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Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor. He was born in Washington, D.C..

Sandoval began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He later joined the troupe full time and continued his study of pantomime.

He began his film career in the early 1980s. He had small roles in such acclaimed films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, and Jurassic Park. 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 Blow.

Having appeared briefly in Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, Sandoval has also played the major roles of Treviranus (in Death and the Compass) and Bennie Reyes (in Three Businessmen) for director Alex Cox.

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 a success with Medium in 2005, where he currently plays D.A. Manuel Devalos.

Partial filmography

• Tortilla Heaven (2005)
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
• Medium (2005) TV series
• 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003) TV series
• Kingpin (2003) TV series
• Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2003)
• The Court (2002) TV series
• Collateral Damage (2002)
• "Alias" (4 Episodes, 2001)
• Wild Iris (2001)
• Blow (2001)
• Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
• Panic (2000)
• Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
• Three Businessmen (1998)
• Death and the Compass (1996)
• Up Close & Personal (1996)
• Get Shorty (1995)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994)
• Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Jungle Fever (1991)
• Do the Right Thing (1989)
• Howard the Duck (1986)
• Repo Man (1984)
• Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swan (1982)

External links

• Miguel Sandoval at the IMDb
• Profile of Miguel Sandoval

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