Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his role on the NBC/CBS drama series Medium (2005–2011), on which he played D.A. Manuel Devalos, and his collaborations with British director Alex Cox.
Biography Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He 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 mime."Miguel Sandoval" by John Crook at Chicago Tribune He began his film career in the early 1980s."Veteran Latino actors get their due" by Julio Martinez at Variety He had small roles in such acclaimed films as 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"The Projector Takes On Film" by Jon Bowman at The Santa Fe New Mexican (May 20, 2005), Retrieved from and Sid and Nancy, Sandoval has also played the major roles of Treviranus (in Death and the Compass), Bennie Reyes (in Three Businessmen) and Arizona Gray (in the "microfeature" Repo Chick) for director Alex Cox.Repo Chick review by Leslie Felperin at Variety 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 success with Medium in 2005, on which he played D.A. Manuel Devalos until the series ended in 2011. Sandoval's other guest starring roles include appearances in popular series such as Frasier, ER, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Law & Order and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. He was prominently featured in the first season of the ABC drama Murder One.
Sandoval has also directed, taking the helm for the third season Medium episode "Whatever Possessed You", which aired in March 2007. He directed one episode in each of seasons four through to seven.
Sandoval co-starred as Judge Hernandez in Bad Judge, an American legal comedy television series co-created by Chad Kultgen and Anne Heche. It premiered on NBC on October 2, 2014. After that, he had roles in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency,"'Dirk Gently': 'Compton's Neil Brown Jr., Richard Schiff & More Join BBC America Series" by Denise Petski at Deadline Hollywood Sharp Objects, and Station 19."'Grey's Anatomy' Firefighter Spinoff Casts Its Captain" by Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter
Personal life Sandoval resides in Los Angeles, California. He and his wife Linda have a daughter, Olivia, an actress who portrayed his character's daughter on Medium.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Emil Film role debut 1984 Repo Man Archie As Michael Sandoval 1986 Sid and Nancy Record Company Executive Howard the Duck Bar Entertainment Supervisor 1987 Walker Parker French Straight to Hell George 1989 Do the Right Thing Officer Mark Ponte 1991 Jungle Fever Ricochet Vargas, Drug Dealer 1992 White Sands FBI Agent Ruiz Death and the Compass Treviranus Originally aired as television film 1993 Jurassic Park Juanito Rostagno 1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death Lieutenant Hector Vasquez Clear and Present Danger Ernesto Escobedo 1995 Get Shorty Mr. Escobar Fair Game Emilio Juantorena 1996 Up Close & Personal Dan Duarte Mrs. Winterbourne Paco "Screwball Noir" by Michael Wilmington at Chicago Tribune 1998 Where's Marlowe? Skip Pfeiffer Three Businessmen Bennie Reyes 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Sam Panic Detective Larson Flight of Fancy Frank The Crew Raul Ventana, Drug Lord Air Bud: World Pup Coach Montoya 2001 Blow Augusto Oliveras Human Nature Wendall, The Therapist Black PointMalcolm 2002 Collateral Damage FBI Agent Joe Phipps Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever FBI Agent Julio Martin "Vancouver gets starring role in Ecks vs. Sever" by Ian Edwards at Playback 2005 Nine Lives Deputy Sheriff Ron Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Matthew Smith Crazylove Bill Johansen Tortilla Heaven Gil Garcia Tortilla Heaven review by at The Hollywood Reporter 2008 Bottle Shock Mr. Garcia Dispatches from Nicaragua Himself Documentary about the filming of Walker 2009 Repo Chick Arizona Gray Brüno Himself Tales of Masked Men The Narrator Voice 2011 Real Steel Judge Uncredited 2013 Oculus Dr. Shawn Graham 2014 The Book of Life Land of the Remembered Captain Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2016 Eternity Hill Dr. Elias Blood Father Arturo Rios 2022 The Grotto Richie
