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Biography
Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor.
Biography
Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He later joined the troupe full-time and continued his study of mime. He began his film career in the early 1980s. He had small roles in such acclaimed films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, and Jurassic Park. After appearing in Clear and Present Danger in 1994, he began to take on larger roles, and appeared in Get Shorty, Up Close & Personal, and Blow.
Having appeared briefly in Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, Sandoval has also played the major roles of Treviranus (in Death and the Compass), Bennie Reyes (in Three Businessmen) and Arizona Gray (in the microfeature Repo Chick) for director Alex Cox. In addition to film, Sandoval has acted in numerous television shows, often in recurring roles. Though shows such as The Court and Kingpin failed, he found success with Medium in 2005, where he played D.A. Manuel Devalos until the series ended in 2011. Sandoval's other guest starring roles include appearances in popular series such as Frasier, ER, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Law & Order and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.He was prominently featured in the first season of the ABC drama Murder One.
Sandoval has recently moved into directing, taking the helm for the third season Medium episode Whatever Possessed You which aired in March 2007. He has since directed one episode in each of seasons four through to seven.
He also co-starred as Judge Hernandez in the new comedy Bad Judge, an American legal comedy television series that was co-created by Chad Kultgen and Anne Heche. It premiered on NBC on Oct 02, 2014.
Sandoval resides in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann | Emil | |
1984 | Repo Man | Archie | (as Michael Sandoval) |
1986 | Straight to Hell | George | |
1986 | Sid and Nancy | Record Company Executive | |
1986 | Howard the Duck | Bar Entertainment Supervisor | |
1987 | Walker | Parker French | |
1989 | Do the Right Thing | Officer Ponte | |
1991 | Jungle Fever | Officer Ponte | |
1991 | Ricochet | Vaca | |
1992 | White Sands | FBI Agent Ruiz | |
1992 | Death and the Compass | Treviranus | (originally aired as TV movie) |
1993 | Jurassic Park | Juanito Rostagno | |
1994 | Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Hector Vasquez | |
1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Ernesto Escobedo | |
1995 | Get Shorty | Mr. Escobar | |
1995 | Fair Game | Emilio Juantorena | |
1996 | Up Close & Personal | Dan Duarte | |
1996 | Mrs. Winterbourne | Paco | |
1998 | Where's Marlowe? | Skip Pfeiffer | |
1998 | Three Businessmen | Bennie Reyes | |
2000 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Sam | |
2000 | Panic | Detective Larson | |
2000 | Flight of Fancy | Frank | |
2000 | The Crew | Raul Ventana, Drug Lord | |
2000 | Air Bud: World Pup | Coach Montoya | |
2001 | Blow | Augusto Oliveras | |
2001 | Human Nature | Wendall the Therapist | |
2002 | Collateral Damage | Joe Phipps | |
2003 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Julio Martin | |
2005 | Nine Lives | Deputy Sheriff Ron | |
2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Matthew Smith | |
2005 | Crazylove | Bill Johansen | |
2005 | Tortilla Heaven | Gil Garcia | |
2008 | Bottle Shock | Mr. Garcia | |
2008 | Dispatches from Nicaragua | himself | (documentary about the filming of Walker) |
2009 | Repo Chick | Arizona Gray | |
2009 | BrĂ¼no | himself | (as himself) |
2009 | Tales of Masked Men | Narrator | (voice) |
2013 | Oculus | Dr. Shawn Graham | |
2013 | The Book of Life | Land of the Remembered Captain | (voice) |
2016 | Eternity Hill | Dr. Elias | |
2016 | Blood Father | Arturo Rios |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Voyagers! | Ned Dawson | TV series, 1 episode (as Michael Sandoval) |
1984 | Remington Steele | ER Doctor | Episode: "Steele Eligible" |
1984 | Fatal Vision | MP in Jeep | miniseries |
1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Francisco Torres | TV movie (as Michael Sandoval) |
1986 | Hotel | Reporter #1 | Episode: "Promises to Keep" |
1988 | St. Elsewhere | Mr. Heath | Episode: "Requiem for a Heavyweight" |
1989 | Hunter | Augustine Rojas | Episode: "Partners" |
1989 | From the Dead of Night | Duty Officer | TV movie |
1990 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Eye Doctor | Episode: "Vinnie's Blind Date" |
1990 | Dangerous Passion | Sergeant Hidalgo | TV movie |
1990 | D.E.A. | Rafael Cordera | TV series, 2 episodes |
1992 | L.A. Law | Alvaro Campos | TV series, 1 episode |
1992 | Civil Wars | Judge Felix Silva-Pures | Episode: "Below the Beltway" |
1992 | The Golden Palace | Ramone | Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 2" |
1992 | Renegade | Hector Ortega | Episode: "Partners" |
1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Eduardo Friez | TV series, 2 episodes |
1995 | The Marshal | Lester Villa-Lobos | TV series, 2 episodes |
1996 | The West | TV series, 2 episodes (voice) | |
1996 | Murder One | Roberto Portalegre | TV series, 3 episodes |
1996 | L.A. Firefighters | Arson Investigator Bernie Ramirez | TV series, 13 episodes |
1997 | Players | General Simon Lott | TV series, 2 episodes |
1997 | Seinfeld | Marcelino | TV series, 2 episodes |
1998 | Frasier | Mr. Martin | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | Superman: The Animated Series | Doctor #2 | TV series, 1 episode (voice) |
2000 | Level 9 | Santoro Goff | TV series, 2 episodes |
2000 | Static Shock | Principal Aguilar | TV series, 2 episodes (voice) |
2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | El Toro Fuerte | TV series, 12 episodes (voice) |
2001 | Wild Iris | Ramando Galvez | TV movie |
2001 | 7th Heaven | Ramon Reyes | TV series, 2 episodes |
2001 | Alias | Anthony Russek | TV series, 3 episodes |
2001 | The X-Files | Martin Ortega | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | Gotta Kick It Up! | Principal Zavala | TV movie |
2003 | Kingpin | Tio Beto | TV series, 2 episodes |
2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | Captain Otis Briggs | TV series, 13 episodes |
2006 | Scarface: The World Is Yours | Nacho Contreras | video game (voice) |
2005 | Medium | D.A. Manuel Devalos | TV series, 130 episodes |
2010 | Entourage | Carlos | TV series, 5 episodes |
2011 | Metro | Felix Alvarez | TV movie |
2011 | Bad Mom | Vagner | TV movie |
2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Hank | TV series, 1 episode |
2013 | The Surgeon General | Sen. Nortega | TV movie |
2014 | Dallas | El Pozolero | TV series, 3 episodes |
2014 | Bad Judge | Judge Hernandez | TV series, 13 episodes |
2016 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Colonel Scott Riggins | TV series, 6 episodes |
2018 | Station 19 | Captain Pruitt Herrera | Main role |
2018 | Sharp Objects | Frank Curry | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |