José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón was een acteur en filmregisseur, die werd geboren in Puerto Rico. In 1933 verliet hij de Universiteit van Princeton, waarna hij een proefschrift schreef genaamd French Naturalism and Pardo Bazán.

GEBOREN:
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8 januari 1909

OVERLEDEN:
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 26 januari 1992

AWARDS:
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1950
voor Cyrano de Bergerac

  

Vader van acteur Miguel Ferrer



oom van  acteur George Clooney

 
echtgenote en zangeres Rosemary Clooney


zangeres en schoondochter Debby Boone
                                (dochter van crooner Pat Boone)




Ferrer werd voor het eerst bekend op Broadway in 1935. In 1940 speelde hij zijn eerste hoofdrol op Broadway in Charley's Aunt. Dit toneelstuk was een groot succes, maar het stuk Othello uit 1943 werd nog veel succesvoller. In dit stuk speelde Ferrer samen met Paul Rebson. Othello was het langstgespeelde toneelstuk van Shakespeare in de Verenigde Staten. In 1946 speelde Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac, het succesvolste toneelstuk van Ferrero. Hij won een Tony Award voor zijn prestaties.

In 1948 maakte Ferrer zijn filmdebuut door samen met Ingrid Bergman te spelen in Joan of Arc (1948). Ferrer werd genomineerd voor een Oscar voor Beste Mannelijke Bijrol. In 1950 won Ferrer een Oscar voor Beste Acteur voor zijn rol als Cyrano de Bergerac in de gelijknamige film.

In 1952 won Ferrer drie Tony Awards voor het regisseren van drie toneelstukken, namelijk The Shrike, Stalag 17, The Fourposter en hij won nog een Tony voor het acteren in The Shrike.

In 1952 speelde Ferrer een rol in de film Moulin Rouge als de Franse schilder Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Zijn rol leverde hem een nominatie voor een Oscar op. In de jaren erna speelde hij in films en toneelstukken. In 1955 regisseerde Ferrer een filmversie van The Shrike.

In 1959 regisseerde hij een toneelstuk genaamd The Andersonville Trial, over de gevolgen van de Amerikaanse Burgeroolog. In het stuk speelde George C. Scott. Daarna nam hij de regie over van de musical Juno. Na zestien uitvoeringen stopte de musical wegens gebrek aan succes en dat betekende een tegenslag voor de regiecarrière van Ferrer.

In 1962 speelde Ferrer in Lawrence of Arabia, in 1965 in The Greatest Story Ever Told en Ship of Fools, in 1982 in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy en in 1984 in Dune.

In de jaren '80 speelde hij in populaire komedieserie Newhart als Julia Duffy's vader. In het begin van de jaren '80 speelde hij ook de rol van Reuben Marino in de soap-opera Another World.

In 1968 was hij te horen in "The Little Drummer Boy", een eenmalig televisieprogramma van productiemaatschappij Rankin/Bass als de duistere Ben Haremed.

Ferrer is gehuwd geweest met Uta Hagen (1938 - 1948), actrice Phyllis Hill (1948 - 1953) en de zangeres en actrice Rosemary Clooney. Vanaf de jaren '60 tot zijn dood was hij getrouwd met Stella Magee.

Met Uta Hagen had hij een dochter. Met Rosemary Clooney had hij vijf kinderen die tussen 1955 en 1960 werden geboren.

Ferrer was de oom van acteur George Clooney en de schoonvader van zangeres Debby Boone, dochter van Pat Boone. Ferrer stierf aan kanker op 83-jarige leeftijd in Coral Gables (Florida).

