Tony Plana

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-04-19 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Havana, Cuba

Tony Plana

Biography

Tony Plana 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".

Acting

2002

Half Past Dead

as Warden El Fuego

1996

Primal Fear

as Martinez

1998

Every Dog Has Its Day

as Officer Tom

1991

JFK

as Carlos Bringuier

1982

An Officer and a Gentleman

as Emiliano Della Serra

1999

Justice

as Orlando Reyes

1986

1990

Havana

as Julio Ramos

1997

One Eight Seven

as Principal Garcia

1986

Salvador

as Major Maximilliano Casanova

1986

1987

Disorderlies

as Miguel

2005

Goal!

as Hernan Muñez

1989

Romero

as Father Manuel Morantes

2007

Half Past Dead 2

as Warden El Fuego

1983

Nightmares

as Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")

2006

Slayer

as Javier

1980

First Family

as White House Gardener

1983

Valley Girl

as Low Rider

1981

Zoot Suit

as Rudy

2005

Vampire Bats

as Sheriff Herbst

2000

Knockout

as Chuck Alvarado

1989

Buy & Cell

as Raoul

2013

Pain & Gain

as Captain Lopez

1996

Lone Star

as Ray

2013

Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret

as Prosecutor Martinez

1995

Nixon

as Manolo Sanchez

2020

Seneca

as Father Ruben

2007

The Dead One

as Aparicio

1994

2002

Fidel

as Gen. Fulgencio Battista

1978

1991

One Good Cop

as Beniamino

1990

So Proudly We Hail

as FBI Agent Alonso

1997

Sub Down

as Lt. Commander Melges

1998

2023

A Snowy Day in Oakland

as Jesus Salgado

2000

Noriega: God's Favorite

as Colonel Diaz-Herrera

2024

Union of Kings

as Jorge de Armas

1983

Deal of the Century

as Chicano Man

2007

Towards Darkness

as Carlos Gutierrez

1983

1983

El Norte

as Carlos the Bus Boy

1990

Sweet 15

as Samuel Dela Cruz

2011

Legally Brown

as Self - Host

1990

The Rookie

as Morales

1992

Live Wire

as Al-Red

2017

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

as Jessie Salinas

1998

Shadow of Doubt

as Detective Krause

1988

Break of Dawn

as Rodriguez

2017

Butterfly Caught

as Michael Channis (Acting Coach)

1991

1990

2016

America Adrift

as William Fernandez

2013

2019

Bombshell

as Geraldo Rivera

2020

Wasp Network

as Luis Posada Carriles

1997

Santa Fe

as Chief Gomez

2001

Vegas, City of Dreams

as Captain Martin

1994

1979

The Streets of L.A.

as Alberto "Toto" Corona

1981

Madame X

as Senor Rueda

2024

Holy Cash

as Actor

1992

The Panama Deception

as English Voice-over

1997

Gun

as Innez

-

Office Romance

as Francisco Alberto

2010

Flowers for Norma

as Older Gentleman #1

Production

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