Television +Miguel Sandoval television work Year Title Role Notes 1982 Voyagers! Ned Dawson Episode: "Bully and Billy"; credited as Michael Sandoval 1984 Remington Steele ER Doctor Episode: "Steele Eligible" Fatal Vision MP In Jeep Miniseries 1985 Badge of the Assassin Francisco Torres Television film; credited as Michael Sandoval 1986 Hotel Reporter #1 Episode: "Promises to Keep" 1988 St. Elsewhere Mr. Heath Episode: "Requiem for a Heavyweight" 1989 Hunter Augustine Rojas Episode: "Partners" From the Dead of Night Duty Officer Television film 1990 Doogie Howser, M.D. Eye Doctor Episode: "Vinnie's Blind Date" El Diablo Roberto Zamudio Television film Matlock Carlos "Carl" Berman Episode: "Nowhere to Run" Dangerous Passion Sergeant Hidalgo Television film D.E.A. Rafael Cordera 6 episodes 1992 L.A. Law Alvaro Campos Episode: "I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz" Civil Wars Judge Felix Silva-Pures Episode: "Below the Beltway" The Golden Palace Ramone Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 2" Renegade Hector Ortega Episode: "Partners" 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Eduardo Friez 2 episodes 1995 The Marshal Lester Villa-Lobos 2 episodes 1996 Home Improvement Mr. Jennings Episode: "High School Confidential" The West Himself Voice, miniseries documentary; 2 episodes Murder One Roberto Portalegre 3 episodes L.A. Firefighters Arson Investigator Bernie Ramirez 13 episodes 1997 Players General Simon Lott 2 episodes 1997–1998 Seinfeld Marcelino 2 episodes 1998 Frasier Mr. Martin Episode: "Sweet Dreams" Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal Gilberto Episode: "Give and Go""Nickelodeon Drama Treats Teens' Lives Realistically" by Harlene Ellin at Chicago Tribune 1999 Superman: The Animated Series Doctor #2 Voice, episode: "Unity" 1999–2000 Batman Beyond Dr. Blades / Bennie / Mendez Voice, 3 episodes 2000–2001 Level 9 Santoro Goff Episode: "It's Magic/Reboot" 2000–2005 Jackie Chan Adventures "El Toro" Fuerte Voice, 12 episodes 2000–2002 Static Shock Principal Aguilar Voice, 2 episodes 2001 The Zeta Project Dr. Nelson Arroyo Voice, episode: "His Maker's Name" Wild Iris Ramando Galvez Television film7th Heaven Ramon Reyes 2 episodes Alias Anthony Russek 3 episodes The X-Files Martin Ortega Episode: "Vienen" The West Wing Victor Campos Episode: "Ways and Means" 2002 Gotta Kick It Up! Principal Zavala Television film 2003 Kingpin Tio Beto 2 episodes 10-8: Officers on Duty Captain Otis Briggs 13 episodes 2004 The Batman Thug #1 Voice, episode: "The Bat in the Belfry" 2005–2011 Medium District Attorney Manuel Devalos / General 130 episodes 2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Golden Leon Voice, episode: "The Grave Escape" 2008 Ben & Izzy Ibn Firnas Voice, English dub; episode: "A Flight of Fantasy, a Fantasy of Flight" 2009 Entourage Carlos 5 episodes The Closer Mario Gomez 1 episode 2011 Metro Felix Alvarez Television film Bad Mom Vagner Television film Generator Rex Oso Martelo / Guards Voice, episode: "Outpost" 2012, 2019 Grey's Anatomy Hank 1 episode Captain Pruitt Herrera 1 episode 2013 Hawaii 5-0 Luis Braga Episode: "Aloha. Malama Pono" The Surgeon General Senator Nortega Television film 2014–2015 Bad Judge Judge Hernandez 13 episodes 2014 Dallas "El Pozolero" 3 episodes 2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Colonel Scott Riggins 6 episodes 2017 Graves "El Terrón" Episode: "Spark Meet Gasoline" 2018–2021 Station 19 Captain Pruitt Herrera Series regular, (season 1–3) Guest role (season 4); 43 episodes 2018 Sharp Objects Frank Curry Voice, 8 episodes 2020–2021 Solar Opposites Enrique Voice, 6 episodes 2022 Barry Fernando 4 episodes 2023–present The Diplomat Secretary of State Miguel Ganon Recurring role 2024 Sugar Thomas Kinsey 4 episodes
Video game YearTitleVoice role2006Scarface: The World Is YoursNacho Contreras
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External links
Profile of Miguel Sandoval