Robert Beltran
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Robert Beltran | |
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Born | Robert Adame Beltran November 19, 1953 Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Children | 1[1] |
Relatives | Louie Cruz Beltran (brother) |
Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza in the 1982 black comedy film Eating Raoul.
Early life
Beltran was born in
Career
Beltran graduated from
Beltran founded and co-directed the East LA Classic Theater Group. He is also a member of the Classical Theater Lab, an ensemble of professional actors who co-produced his production of Hamlet in 1997, which he directed and starred in.
Beltran has collaborated with amateur actors in performing plays and scenes of plays of William Shakespeare. He produced and starred in a Los Angeles production of "The Big Knife" by Clifford Odets, a play which explores the Hollywood environment under the big studio system of the 1940s.[3]
In May 2009, Beltran played the dual roles of Don Fermin and Older Eusebio in the American Conservatory Theater's staging of José Rivera's Boleros for the Disenchanted. He had the recurring role of Jerry Flute in Seasons 3 and 4 of HBO's Big Love.[4]
Recordings
Latino Poetry – Excerpts from a live performance by Beltran, recorded at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, April 2002[citation needed]
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Director | Writer | Theatre | Notes |
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1979 | California Shakespeare Festival | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
1980 | Bard in the Box Tour | |||||
1980 | La Pastorela | Luzbel | El Teatro Campesino | |||
1981 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon | William Shakespeare | California Shakespeare Festival | ||
1981 | Henry IV, Part 1 & Henry IV, Part 2 | Unknown | ||||
1981 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Robert Beltran and Kris Tabori | The Actors' Gang | ||
1981 | Romeo and Juliet | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
1981 | The Taming of the Shrew | Petraccio | ||||
1983 | Corridos | Unknown | El Teatro Campesino | |||
1985 | The Quartered Man | Agent | Mark Travis | Donald Freed | Los Angeles Theatre Center | |
1986 | I Don't Have to Show You No Stinkin' Badges | Sunny | Tony Curiel | Luis Valdez | San Diego Repertory Theatre | |
1987 | Stars in the Morning Sky | Unknown | Bill Bushnell | Alexander Galin | Los Angeles Theatre Center | |
1988 | A Burning Beach | Cuba | Bill Bushnell and Jose Luis Valenzuela | Eduardo Machado | ||
1989 | Macbeth | Banquo | Des McAnuff | William Shakespeare | Mandell Weiss Center | |
1991 | Windows | The Lieutenant | Robert Egan | Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner | Los Angeles Theatre Center | |
1993 | A Touch of the Poet | Cornelius | Rubén Sierra | Eugene O'Neill | Cal State L.A. | |
1997 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Robert Beltran | William Shakespeare | The Actors' Gang | |
2003 | The Big Knife | Charlie Castle | Tonyo Melendez | Clifford Odets | Lillian Theatre | |
2009 | Henry IV, Part 1 & Henry IV, Part 2 | Unknown | Unknown | William Shakespeare | Unknown | |
2009 | Boleros for the Disenchanted | Don Fermin/Eusebio | Carey Perloff | José Rivera | American Conservatory Theater | |
2009 | Solitude | The Man | Jose Luis Valenzuela | Evelina Fernandez | Los Angeles Theatre Center | |
2011 | Devil's Advocate | General Noriega | Donald Freed |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Zoot Suit | Lowrider | |
1982 | Eating Raoul | Raoul Mendoza | |
1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Arcadio "Kayo" Ramos | |
1984 | Night of the Comet | Hector Gomez | |
1985 | Latino | Eddie Guerrero | |
1987 | Slam Dance | Frank | |
1987 | Gaby: A True Story | Luis | |
1988 | The Bulldance | Jack | |
1989 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Juan | |
1990 | El Diablo | El Diablo | |
1991 | Kiss Me a Killer | Tony Montero | |
1991 | To Die Standing | Juan Delgado | |
1991 | Bugsy | Alejandro | |
1995 | 500 Nations | ||
1995 | Nixon | Frank Sturgis | |
1997 | Managua | Ramon | |
1997 | Trekkies | Himself | Documentary |
1997 | How Else Am I Supposed to Know I'm Still Alive | ||
1999 | Luminarias | Joe | |
2000 | Fahrenheit 452: The Art Police | Short | |
2002 | Foto-Novelas | ||
2009 | Repo Chick | Aguas | |
2009 | Taking Chances | Joseph Sleeping Bear | |
2013 | Water & Power | ||
2013 | Free Birds | Chief Massasoit (voice) | |
2018 | Magic Lantern | Ed | |
2019 | The Circuit | ||
2020 | Butterflies | James | Short |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Calendar Girl Murders | Mooney | Television film |
1984 | The Mystic Warrior | Ahbleza | Television film |
1985 | Street Hawk | Marty Walsh | 1.5-hour pilot |
1986 | The Family Martinez | Hector Martinez | Television film |
1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Howard Thunder | Episode: "Barrington" |
1987 | Private Eye | Miguel Brojas | Episode: "Barrio Nights" |
1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Mike | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |
1989 | Miami Vice | Amendez | Episode: "Freefall" |
1990 | Sisters | Mike Perez | Television film |
1990 | El Diablo | El Diablo | Television film |
1990 | Midnight Caller | Carlos Valenzuela | |
1991 | The Chase | Mike Silva | Television film |
1991 | Veronica Clare | Duke Rado | |
1991 | La Pastorela | Luzbel | |
1992 | Stormy Weathers | Gio | Television film |
1993 | Shadow Hunter | Frank Totsoni | Television film |
1993 | Rio Shannon | Tito Carson | Television film |
1993–1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Frank Garcia / Father Michael | |
1994 | Lois & Clark
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Fuentes / Murphy | |
1994 | Models, Inc.
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Lt. Louis Soto | |
1994 | State of Emergency | Raoul Hernandez | Television film |
1995 | Runway One | Ramon Perez | Television film |
1995–2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | Commander Chakotay | Main cast; 172 episodes |
1999 | Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments | Chakotay (archive footage) | |
2001 | 2001 ALMA Awards
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Himself - Presenter | TV special |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Judge Ojeda | Episode: " Tinder Box "
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2005 | Manticore | Sgt. Baxter | Television film |
2007 | Fire Serpent | Cooke | Television film |
2007 | Medium | Father Armando Avilar | Episode: " Whatever Possessed You "
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2007 | Cry of the Winged Serpent
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Father Juan | Television film |
2009–2011 | Big Love | Jerry Flute | |
2012 | Young Justice | Maurice Bodaway (voice) | Episode: "Beneath" |
2022 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Captain Chakotay (voice) | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force | Cmdr. Chakotay |
Notable awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1996 | NCLR Bravo Award | Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role | Star Trek: Voyager | Nominated |
1997 | Nosotros Golden Eagle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Won | |
1998 | ALMA Award | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role | Nominated | |
1999 | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Robert Beltran Biography". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Beltran Biography (1953-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ Robert Beltran Stars In 'The Big Knife', TrekNation.com
- IMDb
External links
- Robert Beltran at IMDb
- Robert Beltran at AllMovie