Biographie

Edwin "Eddie" Velez (June 4, 1958 in New York City) is a Hispanic-American actor who stars in films and on television. Velez began acting while in the United States Air Force, when he was stationed in Sunnyvale, California at the Sunnyvale Air Force base. In 1981, he was honorably discharged from the service and later on moved to Los Angeles to pursue his TV and film acting career.

Eddie got his first TV series role in the soap opera Capitol in 1986 as Alonzo. He later on that year starred in the hit NBC TV series The A-Team as Frankie "Dishpan" Santana from 1986-1987 as a new member of the team. The show was in its 5th and final season. Eddie's other TV roles were in the series Trial and Error in 1988 as John Hernandez. He starred in True Blue as Officer Frankie Avila.

Eddie starred in the soap opera Port Charles and General Hospital as Det. Alexander Garcia, and later on starred in the soap opera Days of our Lives as Paul Mendez.

Some of Eddie's other feature film roles were Doin' Time (1985), The Women's Club (1987), Rooftops (1989), in the film "Romero" (1989)as Lieutenant ColumaTraffic (2000), White Chicks (2004) and his most recent film is Beautiful Loser in 2008.

Velez has made guest appearances on various programs, including Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues, Walker, Texas Ranger, Pacific Blue, Charmed, and Numb3rs.


Selected Filmography
Beautiful Loser (200
White Chicks (2004)
Traffic (2000)
Most Wanted (1997)
Under Oath (1997)
A Passion to Kill (1994)
Body Bags (1993) TV movie
Rooftops (1989)
The Women's Club (1987)
The A-Team(1986) 13 Episodes
Doin' Time (1985)
Repo Man (1984)

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