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Shawn Elliott
Born
Feb 24, 1937
Died: Mar 11, 2016
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
19
Movies
11
TV Shows
Also Known As
Eliezer Santiago
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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).
Movies
19
TV Shows
11
Arbitrage
as
Flores
2012
The Feast of the Goat
as
Johnny Abbes
2006
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
as
Mickey Wheeler
2001
Double Take
as
Thomas Chela / Minty Gutierrez
2001
Blue Moon
as
The Ambassador
2000
The New Yorker
Cast
1998
Hurricane Streets
as
Paco
1997
Death in Small Doses
as
Detective Ortega
1995
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
as
Jackie Cairo
1991
Impulse
as
Tony Peron
1990
Do the Right Thing
as
Puerto Rican Icee Man
1989
The Dead Pool
as
Chester Docksteder
1988
Promised a Miracle
as
Romero
1988
Off Beat
as
Hector
1986
Crossover Dreams
as
Orlando
1985
Beat Street
as
Domingo
1984
Dream House
as
Miguel Rivas
1981
Short Eyes
as
Paco
1977
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
as
Voice in 'Madeleine' (voice)
1975
