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{{short description|American actor (1955–2017)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Miguel Ferrer
| name = Miguel Ferrer
| image =
| image = Miguel Ferrer 2015.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ferrer in 2015
| birth_name = Miguel José Ferrer
| birth_name = Miguel José Ferrer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|2|7}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|2|7}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|1|19|1955|2|7}}
| death_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1981–2017
| spouse = [[Leilani Sarelle]] (1991–2003)<br />Lori Weintraub (2005–present)
| spouse ={{ubl|{{marriage|[[Leilani Sarelle]]|1991|2003|end=div}}|{{marriage|Lori Weintraub|2005<!--Omission per template instructions-->}}}}
| parents = [[José Ferrer]] <br> [[Rosemary Clooney]]
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Rafael Ferrer (actor)|Rafael Ferrer]] (brother) <br> [[Debby Boone]] (sister-in-law) <br> [[George Clooney]] (cousin)
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'''Miguel José Ferrer''' (February 7, 1955<ref>{{cite book|last1=Crossland|first1=Ken|title=Late Life Jazz|date=2013|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0199798575|page=64}}</ref> – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Bob Morton in the 1987 film ''[[RoboCop]]''. Other film roles include Harbinger in ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]'' (1993), Quigley in ''[[Blank Check (film)|Blank Check]]'', Eduardo Ruiz in ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000) and Vice President Rodriguez in ''[[Iron Man 3]]'' (2013). Ferrer's notable television roles include FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield on ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–1991, 2017), Dr. Garret Macy on ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' (2001–2007) and NCIS Assistant Director [[Owen Granger]] on ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' (2012–2017).


Ferrer also performed voice acting in animated projects, including [[Shan Yu]] in ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'' (1998), Tarakudo on ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' (2000–2005), and [[Vandal Savage]] in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' (2010–2012).
'''Miguel José Ferrer''' (born February 7, 1955) is an American actor and [[voice actor]] mostly known for [[villain]]ous roles, notably Bob Morton, the designer of the title character in ''[[RoboCop (1987 film)|RoboCop]]''. He also voiced the antagonistic Hun leader [[Shan Yu]] in ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'' (1998) and Big Boss in ''[[Rio 2]]''. Ferrer's other notable roles include Dr. Garret Macy on ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'', NCIS Assistant Director [[List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters#Owen Granger|Owen Granger]] on ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'', Vice President Rodriguez in ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', and FBI forensic pathologist Albert Rosenfield in ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ferrer was born on February 7, 1955, in [[Santa Monica, California]]. He was the oldest of five children born to Puerto Rican actor [[José Ferrer]] and American singer [[Rosemary Clooney]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vintagemusic.fm/artist/12486/|title = Rosemary Clooney}}</ref>
Ferrer was born in [[Santa Monica, California]], the oldest of five children of [[Academy Award]]–winner [[José Ferrer]] and singer [[Rosemary Clooney]]. His father was [[Puerto Rican citizenship|Puerto Rican]], and his mother had [[Irish people|Irish]], [[English people|English]] and [[Germans|German]] ancestry. Ferrer's siblings are sisters Maria and Monsita and brothers Gabriel (nicknamed "Gabri" and husband of singer [[Debby Boone]]) and [[Rafael Ferrer (actor)|Rafael]], also an actor. His first cousin is actor [[George Clooney]]. Ferrer was reared in [[Hollywood]]; and, as a [[teenager]], his interests shifted toward music. He played the drums on [[Keith Moon]]'s ''[[Two Sides of the Moon]].'' Ferrer's friend, [[Bill Mumy]], who played Will Robinson on the television classic ''[[Lost In Space]],'' cast him as a drummer in the series ''Sunshine,'' his first [[television]] role.

Ferrer's siblings were sisters Maria and Monsita, and brothers Gabriel (later the husband of singer [[Debby Boone]]) and actor Rafael. He also had an older half-sister, Letty (Leticia) Ferrer, from his father José's prior marriage to [[Uta Hagen]]. Ferrer was a cousin of actor [[George Clooney]] and nephew of journalist [[Nick Clooney]].

Ferrer was raised in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] and [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] and attended [[Beverly Hills High School]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Braslow |first=Samuel |date=February 11, 2019 |title=Bezos's Investigator Gavin de Becker Is a Legend of Celebrity Security |url=https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/who-is-gavin-de-becker/ |magazine=Los Angeles Magazine |location=Culver City, CA}}</ref> As a teenager, his interests tended toward music; he played the drums on [[Keith Moon]]'s ''[[Two Sides of the Moon]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lawrence |first1=Derek |title=Miguel Ferrer: 7 things you need to know| url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/19/miguel-ferrer-facts/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119142954/https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/19/miguel-ferrer-facts/ |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> After high school, Ferrer studied acting at the [[Beverly Hills Playhouse]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Hischak |first=Thomas S. |date=2011 |title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA72 |location=Jefferson, NC |publisher=McFarland & Company |pages=72–73 |isbn=978-0-7864-8694-6 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Ferrer's friend [[Bill Mumy]] cast him as a drummer in the series ''Sunshine'', his first television role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startrek.com/article/remembering-star-trek-iii-actor-miguel-ferrer-1955-2017|title=Remembering Star Trek III Actor Miguel Ferrer, 1955-2017|publisher=[[Star Trek|StarTrek.com]]|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=July 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218092812/https://www.startrek.com/article/remembering-star-trek-iii-actor-miguel-ferrer-1955-2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ferrer was also Mumy's bandmate in Seduction of the Innocent, a band that also consisted of [[Steve Leialoha]], and [[Max Allan Collins]].<ref name=PeterDavid.net>{{cite web|last=David|first=Peter|date=January 19, 2017|url=http://www.peterdavid.net/2017/01/19/miguel-ferrer/|title=Miguel Ferrer|publisher=PeterDavid.net}}</ref> Sharing a love of comics Ferrer and Mumy co-created [[Comet Man]] and Trypto the Acid Dog plus co-wrote the [[Marvel Graphic Novel]] ''The Dreamwalker''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comics.org/creator/9405/|title=GCD :: Creator :: Miguel Ferrer (b. 1955)|website=www.comics.org}}</ref>
Ferrer began his career in the early 1980s making guest appearances on episodic television. He played the younger self of his father's character on ''[[Magnum, P.I.|Magnum P.I]]'' in 1981. In 1983, he was given a small part as a [[waiter]] in ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (1983 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]''. He also had a small part in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984) as the ''Excelsior'' helm officer. He had a major role in the 1987 action movie ''[[RoboCop (1987 film)|RoboCop]]'' as aspiring, cocaine-snorting corporate executive Bob Morton. Since appearing as Morton, Ferrer has usually acted out flamboyant villains with senses of humor. Ferrer's notable roles include a sinister biker in ''Valentino Returns,'' an overzealous engineer in ''[[DeepStar Six]],'' a resourceful vigilante in ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]],'' Commander Arvid Harbinger in the comedy ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]],'' Lloyd Henreid in the [[Stephen King]] miniseries ''[[The Stand (TV miniseries)|The Stand]],'' and a drug informant in ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]].''<ref name="NBC">[http://www.nbc.com/Crossing_Jordan/bios/miguel_ferrer.shtml Miguel Ferrer]. NBC. Retrieved on 2012-04-26.</ref> He has occasionally taken on lead parts, as well, such as ''[[The Harvest (1993 film)|The Harvest]]'' and ''[[The Night Flier (film)|The Night Flier]].''


