies At 78
7 May 2013 12:05 PM, PDT | HollywoodLife
R.I.P. Mario Machado, reporter in real life and in movies like Scarface and RoboCop
6 May 2013 2:18 PM, PDT | The AV Club
TV anchor, 'RoboCop' actor Mario Machado dead at 78
6 May 2013 1:31 PM, PDT | EW.com - Inside Movies
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2009 The 13th Day (video)
Prisoner
 
1998 Saturday Showcase (TV series)
Host
 
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Awards Host
– The Nature of Nurture (1998) … Awards Host
 
1995 Houses of Fire
Cadaver
 
1985-1995 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Anchor / Reporter / TV Announcer
– Twice Dead (1995) … Reporter
– Who Killed J. B. Fletcher? (1991) … Anchor
– Murder to a Jazz Beat (1985) … TV Announcer
 
1993 RoboCop 3
Casey Wong
 
1991 Dear John (TV series)
Ramona
– The Bachelor Shower (1991) … Ramona
 
1991 Switched at Birth (TV movie)
Philadelphia Anchor
 
1990 RoboCop 2
Casey Wong
 
1988 Jack's Back
Anchorman
 
1985-1987 Falcon Crest (TV series)
News Anchor / TV-reporter
– Opening Moves (1987) … TV-reporter
– The Phoenix (1985) … News Anchor
 
1987 RoboCop
Casey Wong
 
1987 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Sportscaster
– The Stan Who Came to Dinner (1987) … Sportscaster (voice)
 
1987 The Colbys (TV series)
TV Newscaster
– Power Plays (1987) … TV Newscaster
 
1986 Triplecross (TV movie)
TV Reporter
 
1985 Streets of Justice (TV movie)
Newscaster
 
1985 St. Elmo's Fire
Kim Sung Ho
 
1985 Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (TV movie)
Broadcaster
 
1983 Scarface
Interviewer
 
1982 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Wes
– Fowl Play (1982) … Wes
 
1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
TV Reporter
– You Pays Your Money (1982) … TV Reporter
 
1982 Rocky III
Interviewer
 
1981 Luisana mía (TV series)
– Episode dated 1 January 1981 (1981)
 
1980 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
Newscaster
– A Matter of Mentors (1980) … Newscaster
 
1980 The Kids Who Knew Too Much (TV movie)
TV Newscaster
 
1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
TV Newscaster
– The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980) … TV Newscaster
 
1979 The Suicide's Wife (TV movie)
Doctor
 
1979 The Concorde... Airport '79
Reporter #1
 
1979 Blind Ambition (TV mini-series)
TV Commentator
 
1979 Wonder Woman (TV series)
The Reporter
– The Starships Are Coming (1979) … The Reporter
 
1978 Rescue from Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Umpire
– Nancy Drew's Love Match (1977) … Umpire
 
1977 Oh, God!
TV Reporter
 
1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
1st Reporter
– Trouble in Chapter 17 (1977) … 1st Reporter
 
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Newscaster
– Sullied Be Thy Name (1977) … Newscaster
 
1976 Executive Suite (TV series)
Newscaster
– Re: The Porno Ploy (1976) … Newscaster
 
1973-1975 Police Story (TV series)
Newscaster / TV Newscaster
– A Community of Victims (1975) … Newscaster
– Man on a Rack (1973) … TV Newscaster
– Slow Boy (1973) … Newscaster
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
Commentator
– The Far Side of the Fence (1974) … Commentator
 
1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Talk Show Host
– Venus as in Fly Trap (1974) … Talk Show Host
 
1973 The Great American Beauty Contest (TV movie)
T.V. Announcer
 
1972 Banacek (TV series)
1st Newscaster
– Detour to Nowhere (1972) … 1st Newscaster
 
1971 Brian's Song (TV movie)
Reporter #1
 
1971 Death Takes a Holiday (TV movie)
TV Announcer
 
1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Technician
– Time Bomb (1969) … Technician
 
1967 Medix (TV series)
Mario Machado (host)
 
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1981 Victory (the producer wishes to thank)
 
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2003 Business World News (TV series)
Anchor
 
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Himself
 
1994 Without Warning (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Dead Man Walking
Himself
 
1983 Blue Thunder
Himself
 
1982 Mr. Merlin (TV series)
Himself
– How to Help a Gymnast... in a Foreign Country (1982) … Himself
 
1974 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Himself
– Out of This World (1974) … Himself
 

Related Videos

RoboCop 3 -- Fleck tells Dr. Lazarus to erase Murphy's memory. RoboCop 3 -- Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land. RoboCop 3 -- Robocop intervenes to save his fellow officers from apocalyptic street punks.
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Frequently portrays newscasters. See more »

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