Tony Plana

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1952-04-19

Place of Birth

Havana, Cuba

Tony Plana

Biography

Tony Plana is a Cuban-American stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing Ignacio Suarez, the father of the leading character on the television show "Ugly Betty".

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

Castle

Castle

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

24

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Monk

Monk

Elementary

Elementary

JAG

JAG

Acting History

Holy Cash as Actor

Union of Kings as Jorge de Armas

White House Plumbers as Eugenio Rolando 'Musculito' Martinez

A Snowy Day in Oakland as Jesus Salgado

Not Dead Yet as Carlos Garza

The Legend of Vox Machina as Kamaljiori (voice)

Only Murders in the Building as George

Connecting... as Ramon

Madagascar: A Little Wild as Pedro (voice)

Wasp Network as Luis Posada Carriles

Bombshell as Geraldo Rivera

Seneca as Father Ruben

Evil as Chet Garcia

David Makes Man as Joe Padilla

Victor and Valentino as El Pintor (voice)

Playing with Fire as Peter

Mayans M.C. as Devante

Marvel's The Punisher as Rafael Hernandez

Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Jessie Salinas

Butterfly Caught as Michael Channis (Acting Coach)

Room 104 as Bracamonte

The Good Fight as Oscar Rivi

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel as El Cardenal

One Day at a Time as Berto Riera

Shooter as Guitierez

America Adrift as William Fernandez

Lethal Weapon as Ronnie Delgado

StartUp as Adolfo Morales

Colony as Proxy Alcala

Superstore as Ron Sosa

Jane the Virgin as Father Ortega

Madam Secretary as Ed Parker

A Miracle in Spanish Harlem as Mariano

The Blacklist as Mr. Diaz

Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret as Prosecutor Martinez

The Fosters as Victor Gutierrez

Alpha House as Benito 'Benny' Lopez

Pain & Gain as Captain Lopez

Meddling Mom as Luis

Elementary as General Howard Alvero

Blue as Stribling

The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez as Dr. Dominguez

Person of Interest as J.P. Suarez

Legally Brown as Self - Host

Body of Proof as Armando Rosas

Harry's Law as Judge Tomás Garcia

Flowers for Norma as Older Gentleman #1

Law & Order: LA as Jorge Gomez

Blue Bloods as President Velverde

Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self

Life Is Hot in Cracktown as Lou

Castle as Father Arguello

Marina's Secret World

Half Past Dead 2 as Warden El Fuego

Towards Darkness as Carlos Gutierrez

The Dead One as Aparicio

Arte 1 Documenta

Ugly Betty as Ignacio Suarez

Slayer as Javier

Psych as Pablo Nuñez

Vampire Bats as Sheriff Herbst

Goal! as Hernan Muñez

Commander in Chief as Pete Ragone

The Closer as Alonzo Lopez

Desperate Housewives as Alejandro

Half Past Dead as Warden El Fuego

Less than Perfect as Owl Inspector

John Doe as Captain Ruiz

Monk as Cpt. Alameda

Fidel as Gen. Fulgencio Battista

Vegas, City of Dreams as Captain Martin

The Princess and the Barrio Boy as Ramon Torres

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Elindio Zapata

Clifford the Big Red Dog as Victor / Pedro (voice)

Resurrection Blvd. as Roberto Santiago

Noriega: God's Favorite as Colonel Diaz-Herrera

Knockout as Chuck Alvarado

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Mayor

My Little Assassin

The West Wing as Mickey Troop

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Father Menendez

Justice as Orlando Reyes

Let the Devil Wear Black as Tall

Every Dog Has Its Day as Officer Tom

Shadow of Doubt as Detective Krause

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Victor Medina

Sub Down as Lt. Commander Melges

Canción desesperada

Brooklyn South as Lieutenant Casisas

Ally McBeal as Judge Warren Figueroa

One Eight Seven as Principal Garcia

Santa Fe as Chief Gomez

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as David Sanders (segment "The Unknown Patient")

Down for the Barrio as Cesar

Death in Granada as Lorca's Friend Marcos

The Pretender as Det. Guerra

Lone Star as Ray

Nash Bridges as Roscoe Skirt

Primal Fear as Martinez

Nixon as Manolo Sanchez

JAG as Colonel Okarman

Murder One as A.D.A. Julio Salazar

The Drew Carey Show as Andrew Rodriguez

Santo Bugito as Paco (voice)

The Burning Season as Galvao

One West Waikiki

A Million to Juan as Jorge

Dave's World as Juan Gallegos

Bakersfield P.D. as Luke Ramirez

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations as Torres

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Amaros

Live Wire as Al-Red

The Panama Deception as English Voice-over

JFK as Carlos Bringuier

Keeper of the City as Gunman

One Good Cop as Beniamino

Havana as Julio Ramos

The Rookie as Morales

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing as Mario Portillo Grande

So Proudly We Hail as FBI Agent Alonso

Sweet 15 as Samuel Dela Cruz

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Pavon Reyes

Snoops as Eduardo Montoya

Romero as Father Manuel Morantes

Seinfeld as Manny

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers as Mike Hernandez

Coach as Albert

Buy & Cell as Raoul

Break of Dawn as Rodriguez

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

Beauty and the Beast

Born in East L.A. as Feo

Disorderlies as Miguel

21 Jump Street as Robert Mendez

¡Three Amigos! as Jefe

L.A. Law as Roberto Rivera

It's Garry Shandling's Show as Jorge Herrera

Salvador as Major Maximilliano Casanova

The Best of Times as Chico

The Equalizer as Antonio Cruz

The Golden Girls as Alvarez

Godzilla 1985 as Goro Maki (voice) (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote as Desi Ortega

Hunter as Vern, Mechanic

Hunter as Otero

Miami Vice as Ernesto Guerrero

Miami Vice as Cinco

Deal of the Century as Chicano Man

El Norte as Carlos the Bus Boy

Nightmares as Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")

Valley Girl as Low Rider

Listen to Your Heart as Julio

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon as Officer Ignatz

Remington Steele as Hector Sanchez

An Officer and a Gentleman as Emiliano Della Serra

Cagney & Lacey as Freddie

T. J. Hooker as Chuy Vallestero

Falcon Crest as Sal Tortino

Zoot Suit as Rudy

Madame X as Senor Rueda

Hill Street Blues

First Family as White House Gardener

The Streets of L.A. as Alberto "Toto" Corona

The Boss' Son as Juan

What's Happening!!

These Little Ones Perish

Office Romance as Francisco Alberto