Ferrer began his acting career in the early 1980s, making guest appearances on episodic television. He played the younger version of his father's character on ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' in 1981. In 1983, he was given a small part as a [[waiter]] in ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (1983 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]''. He also had a minor role in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984) as the ''U.S.S. Excelsior'' first officer. In 1984, he directed the Mark Medoff play “When Ya Coming Back, Red Ryder?” at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida. He had a major role in the 1987 action film ''[[RoboCop (1987 film)|RoboCop]]'' as the corporate executive Bob Morton, the young, ambitious executive of Omni Consumer Products' Security Concepts and project leader of the RoboCop program.
In the early 1990s, Ferrer appeared on three primetime TV series simultaneously: as D.A. Todd Spurrier in ''[[Shannon's Deal]]'' (1989–1991), as Cajun cop Beau Jack Bowman in ''[[Broken Badges]]'' (1990–1991), and as cynical, wittily abrasive FBI forensics specialist [[Albert Rosenfield]] in ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–91). Ferrer reprised the role of Albert in the movie ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' (1992). He played another medical examiner on the small screen, [[Garret Macy|Dr. Garret Macy]], in the television crime/drama series ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' (2001–07).<ref name="NBC"/> Ferrer performed as the voice of the Heretic leader in the video game ''[[Halo 2]]''. In 1999, at the 41st [[Grammy Awards]], he was nominated for "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" in [[Disney]]'s ''[[The Lion King II]]'', "Simba's Pride Read-Along". In 2003, Ferrer made his [[New York City|New York]] stage debut in the [[off-Broadway]] production of ''[[The Exonerated (play)|The Exonerated]]''.<ref name="NBC"/>


Ferrer's notable later roles include a sinister biker in ''Valentino Returns,'' an overzealous engineer in ''[[DeepStar Six]]'' (1989), a resourceful vigilante in ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' (1990), Commander Arvid Harbinger in the comedy ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]'' (1993), Lloyd Henreid in the [[Stephen King]] miniseries ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' (1994), and a drug informant in ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000). He occasionally took on lead parts as well, such as ''[[The Harvest (1993 film)|The Harvest]]'' and ''[[The Night Flier (film)|The Night Flier]].''
Ferrer played a super-villain called "The Weatherman" in the failed 1997 [[TV pilot]], ''[[Justice League of America (TV program)|Justice League of America]]''. Later in the year, Ferrer provided the voice for a similar character, the [[Weather Wizard]], in the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "[[Speed Demons (Superman: The Animated Series)|Speed Demons]]". Ferrer also voiced [[Aquaman]] in another ''Superman: Animated'' episode, "A Fish Story". Ferrer has also provided voice-over roles in the TV series ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' (2006) and ''[[American Dad!]]'' (2007).<ref name="NBC"/>


In the early 1990s, Ferrer appeared on three primetime TV series simultaneously: as D.A. Todd Spurrier in ''[[Shannon's Deal]]'' (1989–1991), as Cajun cop Beau Jack Bowman in ''[[Broken Badges]]'' (1990–1991), and as cynical, wittily abrasive FBI forensics specialist [[Albert Rosenfield]] in ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–91). Ferrer reprised the role of Rosenfield in the film ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' (1992). Ferrer played a super-villain called "The Weatherman" in the failed 1997 [[TV pilot]], ''[[Justice League of America (TV program)|Justice League of America]]''. Later in the same year, he provided the voice for a similar character, the [[Weather Wizard]], in the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Speed Demons". In 1999, Ferrer voiced [[Aquaman]] in another ''Superman: Animated'' episode, "A Fish Story." The same year, at the 41st [[Grammy Awards]], Ferrer was nominated for "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" in [[Disney]]'s ''[[The Lion King II]]'', "Simba's Pride Read-Along." He was also the protagonist of the American rock band [[Toto (band)|Toto]]'s music video for the song "[[I Will Remember]]", appearing alongside actor [[Edward James Olmos]].
Ferrer played Jonas Bledsoe on NBC's short-lived update of the ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]'' series. Ferrer also starred in another short-lived NBC series, ''[[Kings (U.S. TV series)|Kings]],'' in 2009 as a military commander of Gath. He played Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Felix Valdez in the 2011 Lifetime police procedural drama, ''[[The Protector (TV series)|The Protector]].'' Also in 2011, he started a multiple-episode guest role on the final season of ''[[Desperate Housewives]].''


