HECTOR ELIZONDO BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Hector Elizondo was born on December 22nd, 1936 in New York City, New York.  During high school at the High School of Performing Arts, Hector excelled in basketball and baseball.  Along with being a great athlete, Elizondo was also a talented dancer and musician.  After earning his high school diploma, he enrolled at City College New York with the intention of pursuing a career as a history teacher, however he became a father at an early age and dropped out of school to support his wife and child working a number of jobs such as a guitarist, vocalist, conga player, ballet dancer and he even managed a bodybuilding gym.
 
After suffering a knee injury, he could no longer pursue a career as a dancer or run a bodybuilding gym, so he decided to switch to drama.  He began with working as a stage actor and after gaining some experience in a number of off-Broadway productions, he was working on Broadway in such plays as, "Sly Fox", "Steambath", "The Prisoner of Second Avenue", "The Great White Hope", "Dance of Death" and "The Rose Tattoo".
 
By the mid 70's he had also broken into the television industry working on such series as, "Kojak", "Casablanca", "Columbo", "American Playhouse", "Foley Square", "All in the Family", "The Rockford Files", "Popi" and "Chicago Hope" for which he won an Emmy, an ALMA award and was nominated for a Satellite Award. 
 
In addition to his many stage and television credits, he was also seen on the big screen in such features as, "Valdez Is Coming" (1971), "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" (1974), "Cuba" (1979), "American Gigolo" (1980),"Young Doctors in Love" (1982), "The Flamingo Kid" (1984), "Nothing in Common" (1986), "Overboard" and three of his most well known films, "Pretty Woman" (1990) starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and "The Princess Diaries 2" (2004).
 
More recently, he has been seen on such films as, "Cane" (2007), "Thundercats" (2011) and soon to release in 2012, "Deauville".  Recent television credits include, "Monk" (2008-2009), "Grey's Anatomy" (2007-2011) and "Last Man Standing" (2011-2012).
 
He has one son from his first marriage and has been married a total of three times.  His current wife is Carolee Campbell whom he wed in 1969. 

Filmography

2012   Deauville 

2011-2012  Last Man Standing 

2011   New Year's Eve 

2011   Thundercats 

2007-2011  Grey's Anatomy

2010   Valentine's Day 

2010   Knight to D7

2008-2009  Monk

2007   Cane 

2007   Love in the Time of Cholera 

2007   Georgia Rule

2007   Music Within 

2006   Avatar: The Last Airbender

2006   The Celestine Prophecy 

2006   I-See-You.Com

Greg   Rishwai

2004-2006  Justice League

2006   Untitled Paul Reiser Project

2004   Jack & Bobby

2004   The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 

2004   The Wild Thornberrys 

2004   Century City 

2004   Raising Helen

2002-2004  The American Experience 

2003   Miracles 

2003   Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman 

2003   Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu

2003   Without a Trace 

2003   Frankie and Johnny Are Married

2003   The Dating Experiment

2002-2003  Street Time 

2002   What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002   The West Wing

2002   Fidel

2001   How High

2001   The Princess Diaries
 
2001   Tortilla Soup

2001   Kate Brasher

1994-2000  Chicago Hope

1999   Runaway Bride 

1999   Entropy

1999   The Other Sister 

1998   Safe House 

1998   Early Edition

1998   Stories from My Childhood

1997   Borrowed Hearts 

1997   Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 

1997   Turbulence 

1996   Dear God 

1996   Gargoyles 

1995   Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects

1994-1995  Aladdin 

1995   Batman 

1995   Perfect Alibi

1993-1995  Captain Planet and the Planeteers 

1994   Picket Fences

1994   Exit to Eden

1994   Getting Even with Dad 

1994   Beverly Hills Cop III 

1994   Being Human

1994   Backstreet Justice 

1993   The Addams Family 

1993   Animaniacs 

1993   Tales from the Crypt 

1991-1993  The Pirates of Dark Water 

1992   Samantha

1992   There Goes the Neighborhood

1992   Mrs. Cage

1992   Fish Police

1992   The Burden of Proof

1991   Frankie and Johnny 

1991   Necessary Roughness

1991   Finding the Way Home 

1991   Chains of Gold

1991   Final Approach

1990   Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files

1990   Dark Avenger

1990   Taking Care of Business 

1990   Pretty Woman 

1990   Sparks: The Price of Passion

1989   Your Mother Wears Combat Boots 

1989   Leviathan

1989   The Equalizer

1989   Kojak: Ariana

1988   Beaches

1988   Addicted to His Love 

1988   Astronomy

1987   Overboard

1987   Great Performances

1987   Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1987   Night Heat

1986   Matlock

1986   Amazing Stories

1986   Courage

1986   Nothing in Common

1985-1986  Foley Square

1985   Out of the Darkness

1985   Murder: By Reason of Insanity 

1985   Private Resort 

1984   The Flamingo Kid 

1984   Hill Street Blues 

1984   a.k.a. Pablo 

1983   Women of San Quentin

1983   Casablanca 

1983   Feel the Heat

1982   Honeyboy

1982   Young Doctors in Love

1982   Bret Maverick 

1982   American Playhouse 

1981   The Fan 

1981   Insight 

1980-1981  Freebie and the Bean 

1980   American Gigolo 

1979   Cuba 

1978   The Eddie Capra Mysteries 

1975-1978  The Rockford Files

1978   The Dain Curse 

1977   Thieves

1973-1976  Kojak 

1976   Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1975-1976  Popi

1976   Diary of the Dead 

1975   Columbo

1975   Baretta 

1975   Report to the Commissioner

1974   Maude 

1974   The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 

1972   Stand Up and Be Counted 

1972   Pocket Money 

1972   Deadhead Miles

1972   All in the Family

1971   Born to Win

1971   The Impatient Heart

1971   Valdez Is Coming 

1970   The Landlord 

1969   The Jackie Gleason Show

1969   The Vixens

1966-1967  The Edge of Night

1963   The Fat Black Pussycat