Portrait of Shawn Elliott

Shawn Elliott

Acting

Biography

Shawn Elliott (February 24, 1937 – March 11, 2016) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring in the original cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris onstage and as Paco in the film Short Eyes (1977).

Born: February 24, 1937

Place of Birth: Santurce, Puerto Rico

Filmography

2012
Arbitrage

as Flores

2006
The Feast of the Goat

as Johnny Abbes

2002
CSI: Miami

as Ray Santoya

2001
Double Take

as Thomas Chela / Minty Gutierrez

2000
Blue Moon

as The Ambassador

1995
Death in Small Doses

as Detective Ortega

1992
Ghostwriter

as Eduardo Fernandez

1990
Law & Order

as Judge Joseph Rivera

1990
Law & Order

as Ramone Buenaventura

1990
Law & Order

as Judge Dominic Santos

1990
Impulse

as Tony Peron

1989
Do the Right Thing

as Puerto Rican Icee Man

1989
Gideon Oliver

as Torres

1988
The Dead Pool

as Chester Docksteder

1988
1986
Off Beat

as Hector

1984
The Cosby Show

as Mr. Wilson

1984
Miami Vice

as Moya's Cousin

1984
Miami Vice

as Orrestes Pedrosa

1984
Beat Street

as Domingo

1981
Dream House

as Miguel Rivas

1977
Short Eyes

as Paco

1975