Martin Ferrero
Martin Ferrero | |
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| Born | September 29, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979-2011 |
Martin Ferrero (born September 29, 1947) is an American stage and film actor.
Life and career
Ferrero was born in Brockport, New York. He joined the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles and began to act in Hollywood. He is widely remembered for his role as the ill-fated lawyer Donald Gennaro in Jurassic Park (1993). He was a semi-regular on the 1980s TV series Miami Vice for playing two roles during its run on NBC, playing petty thief-turned-informant Izzy Moreno and also playing assassin Trini DeSoto in the pilot episode. He also guest-starred on an episode of Cheers ("Rescue Me", season 3), playing the role of an Italian waiter. In addition, he has appeared in Get Shorty (1995), Gods and Monsters (1998), and The Tailor of Panama (2001).
As of 2008, Ferrero is a member of the Antaeus Company, a Los Angeles classical theater ensemble.[1] In 2011, Ferrero reprised the role of Donald Gennaro in a CollegeHumor parody of Jurassic Park.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1981 | Knightriders | Bontempi |
| 1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | Monte Del Rey |
| 1986 | Modern Girls | Music Video Director |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | Second Motel Clerk |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Malcolm |
| 1991 | Oscar | Luigi Finucci |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Paulie |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Donald Gennaro |
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Tommy Carlo |
| Heat | Construction Clerk | |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | George Cukor |
| 2001 | Air Bud: World Pup (Video) | Snerbert |
| The Tailor of Panama | Teddy, the Reporter |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Ropers | Salesman | Episode: "Puppy Love" |
| Soap | Waiter | Episode: "Episode #3.6" | |
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | Wounded man in jeep | Episode: "That's Show Biz" |
| 1984–1989 | Miami Vice | Izzy Moreno Trini DeSoto |
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| 1988 | L.A. Law | Julius Goldfarb a/k/a The Salamander | Episode: "Leapin' Lizards" |
| 1990 | Shannon's Deal | Lou Gondolf | |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Vincenzo 'Vince' Diamond | Episode: "Javelin Catcher" |
| 1997 | The Practice | Sam Feldberg | Episode: "Save the Mule" |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Shooter | Episode: "The End" |
| 2000 | Ali: An American Hero | Angelo Dundee | (TV movie) |
| 2011 | CollegeHumor Originals | Donald Gennaro | Episode: "Jurassic Park Character's Awful Realization" (TV series short) |
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