Robert Beltran

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Robert Beltran
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Beltran at Fedcon 15 Convention in 2006
Born
Robert Adame Beltran

(1953-11-19) November 19, 1953 (age 71)
Education Bakersfield College
California State University, Fresno (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Children1 [1]
Relatives Louie Cruz Beltran (brother)

Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series Star Trek: Voyager . He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza in the 1982 black comedy film Eating Raoul .

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Early life

Beltran was born in Bakersfield, California, [2] the son of Aurelia and Luis Beltran Perez, [3] immigrants from Mexico. He attended East Bakersfield High School and Bakersfield College. [4] He has two sisters and seven brothers, including Latin Jazz musician Louie Cruz Beltran.

Career

Beltran graduated from California State University, Fresno with a degree in Theater Arts and moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career. He had his first film role in Zoot Suit in 1981, but his breakthrough came in 1982 when he played the title character in the independently produced dark comedy Eating Raoul . Beltran had a supporting role as Chuck Norris' partner Trooper Kayo Ramos in the 1983 film Lone Wolf McQuade . He then starred in the 1984 TV film The Mystic Warrior as Native American brave Ahbleza, and as Hector in 1984's Night of the Comet . He played Father Michael in a 1993 episode of “Murder She Wrote” (S9, E12). He played Commander Chakotay, the Native American first officer of the starship Voyager, in the science-fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 2001. During this time, he won the Nosotros Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series in 1997. He was also nominated in 1996 for the NCLR Bravo Award for Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role, and the ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role in 1998 and 1999.

Beltran founded and co-directed the East LA Classic Theater Group. He is also a member of the Classical Theater Lab, an ensemble of professional actors who co-produced his production of Hamlet in 1997, which he directed and starred in.

Beltran has collaborated with amateur actors in performing plays and scenes of plays of William Shakespeare. He produced and starred in a Los Angeles production of "The Big Knife" by Clifford Odets, a play which explores the Hollywood environment under the big studio system of the 1940s. [5]

In May 2009, Beltran played the dual roles of Don Fermin and Older Eusebio in the American Conservatory Theater's staging of José Rivera's Boleros for the Disenchanted. He had the recurring role of Jerry Flute in Seasons 3 and 4 of HBO's Big Love .

Recordings

Latino Poetry – Excerpts from a live performance by Beltran, recorded at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, April 2002[ citation needed ]

Theater

YearTitleRoleDirectorWriterTheatreNotes
1979 California Shakespeare Festival UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
1980Bard in the Box Tour
1980 La Pastorela Luzbel El Teatro Campesino
1981 A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon William Shakespeare California Shakespeare Festival
1981 Henry IV, Part 1 & Henry IV, Part 2 Unknown
1981 Hamlet Hamlet Robert Beltran and Kris Tabori The Actors' Gang
1981 Romeo and Juliet UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
1981 The Taming of the Shrew Petraccio
1983CorridosUnknownEl Teatro Campesino
1985The Quartered ManAgentMark Travis Donald Freed Los Angeles Theatre Center
1986I Don't Have to Show You No Stinkin' BadgesSunnyTony Curiel Luis Valdez San Diego Repertory Theatre
1987Stars in the Morning SkyUnknownBill BushnellAlexander Galin Los Angeles Theatre Center
1988A Burning BeachCubaBill Bushnell and Jose Luis Valenzuela Eduardo Machado
1989 Macbeth Banquo Des McAnuff William Shakespeare Mandell Weiss Center
1991WindowsThe Lieutenant Robert Egan Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner Los Angeles Theatre Center
1993 A Touch of the Poet CorneliusRubén Sierra Eugene O'Neill Cal State L.A.
1997 Hamlet HamletRobert Beltran William Shakespeare The Actors' Gang
2003 The Big Knife Charlie CastleTonyo Melendez Clifford Odets Lillian Theatre
2009 Henry IV, Part 1 & Henry IV, Part 2 UnknownUnknown William Shakespeare Unknown
2009Boleros for the DisenchantedDon Fermin/Eusebio Carey Perloff José Rivera American Conservatory Theater
2009SolitudeThe Man Jose Luis Valenzuela Evelina Fernandez Los Angeles Theatre Center
2011Devil's Advocate General Noriega Donald Freed

