Marco S. Rodríguez (born July 10, 1953, in

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) is an American

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. Rodríguez received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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. He was acquainted with

Jeff Corey Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. Life and career Corey attended New Utrecht Hig ...

and Jose Quintero. He taught for a short amount of time in the L.A. Unified School District and then began his acting career shortly afterward.

Filmography

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The Baltimore Bullet ''The Baltimore Bullet'' is a 1979 American comedy film based on the adventures of two pool hustlers in the United States. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starred James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Bruce Boxleitner and Ronee Blakley. The ...

'' (1980) - Tony * '' Zoot Suit'' (1981) - Smiley / Ismael Torres * '' Bay City Blues'' (1983-1984) - Bird (8 episodes) * ''

Women of San Quentin ''Women of San Quentin'' is a 1983 TV movie about female prison guards at San Quentin Prison. It stars Stella Stevens and Debbie Allen. It was based on a story by Larry Cohen. He had gone to San Quentin to research a different project and was intr ...

'' (1983) - Ray Ortiz * ''

T.J. Hooker ''T. J. Hooker'' is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982, on ABC and ran on the network unt ...

'' (1984) - Julio Fuente * ''

Street Hawk ''Street Hawk'' is an American superhero television series that aired for 14 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belou ...

'' (1985) - Pauley * '' Lady Blue'' (1985) - Barranquilla * '' Cobra'' (1986) - Supermarket Killer (as Marco Rodriguez) * '' Extreme Prejudice'' (1987) - Deputy Cortez * ''

Disorderlies ''Disorderlies'' is a 1987 screwball comedy feature film starring the rap group, The Fat Boys, and Ralph Bellamy. The film was directed by Michael Schultz who previously directed The Fat Boys in ''Krush Groove''. Plot summary Winslow Lowry is a ...

'' (1987) - Luis Montana * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1988-1991) Glin Tell / Capt. Paul Rice (2 episodes) * '' Another Chance'' (1989) - Demon * ''

Tripwire A tripwire is a passive triggering mechanism. Typically, a wire or cord is attached to a device for detecting or reacting to physical movement. Military applications Such tripwires may be attached to one or more mines – especially fragme ...

'' (1989) - El Tigre * '' Internal Affairs'' (1990) - Demetrio * '' Maniac Cop 2'' (1990) - Convenience Store Robber (uncredited) * '' The Rookie'' (1990) - Loco Martinez * '' Street Knight'' (1993) - Jack Fernandez * ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensembl ...

'' (1993-2002, various roles in 3 episodes) * ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...

'' (1994) - Leo (1 episodes) * '' The Crow'' (1994) - Torres * ''...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him'' (1995) - Joaquin * '' ER'' (1995) - Serena, Customs Agent (1 episodes) * ''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The s ...

'' (1996-2001, 2 episodes) - Ted Madrid / Socrates * '' High School High'' (1996) - Mr. DeMarco * ''Black Dawn'' (1997) - Chapparo * ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and ...

'', "

The English Patient ''The English Patient'' is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War. The four main characters are: an unrecognisably burn ...

" (1997) - Guillermo * '' The Base'' (1999) - Rosato * '' My Brother the Pig'' (1999) - Edwardo * ''

Dark Nova The Decepticons are the main antagonists in the fictional continuities of the ''Transformers'' multimedia franchise. They are depicted as a faction of sentient robotic lifeforms led by Megatron, identified by a purple face-like insignia. Capab ...

'' (1999) - Bishop * '' Seven Days'' (2000) - General Vendiez (1 episode) * ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Pr ...

'' (2000) - Pablito Alvarez (1 episode) * '' Unspeakable'' (2002) - Cesar * ''

A Man Apart ''A Man Apart'' is a 2003 American vigilante action film directed by F. Gary Gray and released by New Line Cinema. The film stars Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate. The story follows undercover DEA agent Sean Vetter who is on a vendetta to take down a ...

'' (2003) - Hondo * '' JAG'' (2003) - Raul Garcia (2 episodes) * '' House of Sand and Fog'' (2003) - Hondo * ''

Cold Case A cold case is a crime, or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or r ...

'' (2003-2006) - Manny Fernandez (2 episodes) * ''

Toolbox Murders ''Toolbox Murders'' is a 2004 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper, and written by Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch. It is a remake of the 1978 film '' The Toolbox Murders'' and was produced by the same people behind the original. The f ...

'' (2004) - Luis Saucedo * ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis, based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' (2004) - Second at Vegas Fight * ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' (2005, 1 episodes) - Carlos' Lawyer * ''

Area 51 Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport ...

'' (2005) - Ramirez (voice) * '' Predator: Concrete Jungle'' (2005) - Additional Voices * ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest-running American soap opera in production, and the second in American history after '' ...

'' (2006, 2 episodes) - Miguel Escobar * ''

Bully Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an i ...

'' (2006) - Mr. Castillo (voice) * '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' (2006) - People of Vice City, Commercial * ''

Hamlet 2 ''Hamlet 2 '' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, and Aaro ...

'' (2008) - Mr. Marquez * '' Ready or Not'' (2009) - Pedro * ''

Fast & Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, ...

'' (2009) - Mexican Priest * ''

Red Dead Redemption ''Red Dead Redemption'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A spiritual successor to 2004's '' Red Dead Revolver'', it is the second game in the '' Red Dead'' series. ''Red Dead Rede ...

'' (2010) - The Local Population * ''

Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers (character), Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball ...

'' (2010) - Roger Hernandez (6 episodes) * ''

Due Date ''Due Date'' is a 2010 American black comedy road film directed by Todd Phillips, who wrote the screenplay with Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel. The film follows a man (Robert Downey Jr.) who must get across the country to Los An ...

'' (2010) - Federali Agent * ''Final Sale'' (2011) - Diego * ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...

'' (2011) - Principal Gomez (1 episode) * ''

Awake Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavioral responses to the external world. Being awake is the opposite of being asleep, in which m ...

'' (2012) - Marco (1 episode) * ''

Chuck Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * C ...

'' (2012) - Rocky Falcone (1 episodes) * '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2013) - Professor Rodrigo Tamariz (1 episodes) * '' Nightcrawler'' (2014) - Scrapyard Owner * " Miller Lite (commercial) Cashier" (2015) * ''La Migra'' (2015) - Uncle Manny Chavez * ''

Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

'' (2016) - Jorge 'El Oso' Zamacona (1 episodes) * ''

Inhumans The Inhumans are a fictional superhuman race of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many peop ...

'' (2017) - Kitang (3 episodes) * ''

El Chicano El Chicano was an American brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose style incorporated various modern music genres including rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. The group's name was from Chicano, a term for United States ...

'' (2018) - Jesus * ''

Velvet Buzzsaw ''Velvet Buzzsaw'' is a 2019 American satirical black comedy horror film directed and written by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Zawe Ashton, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Daveed Diggs, Nitya Vidyasagar, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Billy ...

'' (2019) - Ray Ruskinspear * ''

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Bona Film Group, Heyday Films, and Visiona Romantica and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is ...

'' (2019) - Bartender * ''The Pizza Tip'' (2021) - Coffee Shop Manager

References

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* * 1953 births American male film actors American male television actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles American male video game actors Living people University of Southern California alumni {{US-screen-actor-stub