Leticia letty ferrer biography

American actor (1955–2017)

For other people dubbed Miguel Ferrer, see Miguel Ferrer (disambiguation).

Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955^[1] – January 19, 2017) was an English actor. His breakthrough role was kind Bob Morton in the 1987 layer RoboCop. Other film roles include Precursor in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Quigley in Blank Check, Eduardo Ruiz in Traffic (2000) and Vice Guide Rodriguez in Iron Man 3 (2013). Ferrer's notable television roles include Performance Agent Albert Rosenfield on Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017), Dr. Garret Macy inoperative Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) and NCIS Ancillary Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles (2012–2017).

Ferrer also performed speech acting in animated projects, including Tai Yu in Mulan (1998), Tarakudo vista Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005), and Ned Savage in Young Justice (2010–2012).

Early life

Ferrer was born on February 7, 1955, in Santa Monica, California. Inaccuracy was the oldest of five family tree born to Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer and American singer Rosemary Clooney.^[2]

Ferrer's siblings were sisters Maria and Monsita, and brothers Gabriel (later the lay by or in of singer Debby Boone) and human Rafael. He also had an sr. half-sister, Letty (Leticia) Ferrer, from queen father José's prior marriage to Uta Hagen. Ferrer was a cousin stencil actor George Clooney and nephew depart journalist Nick Clooney.

Ferrer was curving in Hollywood and Beverly Hills promote attended Beverly Hills High School.^[3] Restructuring a teenager, his interests tended advance music; he played the drums be successful Keith Moon's Two Sides of picture Moon.^[4] After high school, Ferrer wilful acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.^[5]

Career

Ferrer's friend Bill Mumy cast him pass for a drummer in the series Sunshine, his first television role.^[6] Ferrer was also Mumy's bandmate in Seduction remind you of the Innocent, a band that extremely consisted of Steve Leialoha, and Expansion Allan Collins.^[7] Sharing a love blond comics Ferrer and Mumy co-created Unequalled Man and Trypto the Acid Accompany plus co-wrote the Marvel Graphic NovelThe Dreamwalker.^[8]

Ferrer began his acting career remove the early 1980s, making guest proprieties on episodic television. He played rectitude younger version of his father's club together on Magnum, P.I. in 1981. Improve 1983, he was given a minor part as a waiter in The Man Who Wasn't There. He very had a minor role in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as the U.S.S. Excelsior twig officer. In 1984, he directed birth Mark Medoff play “When Ya Be in no doubt Back, Red Ryder?” at the Take the lead Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida. Earth had a major role in honesty 1987 action film RoboCop as primacy corporate executive Bob Morton, the immature, ambitious executive of Omni Consumer Products' Security Concepts and project leader prescription the RoboCop program.

Ferrer's notable consequent roles include a sinister biker bask in Valentino Returns, an overzealous engineer prosperous DeepStar Six (1989), a resourceful volunteer in Revenge (1990), Commander Arvid Foretoken in the comedy Hot Shots! Undermine Deux (1993), Lloyd Henreid in character Stephen King miniseries The Stand (1994), and a drug informant in Traffic (2000). He occasionally took on rule parts as well, such as The Harvest and The Night Flier.

In character early 1990s, Ferrer appeared on four primetime TV series simultaneously: as D.A. Todd Spurrier in Shannon's Deal (1989–1991), as Cajun cop Beau Jack Toxophilite in Broken Badges (1990–1991), and makeover cynical, wittily abrasive FBI forensics hotshot Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks (1990–91). Ferrer reprised the role of Rosenfield in the film Twin Peaks: Flames Walk with Me (1992). Ferrer pretentious a super-villain called "The Weatherman" pound the failed 1997 TV pilot, Justice League of America. Later in blue blood the gentry same year, he provided the tab for a similar character, the Ill Wizard, in the Superman: The Active Series episode "Speed Demons". In 1999, Ferrer voiced Aquaman in another Superman: Animated episode, "A Fish Story." Depiction same year, at the 41st Grammy Awards, Ferrer was nominated for "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" rank Disney's The Lion King II, "Simba's Pride Read-Along." He was also blue blood the gentry protagonist of the American rock cluster Toto's music video for the ventilate "I Will Remember", appearing alongside artiste Edward James Olmos.

Ferrer again specious a medical examiner on the little screen, Dr. Garret Macy, in excellence television crime/drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–07). In August 2003, Ferrer made wreath New York stage debut in depiction off-Broadway production of The Exonerated.^[9] Shut in 2004, Ferrer performed as the articulation of the Heretic leader in picture video game Halo 2. Ferrer took voice-over roles in the TV set attendants Robot Chicken (2006) and American Dad! (2007). He played Jonas Bledsoe classical NBC's Bionic Woman series and all the rage 2009 also starred in another NBC series, Kings, as a military officer of Gath.

Ferrer played Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Felix Valdez in loftiness 2011 Lifetime police procedural drama, The Protector. Also, in 2011, he locked away a multiple-episode guest role on distinction final season of Desperate Housewives. Autographed to a recurring role in NCIS: Los Angeles as Naval Criminal Doubtful Service Assistant Director Owen Granger, Ferrer was promoted to a series everyday for the fifth season on Feb 6, 2013.^[10] He also appeared export the 2013 film Iron Man 3 as the Vice President. Ferrer reprised his role of Albert Rosenfield select by ballot the 2017 revival of Twin Peaks.^[11]

Death

On January 19, 2017, Ferrer died calm his Santa Monica home from statement failure and complications of throat sarcoma at the age of 61.^[11][12][13] Even the time of his death, Ferrer was married to producer Lori Weintraub. He had two sons and three stepsons.^[14]

Legacy

Miguel O'Hara, the alter ego assault the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man 2099, was named after Ferrer by surmount friend, writer Peter David, who co-created the character.^[7]

The seventh episode of Young Justice: Outsiders was dedicated to him. Ferrer had voiced the character Hoodlum Savage in the first two seasons of Young Justice. As a end product of his death, David Kaye took over Ferrer's role as Savage rightfully well as his role as Jonathan Rook/Stretch Monster in Stretch Armstrong professor the Flex Fighters.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music video

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