Marco Rodríguez (actor) explained

Other Names:	Mark Rodriguez, Marco Rodriguez, Marc Rodriguez
Marco Rodríguez
Birth Date:	10 July 1953^[1]
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California
Alma Mater:	University of Southern California
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1980–present
Website:	https://marcorodriguez.com/

Marco S. Rodríguez (born July 10, 1953, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor.

Rodríguez received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California. He was acquainted with Jeff Corey and Jose Quintero. He taught for a short amount of time in the L.A. Unified School District and then began his acting career shortly afterward.

Filmography

• The Baltimore Bullet (1980) - Tony
• Zoot Suit (1981) - Smiley / Ismael Torres
• Hill Street Blues (1981-1985) - Rico (11 episodes)
• Bay City Blues (1983-1984) - Bird (8 episodes)
• Women of San Quentin (1983) - Ray Ortiz
• T.J. Hooker (1984) - Julio Fuente
• Street Hawk (1985) - Pauley
• Lady Blue (1985) - Barranquilla
• Cobra (1986) - Supermarket Killer (as Marco Rodriguez)
• Extreme Prejudice (1987) - Deputy Cortez
• Disorderlies (1987) - Luis Montana
• (1988-1991) Glin Tell / Capt. Paul Rice (2 episodes)
• Another Chance (1989) - Demon
• Tripwire (1989) - El Tigre
• Internal Affairs (1990) - Demetrio
• Maniac Cop 2 (1990) - Convenience Store Robber (uncredited)
• The Rookie (1990) - Loco Martinez
• Street Knight (1993) - Jack Fernandez
• NYPD Blue (1993-2002, various roles in 3 episodes)
• Frasier (1994) - Leo (1 episodes)
• The Crow (1994) - Torres
• ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1995) - Joaquin
• ER (1995) - Serena, Customs Agent (1 episodes)
• Nash Bridges (1996-2001, 2 episodes) - Ted Madrid / Socrates
• High School High (1996) - Mr. DeMarco
• Black Dawn (1997) - Chapparo
• Seinfeld, "The English Patient" (1997) - Guillermo
• The Base (1999) - Rosato
• My Brother the Pig (1999) - Edwardo
• Dark Nova (1999) - Bishop
• Seven Days (2000) - General Vendiez (1 episode)
• The District (2000) - Pablito Alvarez (1 episode)
• Unspeakable (2002) - Cesar
• A Man Apart (2003) - Hondo
• JAG (2003) - Raul Garcia (2 episodes)
• House of Sand and Fog (2003) - Hondo
• Cold Case (2003-2006) - Manny Fernandez (2 episodes)
• Toolbox Murders (2004) - Luis Saucedo
• Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Second at Vegas Fight
• (2005, 1 episodes) - Carlos' Lawyer
• Area 51 (2005) - Ramirez (voice)
• (2005) - Additional Voices
• General Hospital (2006, 2 episodes) - Miguel Escobar
• Bully (2006) - Mr. Castillo (voice)
• (2006) - People of Vice City, Commercial
• Hamlet 2 (2008) - Mr. Marquez
• Ready or Not (2009) - Pedro
• Fast & Furious (2009) - Mexican Priest
• Red Dead Redemption (2010) - The Local Population
• Eastbound & Down (2010) - Roger Hernandez (6 episodes)
• Due Date (2010) - Federali Agent
• Final Sale (2011) - Diego
• Desperate Housewives (2011) - Principal Gomez (1 episode)
• Awake (2012) - Marco (1 episode)
• Chuck (2012) - Rocky Falcone (1 episodes)
• (2013) - Professor Rodrigo Tamariz (1 episodes)
• Nightcrawler (2014) - Scrapyard Owner
• "Miller Lite (commercial) Cashier" (2015)
• La Migra (2015) - Uncle Manny Chavez
• Castle (2016) - Jorge 'El Oso' Zamacona (1 episodes)
• Inhumans (2017) - Kitang (3 episodes)
• El Chicano (2018) - Jesus
• Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) - Ray Ruskinspear
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - Bartender
• The Pizza Tip (2021) - Coffee Shop Manager
• The Terminal List (2022) - Marco Del Toro (2 episodes)

Notes and References

1. A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film, edited by Gary D. Keller, p.170,, May 1997.