Movie Credits
The Matador	(2005)
[ Pierce Brosnan ][ Greg Kinnear ][ Dylan Baker ][ Philip Baker Hall ][ Adam Scott ]
2046	(2004)
[ Tony Leung Chiu Wai ][ Kar Wai Wong ]
Bad Santa	(2003)
[ John Ritter ][ Lauren Graham ][ Billy Bob Thornton ][ Bing Crosby ][ Ajay Naidu ]
Down with Love	(2003)
[ Ewan McGregor ][ Jack Plotnick ][ Tony Randall ][ Frank Sinatra ][ David Hyde Pierce ]
Two Weeks Notice	(2002)
[ Hugh Grant ][ David Haig ][ Mark Feuerstein ]
Night at the Golden Eagle	(2002)
[ James Caan ][ Vinnie Jones ][ Ron Jeremy ][ Tom Waits ]
Crazy in Alabama	(1999)
[ Lucas Black ][ David Morse ][ Robert Wagner ][ Rod Steiger ][ Little Richard ]
Ennui, L'	(1998)
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss	(1998)
[ Brad Rowe ][ Sean Hayes ][ Carmine Giovinazzo ]
Kika	(1993)
[ Peter Coyote ]
Mac	(1992)
[ James Madio ][ John Turturro ][ Nicholas Turturro ][ Dennis Farina ][ Mike Starr ]
Radio Days	(1987)
[ Jeff Daniels ][ Seth Green ][ William H Macy ][ Woody Allen ][ William H. Macy ]
Blood Simple.	(1984)
[ Dan Hedaya ][ Joel Coen ][ M. Emmet Walsh ]
Bye Bye Brasil	(1979)
[ Bing Crosby ][ Irving Berlin ]
Tempo di villeggiatura	(1956)
Scapolo, Lo	(1955)
Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City	(1949)
Neptune's Daughter	(1949)
[ Ricardo Montalban ][ Mel Blanc ][ Keenan Wynn ]
A Date with Judy	(1948)
[ Robert Stack ]
Bathing Beauty	(1944)
Stage Door Canteen	(1943)
In Gay Madrid	(1930)
[ Ramon Novarro ]

This Spanish violinist and band leader was born in Spain and raised in Havana. He emigrated to the U.S. and worked as a cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times. In 1928 he began appearing with his first band at the Cocoanut Grove in Hollywood. Greatly helping to popularize Latin rhythms in the U.S., by the 30s and 40s he became known as America's "rumba king." Occasionally he appeared in films, often as himself leading his band through several musical numbers; sometimes played genial fictional characters. He gave up his career after suffering a stroke in 1971. His third wife was singer Abbe Lane and his fourth was singer and TV personality Charo.