Miguel Ferrer Dies @ 61: A Look Back at the TV Veteran’s Biggest Roles
Written by 107PowerFM.Net on 01/24/2017
Bio:
Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 – January 19, 2017) was an American actor and voice actor mostly known for villainous roles, notably his breakthrough role as the OCP Vice-president Bob Morton, the designer of the title character in RoboCop (1987).
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- LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 02: Miguel Ferrer attends the 141st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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- ‘Iron Man 3’ Los Angeles premiere held at the El Capitan Theatre – Arrivals Featuring: Miguel Ferrer Where: Hollywood, California, United States When: 24 Apr 2013 Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com
Ferrer was born in Santa Monica, California, the oldest of five children of Academy Award winning actor José Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney. His father was Puerto Rican, while his mother had English, German, and Irish ancestry.
Ferrer’s friend, Bill Mumy cast him as a drummer in the series Sunshine, his first television role.[citation needed] Ferrer was also Mumy’s bandmate in Seduction of the Innocent, a band that also consisted of Steve Leialoha, and Max Allan Collins.
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- Actor MIGUEL FERRER & wife LORI at the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie The Man. September 6, 2005 Los Angeles, CA. © 2005 Paul Smith / Featureflash*** USA ONLY ***
Ferrer began his career in the early 1980s making guest appearances on episodic television. He played the younger self of his father’s character on Magnum P.I in 1981. In 1983, he was given a small part as a waiter in The Man Who Wasn’t There.
In the early 1990s, Ferrer appeared on three primetime TV series simultaneously: as D.A. Todd Spurrier in Shannon’s Deal (1989–1991), as Cajun cop Beau Jack Bowman in Broken Badges (1990–1991), and as cynical, wittily abrasive FBI forensics specialist Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks (1990–91).
Victoria Leigh Miller Writer Yahoo TV January 19, 2017
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Ferrer again played a medical examiner on the small screen, Dr. Garret Macy, in the television crime/drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–07).
Ferrer played Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Felix Valdez in the 2011 Lifetime police procedural drama, The Protector. Also in 2011, he started a multiple-episode guest role on the final season of Desperate Housewives.
Ferrer died on January 19, 2017, from throat cancer at his Los Angeles home at the age of 61.
Miguel O’Hara, the alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man 2099, was named after Ferrer by Ferrer’s friend, writer Peter David, who co-created the character.
Victoria Leigh Miller Writer Yahoo TV January 19, 2017
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