Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 â€" January 19, 2017) was an
American actor. His breakthrough role was in the 1987 film RoboCop.
Other film roles include Quigley in Blank Check (1994), Harbinger in
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Shan Yu in Mulan (1998), Eduardo Ruiz in
Traffic (2000) and Vice President Rodriguez in Iron Man 3
(2013).Ferrer's notable television roles include FBI Agent Albert
Rosenfield on Twin Peaks (1990â€"1991, 2017), Tarakudo on Jackie Chan
Adventures (2000â€"2005), Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan
(2001â€"2007) and NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Los
Angeles (2012â€"2017).Ferrer was born on February 7, 1955 in Santa
Monica, California, the oldest of five children of Academy
Award-winning actor José Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney, who was
of Irish and German descent. Ferrer's siblings were sisters Maria and
Monsita, and brothers Gabriel (later the husband of singer Debby
Boone) and actor Rafael. He also had an older half-sister, Letty
(Leticia) Ferrer, from his father José's prior marriage to Uta Hagen.
He was the cousin of actor George Clooney and the nephew of journalist
Nick Clooney. Ferrer was raised in Hollywood, California; as a
teenager, his interests tended toward music. He played the drums on
Keith Moon's Two Sides of the Moon.
American actor. His breakthrough role was in the 1987 film RoboCop.
Other film roles include Quigley in Blank Check (1994), Harbinger in
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Shan Yu in Mulan (1998), Eduardo Ruiz in
Traffic (2000) and Vice President Rodriguez in Iron Man 3
(2013).Ferrer's notable television roles include FBI Agent Albert
Rosenfield on Twin Peaks (1990â€"1991, 2017), Tarakudo on Jackie Chan
Adventures (2000â€"2005), Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan
(2001â€"2007) and NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Los
Angeles (2012â€"2017).Ferrer was born on February 7, 1955 in Santa
Monica, California, the oldest of five children of Academy
Award-winning actor José Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney, who was
of Irish and German descent. Ferrer's siblings were sisters Maria and
Monsita, and brothers Gabriel (later the husband of singer Debby
Boone) and actor Rafael. He also had an older half-sister, Letty
(Leticia) Ferrer, from his father José's prior marriage to Uta Hagen.
He was the cousin of actor George Clooney and the nephew of journalist
Nick Clooney. Ferrer was raised in Hollywood, California; as a
teenager, his interests tended toward music. He played the drums on
Keith Moon's Two Sides of the Moon.
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