Ferrer again played a medical examiner on the small screen, [[Garret Macy|Dr. Garret Macy]], in the television crime/drama series ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' (2001–07). In August 2003, Ferrer made his [[New York City|New York]] stage debut in the [[off-Broadway]] production of ''[[The Exonerated (play)|The Exonerated]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tv-cops-play-inmates-in-off-broadways-the-exonerated-through-june-29-com-113958|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719022647/http://www.playbill.com/article/tv-cops-play-inmates-in-off-broadways-the-exonerated-through-june-29-com-113958|archive-date=July 19, 2019|url-status=live|title=TV Cops Play Inmates in Off-Broadway's The Exonerated Through June 29|work=[[Playbill]]|first=Ernio|last=Hernandez|date=June 25, 2003|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref> In 2004, Ferrer performed as the voice of the Heretic leader in the video game ''[[Halo 2]]''. Ferrer took voice-over roles in the TV series ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' (2006) and ''[[American Dad!]]'' (2007). He played Jonas Bledsoe on NBC's ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]'' series and in 2009 also starred in another NBC series, ''[[Kings (American TV series)|Kings]],'' as a military commander of Gath.
Signed to a recurring role in ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' as [[Naval Criminal Investigative Service]] Assistant Director Owen Granger, Ferrer was promoted to a series regular for the fifth season on February 6, 2013.<ref>http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/miguel-ferrer-to-become-regular-on-ncis-la-and-also-co-star-in-ncis-la-spinoff/</ref> He also appeared in the 2013 film ''[[Iron Man 3]]'' as the Vice President.


Ferrer played Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Felix Valdez in the 2011 Lifetime police procedural drama, ''[[The Protector (American TV series)|The Protector]]''. Also, in 2011, he had a multiple-episode guest role on the final season of ''[[Desperate Housewives]].'' Signed to a recurring role in ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' as [[Naval Criminal Investigative Service]] Assistant Director [[Owen Granger]], Ferrer was promoted to a series regular for the fifth season on February 6, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/miguel-ferrer-to-become-regular-on-ncis-la-and-also-co-star-in-ncis-la-spinoff-423179/|title=Miguel Ferrer To Become Regular On 'NCIS: LA' And Also Co-Star In 'NCIS: LA' Spinoff|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=February 6, 2013|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> He also appeared in the 2013 film ''[[Iron Man 3]]'' as the Vice President. Ferrer reprised his role of Albert Rosenfield in the [[Twin Peaks season 3|2017 revival]] of ''Twin Peaks''.<ref name=ferrerobit />
Ferrer will reprise his role as the FBI forensic pathologist Albert Rosenfield in the 2017 revival of ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.

==Death ==
On January 19, 2017, Ferrer died at his Santa Monica home from [[heart failure]] and complications of [[Head and neck cancer|throat cancer]] at the age of 61.<ref name=ferrerobit>{{cite magazine|last=Saperstein|first=Pat|title=Miguel Ferrer, 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Actor, Dies at 61|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 19, 2017|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/miguel-ferrer-dead-dies-ncis-los-angeles-1201964233/}}</ref><ref name="deadlineobit">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/miguel-ferrer-dead-ncis-los-angeles-crossing-jordan-1201890002/|title=Miguel Ferrer Dies: 'NCIS: Los Angeles' & 'Crossing Jordan' Star Was 61|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miguel Ferrer, 'NCIS: Los Angeles' actor, dies at 61|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-miguel-ferrer-dead-20170119-story.html|agency=Tribune News Services|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> At the time of his death, Ferrer was married to producer Lori Weintraub. He had two sons and two stepsons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/23/miguel-ferrer-obituary|title=Miguel Ferrer obituary|date=January 23, 2017|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Miguel O'Hara, the alter ego of the [[Marvel Comics]] superhero [[Spider-Man 2099]], was named after Ferrer by his friend, writer [[Peter David]], who co-created the character.<ref name=PeterDavid.net/>

