Jaime Sánchez (actor)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

For other people named Jaime Sánchez, see Jaime Sánchez (disambiguation).

Jaime Luis Sánchez Rodríguez (born December 19, 1938) is a Puerto Rican actor of stage, film and television, active since the 1950s.

Jaime Sánchez
Born	Jaime Luis Sánchez Rodríguez (1938-12-19) December 19, 1938 (age 86) Rincón, Puerto Rico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962-2011

Career

Stage

Jaime Luis Sánchez Rodríguez,^[1] appearing as Jamie Sanchez, began his acting career on Broadway at the age of 18 in 1957, when he played Chino in the original cast of West Side Story. He also performed in numerous off-Broadway theater productions, including an appearance as Marc Antony in Joseph Papp's 1979 production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.^{[citation needed]}

Screen

Film

Sánchez' film appearances include Frank Perry's drama David and Lisa (1962), Sidney Lumet's drama The Pawnbroker (1964), Cornel Wilde's World War II film Beach Red (1967) and Sam Peckinpah's western The Wild Bunch (1969).^[2] He also had two different roles in both Brian De Palma's crime drama Carlito's Way (1993) and its 2005 prequel Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, directed by Michael Bregman. He plays the role of Miguel's Father in Leon Ichaso's biopic Piñero (2001), about the Puerto Rican playwright/actor Miguel Piñero played by Benjamin Bratt.^[2]

Television

On television, Sánchez has appeared on shows such as The Fugitive (1966), Bonanza (1970), Kojak (1974, 1976), Miami Vice (1985), The Equalizer (1986),^[2] Law & Order (1992), and the second season of Sesame Street, in which he appeared as Miguel in 1971.^[3]

Sánchez also made appearances in television films, such as David Lowell Rich's action-drama Wings of Fire (1967),^[4] Mike Hodges's action-adventure Florida Straits (1986), and Kojak: It's Always Something (1990).^[5]

Honors

In 2002, Sánchez received the HOLA Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).

In 2008, Jaime Sánchez was invited and honored by the Bar Association of Puerto Rico (Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico), in an event that also honored pioneer actor Juano Hernández posthumously.

Filmography

Film

• 1962: David and Lisa (Frank Perry) - Carlos
• 1964: The Pawnbroker (Sidney Lumet) - Jesus Ortiz
• 1965: Heroina (Jeronimo Mitchell Melendez) - Chico
• 1967: Beach Red (Cornel Wilde) - Colombo
• 1969: The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah) - Angel
• 1969: El escuadrón del pánico (Nuestro Regimiento) (Manuel Mur Oti)
• 1970: Arocho y Clemente (Miguel Ángel Álvarez) - Arocho
• 1971: La Palomilla (Efrain Lopez Neris)
• 1973: Serpico (Sidney Lumet) - Cop (uncredited)
• 1974: The Minutes and Hours (Frany Sardou)
• 1976: The Next Man (Richard C. Sarafian) - New York security^[6]
• 1977: Bobby Deerfield (Sydney Pollack) - Delveccio
• 1980: On the Nickel (Ralph Waite) - Joe
• 1985: Invasion USA (Joseph Zito) - Castillo
• 1986: Big Trouble (John Cassavetes) - Terrorist chief
• 1992: In the Soup (Alexandre Rockwell) - Uncle Theo
• 1992: Bad Lieutenant (Abel Ferrara) - Priest
• 1993: Carlito's Way (Brian De Palma) - Rudy
• 1995: Fear of Man (Short, William Nunez) - The patrol leader
• 1996: Looking for Richard (Documentary, Al Pacino) - Himself
• 1998: The City (La Ciudad) (David Riker) - The director of the clothing store
• 2001: Piñero (Leon Ichaso) - Miguel's father
• 2005: The Krutch (Short, 29m, Judith R. Escalona) - Dr. Guzman
• 2007: 3 Americas (Cristina Kotz Cornejo) - Henry
• 2011: The King Hector Lavoe (Antony Felton) - Hector Maisonave
• 2011: Diega! (James Aviles Martin) - Guillermo Diego
• In production : An Artist's Emblem (Michael J. Narvaez) - Paco the activist

Television

ACTOR television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1966	The Fugitive	Sam	Episode: "The Last Oasis"	[2]
1967	Wings of Fire	Luis Passos	TV movie. AKA The Cloudburst	[4]
1970	Bonanza	Ramon Cardenas	Episode: "El Jefe"
1971	Sesame Street	Miguel	4 episodes	[3]
1974	Kojak	Paolo Olivarez	Episode: "A Souvenir from Atlantic City"	[2]
1976	Kojak	Thomas Serio	Episode: "An Unfair Trade"	[2]
1985	Miami Vice	Grocero	Episode: "Smuggler's Blues"	[2]
1986	American Playhouse	Ramon Iglesia	Episode: "The House of Ramon Iglesia" (S5.E10)	[5]
1986	The Equalizer	Captain Vincente	Episode: "Prelude"
1986	Florida Straits	Innocente	TV movie. Director: Mike Hodges	[5]
1990	Kojak: It's Always Something	Dr. Claudio Guzman	TV movie	[5]
1992	Law & Order	Mr. Cristobal	Episode: "Prince of Darkness"	[2]
2005	Carlito's Way: Rise to Power	Eddie	TV movie. Director: Michael Bregman

Bibliography

• Garcia Berumen, Frank Javier (2014). Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 60's. McFarland & Co Inc. ISBN 978-0786474325.
• Rivera, Miluka (2010). Legado Puertorriqueno En Hollywood : Famosos y Olvidados. HLO Productions. ISBN 978-0-578-06993-7.
• Weddle, David (1994). If they move...Kill'em ! The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah. Grove Press. ISBN 0802137768.