Miguel Perez (American actor)

Miguel Perez
Portrait of Perez
Born	Arnoldo Cruz Perez (1957-09-07) September 7, 1957 San Jose, California, U.S.
Education	Andrew Hill High School National Shakespeare Conservatory
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouses	Kaye Freeman ​ (m. 2018)​ Lisa Spigai ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 2011)​
Children	1

Arnoldo Cruz "Miguel" Perez (born September 7, 1957) is an American actor. He has appeared in many television series, films, and stage productions.

Career

Perez has appeared in such television shows as: The Wonder Years, Beverly Hills, 90210, Chicago Hope, Frasier (Carlos 'The Barracuda' Del Gato) 24 (Ranger Mike Kramer), and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. However his most reputed role was Luis in an episode of Seinfeld ("The Cheever Letters"). In the episode, he played a Cuban man who dealt Cuban Cigars to Cosmo Kramer in return for his jacket. He became friends with Luis and his gang and they even became golf partners in Westchester County.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	A Shock to the System	Transit Cop
1994	Clear and Present Danger	DEA Agent #1
1996	Up Close and Personal	WMIA Floor Manager
1997	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	Customs Inspector
1999	Magnolia	Avi Solomon
2001	Blow	Alessandro
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Robot Repairman
2001	Ocean's Eleven	Explosives Cop
2002	Hourly Rates	Marvin
2004	Million Dollar Baby	Restaurant Owner
2005	Venus on the Halfshell	Sam Zelinski
2005	Angels with Angles	Delgado
2006	Soul's Midnight	Ramos
2013	The Face of Love	Bartender
2017	The Case for Christ	Fr. Jose Maria Marquez
2017	Negative	Tony
2017	The Ascent	Henry Cardenas
2017	12 Round Gun	Trinidad
2018	Unbroken: Path to Redemption	Father Cardarelli
2021	Xico's Journey	Señor Caradura

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Seinfeld	Luis	Episode: "The Cheever Letters"
1993	Wonder Years	Band Leader	Episode: "Independence Day"
1997	Frasier	Carlos Del Gato	Episode: "Voyage of the Damned"
2002	24	Mike Kramer	Episode: "Day 2: 8:00pm-9:00pm
2020	The Show Must Go Online	Petruchio, Catesby, Ghost of Hamlet's Father & Apemantus	Various episodes

External links

• Miguel Perez at IMDb