The seventh episode of ''[[Young Justice: Outsiders]]'' was dedicated to him. Ferrer had voiced the character [[Vandal Savage]] in the first two seasons of ''[[Young Justice (TV Series)|Young Justice]]''. As a result of his death, [[David Kaye (voice actor)|David Kaye]] took over Ferrer's role as Savage as well as his role as Jonathan Rook/Stretch Monster in ''[[Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/young-justice-outsiders-questions-episodes-7-9/2/|title=Young Justice: Outsiders - 14 Big Questions From Episodes 7-9|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|first=Matt|last=Morrison|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
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| 1982
| ''Truckin' Buddy McCoy''
| Pete
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| 1982
| ''And They Are Off''
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| 1983
| 1983
| ''Heartbreaker''
| ''[[Heartbreaker (1983 film)|Heartbreaker]]''
| Angel
| Angel
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|1983
| 1983
| ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (1983 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]''
| ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (1983 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]''
| Waiter
| Waiter
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|-
| rowspan="3"|1984
| 1984
| ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''
| USS ''Excelsior'' first officer
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| 1984
| ''[[Flashpoint (1984 film)|Flashpoint]]''
| ''[[Flashpoint (1984 film)|Flashpoint]]''
| Roget
| Roget
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|-
| 1984
| ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''
| USS ''Excelsior'' helm officer
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|-
| ''[[Lovelines (film)|Lovelines]]''
| ''[[Lovelines (film)|Lovelines]]''
| Dragon
| Dragon
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| 1987
| 1987
| ''[[RoboCop (1987 film)|RoboCop]]''
| ''[[RoboCop (1987 film)|RoboCop]]''
| Bob Morton
| Bob Morton
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|-
| 1988
| 1989
| ''Valentino Returns''
| ''[[Deepstar Six]]''
| Snyder
| Sinister biker
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| 1989
| 1989
|''[[Deepstar Six]]''
| ''[[Valentino Returns]]''
| Sinister biker
| Snyder
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| rowspan="2" |1990
| 1990
| ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]''
| ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]''
| Amador
| Amador
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| 1990
| ''[[The Guardian (1990 film)|The Guardian]]''
| ''[[The Guardian (1990 film)|The Guardian]]''
| Ralph Hess
| Ralph Hess
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|-1992 Scam (1992 film)
| rowspan="2" |1992
| 1992
| ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me]]''
| ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]''
| Albert Rosenfield
| Albert Rosenfield
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|-
| 1992
|''[[Cruel Doubt]]''
|Louis Young
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| rowspan="5" | 1993
| ''[[The Harvest (1993 film)|The Harvest]]''
| ''[[The Harvest (1993 film)|The Harvest]]''
| Charlie Pope
| Charlie Pope
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|-
| 1993
| ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]'' (''The Assassin'')
| ''[[Cigarettes & Coffee]]''
| Bill
| Short film
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| 1993
| ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]''
| Director Kaufman
| Director Kaufman
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| 1993
| ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''
| ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''
| Commander Harbinger
| Commander Harbinger
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|-
| 1993
| ''[[Another Stakeout]]''
| ''[[Another Stakeout]]''
| Tony Castellano
| Tony Castellano
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|-
|-
| 1993
| ''[[It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles]]''
| ''[[It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles]]''
| Narrator
| Narrator
| Voice, documentary
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| rowspan="3" | 1994
| 1994
| ''Incident at Deception Ridge''
| ''[[Blank Check (film)|Blank Check]]''
| Ray Hayes
| Carl Quigley
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| ''[[The Stand (TV miniseries)|The Stand]]''
| Lloyd Henreid
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| 1997
| ''[[Blank Check (film)|Blank Check]]''
| ''[[The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca]]''
| Carl Quigley
| Centeno
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| 1996
| 1997
| ''[[Project ALF]]''
| ''[[The Night Flier (film)|The Night Flier]]''
| Richard Dees
| Dexter Moyers
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| rowspan="3" | 1997
| 1997
| ''[[Mr. Magoo (film)|Mr. Magoo]]''
| ''[[Mr. Magoo (film)|Mr. Magoo]]''
| Mr. Ortega Peru
| Mr. Ortega Peru
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| ''[[Justice League of America (TV movie)|Justice League of America]]''
| [[Weather Wizard|The Weather Wizard]]
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| 1998
| ''[[The Night Flier (film)|The Night Flier]]''
| ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''
| Richard Dees
| Shan Yu
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|Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Miguel Ferrer (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Miguel-Ferrer/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | 1998
| 1998
| ''[[Where's Marlowe?]]''
| ''[[Where's Marlowe?]]''
| Joe Boone
| Joe Boone
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| ''[[Brave New World (1998 film)|Brave New World]]''
| Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
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| 2000
| ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''
| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| [[Shan Yu]]
| voice
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| 2000
| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| Eduardo Ruiz
| Eduardo Ruiz
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| rowspan="2" | 2004
| 2004
| ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''
| Colonel Garret
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| 2004
| ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]''
| ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]''
| Cliff Castleton
| Cliff Castleton
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|-
| ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''
| Colonel Garret
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| 2005
| 2005
| ''[[The Man (2005 film)|The Man]]''
| ''[[The Man (2005 film)|The Man]]''
| Agent Peters
| Agent Peters
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| 2007
| ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]''
| Jonas Bledsoe
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| 2008
| 2008
| ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]''
| ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]''
| [[Martian Manhunter]]
| [[Martian Manhunter|J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter]]
| Voice, [[direct-to-video]]<ref name="btva" />
| voice
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| rowspan="2" | 2009
| 2009
| ''Wrong Turn at Tahoe''
| ''[[Wrong Turn at Tahoe]]''
| Vincent
| Vincent
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| 2010
| ''Noah's Ark: The New Beginning''
| ''Hard Ride to Hell''
| Kabos
| voice
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
| ''Hard Ride to Hell''
| Jefe
| Jefe
|
|-
| ''[[This Is Not a Movie]]''
| voice
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| 2011
| ''[[The Courier (film)|The Courier]]''
| ''[[This Is Not a Movie (2010 film)|This Is Not a Movie]]''
| Mr Capo
|
|
| Voice
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2]]''
| ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2]]''
| Delgado
| Delgado
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
| voice
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Four Assassins]]''
| ''[[Four Assassins]]''
| Eli
| Eli
|
|-
| 2012
| ''Noah''
| Kabos
|Voice
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Courier (2012 film)|The Courier]]''
| Mr. Capo
|
|
|-
|-
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| ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!]]''
| ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!]]''
| Delgado
| Delgado
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
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| ''[[Rio 2]]''
| ''[[Rio 2]]''
| Big Boss
| Big Boss
|Voice<ref name="btva" />
| voice
|--
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Teen Titans: The Judas Contract]]''
| [[Deathstroke|Slade Wilson / Deathstroke]]
| Voice, direct-to-video; posthumous release<ref name="btva" />
|}
|}


