Miguel Ferrer, the character and voice actor who appeared in shows including “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “Crossing Jordan,” and films such as “RoboCop” and “Iron Man 3,” died on Thursday of throat cancer. He was 61.Among Ferrer’s other performance credits, Variety lists appearances in the TV shows Bionic Woman, Desperate Housewives, Twin Peaks, and the long-forgotten Shannon’s Deal. It might also have mentioned that he appeared on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Third Rock from the Sun, ER, Miami Vice, T.J. Hooker, and Magnum, P.I.
Ferrer was the son of top 1950s singer Rosemary Clooney and actor José Ferrer, and first cousin to George Clooney. He appeared on “NCIS: Los Angeles” for seven seasons. …
Born in Santa Monica, Calif., he started out as a studio musician, touring with his mother and Bing Crosby, and recording with Keith Moon of The Who, before moving into television and film.
READ MORE: “R.I.P., Miguel Ferrer,” by Ken Levine; “Snapshots of a Friendship,” by Max Allan Collins.
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My feelings mirror Ken Levine. While I never met the man I did admire his underrated talent. He was never able to overcome the shadow of his father Jose. Yet I felt he was a better actor than his father. There was a humor and ability to play comedy with Miguel that made him different from his father. But Miguel had a long successful career and entertained the world...just not as long as we wanted.
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