Eddie Velez | |
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Born | Edwin Velez June 4, 1958 New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–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]
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]
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 .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Repo Man | Napo | |
1985 | Doin' Time | Wetback | |
1986 | Extremities | Officer #1 | |
1987 | The Women's Club | Carlos | |
1988 | Split Decisions | Julian 'Snake' Pedroza | |
1989 | Rooftops | Lobo | |
1989 | Romero | Lt. Columa | |
1994 | A Passion to Kill | Morales | |
1997 | Under Oath | Ray Ramírez | |
1997 | Most Wanted | Sgt. Peyton | |
1998 | Running Woman | Reuben 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 | |
2007 | Born | Father Anthony | |
2008 | Beautiful Loser | Diego (adult) | |
2009 | Repo Chick | Justice Espinoza | |
2010 | Bulletface | Eric Muller | |
2010 | The Forgotten Jewel | Taniguchi |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | For Love and Honor | Lucas | Television film |
1983–1984 | Bay City Blues | Pepe Garcia | 8 episodes |
1984 | Summer Fantasy | Stratis | Television film |
1985 | Berrenger's | Julio Morales | 11 episodes |
1985 | Double Dare | Cabbie | Episode: "Double Talk" |
1985 | Children of the Night | Tom | Television film |
1985 | Charlie & Co. | Miguel Santana | 13 episodes |
1985, 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Various roles | 2 episodes |
1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Carlos | Television film |
1986–1987 | The A-Team | Frankie Santana | 13 episodes |
1987 | Hill Street Blues | Ramon Mendez | Episode: "Sorry Wrong Number" |
1987 | Houston Knights | Lopez | Episode: "Houston's Hero" |
1988 | Supercarrier | Tony Mendez | Episode: "Ring of Fire" |
1988 | Trial and Error | John Hernandez | 8 episodes |
1989 | Tour of Duty | Lt. Escobar | Episode: "Non-Essential Personnel" |
1989 | Monsters | Belphamelech | Episode: "All in a Day's Work" |
1989 | Shannon's Deal | Chuy Vargas | Television film |
1989–1990 | True Blue | Officer Frankie Avila | 12 episodes |
1990 | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | Ramon Varona | 3 episodes |
1991 | Midnight Caller | Benny Fuentes | Episode: "Uninvited Guests" |
1991 | Empty Nest | Jose Martinez | Episode: "Food for Thought" |
1991–1992 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Mack Delgado | 3 episodes |
1992 | Danger Island | Vic | Television film |
1992 | Flying Blind | Paco | Episode: "The Week of Living Dangerously" |
1992 | From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Tommy Alomar | Television film |
1993 | Body Bags | Baseball Player | |
1993–2004 | Days of Our Lives | Paul Mendez / Malko | 64 episodes |
1994 | Bitter Vengeance | Harry Carver | Television film |
1994 | Hardball | Diego Escobar | Episode: "Pilot" |
1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Pete Grimaldi | Episode: "Crimson Harvest" |
1994 | A Rainy Day | Armando | Television film |
1995 | The Commish | Tommy Le Grange | Episode: "Accused" |
1995 | High Tide | Roacha | Episode: "Down South" |
1995 | Live Shot | Ricardo Sandoval | 13 episodes |
1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Fontemuro | 2 episodes |
1996 | Tracey Takes On... | Angelo | Episode: "Health" |
1996 | L.A. Firefighters | Doctor | Episode: "The Fire Down Below" |
1997 | Gun | Detective Jiminez | Episode: "The Shot" |
1997 | Pacific Blue | Eddie Montez | Episode: "Sandman" |
1997 | Night Man | Bruce | Episode: "I Left My Heart" |
1997 | The Parent 'Hood | Det. Perez | Episode: "Don't Go There" |
1998 | Air America | Carlos Rey de Lupos | Episode: "Lost City" |
1999 | Seven Days | Rene | Episode: "Parkergeist" |
1999 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Bartoloméw Sanchez | Episode: "The Vestige" |
1999 | Profiler | Luis Ortiz | Episode: "Las Brisas" |
1999–2001 | Port Charles | Det. Alexander Garcia | 52 episodes |
2000 | A Father's Choice | Detective Cortez | Television film |
2000 | Just Shoot Me! | Miguel | Episode: "Fast Times at Finchmont High" |
2004 | Charmed | Inspector | Episode: "Styx Feet Under" |
2005 | Numbers | Raynor | Episode: "Man Hunt" |
2007 | By Appointment Only | Detective Sosa | Television film |
2020 | Interrogation | Counselor | Episode: "P.I. Charlie Shannon vs Eric Fisher 1996" |
2020 | Deputy | Ryan | Episode: "10-8 Selfless" |
2022 | Walker: Independence | Gil Santiago | Episode: "Friend of the Devil" |
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