===Television===
===Television===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' (1981)
|-
* ''[[CHiPs]]'' (1983)
! Year
* ''[[T. J. Hooker]]'' (1985)
! Title
* ''[[Miami Vice]]'' (1987–1989)
! Role
* ''[[Broken Badges]] (1990-1991)
!class="unsortable" |Notes
* ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–1991, 2017) – as Albert Rosenfield; recurring
|-
* ''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]'' (1990) – as Tony Riva; recurring
| 1981
* ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' (1990–1994; appeared in three episodes)
| ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''
* ''[[On the Air (TV series)|On the Air]]'' (1992) as Bud Buddwaller, TV station executive<!-- , David Lynch, Mark Frost (creators) -->
| Ensign Robert 'Bobby' Wickes, USN
* ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (1994) – "24 Hours", the first episode
| Episode: "Lest We Forget"
* "[[I Will Remember]]" by [[Toto (band)|Toto]] (1995) – main character
|-
* ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (1997–1999) – [[Weather Wizard]], De'Cine, [[Aquaman]]
| 1982–85
* ''[[LateLine]]'' (1998–1999) – comedy series, as executive producer Vic Karp
* ''[[Will & Grace]]'' (1999)
| ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
| Trauma Team Doctor, Dr. Austin, Darby Thud
* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' (2000) – Jack, State Department in "Youth Is Wasted on Dick" (season 5, episode 15)
| 3 episodes
* ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' (2001–2007) – Dr. Garret Macy (regular role)
|-
* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' (2003–2004) – voice of [[Tarakudo]]
| 1983
* ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' (2006) – [[Danny Ocean]]
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
* Contestant on ''[[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Celebrity Jeopardy!|Celebrity Jeopardy!]]'' (2006) – winner
| Bean
* ''[[El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera]]'' (2007) – Original El Tigre
| Episode: "Firepower"
* ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' (2007) – [[Sinestro]]
|-
* ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' (2008) – "Being Joey Carmichael" (Played dual role of twin brothers), original air date: May 5, 2008
| 1984
* ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' (2008) – episode: "Ten Count" (season 7, episode 18)
| ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]''
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' (2009) – Silvio "[[Silvermane]]" Manfredi
| Nunzio
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' (2009)
| Episode: "Choices"
* ''[[Lie to Me]]'' (2009)
|-
* ''[[Psych]]'' (2010)
| 1984
* ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' (2010–2013) – [[Vandal Savage]]/L-1
| ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
* ''[[ThunderCats (2011 TV series)|ThunderCats]]'' (2011) – the Duelist in "The Duelist and the Drifter"
| Carlos
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' (2011) – Andre Zeller (appeared in five episodes)
| Episode: "Ewe and Me, Babe"
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' (2012–present) – NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger (recurring role, seasons 3–4, regular role season 5–present)
|-
* ''[[Adventure Time]]'' (2012–present) as Death (voice actor, recurring)
| 1985
| ''[[T. J. Hooker]]''
| Sonny Unger
| Episode: "Love Story"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Houston Knights]]''
| Virgilio
| Episode: "Scarecrow"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]''
| Mic
| Episode: "Kung Fu: The Next Generation"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]''
| Brian
| Episode: "All the King's Horses"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Ohara (TV series)|Ohara]]''
| Kramer
| Episode: "Artful Dodgers"
|-
| 1987
| ''Downpayment on Murder''
| Martin
| Television film
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Kung Fu: The Next Generation]]''
|
| Sequel of ''[[Kung Fu: The Movie]]''
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Hooperman]]''
| Scott Kapus
| Episode: "Chariots of Fire"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf]]''
| Paul Kiley
| Television film
|-
| 1988
| ''Badlands 2005''
| Rex
| Pilot
|-
| 1987, 1989
| ''[[Miami Vice]]''
| Ramon Pedroza, District Attorney
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North]]''
| Scott Toney
| Television film
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Shannon's Deal]]''
| Todd Spurrier
| Television film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]''
| Tony Riva
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1990–91
| ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
| FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield
| 8 episodes
|-
| 1990–91
| ''[[Shannon's Deal]]''
| D.A. Todd Spurrier
| 9 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''Murder in High Places''
| Wilhoite
| Television film
|-
| 1990–91
| ''[[Broken Badges]]''
| Beau Jack Bowman
| 7 episodes
|-
| 1990–94
| ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''
| Gary, Hitman, Mitch Bruckner
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[On the Air (TV series)|On the Air]]''
| Bud Budwaller
| 7 episode
|-
| 1992
| ''In the Shadow of a Killer''
| District Attorney Steven Walzer
| Television film
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Cruel Doubt]]''
| Lewis Young
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Scam (film)|Scam]]''
| Barry Landers
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]''
| Narrator
| Voice, episode: "Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Royce (film)|Royce]]''
| Gribbon
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]''
| Lloyd Henreid
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1994
| ''Incident at Deception Ridge''
| Ray Hayes
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| Mr. Parker
| Episode: "[[24 Hours (ER)|24 Hours]]"; uncredited
|-
| 1994
| ''Jack Reed: A Search for Justice''
| Win Carter
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story''
| Stanislav
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.''
| Jack Valko
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice''
| Thomas Manning
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]''
| Prologue Narrator, Abbazzia
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Project ALF]]''
| Dexter Moyers
| Television film
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Justice League of America (1997 film)|Justice League of America]]''
| [[Weather Wizard|Dr. Eno / Weather Man]]
| Pilot
|-
| 1997–99
| ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
| [[Aquaman]], [[Weather Wizard]], De'Cine
| Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Shining (miniseries)|The Shining]]''
| Mark James Torrance
| Voice, episode: "#1.2"; uncredited
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Brave New World (1998 film)|Brave New World]]''
| Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
| Television film
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
| Dr. Lupo
| Voice, episode: "The Take No Prisoners Syndrome"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
| [[Antaeus]]
| Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Hostage Crisis"
|-
| 1998–99
| ''[[LateLine]]''
| Victor 'Vic' Karp
| 17 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Nathan Berry
| Episode: "Saving Grace"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
| Jack
| Episode: "Youth Is Wasted on the Dick"
|-
| 2001
| ''Matisse & Picasso: A Gentle Rivalry''
| [[Pablo Picasso]]
| Voice, television short
|-
| 2001–07
| ''[[Crossing Jordan]]''
| Dr. Garret Macy
| 117 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''Shadow Realm''
| Dr. Daniel Critchley
| Television film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Night Visions (TV series)|Night Visions]]''
| Dr. Dan Critchley
| Episode: "Patterns"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Sightings: Heartland Ghost]]''
| Allen
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| ''L.A. County 187''
| Sgt. Walter Drazin
| Television film
|-
| 2003–2004
| ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''
| Tarakudo/Shadowkhan King
| Voice, 8 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Danny Ocean, Basher Tarr
| Voice, episode: "1987"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Agent Hopkins
| Voice, episode: "American Dream Factory"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera]]''
| El Tigre I
| Voice, episode: "The Grave Escape"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]''
| Jonas Bledsoe
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''
| [[Sinestro]]
| Voice, episode: "Ring Toss"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''
| Joey, Teddy Carmichael
| Episode: "Being Joey Carmichael"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Gus Kovak
| Episode: "Ten Count"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Defense Attorney Whitten
| Episode: "Miscarriage of Justice"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''
| [[Silvermane|Silvio Manfredi / Silvermane]]
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Kings (American TV series)|Kings]]''
| General Mallick
| Episode: "Prosperity"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Lie to Me]]''
| FBI ASAC Bill Steele
| Episode: "Tractor Man"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Psych]]''
| Fred Collins Boyd
| Episode: "Think Tank"
|-
| 2010
| ''Edgar Floats''
| Bob
| Pilot
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]]''
| Magister Hulka
| Voice, episode: "Basic Training"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[ThunderCats (2011 TV series)|ThunderCats]]''
| Duelist
| Voice, episode: "The Duelist and the Drifter"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Protector (American TV series)|The Protector]]''
| Lieutenant Felix Valdez
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
| Andre Zeller
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''Applebaum''
| Detective Pepper Ferrer
| Pilot
|-
| 2010–13
| ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]''
| [[Vandal Savage]], [[Bibbo Bibbowski]], Tribune, National Guardsman #2
| Voice, 11 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2011–14
| ''[[Adventure Time]]''
| Death, Grob Gob Glob Grod, Skeleton #2
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2012–17
| ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
| NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger
| 115 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Twin Peaks season 3|Twin Peaks]]''
| Albert Rosenfield
| 11 episodes<br/>Posthumous release<br />Nominated – [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television]]
|-
| 2017–18
| ''[[Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters]]''
| Stretch Monster, Helicopter Pilot
| Voice, 10 episodes; posthumous release<ref name="btva" />
|}


