Biography
His leading role on NBC's beloved long-running drama Santa Barbara earned actor A Martinez the allegiance of an international audience. The show, a soulful, quirky, groundbreaking look at Southern California, was widely syndicated around the globe and became a breakout hit. During the series' eight-year run, Martinez won a Best Actor Emmy for his portrayal of the cop Cruz Castillo, and has gone on to star in a wide variety of roles in the years since.
Notable performances along the way have included a high camp turn as Meryl Streep's gigolo butler in She-Devil, the radical badass Buddy Red Bow in the road movie Powwow Highway, and the legendary California outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez in Luis Valdez' Bandido at the Mark Taper Forum. Martinez delivered a haunted and highly regarded performance as a vigilante in the controversial NBC movie Cruel Justice, and starred in both The Cherokee Kid and Grand Avenue for HBO, the latter a Robert Redford-produced mini-series that took a hard look at Native American poverty in contemporary Northern California.
Actor
Documentaries | |
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2019 |
George Harrison and HandMade Films |
The Dark Hobby |
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2010 |
Divanyolu: Bir Medeniyet Rüyası |
1994 |
50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration (TV movie) |
Guest
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2023 |
The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards |
2002 |
SoapTalk |
2001 |
The Wayne Brady Show |
1999 |
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards |
1994 |
The Suzanne Somers Show |
1993 |
The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards |
1992 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
Vicki! |
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1990 |
6th Annual Soap Opera Awards |
1989 |
The Arsenio Hall Show |
1988 |
4th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards - moderator |
Live with Kelly and Mark |
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1986 |
The Late Show |
The New Hollywood Squares |
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1980 |
Hour Magazine |