José Ferrer

Biography

José Ferrer (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992), was a Puerto Rican actor and director. He was the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award.

Known For

Dune

as Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV

Lawrence of Arabia

as Turkish Bey

Columbo

as Marshall Cahill

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

as Leopold

Magnum, P.I.

as Robert Caine

Murder, She Wrote

as Cagliostro

The Caine Mutiny

as Lt. Barney Greenwald

To Be or Not to Be

as Prof. Siletski

The Sentinel

as Priest of the Brotherhood

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Herod Antipas