===Video Games===
===Video games===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Halo 2]]'' (2004) - Sesa 'Refumee
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Disney's Animated Storybook | Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan]]''
| Shan Yu
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Halo 2]]''
| Sesa Refume
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know!]]''
| Death
|
|}

===Music video===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist
|-
| 1986
| "Pizza Face"
| [[Barnes & Barnes]]
|-
| 1995
| "[[I Will Remember]]"
| [[Toto (band)|Toto]]
|-
| 1997
| "Sorry"
| [[Nerf Herder]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Nerf Ball |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-09-ca-26859-story.html |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 February 1997}}</ref>
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Biography}}
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Biography}}
* [[List of Puerto Ricans]]
* [[List of Puerto Ricans]]
* [[Irish immigration to Puerto Rico]]
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==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.avclub.com/articles/miguel-ferrer,36233/ The Onion A.V. Club interview]
* [https://www.avclub.com/miguel-ferrer-1798218523 ''The A.V. Club'' interview]

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Latest revision as of 13:26, 22 December 2024

For other people named Miguel Ferrer, see Miguel Ferrer (disambiguation).

Miguel Ferrer
Ferrer in 2015
Born
Miguel José Ferrer

(1955-02-07)February 7, 1955
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2017(2017-01-19) (aged 61)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting placeSanta María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
OccupationActor
Years active1981–2017
Spouses
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 1991; div. 2003)​
  • Lori Weintraub
    ​
    (m. 2005)​
Children2
Parents
Relatives

Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955[1] – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Bob Morton in the 1987 film RoboCop. Other film roles include Harbinger in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Quigley in Blank Check, Eduardo Ruiz in Traffic (2000) and Vice President Rodriguez in Iron Man 3 (2013). Ferrer's notable television roles include FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield on Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017), Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) and NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles (2012–2017).

Ferrer also performed voice acting in animated projects, including Shan Yu in Mulan (1998), Tarakudo on Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005), and Vandal Savage in Young Justice (2010–2012).

Early life

[edit]

Ferrer was born on February 7, 1955, in Santa Monica, California. He was the oldest of five children born to Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer and American singer Rosemary Clooney.[2]

Ferrer's siblings were sisters Maria and Monsita, and brothers Gabriel (later the husband of singer Debby Boone) and actor Rafael. He also had an older half-sister, Letty (Leticia) Ferrer, from his father José's prior marriage to Uta Hagen. Ferrer was a cousin of actor George Clooney and nephew of journalist Nick Clooney.

Ferrer was raised in Hollywood and Beverly Hills and attended Beverly Hills High School.[3] As a teenager, his interests tended toward music; he played the drums on Keith Moon's Two Sides of the Moon.[4] After high school, Ferrer studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.[5]

Career

[edit]

Ferrer's friend Bill Mumy cast him as a drummer in the series Sunshine, his first television role.[6] Ferrer was also Mumy's bandmate in Seduction of the Innocent, a band that also consisted of Steve Leialoha, and Max Allan Collins.[7] Sharing a love of comics Ferrer and Mumy co-created Comet Man and Trypto the Acid Dog plus co-wrote the Marvel Graphic Novel The Dreamwalker.[8]

Ferrer began his acting career in the early 1980s, making guest appearances on episodic television. He played the younger version of his father's character on Magnum, P.I. in 1981. In 1983, he was given a small part as a waiter in The Man Who Wasn't There. He also had a minor role in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as the U.S.S. Excelsior first officer. In 1984, he directed the Mark Medoff play “When Ya Coming Back, Red Ryder?” at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida. He had a major role in the 1987 action film RoboCop as the corporate executive Bob Morton, the young, ambitious executive of Omni Consumer Products' Security Concepts and project leader of the RoboCop program.

Ferrer's notable later roles include a sinister biker in Valentino Returns, an overzealous engineer in DeepStar Six (1989), a resourceful vigilante in Revenge (1990), Commander Arvid Harbinger in the comedy Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Lloyd Henreid in the Stephen King miniseries The Stand (1994), and a drug informant in Traffic (2000). He occasionally took on lead parts as well, such as The Harvest and The Night Flier.

