- Eddie Velez
Edwin "Eddie" Velez (
June 4 ,1958 inNew York City ) is a Hispanic-American actor who stars in films and on television. Velez began acting while in theUnited States Air Force , when he was stationed inSunnyvale, California at the Sunnyvale Air Force base. In 1981, he was honorably discharged from the service and later on moved to Los Angeles to pursue his TV and film acting career.In 1983, his first TV role was in the 1983 TV movie "
For Love and Honor ", but in 1984, his big role came when he played Napoleon "Napo" Rodriguez in the 1984 cult classic film "Repo Man".Eddie got his first TV series role in the
soap opera "Capitol" in 1986 as Alonzo. He later on that year starred in the hitNBC TV series "The A-Team " as Frankie "Dishpan" Santana from 1986-1987 as a new member of the team. The show was in its 5th and final season. Eddie's other TV roles were in the series "Trial and Error" in 1988 as John Hernandez. He starred in "True Blue" as Officer Frankie Avila.Eddie starred in the soap opera "
Port Charles " and "General Hospital " as Det. Alexander Garcia, and later on starred in the soap opera "Days of Our Lives " as Paul Mendez.Some of Eddie's other feature film roles were "Doin' Time" (1985), "
The Women's Club " (1987), "Rooftops" (1989), "Traffic" (2000), "White Chicks " (2004) and his most recent film is "Beautiful Loser" in 2008.Velez has made guest appearances on various programs, including "
Cagney & Lacey ", "Hill Street Blues ", "Walker, Texas Ranger ", "Pacific Blue", "Charmed ", and "Numb3rs ".elected Filmography
*"Beautiful Loser" (2008)
*"White Chicks " (2004)
*"Traffic" (2000)
*"Most Wanted" (1997)
*"Under Oath " (1997)
*"A Passion to Kill " (1994)
*"Body Bags " (1993) TV movie
*"Rooftops" (1989)
*"The Women's Club " (1987)
*"The A-Team "(1986) 13 Episodes
*"Doin' Time" (1985)
*"Repo Man" (1984)External links
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