Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo
Elizondo at the premiere for Earth in 2009
Born (1936-12-22) December 22, 1936
Other namesHector Elizondo
EducationFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • television director
Years active1963–present
Spouses
Marie Rivera
(m. 1956; div. 1957)
    Marie Mandry
    (m. 1963; div. 1964)
      Carolee Campbell
      (m. 1969)
      Children1

      Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American character actor. He is known for playing Phillip Watters in the television series Chicago Hope (1994–2000) and Ed Alzate in the television series Last Man Standing (2011–2021). His film roles include Pocket Money (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Cuba (1979), American Gigolo (1980), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Taking Care of Business (1990), Pretty Woman (1990), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), How High (2001), and Love in the Time of Cholera (2007).

      Elizondo has received an Obie Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two ALMA Awards, and had been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.