Miguel Sandoval

Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951

Biography Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He later joined the troupe full-time and continued his study of mime. He began his film career in the early 1980s. He had small roles in such acclaimed films as Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, and Sid and Nancy, Sandoval has also played the major roles of Treviranus (in Death and the Compass), Bennie Reyes (in Three Businessmen) and Arizona Gray (in the "microfeature" Repo Chick) for director Alex Cox. In addition to film, Sandoval has acted in numerous television shows, often in recurring roles. Though shows such as The Court and Kingpin failed, he found success with Medium in 2005, on which he played D.A. Manuel Devalos

Sandoval co-starred as Judge Hernandez in Bad Judge, an American legal comedy television series co-created by Chad Kultgen and Anne Heche. It premiered on NBC on October 2, 2014. After that, he had roles in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Sharp Objects, and Station 19.

Personal life Sandoval resides in Los Angeles, California. He and his wife Linda have a daughter, Olivia, an actress who portrayed his character's daughter on Medium.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Emil Film role debut 1984 Repo Man Archie As Michael Sandoval 1986 Sid and Nancy Record Company Executive Howard the Duck Bar Entertainment Supervisor 1987 Walker Parker French Straight to Hell George 1989 Do the Right Thing Officer Mark Ponte 1991 Jungle Fever Ricochet Vargas, Drug Dealer 1992 White Sands FBI Agent Ruiz Death and the Compass Treviranus Originally aired as television film 1993 Jurassic Park Juanito Rostagno 1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death Lieutenant Hector Vasquez Clear and Present Danger Ernesto Escobedo 1995 Get Shorty Mr. Escobar Fair Game Emilio Juantorena 1996 Up Close & Personal Dan Duarte Mrs. Winterbourne Paco 1998 Where's Marlowe? Skip Pfeiffer Three Businessmen Bennie Reyes 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Sam Panic Detective Larson Flight of Fancy Frank The Crew Raul Ventana, Drug Lord Air Bud: World Pup Coach Montoya 2001 Blow Augusto Oliveras Human Nature Wendall, The Therapist Black PointMalcolm 2002 Collateral Damage FBI Agent Joe Phipps Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever FBI Agent Julio Martin 2005 Nine Lives Deputy Sheriff Ron Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Matthew Smith Crazylove Bill Johansen Tortilla Heaven Gil Garcia 2008 Bottle Shock Mr. Garcia Dispatches from Nicaragua Himself Documentary about the filming of Walker 2009 Repo Chick Arizona Gray Brüno Himself Tales of Masked Men The Narrator Voice 2011 Real Steel Judge Uncredited 2013 Oculus Dr. Shawn Graham 2014 The Book of Life Land of the Remembered Captain Voice 2016 Eternity Hill Dr. Elias Blood Father Arturo Rios 2022 The Grotto Richie

Television +Miguel Sandoval television work Year Title Role Notes 1982 Voyagers! Ned Dawson Episode: "Bully and Billy"; credited as Michael Sandoval 1984 Remington Steele ER Doctor Episode: "Steele Eligible" Fatal Vision MP In Jeep Miniseries 1985 Badge of the Assassin Francisco Torres Television film; credited as Michael Sandoval 1986 Hotel Reporter #1 Episode: "Promises to Keep" 1988 St. Elsewhere Mr. Heath Episode: "Requiem for a Heavyweight" 1989 Hunter Augustine Rojas Episode: "Partners" From the Dead of Night Duty Officer Television film 1990 Doogie Howser, M.D. Eye Doctor Episode: "Vinnie's Blind Date" El Diablo Roberto Zamudio Television film Matlock Carlos "Carl" Berman Episode: "Nowhere to Run" Dangerous Passion Sergeant Hidalgo Television film D.E.A. Rafael Cordera 6 episodes 1992 L.A. Law Alvaro Campos Episode: "I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz" Civil Wars Judge Felix Silva-Pures Episode: "Below the Beltway" The Golden Palace Ramone Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 2" Renegade Hector Ortega Episode: "Partners" 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Eduardo Friez 2 episodes 1995 The Marshal Lester Villa-Lobos 2 episodes 1996 Home Improvement Mr. Jennings Episode: "High School Confidential" The West Himself Voice, miniseries documentary; 2 episodes Murder One Roberto Portalegre 3 episodes L.A. Firefighters Arson Investigator Bernie Ramirez 13 episodes 1997 Players General Simon Lott 2 episodes 1997–1998 Seinfeld Marcelino 2 episodes 1998 Frasier Mr. Martin Episode: "Sweet Dreams" Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal Gilberto Episode: "Give and Go" 1999 Superman: The Animated Series Doctor #2 Voice, episode: "Unity" 2022 Barry Fernando 4 episodes 2023–present The Diplomat Secretary of State Miguel Ganon Recurring role 2024 Sugar Thomas Kinsey 4 episodes

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