FILMOGRAFIE:
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1. Laam Gong juen ji faan fei jo fung wan (1992)
   ... aka Arrest the Restless (Hong Kong: English title)
   ... aka Lan Jiang zhuan zhi fan fei zu feng yun (China: Mandarin title)
   ... aka Nam Kong Legend: Anti-Punk Squad (literal English title)
2. "Another World" .... Reuben Moreno (4 episodes, 1989-1991)
   ... aka "Another World: Bay City"
       - Episode #1.6898 (1991) TV episode .... Reuben Moreno
       - Episode #1.6659 (1990) TV episode .... Reuben Moreno
       - Episode #1.6331 (1990) TV episode .... Reuben Moreno
       - Episode #1.6455 (1989) TV episode .... Reuben Moreno
3. The Perfect Tribute (1991) (TV) .... Edward Everett
4. Hired to Kill (1990) .... Rallis
5. Old Explorers (1990) .... Warner Watney
6. Mother's Day (1989) (TV)
   ... aka Lethal Error (USA: video title)
   ... aka Vindicated: A Mother's War (USA)
7. Strange Interlude (1988) (TV) .... Professor Leeds
8. "Newhart" .... Arthur Vanderkellen (7 episodes, 1985-1987)
       - Till Depth Do Us Part: Part 2 (1987) TV episode .... Arthur Vanderkellen
       - Till Depth Do Us Part: Part 1 (1987) TV episode .... Arthur Vanderkellen
       - It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To (1987) TV episode .... Arthur Vanderkellen
       - Thanksgiving for the Memories (1986) TV episode .... Arthur Vanderkellen
       - Pre-Nups (1986) TV episode .... Arthur Vanderkellen
         (2 more
9. The Wind in the Willows (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Badger
10. Young Harry Houdini (1987) (TV) .... Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi
11. The Sun and the Moon (1987)
    ... aka El sol y la Luna
    ... aka The Violins Came with the Americans
12. "Matlock" .... Nicholas Baron (2 episodes, 1986)
        - The Don: Part 2(1986) TV episode .... Nicholas Baron
        - The Don: Part 1 (1986) TV episode .... Nicholas Baron
13. Blood & Orchids (1986) (TV) .... Walter Bergman
14. "Bridges to Cross" .... Morris Kane (1 episode, 1986)
        - Memories of Molly (1986) TV episode .... Morris Kane
15. Covenant (1985) (TV) .... Victor Noble
16. Seduced (1985) (TV) (as Jose Ferrer) .... James Killian
17. Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (1985) (TV) .... Prof. Ludwig Rosenberg
18. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Cagliostro (1 episode, 1984)
        - Death Casts a Spell (1984) TV episode .... Cagliostro
19. Dune (1984) .... Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
20. "George Washington" (1984) TV mini-series .... Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie
21. Samson and Delilah(1984) (TV) (as Jose Ferrer) .... The High Priest
22. The Evil That Men Do(1984) .... Dr. Hector Lomelin
23. "Hotel" .... Alex Huff (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka "Arthur Hailey's Hotel"
        - Passages (1984) TV episode .... Alex Huff
24. To Be or Not to Be (1983) .... Prof. Siletski
25. "Fantasy Island" (1 episode, 1983)
        - Random Choices/My Mother, the Swinger (1983) TV episode (as Jose Ferrer)
26. The Being (1983) .... Mayor Gordon Lane
    ... aka Easter Sunday
    ... aka Freak
    ... aka The Pottsville Horror
27. This Girl for Hire (1983) (TV) .... Harrison Wooly
28. Blood Feud (1983) (TV) .... Edward Bennett Williams (Hoffa's attorney)
29. "Quincy M.E." .... Dr. Stanley Royce (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka "Quincy" (International: English title: informal title)
        - A Ghost of a Chance (1982) TV episode (as Jose Ferrer) .... Dr. Stanley Royce
30. Blood Tide (1982) .... Nereus
    ... aka Bloodtide (USA)
    ... aka Demon Island (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Red Tide
31. A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Leopold
32. "The Love Boat" .... Deke (2 episodes, 1981)
        - Expedition, The/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife: Part 1 (1981) TV episode .... Deke
        - Expedition, The/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife: Part 2 (1981) TV episode .... Deke
33. Bloody Birthday (1981) .... Doctor
    ... aka Creepers
34. Peter and Paul (1981) (TV) .... Gamaliel
35. Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) (TV) .... Komanski
36. Evita Peron (1981) (TV) .... Agustin Magaldi
