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

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

. He was acquainted with

Jeff Corey Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor. He was blacklisted in the 1950s and became an acting coach for a period, before returning to film and television work in the 1960s. ...

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

* '' The Baltimore Bullet'' (1980) - Tony * ''

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'' (1981) - Smiley / Ismael Torres * ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff ...

'' (1981-1985) - Rico (11 episodes) * '' Bay City Blues'' (1983-1984) - Bird (8 episodes) * '' Women of San Quentin'' (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 u ...

'' (1984) - Julio Fuente * ''

Street Hawk ''Street Hawk'' is an American action television series that aired for 14 episodes on American Broadcasting Company, ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters w ...

'' (1985) - Pauley * '' Lady Blue'' (1985) - Barranquilla * ''

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'' (1986) - Supermarket Killer (as Marco Rodriguez) * '' Extreme Prejudice'' (1987) - Deputy Cortez * '' Disorderlies'' (1987) - Luis Montana * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1988-1991) Glin Tell / Capt. Paul Rice (2 episodes) * '' Another Chance'' (1989) - Demon * ''

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

Street Knight ''Street Knight'' is a 1993 American action film directed by Albert Magnoli and starring Jeff Speakman. Plot Jake Barrett ( Jeff Speakman) is a former cop who retired from the LAPD following an incident where he failed to save a young hostage fro ...

'' (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 ensemble ca ...

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

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

'' (1994) - Leo (1 episodes) * ''

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'' (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 seri ...

'' (1996-2001, 2 episodes) - Ted Madrid / Socrates * ''

High School High ''High School High'' is a 1996 American comedy film about an inner city high school in the Los Angeles, California area, starring Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Louise Fletcher, Malinda Williams, and Brian Hooks. It is a spoof of fi ...

'' (1996) - Mr. DeMarco * ''Black Dawn'' (1997) - Chapparo * ''

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

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

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series that 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. P ...

'' (2000) - Pablito Alvarez (1 episode) * '' Unspeakable'' (2002) - Cesar * '' A Man Apart'' (2003) - Hondo * '' JAG'' (2003) - Raul Garcia (2 episodes) * '' House of Sand and Fog'' (2003) - Hondo * ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'' (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 fi ...

'' (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 by Paul Haggis. It is based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' (2004) - Second at Vegas Fight * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2005, 1 episodes) - Carlos' Lawyer * ''

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

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

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'' (2006) - Mr. Castillo (voice) * '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' (2006) - People of Vice City, Commercial * '' Hamlet 2'' (2008) - Mr. Marquez * '' Ready or Not'' (2009) - Pedro * ''

Fast & Furious ''Fast & Furious'', also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'', is an American Action film, action media franchise centered on a series of films revolving around street racing, heist film, heists, and spy film, spies. The franchise also inclu ...

'' (2009) - Mexican Priest * ''

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'' (2010) - The Local Population * '' Eastbound & Down'' (2010) - Roger Hernandez (6 episodes) * ''

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

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

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

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'' (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 * ''

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

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'' (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 came from the word Chicano, a term for Un ...

'' (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, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Billy Magnussen, and ...

'' (2019) - Ray Ruskinspear * ''

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'' (2019) - Bartender * ''The Pizza Tip'' (2021) - Coffee Shop Manager * '' The Terminal List'' (2022) - Marco Del Toro (2 episodes) * '' Presumed Innocent'' (2024) - Bryan Ratzer

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 American actors of Mexican descent {{US-screen-actor-stub