Miguel Ferrer
| Miguel Ferrer | |
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Ferrer in March 2014
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| Born |
Miguel José Ferrer February 7, 1955 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 2017 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Throat cancer |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–2017 |
| Spouse(s) |
Leilani Sarelle (m. 1991; div. 2003) Lori Weintraub (m. 2005; his death 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
José Ferrer Rosemary Clooney |
| Relatives |
Rafael Ferrer (brother) Debby Boone (sister-in-law) Betty Clooney (aunt) Nick Clooney (uncle) George Clooney (cousin) |
Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role as the OCP Vice-president Bob Morton in the 1987 film RoboCop. He is the main character in Toto's video clip of the song "I Will Remember" (1995). He also voiced the antagonistic Hun leader Shan Yu in Mulan (1998) and Big Boss in Rio 2. Ferrer's other notable roles include Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan, NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles, Vice President Rodriguez in Iron Man 3, and FBI forensic pathologist Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks.
He died at age 61 of throat cancer.
Ferrer was born in Santa Monica, California, the oldest of five children of Academy Award winning actor José Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney. His father was Puerto Rican, while his mother had English, German, and Irish ancestry. Ferrer siblings were sisters, Maria and Monsita, and brothers, Gabriel (later the husband of singer Debby Boone) and actor Rafael. He was the cousin of actor George Clooney and the nephew of journalist Nick Clooney. Ferrer was raised in Hollywood, California; as a teenager, his interests shifted toward music. He played the drums on Keith Moon's Two Sides of the Moon.
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