37. "Magnum, P.I." .... Judge Robert Caine (1 episode, 1981)
        - Lest We Forget (1981) TV episode .... Judge Robert Caine
38. Pleasure Palace (1980) (TV) .... 'Pokey' Poquette
39. The Big Brawl (1980) .... Domenici
    ... aka Battle Creek
    ... aka Battle Creek Brawl
    ... aka Sha shou hao
40. The Dream Merchants (1980) (TV) .... George Pappas
41. Gideon's Trumpet (1980) (TV) .... Abe Fortas
42. Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die(1980) (TV) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Jeff Briggs
    ... aka Battles
    ... aka The Murder That Wouldn't Die (USA)
43. "The French Atlantic Affair" (1979) TV mini-series .... President Aristide Brouchard
44. Natural Enemies (1979) .... Harry Rosenthal
    ... aka Hidden Thoughts (Australia) (Europe: English title)
45. The Fifth Musketeer (1979) .... Athos
    ... aka Das Geheimnis der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany)
    ... aka Behind the Iron Mask
    ... aka The 5th Musketeer (USA: poster title)
46. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Carlos (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
        - The Man from the South (1979) TV episode .... Carlos
47. A Life of Sin (1979) .... Bishop
48. Fame (1978) (TV)
49. The Swarm (1978) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Dr. Andrews
50. Dracula's Dog (1978) .... Inspector Branco
    ... aka Dracula contro Zombi (Italy)
    ... aka Zoltan il cane di Dracula (Italy)
    ... aka Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (UK)
51. Fedora (1978) .... Doctor Vando
    ... aka Fedora (West Germany)
52. The Return of Captain Nemo (1978) (TV) .... Captain Nemo
    ... aka The Amazing Captain Nemo (USA: theatrical title)
53. The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) .... Lionel McCoy
54. Who Has Seen the Wind (1977) .... The Ben
55. Exo-Man (1977) (TV) .... Kermit Haas
56. "The Rhinemann Exchange" (1977) TV mini-series .... Erich Rhinemann
57. The Sentinel (1977) .... Priest of the Brotherhood
58. Crash! (1977) .... Marc Denne
    ... aka Akaza, the God of Vengeance
    ... aka Death Ride
59. Simple Gifts (1977) (TV)
60. Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Manuel Benitez
61. "Starsky and Hutch" .... Crazy Joey Fortune (1 episode, 1976)
        - Murder at Sea (1976) TV episode .... Crazy Joey Fortune
62. Paco (1976) .... Fermin Flores
63. The Big Bus (1976) .... Ironman
64. Truman at Potsdam (1976) (TV) .... Josef Stalin
65. Forever Young, Forever Free (1976) .... Father Alberto
    ... aka E' Lollipop
    ... aka Lollipop
66. The Art of Crime (1975) (TV) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Beckwith Sloan
    ... aka Roman Grey: The Fine Art of Crime
67. Medical Story (1975) (TV) .... Dr. William Knowland
68. El clan de los inmorales (1975) .... Inspector Reed
    ... aka La testa del serpente (Italy)
    ... aka Mission: To Kill
    ... aka Orden de matar (Spain: alternative title)
    ... aka Order to Assassinate (USA)
    ... aka Order to Kill
    ... aka Ordine di uccidere (Italy: alternative title)
69. The Missing Are Deadly (1975) (TV) .... Mr. Warren
70. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Cyrano de Bergerac (1 episode, 1974)
        - Cyrano (1974) TV episode (voice) .... Cyrano de Bergerac
71. Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem (1974) (TV) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Dr. Marshall Cahill
72. "Great Mysteries" .... Old Harry (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries"
        - In the Confessional (1973) TV episode .... Old Harry
73. The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV) .... Jake Weinhaus
    ... aka Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (USA: recut version)
74. "Kojak" .... Jake Weinhaus (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Marcus Nelson Murders (1973) TV episode .... Jake Weinhaus
75. Crosscurrent (1971) (TV) .... Dr. Charles Bedford
76. Gideon(1971) (TV) .... Angel of the Lord
77. Banyon(1971) (TV) .... Lee Jennings
78. "The Name of the Game" .... Adrian Blake / ... (2 episodes, 1970)
        - Why I Blew Up Dakota (1970) TV episode .... Bristow
        - Tarot (1970) TV episode .... Adrian Blake
79. The Aquarians (1970) (TV) .... Dr. Alfred Vreeland
