Tony Plana

Known for: Acting
Born: April 19, 1952, Havana, Cuba
Movies: 91

Tony Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban American stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing Ignacio Suarez, the father of the leading character on the television show "Ugly Betty".

Best-Known Movies

6.3

Pain & Gain

2013

7.7

Primal Fear

1996

6.8

Bombshell

2019

7.6

JFK

1991

6.3

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

6.8

Goal!

2005

7.0

An Officer and a Gentleman

1982

6.3

¡Three Amigos!

1986

6.7

One Eight Seven

1997

5.9

The Rookie

1990

Filmography

2026	Office Romance	Francisco Alberto
2024	Holy Cash	Actor
2024	Union of Kings	Jorge de Armas
2023	A Snowy Day in Oakland	Jesus Salgado
2020	Wasp Network	Luis Posada Carriles
2019	Bombshell	Geraldo Rivera
2019	Seneca	Father Ruben
2017	Roman J. Israel, Esq.	Jessie Salinas
2017	Butterfly Caught	Michael Channis (Acting Coach)
2017	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel	El Cardenal
2016	America Adrift	William Fernandez
2013	A Miracle in Spanish Harlem	Mariano
2013	Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret	Prosecutor Martinez
2013	Pain & Gain	Captain Lopez
2013	Meddling Mom	Luis
2012	The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez	Dr. Dominguez
2011	Legally Brown	Self - Host
2010	Flowers for Norma	Older Gentleman #1
2009	Life Is Hot in Cracktown	Lou
2008	Marina's Secret World
2007	Half Past Dead 2	Warden El Fuego
2007	Towards Darkness	Carlos Gutierrez
2007	The Dead One	Aparicio
2006	Arte 1 Documenta
2006	Slayer	Javier
2005	Vampire Bats	Sheriff Herbst
2005	Goal!	Hernan Muñez
2002	Half Past Dead	Warden El Fuego
2002	Fidel	Gen. Fulgencio Battista
2001	Vegas, City of Dreams	Captain Martin
2000	The Princess and the Barrio Boy	Ramon Torres
2000	Noriega: God's Favorite	Colonel Diaz-Herrera
2000	Knockout	Chuck Alvarado
1999	Hard Time: Hostage Hotel	Mayor
1999	My Little Assassin
1999	Justice	Orlando Reyes
1999	Let the Devil Wear Black	Tall
1998	Every Dog Has Its Day	Officer Tom
1998	Shadow of Doubt	Detective Krause
1998	The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit	Victor Medina
1997	Sub Down	Lt. Commander Melges
1997	Canción desesperada
1997	One Eight Seven	Garcia
1997	Santa Fe	Chief Gomez
1997	Down for the Barrio	Cesar
1996	Death in Granada	Lorca's Friend Marcos
1996	Lone Star	Ray
1996	Primal Fear	Martinez
1996	Bad Business	Tony
1996	Peacock Blues
1995	Nixon	Manolo Sanchez
1995	Silver Strand	Richie Guttierez
1994	The Burning Season	Galvao
1994	A Million to Juan	Jorge
1993	Father & Son: Dangerous Relations	Torres
1993	The Sinner in the Mask
1992	Live Wire	Al-Red
1992	The Panama Deception	English Voice-over
1991	JFK	Carlos Bringuier
1991	Keeper of the City	Gunman
1991	One Good Cop	Beniamino
1990	Havana	Julio Ramos
1990	The Rookie	Morales
1990	In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing	Mario Portillo Grande
1990	So Proudly We Hail	FBI Agent Alonso
1990	Sweet 15	Samuel Dela Cruz
1989	Romero	Father Manuel Morantes
1989	The Case of the Hillside Stranglers	Mike Hernandez
1989	Buy & Cell	Raoul
1988	Break of Dawn	Rodriguez
1987	The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987	Born in East L.A.	Feo
1987	Disorderlies	Miguel
1986	¡Three Amigos!	Jefe
1986	Salvador	Major Maximilliano Casanova
1986	The Best of Times	Chico
1985	Godzilla 1985	Goro Maki (voice) (uncredited)
1985	Latino	Ruben
1983	Deal of the Century	Chicano Man
1983	El Norte	Carlos the Bus Boy
1983	Nightmares	Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
1983	Valley Girl	Low Rider
1983	Listen to Your Heart	Julio
1983	What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon	Officer Ignatz
1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	Emiliano Della Serra
1981	Zoot Suit	Rudy
1981	Madame X	Senor Rueda
1980	First Family	White House Gardener
1979	The Streets of L.A.	Alberto "Toto" Corona
1978	The Boss' Son	Juan

Directing, Writing & Producing

2000

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

Director

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