Biography
After more than two decades of work on stage, film and television, versatile supporting actor Hector Elizondo gained widespread recognition in large part due to his recurring collaborations with prolific director Garry Marshall. Having entertained earlier interests in sports, music and dance, Elizondo came to acting relatively late in life, but began making headway with stage roles in such Broadway and off-Broadway productions as "The Great …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Cast in the ensemble romantic comedy "New Year's Eve," directed by Garry Marshall; Elizondo, Ashton Kutcher, and Jessica Biel were the only actors from "Valentine's Day" to return, but playing different characters | |
2011 | Co-starred with Tim Allen on ABC sitcom "Last Man Standing" | |
2010 | Joined an ensemble cast for the Garry Marshall-directed romantic comedy "Valentine's Day" | |
2007 | Had a supporting role in Gabriel Garcia Márquez's "Love in the Time of Cholera" | |
2007 | Cast in the Garry Marshall-directed dark comedy "Georgia Rule" | |
2004 | Again played head of security for the monarch in "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" | |
2001 | Once again worked with Garry Marshall, playing the head of security for the monarch of a small country in the comedy "The Princess Diaries" | |
2001 | Starred opposite Raquel Welch in "Tortilla Soup," a remake of "Eat Drink Man Woman" re-set in the Latino community of L.A. | |
1999 | Stole scenes as the new husband of Gere's ex-wife in the blockbuster romantic comedy "Runaway Bride" | |
1999 | Had featured role in "The Other Sister," Marshall's tale of a young developmentally disabled couple in love | |
1998 | Appeared as Dr Phillip Watters in an episode of the CBS drama "Early Edition" | |
1996 | Acted in the Marshall comedy "Dear God" | |
1996 | Played himself on an episode of the CBS comedy "Murphy Brown," where Marshall had a regular co-starring role | |
1994 | Lent voice to the character Malcho on the CBS syndicated cartoon series "Disney's Aladdin" | |
1994 | Had featured role in unecessary sequel "Beverly Hills Cop III" | |
1994 | Played small role as the rich man who trains a vulnerable Dana Delaney to be a dominatrix in Marshall's unpopular S&M comedy "Exit to Eden" | |
1994 | Appeared as Dr. Watters on an episode of the TV series "Picket Fences" | |
1994 | Played Dr. Phillip Watters on the CBS medical drama series, "Chicago Hope"; nominated for Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1995, 1996 and 1998; won in 1997 | |
1993 | Earned Emmy Award nomination for his supporting role in the American Playhouse production of "Mrs. Cage" | |
1992 | Voiced the character of Sheldon Fallbrook on "Batman: The Animated Series" | |
1992 | Starred as Sandy Stern in the ABC miniseries "The Burden of Proof" | |
1991 | Played a coach in the football comedy "Nescessary Roughness" | |
1991 | Featured as the owner of the diner where "Frankie and Johnny" work in Marshall's thoughtful romance, starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer | |
1990 | Played Hasan Demir in the TNT production "Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files" | |
1990 | Updated the fairy godmother role in Marshall's blockbuster modern Cinderella tale "Pretty Woman"; second film with Gere | |
1989 | Had small role in "Leviathan" | |
1988 | Featured as yet another cop in the ABC movie "Addicted to His Love" | |
1987 | Played Dave Whitman in the Fox TV series "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" | |
1987 | Had bit part as skipper of a garbage scow in the Goldie Hawn/Kurt Russell starrer "Overboard"; directed by Marshall | |
1986 | Third comedy with Marshall, "Nothing in Common" | |
1985 | Portrayed District Attorney Jesse Steinberg on TV series, "Foley Square" | |
1984 | Had small role in Marshall's comedy "The Flamingo Kid" | |
1984 | Directorial debut, TV series, "aka Pablo" (also star) | |
1983 | Starred in the NBC movie "Women of San Quentin" | |
1983 | Played Captain Louis Renault in the short-lived NBC series "Casablanca" | |
1983 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
1982 | Offered hilarious turn as a drag queen in Garry Marshall's "Young Doctors in Love" | |
1981 | Played a cop in the thriller "The Fan" | |
1980 | Played Det. Sergeant Dan 'The Bean' Delgado in the TV series, "Freebie and the Bean" | |
1980 | Had a small role in "American Gigolo" as a detective; first pairing with Richard Gere | |
1977 | Nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his performance in "Sly Fox," opposite Jackie Gleason | |
1976 | Played Pancho Villa in the ABC film "Wanted: The Sundance Woman" | |
1976 | Starred as Abraham Rodriguez in TV series, "Popi" | |
1975 | Had small role in the NBC TV movie "Columbo: A Case of Immunity" | |
1972 | Had small roles in the films "Pocket Money" and "Deadhead Miles" | |
1971 | Won an OBIE Award for his outstanding performance as God in the guise of a Puerto Rican bath attendant in "Steambath" | |
1969 | Appeared in "The Vixens" | |
1969 | Made Broadway debut in "The Great White Hope," opposite James Earl Jones | |
| Acted with the Theatre Company of Boston in "Armstrong's Last Goodnight" and "So Proudly We Hail" | ||
1965 | Off-Broadway debut, "Kill the One-Eyed Man" | |
1964 | Film debut "The Fat Black Pussycat" | |
1961 | Stage debut in Equity Library Theatre production of "Mr. Roberts" | |
1959 | Danced with the Ballet Arts Company of Carnegie Hall | |
| Played conga drums in a New York nightclub | ||
1948 | Landed a recurring role on the children's TV series, "Oky Doky Ranch" | |
1947 | TV debut, "The Wendy Barrie Show" | |
| Grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side | ||
Awards
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor For a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Pretty Woman |