Mel Ferrer

Melchor Gastón Ferrer O’Donohue

Born August 25, 1917· Elberon, New Jersey, USA

† Died June 2, 2008

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Born in Elberon, New Jersey to a Cuban father and Irish mother, Ferrer left Princeton after his sophomore year to pursue acting, having cut his teeth in summer-stock and winning a university playwriting prize before joining Broadway as a chorus dancer. His stage success led to film work, with starring roles in the early 1950s classics Scaramouche, Lili and Knights of the Round Table, and a notable…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Columbo

The Longest Day

The Longest Day1962

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984

Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark1967

French-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O1969

Dallas

War and Peace

War and Peace1956

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

A Thousand Billion Dollars

A Thousand Billion Dollars1982

Cornelius A. Woaegen, president of GTI

Hotel

Anthony Palandrini

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest1981

Phillip Erickson

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest1981