Eddie Velez

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Eddie Velez
Born
Edwin Velez

(1958-06-04) June 4, 1958 (age 66)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Edwin Velez (born June 4, 1958) [1] is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for playing Frankie Santana in the final season of the American action and adventure television series The A-Team . [2]

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Early life and education

Velez was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Puerto Ricans. [1] He graduated from the High School of Art and Design and attended the School of Visual Arts. [1]

Career

Velez started his career as a stand-up comic. After serving in the Air Force, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he acted in plays and studied at the Estelle Harman's Actors Workshop. [1] Velez appeared in various stage plays, including the first performance of the play Delirious, for which the cast won the Drama-Logue Award in the category Best Ensemble Performance. [1]

Later in his career, Velez guest-starred in television programs including Hill Street Blues , The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (three episodes), Just Shoot Me! , Walker, Texas Ranger (two episodes), Murder, She Wrote , JAG , Tour of Duty , Cagney & Lacey (two episodes), The Commish , Profiler and Empty Nest . [1] He appeared in films such as Split Decisions , Traffic , Repo Chick , Romero , Repo Man , The Hunted , Most Wanted , Rooftops and White Chicks . [1]

Velez has starred and co-starred in television programs including Bay City Blues , playing Pepe Garcia, Berrenger's , playing Julio Morales, [3] Charlie & Co. , playing Miguel Santana, [4] [5] The A-Team , playing Frankie Santana, [2] Trial and Error , playing John Hernandez, True Blue , playing Officer Frankie Avila and Live Shot , playing Ricardo Sandoval. He also played as Detective Alexander Garcia in the soap opera television series Port Charles and as Malko [6] and Paul Mendez in Days of Our Lives .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Repo Man Napo
1985 Doin' Time Wetback
1986 Extremities Officer #1
1987The Women's ClubCarlos
1988 Split Decisions Julian 'Snake' Pedroza
1989 Rooftops Lobo
1989 Romero Lt. Columa
1994 A Passion to Kill Morales
1997Under OathRay Ramírez
1997 Most Wanted Sgt. Peyton
1998Running WomanReuben Alvarez
2000 Traffic Agent Johnson
2003 The Hunted Richards
2003 White Rush Santos Chabron
2004 White Chicks Agent Vincent Gomez
2005 Black Dawn Brody
2007 The Anna Nicole Smith Story Playboy Photographer
2007BornFather Anthony
2008Beautiful LoserDiego (adult)
2009 Repo Chick Justice Espinoza
2010 Bulletface Eric Muller
2010The Forgotten JewelTaniguchi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983For Love and HonorLucasTelevision film
1983–1984 Bay City Blues Pepe Garcia8 episodes
1984Summer FantasyStratisTelevision film
1985 Berrenger's Julio Morales11 episodes
1985 Double Dare CabbieEpisode: "Double Talk"
1985 Children of the Night TomTelevision film
1985 Charlie & Co. Miguel Santana13 episodes
1985, 1986 Cagney & Lacey Various roles2 episodes
1986 C.A.T. Squad CarlosTelevision film
1986–1987 The A-Team Frankie Santana13 episodes
1987 Hill Street Blues Ramon MendezEpisode: "Sorry Wrong Number"
1987 Houston Knights LopezEpisode: "Houston's Hero"
1988 Supercarrier Tony MendezEpisode: "Ring of Fire"
1988 Trial and Error John Hernandez8 episodes
1989 Tour of Duty Lt. EscobarEpisode: "Non-Essential Personnel"
1989 Monsters BelphamelechEpisode: "All in a Day's Work"
1989 Shannon's Deal Chuy VargasTelevision film
1989–1990 True Blue Officer Frankie Avila12 episodes
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story Ramon Varona3 episodes
1991 Midnight Caller Benny FuentesEpisode: "Uninvited Guests"
1991 Empty Nest Jose MartinezEpisode: "Food for Thought"
1991–1992 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Mack Delgado3 episodes
1992 Danger Island VicTelevision film
1992 Flying Blind PacoEpisode: "The Week of Living Dangerously"
1992From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of OneTommy AlomarTelevision film
1993 Body Bags Baseball Player
1993–2004 Days of Our Lives Paul Mendez / Malko64 episodes
1994Bitter VengeanceHarry CarverTelevision film
1994 Hardball Diego EscobarEpisode: "Pilot"
1994 Murder, She Wrote Pete GrimaldiEpisode: "Crimson Harvest"
1994A Rainy DayArmandoTelevision film
1995 The Commish Tommy Le GrangeEpisode: "Accused"
1995 High Tide RoachaEpisode: "Down South"
1995 Live Shot Ricardo Sandoval13 episodes
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger Fontemuro2 episodes
1996 Tracey Takes On... AngeloEpisode: "Health"
1996 L.A. Firefighters DoctorEpisode: "The Fire Down Below"
1997 Gun Detective JiminezEpisode: "The Shot"
1997 Pacific Blue Eddie MontezEpisode: "Sandman"
1997 Night Man BruceEpisode: "I Left My Heart"
1997 The Parent 'Hood Det. PerezEpisode: "Don't Go There"
1998 Air America Carlos Rey de LuposEpisode: "Lost City"
1999 Seven Days ReneEpisode: "Parkergeist"
1999 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Bartoloméw SanchezEpisode: "The Vestige"
1999 Profiler Luis OrtizEpisode: "Las Brisas"
1999–2001 Port Charles Det. Alexander Garcia52 episodes
2000 A Father's Choice Detective CortezTelevision film
2000 Just Shoot Me! MiguelEpisode: "Fast Times at Finchmont High"
2004 Charmed InspectorEpisode: "Styx Feet Under"
2005 Numbers RaynorEpisode: "Man Hunt"
2007 By Appointment Only Detective SosaTelevision film
2020 Interrogation CounselorEpisode: "P.I. Charlie Shannon vs Eric Fisher 1996"
2020 Deputy RyanEpisode: "10-8 Selfless"
2022 Walker: Independence Gil SantiagoEpisode: "Friend of the Devil"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Garcia Berumen, Frank Javier (April 14, 2016). Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s. McFarland. pp. 274–275. ISBN   9781476614113 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Abbott, Jon (September 12, 2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 145. ISBN   9780786454013 via Google Books.
  3. "Arizona Republic All Articles". Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. February 27, 1985. p. 201. Retrieved July 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  4. "(untitled brief)". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana. September 18, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved July 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  5. Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 177. ISBN   9780786486410 via Google Books.
  6. Russell, Maureen (June 8, 2015). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 201. ISBN   9780786486519 via Google Books.