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Héctor Elizondo

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Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American character actor. He is known for playing Phillip Watters in the television series Chicago Hope (1994–2000) and Ed Alzate in the television series Last Man Standing (2011–2021). His film roles include Pocket Money (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Cuba (1979), American Gigolo (1980), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Taking Care of Business (1990), Pretty Woman (1990), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), How High (2001), and Love in the Time of Cholera (2007). Elizondo has received an Obie Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two ALMA Awards, and had been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Héctor Elizondo is the 943rd most popular actor (up from 953rd in 2019), the 1,886th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,680th in 2019) and the 472nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Héctor Elizondo ranks 943 out of 13,578Before him are Peter Lorre, Michael Madsen, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dolores del Río, Patrick Dewaere, and Stephen McKinley Henderson. After him are Andy Serkis, Brad Dourif, Kristin Scott Thomas, Benedict Cumberbatch, Erika Mann, and Helen Hunt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Héctor Elizondo ranks 90Before him are Kigeli V of Rwanda, François Pinault, James Mirrlees, Hiroshi Saeki, J. Michael Bishop, and Eric Walter Elst. After him are Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Koji Sasaki, Joe D'Amato, and Jill Ireland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Héctor Elizondo ranks 1,886 out of 20,380Before him are Joyce Carol Oates (1938), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Red Cloud (1822), Fred Durst (1970), Larry Page (1973), and Anthony Bourdain (1956). After him are Will.i.am (1975), Brad Dourif (1950), Tim Johnson (1946), William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), David Cross (1964), and Helen Hunt (1963).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Héctor Elizondo ranks 472Before him are Jack Warden (1920), Jeff Chandler (1918), Tony Todd (1954), Michael Madsen (1957), Vincent D'Onofrio (1959), and Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949). After him are Brad Dourif (1950), Helen Hunt (1963), Lloyd Bridges (1913), Ben Gazzara (1930), Elliott Gould (1938), and Robert Loggia (1930).