Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951) is an American actor of film and television.

Biography

Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in

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. He later joined the troupe full-time and continued his study of mime. He began his film career in the early 1980s. He had small roles in such acclaimed films ''

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''. After appearing in '' Clear and Present Danger'' in 1994, he began to take on larger roles, and appeared in '' Get Shorty'', '' Up Close & Personal'', and ''

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''. Having appeared briefly in '' Repo Man'' and '' Sid and Nancy'', Sandoval has also played the major roles of Treviranus (in ''

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''), Bennie Reyes (in '' Three Businessmen'') and Arizona Gray (in the microfeature '' Repo Chick'') for director

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. In addition to film, Sandoval has acted in numerous television shows, often in recurring roles. Though shows such as '' The Court'' and '' Kingpin'' failed, he found success with ''

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'' in 2005, where he played D.A. Manuel Devalos until the series ended in 2011. Sandoval's other guest starring roles include appearances in popular series such as ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. He was prominently featured in the first season of the ABC drama '' Murder One''. Sandoval has also directed, taking the helm for the third season ''

'' episode "

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" which aired in March 2007. He directed one episode in each of seasons four through to seven. Sandoval co-starred as Judge Hernandez in ''

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'', an American legal comedy television series co-created by Chad Kultgen and

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. It premiered on NBC on October 2, 2014. After that, he had roles in '' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', ''

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'', and '' Station 19''.

Personal life

Sandoval resides in

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. He and his wife Linda have a grown daughter, Olivia, an actress who portrayed his character's daughter on ''Medium''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Profile of Miguel Sandoval
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandoval, Miguel 1951 births Living people Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico American male actors of Mexican descent American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors Male actors from New Mexico Male actors from Washington, D.C.