Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-04-19 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Havana, Cuba

Also Known As

Jose Antonio Plana

Tony Plana

Biography

Tony Plana is a Cuban-American stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing Ignacio Suarez, the father of the leading character on the television show "Ugly Betty".

Known For

6.3%

Pain & Gain

Apr 18, 2013

7.9%

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

7.7%

Primal Fear

Mar 6, 1996

7.6%

The Blacklist

Sep 23, 2013

6.8%

Bombshell

Dec 13, 2019

8.1%

Marvel's The Punisher

Nov 17, 2017

7.6%

JFK

Dec 20, 1991

8.3%

Seinfeld

Jul 5, 1989

8.0%

Castle

Mar 9, 2009

7.9%

Desperate Housewives

Oct 3, 2004

8.1%

Person of Interest

Sep 22, 2011

7.6%

Elementary

Sep 27, 2012

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Acting

—		These Little Ones Perish
—		Office Romance as Francisco Alberto

2024		Holy Cash as Actor
2024		Union of Kings as Jorge de Armas

2023		White House Plumbers as Eugenio Rolando 'Musculito' Martinez
2023		A Snowy Day in Oakland as Jesus Salgado
2023		Not Dead Yet as Carlos Garza

2022

The Legend of Vox Machina as Kamaljiori (voice)

2020		Connecting... as Ramon
2020		Madagascar: A Little Wild as Pedro (voice)
2020		Seneca as Father Ruben
2020		Wasp Network as Luis Posada Carriles

2019		Bombshell as Geraldo Rivera
2019		Evil as Chet Garcia
2019		David Makes Man as Joe Padilla
2019		Victor and Valentino as El Pintor (voice)
2019		Playing with Fire as Peter

2018

Mayans M.C. as Devante

2017		Marvel's The Punisher as Rafael Hernandez
2017		Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Jessie Salinas
2017		Butterfly Caught as Michael Channis (Acting Coach)
2017		Room 104 as Bracamonte
2017		The Good Fight as Oscar Rivi
2017		Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel as El Cardenal
2017		One Day at a Time as Berto Riera

2016		Shooter as Guitierez
2016		America Adrift as William Fernandez
2016		Lethal Weapon as Ronnie Delgado
2016		StartUp as Adolfo Morales
2016		Colony as Proxy Alcala

2015

Superstore as Ron Sosa

2014		Jane the Virgin as Father Ortega
2014		Madam Secretary as Admiral Ed Parker

2013		A Miracle in Spanish Harlem as Mariano
2013		The Blacklist as Mr. Diaz
2013		Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret as Prosecutor Martinez
2013		The Fosters as Victor Gutierrez
2013		Alpha House as Benito 'Benny' Lopez
2013		Pain & Gain as Captain Lopez
2013		Meddling Mom as Luis

2012		Elementary as General Howard Alvero
2012		Blue as Stribling
2012		The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez as Dr. Dominguez

2011		Person of Interest as J.P. Suarez
2011		Legally Brown as Self - Host
2011		Body of Proof as Armando Rosas

2010		Law & Order: LA as Jorge Gomez
2010		Blue Bloods as President Velverde

2009		Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009		Life Is Hot in Cracktown as Lou
2009		Castle as Father Arguello

2008

Marina's Secret World

2007		Half Past Dead 2 as Warden El Fuego
2007		Towards Darkness as Carlos Gutierrez
2007		The Dead One as Aparicio

2006		Arte 1 Documenta
2006		Ugly Betty as Ignacio Suarez
2006		Slayer as Javier
2006		Psych as Pablo Nuñez

2005		Vampire Bats as Sheriff Herbst
2005		Goal! as Hernan Muñez
2005		Commander in Chief as Pete Ragone
2005		The Closer as Alonzo Lopez

2004

Desperate Housewives as Alejandro

2002		Half Past Dead as Warden El Fuego
2002		Less than Perfect as Owl Inspector
2002		John Doe
2002		Monk as Cpt. Alameda
2002		Fidel as Gen. Fulgencio Battista

