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Edwin Velez (born June 4, 1958) is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for playing Frankie Santana in the final season of the American action and adventure television series The A-Team.

Early life and education

Velez was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Puerto Ricans. He graduated from the High School of Art and Design and attended the School of Visual Arts.

Career

Velez started his career as a stand-up comic. After serving in the Air Force, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he acted in plays and studied at the Estelle Harman's Actors Workshop. Velez appeared in various stage plays, including the first performance of the play Delirious, for which the cast won the Drama-Logue Award in the category Best Ensemble Performance.

Later in his career, Velez guest-starred in television programs including Hill Street Blues, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (three episodes), Just Shoot Me!, Walker, Texas Ranger (two episodes), Murder, She Wrote, JAG, Tour of Duty, Cagney & Lacey (two episodes), The Commish, Profiler and Empty Nest. He appeared in films such as Split Decisions, Traffic, Repo Chick, Romero, Repo Man, The Hunted, Most Wanted, Rooftops and White Chicks.

Velez has starred and co-starred in television programs including Bay City Blues, playing Pepe Garcia, Berrenger's, playing Julio Morales, Charlie & Co., playing Miguel Santana, The A-Team, playing Frankie Santana, Trial and Error, playing John Hernandez, True Blue, playing Officer Frankie Avila and Live Shot, playing Ricardo Sandoval. He also played as Detective Alexander Garcia in the soap opera television series Port Charles and as Malko and Paul Mendez in Days of Our Lives.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ Garcia Berumen, Frank Javier (April 14, 2016). Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s. McFarland. pp. 274–275. ISBN 9781476614113 – via Google Books.
2. ^ Abbott, Jon (September 12, 2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 145. ISBN 9780786454013 – via Google Books.
3. "Arizona Republic All Articles". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. February 27, 1985. p. 201. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "(untitled brief)". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 18, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 177. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
6. Russell, Maureen (June 8, 2015). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 201. ISBN 9780786486519 – via Google Books.

External links

• Eddie Velez at IMDb
• Eddie Velez at the TCM Movie Database
• Eddie Velez at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

• 1958 births
• Living people
• Male actors from Manhattan
• Male actors from New York (state)
• American actors of Puerto Rican descent
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American male stage actors
• American male soap opera actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• School of Visual Arts alumni