Abraham Alvarez (actor)
{{short description|American film and television actor}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Abraham Alvarez
|image = Abraham Alvarez and Carroll O'Connor.webp
|caption = Alvarez (left) with Carroll O'Connor, 1983
|birth_place = New York, U.S.
|occupation = Film and television actor
}}
Abraham Alvarez is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the beleaguered cook Jose in the American sitcom television series Archie Bunker's Place.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed.|page=54|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|date=January 10, 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786486410|via=Google Books}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/945546313/|title=Archie's place is not in the kitchen|work=The Toronto Star|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|date=April 23, 1983|access-date=December 7, 2024|page=180|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}
Life and career
Alvarez was born in New York.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/750834186/|title=Beneath chef's outfit, beats heart of real cook|work=The State|location=Columbia, South Carolina|date=May 8, 1983|access-date=December 7, 2024|page=113|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{efn | Alvarez was a native of New York}}
Alvarez guest-starred in television programs including CBS Summer Playhouse,{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/734709714/|title=Tuesday|work=North Bay Nugget|location=North Bay, Ontario, Canada|date=June 24, 1988|access-date=December 7, 2024|page=78|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} Knots Landing, T. J. Hooker, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Emergency!, Wonder Woman and The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.,{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Television_Westerns_Episode_Guide/O85kAAAAMAAJ?hl=en|title=Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949-1996|page=7|first=Harris M.|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=1997|ISBN=9780786403776|via=Google Books}} and played the recurring role of Judge Augustus Triandos in Reasonable Doubts. He also appeared in films such as Alien Nation, Baby Blue Marine, Predator 2{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/376490-Abraham-Alvarez|title=Abraham Alvarez|work=American Film Institute|access-date=December 7, 2024}} and The Panama Deception.{{Cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/37153/The-Panama-Deception/details|title=The Panama Deception (1992)|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201034755/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/37153/The-Panama-Deception/details|archive-date=February 1, 2009|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0023225}}
- {{TCMDb name|3051%7C0}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/abraham_alvarez Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Male actors from New York (state)
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
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