Underappreciated Actors: Miguel Ferrer
Filed Under (Movies) by admin on 29-05-2009
Tagged Under : Miguel Ferrer, Underappreciated Actors
This particular underappreciated actor is a man who worked his way up to significant supporting roles in major pictures, from the bottom of the ladder.
He is often referred to as “George Clooney’s cousin” because of the superstardom Clooney achieved much after they both hit Hollywood. But the fact is that Miguel Ferrer established himself in advance of Clooney getting his foot in the door, and he did so on the basis of pure acting talent and intensity, rather than his cousin’s matinee good looks.
Though his credits date back to 1981, with a guest appearance on Magnum P.I., Ferrer first made a big impression as one of the key characters in a film that was filled to the brim with underappreciated actors: Robocop. Stronger performances by supporting stalwarts Ferrer, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Ray Wise and Paul McCrane buttressed the work of headliners Peter Weller and Nancy Allen, and it was these strong supporting roles that helped the film become an enormous hit and a cult classic.
The removal of such acting credibility from the middle ranks of the casts also helps explain the lack of success achieved by anything else ever having Robocop in the title, be it sequel or television series.
Ferrer also played a critical supporting role in the Oscar-winning 2000 film Traffic and was a regular cast member of the series Crossing Jordan.
Other notable film credits include The Manchurian Candidate, Mulan and Star Trek III. To these he has added guest appearances in a litany of major television series: Miami Vice, CHiPs, Hill Street Blues, Cagney and Lacey, Twin Peaks, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and CSI.
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