Héctor Elizondo
Héctor Elizondo
Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American character actor. He is known for playing Phillip Watters in the television series Chicago Hope (1994–2000) and Ed Alzate in the television series Last Man Standing) (2011–2021). His film roles include Pocket Money (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) (1974), Cuba) (1979), American Gigolo (1980), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Taking Care of Business) (1990), Pretty Woman (1990), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), The Princess Diaries) (2001), and Love in the Time of Cholera) (2007).
Héctor Elizondo
Elizondo has received an Obie Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two ALMA Awards, and had been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Early life
Hector Elizondo was born on December 22, 1936, in New York, the son of Carmen Medina Reyes and Martín Echevarría Elizondo, an accountant and notary public. His parents were Puerto Ricans of Spanish descent who moved from Puerto Rico to New York City with the hope of finding a better life. He grew up on the Upper West Side.
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