    ... aka Deep Lab
80. The Little Drummer Boy (1968) (TV) (voice) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Ben Haramed
81. A Case of Libel (1968) (TV) .... Boyd Bendix
82. Cervantes (1967) .... Hassan Bey
    ... aka Avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes (Italy)
    ... aka Les aventures extraordinaires de Cervantes (France)
    ... aka Young Rebel (USA)
83. Kismet (1967) (TV) .... Hajj
84. Enter Laughing (1967) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Harrison B. Marlowe
85. Ship of Fools (1965) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Rieber
86. The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965) .... Herod Antipas
    ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
87. "Bewitched" .... Narrator (3 episodes, 1964)
        - Mother, Meet What's His Name (1964) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
        - Be It Ever So Mortgaged (1964) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
        - I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha (1964) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
88. Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964) .... Cyrano de Bergerac
    ... aka Cyrano e d'Artagnan (Italy)
    ... aka Cyrano et d'Artagnan (France)
    ... aka Cyrano y d'Artagnan (Spain)
89. "The Greatest Show on Earth".... Harry Kyle (1 episode, 1963)
        - No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle(1963) TV episode .... Harry Kyle
90. Verspätung in Marienborn (1963) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Cowan the Reporter
    ... aka Delay in Marienborn (USA: informal literal English title)
    ... aka Le train de Berlin est arrêté (France)
    ... aka Stop Train 349 (USA)
    ... aka Un treno è fermo a Berlino (Italy)
91. Nine Hours to Rama (1963) .... Supt. Gopal Das
    ... aka Nine Hours to Live (USA: alternative title)
92. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Turkish Bey
93. Forbid Them Not(1961) (voice) .... Narrator
94. Return to Peyton Place (1961) (uncredited) .... Voice of Mark Steele
95. No Place Like Home (1960/II) (TV)
96. "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - Marriage... Handle with Care (1959) TV episode
97. "General Electric Theater" .... Joe Garvey (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Survival (1959) TV episode (as Jose Ferrer) .... Joe Garvey
98. The High Cost of Loving (1958) .... Jim 'Jimbo' Fry
99. I Accuse! (1958) .... Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
100. The Great Man (1956) .... Joe Harris
101. The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Major Stringer
102. "Producers' Showcase" .... Cyrano de Bergerac (1 episode, 1955)
         - Cyrano de Bergerac (1955) TV episode .... Cyrano de Bergerac
103. The Shrike (1955) .... Jim Downs
104. Deep in My Heart (1954) .... Sigmund Romberg
105. The Caine Mutiny (1954) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Lt. Barney Greenwald
106. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Alfred Davidson
107. Moulin Rouge (1952) .... Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec / The Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec
108. Anything Can Happen (1952/I) .... Giorgi Papashvily
109. Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) .... Cyrano de Bergerac
110. "Your Show of Shows" (3 episodes, 1950)
     ... aka "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)
         - Episode dated 14 October 1950 (1950) TV episode
         - Episode dated 29 April 1950 (1950) TV episode
         - Episode dated 1 April 1950 (1950) TV episode
111. Crisis (1950) (as Jose Ferrer) .... Raoul Farrago
112. The Secret Fury (1950) (uncredited) .... José
113. Whirlpool (1949) (as Jose Ferrer) .... David Korvo
114. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Cyrano de Bergerac / ... (2 episodes, 1949)
     ... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
     ... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
     ... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
         - What Makes Sammy Run? (1949) TV episode .... Sammy Glick
         - Cyrano de Bergerac (1949) TV episode .... Cyrano de Bergerac
115. Joan of Arc(1948) .... The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France