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Zoot Suit Lowrider
1982 Eating Raoul Raoul Mendoza
1983 Lone Wolf McQuade Deputy Arcadio "Kayo" Ramos
1984 Night of the Comet Hector Gomez
1985 Latino Eddie Guerrero
1987 Slam Dance Frank
1987 Gaby: A True Story Luis
1988 The Bulldance Jack
1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Juan
1991 Kiss Me a Killer Tony Montero
1991To Die StandingJuan Delgado
1991 Bugsy Alejandro
1995 500 Nations
1995 Nixon Frank Sturgis
1997ManaguaRamon
1997 Trekkies HimselfDocumentary
1997How Else Am I Supposed to Know I'm Still Alive
1999LuminariasJoe
2000Fahrenheit 452: The Art PoliceShort
2002Foto-Novelas
2009 Repo Chick Aguas
2009 Taking Chances Joseph Sleeping Bear
2013 Water & Power
2013 Free Birds Chief Massasoit (voice)
2018Magic LanternEd
2019The Circuit
2020ButterfliesJamesShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Calendar Girl Murders MooneyTelevision film
1984 The Mystic Warrior AhblezaTelevision film
1985 Street Hawk Marty Walsh1.5-hour pilot
1986The Family MartinezHector MartinezTelevision film
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Howard ThunderEpisode: "Barrington"
1987 Private Eye Miguel BrojasEpisode: "Barrio Nights"
1988 The Bronx Zoo MikeEpisode: "A Day in the Life"
1989 Miami Vice AmendezEpisode: "Freefall"
1990SistersMike PerezTelevision film
1990 El Diablo "El Diablo"Television film
1990 Midnight Caller Carlos Valenzuela
1991 The Chase Mike SilvaTelevision film
1991 Veronica Clare Duke Rado
1991La PastorelaLuzbel
1992 Stormy Weathers GioTelevision film
1993Shadow HunterFrank TotsoniTelevision film
1993Rio ShannonTito CarsonTelevision film
1993–1994 Murder, She Wrote Frank Garcia / Father Michael
1994 Lois & Clark Fuentes / Murphy
1994 Models, Inc. Lieutenant Louis Soto
1994 State of Emergency Raoul HernandezTelevision film
1995Runway OneRamon PerezTelevision film
1995–2001 Star Trek: Voyager Commander Chakotay Main cast; 172 episodes
1999Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest MomentsChakotay (archive footage)
2001 2001 ALMA Awards Himself - PresenterTV special
2003 CSI: Miami Judge OjedaEpisode: "Tinder Box"
2005 Manticore Sergeant BaxterTelevision film
2007 Fire Serpent CookeTelevision film
2007 Medium Father Armando AvilarEpisode: "Whatever Possessed You"
2007 Cry of the Winged Serpent Father JuanTelevision film
2009–2011 Big Love Jerry Flute
2012 Young Justice Maurice Bodaway (voice)Episode: "Beneath"
2022 Star Trek: Prodigy Captain Chakotay (voice)Recurring role; 7 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Commander Chakotay

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
1996NCLR Bravo AwardOutstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role Star Trek: Voyager Nominated
1997Nosotros Golden Eagle AwardOutstanding Actor in a Television SeriesWon
1998 ALMA Award Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover RoleNominated
1999Nominated

References

  1. "Robert Beltran Biography". tvguide.com. TV Guide . Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. Gross, Ed (February 21, 2024). "The 'Star Trek Voyager' Cast Then and Now, Sharing What They Thought of Their Characters (EXCLUSIVE)". Woman's World. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. "Robert Beltran Biography (1953-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. Californian, RICK VAN HORNE For The (March 6, 2022). "East High to induct 12th class into Hall of Fame". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. Robert Beltran Stars In 'The Big Knife', TrekNation.com