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Miguel Ferrer (born February 7, 1955) is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor who is often cast in movies as a villain.
Early life
Ferrer was born in Santa Monica, California, the oldest of five children of Puerto Rican Academy Award-winner José Ferrer and American singer Rosemary Clooney. His sibling are Maria, Gabriel, Monsita, and Rafael (also an actor) and his cousin is actor George Clooney. Ferrer was raised amongst all the splendor and glamour of Hollywood. As a child, his hero was Batman, and as a teenager his interests shifted towards music. He began carving a path as a studio musician. Ferrer played the drums on Keith Moon's Two Sides of the Moon. Band mate Bill Mumy ("Will Robinson" on the television classic Lost In Space) cast him as a drummer in his first television role, in the series Sunshine. He only took the role because Mumy talked him into it.
Career
In 1983, Ferrer was given a small part as a waiter in the movie The Man Who Wasn't There. He was also given a small part in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as the Excelsior helm officer. Since then, Ferrer has been cast in many major movies, usually in the role of villain. Ferrer plays Dr. Garret Macy in the television crime/drama series Crossing Jordan, one of the main characters. He has starred on the show from its inception in 2001. He also starred in the mini series The Stand.
Ferrer performed as the voice of the Heretic leader in the video game Halo 2. In 1999, at the 41st Grammy Awards, he was nominated for "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" in Disney's The Lion King II, "Simba's Pride Read-Along". In 2003, Ferrer made his New York stage debut in the Off-Broadway production of The Exonerated.
Personal life
Ferrer loves to golf and ski, and every year he helps to organize a golf tournament fundraiser for the UCLA Children's Hospital. He also finds time to play club dates with Mumy and their band The Jenerators.
He is divorced from actress Leilani Sarelle and has two sons from that marriage. His eldest son is named Lukas and his younger one is Rafael. He has a third son, Josè Robert Ferrer, born May 2004, with Kate Dornan. His cousin is actor George Clooney. His brother Gabriel Ferrer is married to singer Debby Boone. Gabriel and Debbie are the parents of young actress Gabi Ferrer. His other brother, Rafael Ferrer, is also an actor. Ferrer was close friends with actress Dominique Dunne and in 1982 served as a pallbearer in her funeral.
Filmography
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RoboCop (1987), as RoboCop project leader Bob Morton;
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Valentino Returns (1988), where he plays a sinister biker;
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Deepstar Six (1989) as a mad scientist;
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Revenge (1990) where he plays sidekick to Kevin Costner;
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The Harvest (1993);
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Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), as Commander Harbinger;
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Blank Check (1994), as as the film's main villain, fugitive Carl Quigley
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Justice League of America (1997) starring as the villain The Weather Man;
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The Night Flier (1997), a Stephen King thriller
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Mulan (1998) as the Hunnish leader Shan Yu.
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Traffic, 2000 Steven Soderbergh film
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) in which he plays an Army officer who challenges the lead character (Denzel Washington).
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The Man (2005)
Guest appearances
Among the television shows in which Miguel has made guest appearances are:
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