
Shawn Elliott
Biography
Shawn Elliott (February 24, 1937 – March 11, 2016) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring in the original cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris onstage and as Paco in the film Short Eyes (1977).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Dream House
as Miguel Rivas
1981

Off Beat
as Hector
1986

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
as Mickey Wheeler
2001

Hurricane Streets
as Paco
1997

Short Eyes
as Paco
1977

Arbitrage
as Flores
2012
The New Yorker
1998
Crossover Dreams
as Orlando
1985

Promised a Miracle
as Romero
1988

The Feast of the Goat
as Johnny Abbes
2006

Beat Street
as Domingo
1984

Death in Small Doses
as Detective Ortega
1995

Do the Right Thing
as Puerto Rican Icee Man
1989

Impulse
as Tony Peron
1990

Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
as Jackie Cairo
1991

The Dead Pool
as Chester Docksteder
1988

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
as Voice in 'Madeleine' (voice)
1975

Double Take
as Thomas Chela / Minty Gutierrez
2001

Blue Moon
as The Ambassador
2000
TV Appearances

Ghostwriter
as Eduardo Fernandez
1992
Gideon Oliver
as Torres
1989

Law & Order
as Judge Joseph Rivera
1990

CSI: Miami
as Ray Santoya
2002

Law & Order
as Ramone Buenaventura
1990

Law & Order
as Judge Dominic Santos
1990

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Det. Uribe
1987

Miami Vice
as Moya's Cousin
1984

The Cosby Show
as Mr. Wilson
1984

Leg Work
1987

Miami Vice
as Orrestes Pedrosa
1984