In the early 1990s, Ferrer appeared on three primetime TV series simultaneously: as D.A. Todd Spurrier in Shannon's Deal (1989–1991), as Cajun cop Beau Jack Bowman in Broken Badges (1990–1991), and as cynical, wittily abrasive FBI forensics specialist Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks (1990–91). Ferrer reprised the role of Rosenfield in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Ferrer played a super-villain called "The Weatherman" in the failed 1997 TV pilot, Justice League of America. Later in the same year, he provided the voice for a similar character, the Weather Wizard, in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Speed Demons". In 1999, Ferrer voiced Aquaman in another Superman: Animated episode, "A Fish Story." The same year, at the 41st Grammy Awards, Ferrer was nominated for "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" in Disney's The Lion King II, "Simba's Pride Read-Along." He was also the protagonist of the American rock band Toto's music video for the song "I Will Remember", appearing alongside actor Edward James Olmos.

Ferrer again played a medical examiner on the small screen, Dr. Garret Macy, in the television crime/drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–07). In August 2003, Ferrer made his New York stage debut in the off-Broadway production of The Exonerated.[9] In 2004, Ferrer performed as the voice of the Heretic leader in the video game Halo 2. Ferrer took voice-over roles in the TV series Robot Chicken (2006) and American Dad! (2007). He played Jonas Bledsoe on NBC's Bionic Woman series and in 2009 also starred in another NBC series, Kings, as a military commander of Gath.

Ferrer played Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Felix Valdez in the 2011 Lifetime police procedural drama, The Protector. Also, in 2011, he had a multiple-episode guest role on the final season of Desperate Housewives. Signed to a recurring role in NCIS: Los Angeles as Naval Criminal Investigative Service Assistant Director Owen Granger, Ferrer was promoted to a series regular for the fifth season on February 6, 2013.[10] He also appeared in the 2013 film Iron Man 3 as the Vice President. Ferrer reprised his role of Albert Rosenfield in the 2017 revival of Twin Peaks.[11]

Death

[edit]

On January 19, 2017, Ferrer died at his Santa Monica home from heart failure and complications of throat cancer at the age of 61.[11][12][13] At the time of his death, Ferrer was married to producer Lori Weintraub. He had two sons and two stepsons.[14]

Legacy

[edit]

Miguel O'Hara, the alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man 2099, was named after Ferrer by his friend, writer Peter David, who co-created the character.[7]

The seventh episode of Young Justice: Outsiders was dedicated to him. Ferrer had voiced the character Vandal Savage in the first two seasons of Young Justice. As a result of his death, David Kaye took over Ferrer's role as Savage as well as his role as Jonathan Rook/Stretch Monster in Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters.[15]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1982 Truckin' Buddy McCoy Pete
1982 And They Are Off
1983 Heartbreaker Angel
1983 The Man Who Wasn't There Waiter
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock USS Excelsior first officer
1984 Flashpoint Roget
1984 Lovelines Dragon
1987 RoboCop Bob Morton
1989 Deepstar Six Snyder
1989 Valentino Returns Sinister biker
1990 Revenge Amador
1990 The Guardian Ralph Hess
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Albert Rosenfield
1992 The Harvest Charlie Pope
1993 Cigarettes & Coffee Bill Short film
1993 Point of No Return Director Kaufman
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux Commander Harbinger
1993 Another Stakeout Tony Castellano
1993 It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles Narrator Voice, documentary
1994 Blank Check Carl Quigley
1997 The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca Centeno
1997 The Night Flier Richard Dees
1997 Mr. Magoo Mr. Ortega Peru
1998 Mulan Shan Yu Voice[16]
1998 Where's Marlowe? Joe Boone
2000 Traffic Eduardo Ruiz
2002 Sunshine State Lester
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Colonel Garret
2004 Silver City Cliff Castleton
2005 The Man Agent Peters
2008 Justice League: The New Frontier J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter Voice, direct-to-video[16]
2009 Wrong Turn at Tahoe Vincent
2010 Hard Ride to Hell Jefe
2011 This Is Not a Movie Voice
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Delgado Voice, direct-to-video[16]
2011 Four Assassins Eli
2012 Noah Kabos Voice
2012 The Courier Mr. Capo
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Delgado Voice, direct-to-video[16]
2013 Iron Man 3 Vice President Rodriguez
2014 Rio 2 Big Boss Voice[16]
2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Slade Wilson / Deathstroke Voice, direct-to-video; posthumous release[16]