2001		24 as Omar
2001		Vegas, City of Dreams as Captain Martin
2001		The Division

2000		The Princess and the Barrio Boy as Ramon Torres
2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Elindio Zapata
2000		Clifford the Big Red Dog as Victor / Pedro (voice)
2000		Resurrection Blvd. as Roberto Santiago
2000		Noriega: God's Favorite as Colonel Diaz-Herrera
2000		Knockout as Chuck Alvarado

1999		Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Mayor
1999		My Little Assassin
1999		The West Wing as Mickey Troop
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Father Menendez
1999		Justice as Orlando Reyes
1999		Let the Devil Wear Black as Tall

1998		Martial Law
1998		Every Dog Has Its Day as Officer Tom
1998		Shadow of Doubt as Detective Krause
1998		The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Victor Medina

1997		Sub Down as Lt. Commander Melges
1997		Canción desesperada
1997		Total Security
1997		Brooklyn South as Lt. Casisas
1997		The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca as Marcos
1997		Ally McBeal as Judge Warren Figueroa
1997		One Eight Seven as Principal Garcia
1997		Santa Fe as Chief Gomez
1997		Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as David Sanders (segment "The Unknown Patient")
1997		Gun as Innez
1997		Down for the Barrio as Cesar

1996		Death in Granada
1996		The Pretender as Det. Guerra
1996		Lone Star as Deputy Sheriff Ray Hernandez
1996		Nash Bridges
1996		Primal Fear as Martinez
1996		Peacock Blues

1995		Nixon as Manolo Sanchez
1995		JAG as Colonel Okarman
1995		Murder One as A.D.A. Julio Salazar
1995		The Drew Carey Show as Andrew Rodriguez
1995		500 Nations
1995		Santo Bugito as Paco (voice)

1994		ER as Priest
1994		The Burning Season as Galvao
1994		One West Waikiki
1994		A Million to Juan as Jorge

1993		Dave's World as Juan Gallegos
1993		Bakersfield P.D. as Luke Ramirez
1993		Father & Son: Dangerous Relations as Torres
1993		Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Amaros

1992		Live Wire as Al-Red
1992		The Panama Deception as English Voice-over

1991		JFK as Carlos Bringuier
1991		Keeper of the City as Gunman
1991		Veronica Clare
1991		One Good Cop as Beniamino

1990		Havana as Julio Ramos
1990		The Rookie as Morales
1990		In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing as Mario Portillo Grande
1990		So Proudly We Hail as FBI Agent Alonso
1990		Sweet 15 as Samuel Dela Cruz
1990		Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Pavon Reyes

1989		Snoops as Eduardo Montoya
1989		Romero as Father Manuel Morantes
1989		Seinfeld as Manny
1989		The Case of the Hillside Stranglers as Mike Hernandez
1989		Coach as Albert
1989		Buy & Cell as Raoul

1988

Break of Dawn as Rodriguez

1987		The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
1987		Beauty and the Beast
1987		Born in East L.A. as Feo
1987		Disorderlies as Miguel
1987		21 Jump Street as Robert Mendez

1986		¡Three Amigos! as Jefe
1986		L.A. Law as Roberto Rivera
1986		It's Garry Shandling's Show as Jorge Herrera
1986		Salvador as Major Maximilliano Casanova
1986		The Best of Times as Chico

1985		The Equalizer as Antonio Cruz
1985		The Golden Girls as Alvarez

1984		Murder, She Wrote as Desi Ortega
1984		Hunter as Vern, Mechanic
1984		Hunter as Otero
1984		Hunter as D.A.
1984		Miami Vice
1984		Miami Vice as Cinco

1983		Deal of the Century as Chicano Man
1983		El Norte as Carlos the Bus Boy
1983		Nightmares as Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
1983		Valley Girl as Low Rider
1983		Listen to Your Heart as Julio
1983		What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon as Officer Ignatz