Biography
Intense character actor who specializes in playing cranky or seamy types. Ferrer first gained notice in films as the greedy businessman who played an instrumental role in the creation of "Robocop" (1987). He is also remembered as Albert Rosenfield, the foul-tempered FBI forensics expert, on David Lynch's cult soap, "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91) and in the feature "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" (1992).
The eldest son of actor Jose Ferrer and …
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Career Milestones
2005 | Cast opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy in the comedy "The Man" | |
2004 | Cast in John Sayles' political satire "Silver City" which starred Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Daryl Hannah and Richard Dreyfuss | |
2004 | Cast in the remake of the 1962 thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" | |
2001 | Cast as the title character's boss, a medical examiner, on the NBC serie "Crossing Jordan" | |
2000 | Offered a memorable turn as a drug informant in the acclaimed film "Traffic" | |
1998 | Co-starred in the NBC midseason replacement sitcom "Lateline" | |
1993 | First feature lead, "The Harvest" | |
1992 | Cast as a regular on David Lynch's short-lived period sitcom, "On the Air" | |
1992 | Recreated the role of Albert Rosenfield for the feature "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" | |
1990 | Starred as Beau Jack Bowman on the CBS cop drama, "Broken Badges" | |
1990 | Recurring role as Todd Spurrier on "Shannon's Deal" | |
1990 | Recurring role as Albert Rosenfield, the irritable FBI pathologist, on David Lynch's TV series, "Twin Peaks" | |
1987 | Breakthrough feature supporting role, "Robocop" | |
1983 | Feature debut, "Heartbreaker" (completed 1981) | |
1975 | Acting and TV debut, as a drummer on "Sunshine" | |
| Urged to act by former child actor, friend and fellow musician Bill Mumy, then co-starring in the NBC sitcom, "Sunshine" | ||
| Selected as one of three drummers to play on Keith Moon's solo album along with Ringo Starr and Leon Russell | ||
| Participated in recording sessions | ||
| Began touring with several bands during his late teens | ||
| Decided to become a professional drummer after watching Ringo Starr perform with the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" | ||
1962 | Inspired to play the drums at age eight after watching Little Ricky play on "I Love Lucy" | |
Awards
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Traffic |