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Magnum, P.I. Ensign Robert 'Bobby' Wickes, USN Episode: "Lest We Forget"
1982–85 Trapper John, M.D. Trauma Team Doctor, Dr. Austin, Darby Thud 3 episodes
1983 CHiPs Bean Episode: "Firepower"
1984 Cagney & Lacey Nunzio Episode: "Choices"
1984 Hill Street Blues Carlos Episode: "Ewe and Me, Babe"
1985 T. J. Hooker Sonny Unger Episode: "Love Story"
1987 Houston Knights Virgilio Episode: "Scarecrow"
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Mic Episode: "Kung Fu: The Next Generation"
1987 Hotel Brian Episode: "All the King's Horses"
1987 Ohara Kramer Episode: "Artful Dodgers"
1987 Downpayment on Murder Martin Television film
1987 Kung Fu: The Next Generation Sequel of Kung Fu: The Movie
1988 Hooperman Scott Kapus Episode: "Chariots of Fire"
1988 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf Paul Kiley Television film
1988 Badlands 2005 Rex Pilot
1987, 1989 Miami Vice Ramon Pedroza, District Attorney 2 episodes
1989 Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North Scott Toney Television film
1989 Shannon's Deal Todd Spurrier Television film
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story Tony Riva 3 episodes
1990–91 Twin Peaks FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield 8 episodes
1990–91 Shannon's Deal D.A. Todd Spurrier 9 episodes
1991 Murder in High Places Wilhoite Television film
1990–91 Broken Badges Beau Jack Bowman 7 episodes
1990–94 Tales from the Crypt Gary, Hitman, Mitch Bruckner 3 episodes
1992 On the Air Bud Budwaller 7 episode
1992 In the Shadow of a Killer District Attorney Steven Walzer Television film
1992 Cruel Doubt Lewis Young 2 episodes
1993 Scam Barry Landers Television film
1994 Biography Narrator Voice, episode: "Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon"
1994 Royce Gribbon Television film
1994 The Stand Lloyd Henreid 4 episodes
1994 Incident at Deception Ridge Ray Hayes Television film
1994 ER Mr. Parker Episode: "24 Hours"; uncredited
1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Win Carter Television film
1994 A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story Stanislav Television film
1995 The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. Jack Valko Television film
1995 In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Thomas Manning Television film
1995 Fallen Angels Prologue Narrator, Abbazzia 6 episodes
1996 Project ALF Dexter Moyers Television film
1997 Justice League of America Dr. Eno / Weather Man Pilot
1997–99 Superman: The Animated Series Aquaman, Weather Wizard, De'Cine Voice, 3 episodes[16]
1997 The Shining Mark James Torrance Voice, episode: "#1.2"; uncredited
1998 Brave New World Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning Television film
1998 Men in Black: The Series Dr. Lupo Voice, episode: "The Take No Prisoners Syndrome"
1998 Hercules Antaeus Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Hostage Crisis"
1998–99 LateLine Victor 'Vic' Karp 17 episodes
1999 Will & Grace Nathan Berry Episode: "Saving Grace"
2000 3rd Rock from the Sun Jack Episode: "Youth Is Wasted on the Dick"
2001 Matisse & Picasso: A Gentle Rivalry Pablo Picasso Voice, television short
2001–07 Crossing Jordan Dr. Garret Macy 117 episodes
2002 Shadow Realm Dr. Daniel Critchley Television film
2002 Night Visions Dr. Dan Critchley Episode: "Patterns"
2002 Sightings: Heartland Ghost Allen Television film
2003 L.A. County 187 Sgt. Walter Drazin Television film
2003–2004 Jackie Chan Adventures Tarakudo/Shadowkhan King Voice, 8 episodes
2006 Robot Chicken Danny Ocean, Basher Tarr Voice, episode: "1987"
2007 American Dad! Agent Hopkins Voice, episode: "American Dream Factory"
2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera El Tigre I Voice, episode: "The Grave Escape"[16]
2007 Bionic Woman Jonas Bledsoe 9 episodes
2007 The Batman Sinestro Voice, episode: "Ring Toss"[16]
2008 Medium Joey, Teddy Carmichael Episode: "Being Joey Carmichael"
2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Gus Kovak Episode: "Ten Count"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Defense Attorney Whitten Episode: "Miscarriage of Justice"
2009 The Spectacular Spider-Man Silvio Manfredi / Silvermane Voice, 2 episodes[16]
2009 Kings General Mallick Episode: "Prosperity"
2009 Lie to Me FBI ASAC Bill Steele Episode: "Tractor Man"
2010 Psych Fred Collins Boyd Episode: "Think Tank"
2010 Edgar Floats Bob Pilot
2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Magister Hulka Voice, episode: "Basic Training"
2011 ThunderCats Duelist Voice, episode: "The Duelist and the Drifter"[16]
2011 The Protector Lieutenant Felix Valdez 13 episodes
2011 Desperate Housewives Andre Zeller 5 episodes
2012 Applebaum Detective Pepper Ferrer Pilot
2010–13 Young Justice Vandal Savage, Bibbo Bibbowski, Tribune, National Guardsman #2 Voice, 11 episodes[16]
2011–14 Adventure Time Death, Grob Gob Glob Grod, Skeleton #2 Voice, 4 episodes[16]
2012–17 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger 115 episodes
2017 Twin Peaks Albert Rosenfield 11 episodes
Posthumous release
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
2017–18 Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters Stretch Monster, Helicopter Pilot Voice, 10 episodes; posthumous release[16]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan Shan Yu
2004 Halo 2 Sesa Refume
2013 Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know! Death

Music video

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Year Title Artist
1986 "Pizza Face" Barnes & Barnes
1995 "I Will Remember" Toto
1997 "Sorry" Nerf Herder[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Crossland, Ken (2013). Late Life Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0199798575.
  2. ^ "Rosemary Clooney".
  3. ^ Braslow, Samuel (February 11, 2019). "Bezos's Investigator Gavin de Becker Is a Legend of Celebrity Security". Los Angeles Magazine. Culver City, CA.
  4. ^ Lawrence, Derek (January 19, 2017). "Miguel Ferrer: 7 things you need to know". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-0-7864-8694-6 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Remembering Star Trek III Actor Miguel Ferrer, 1955-2017". StarTrek.com. January 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  7. ^ a b David, Peter (January 19, 2017). "Miguel Ferrer". PeterDavid.net.
  8. ^ "GCD :: Creator :: Miguel Ferrer (b. 1955)". www.comics.org.
  9. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (June 25, 2003). "TV Cops Play Inmates in Off-Broadway's The Exonerated Through June 29". Playbill. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 6, 2013). "Miguel Ferrer To Become Regular On 'NCIS: LA' And Also Co-Star In 'NCIS: LA' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood.
  11. ^ a b Saperstein, Pat (January 19, 2017). "Miguel Ferrer, 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Actor, Dies at 61". Variety. Los Angeles. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 19, 2017). "Miguel Ferrer Dies: 'NCIS: Los Angeles' & 'Crossing Jordan' Star Was 61". Deadline Hollywood. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Miguel Ferrer, 'NCIS: Los Angeles' actor, dies at 61". Chicago Tribune. Tribune News Services. January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  14. ^ "Miguel Ferrer obituary". the Guardian. January 23, 2017.
  15. ^ Morrison, Matt (January 18, 2019). "Young Justice: Outsiders - 14 Big Questions From Episodes 7-9". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Miguel Ferrer (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 3, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  17. ^ "Nerf Ball". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1997. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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