Tony Plana

Acting

Tony Plana

Born April 19, 1952Havana, Cuba178 credits

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

Holy Cash
6.0

Holy Cash

Movie

2024

Union of Kings

Union of Kings

Movie

2024

White House Plumbers
6.2

White House Plumbers

TV

2023

A Snowy Day in Oakland
6.8

A Snowy Day in Oakland

Movie

2023

Not Dead Yet
7.0

Not Dead Yet

TV

2023

The Legend of Vox Machina
8.2

The Legend of Vox Machina

TV

2022

Filmography

Holy Cash
2024Holy Cashas ActorMovie
Union of Kings
2024Union of Kingsas Jorge de ArmasMovie
White House Plumbers
2023White House Plumbersas Rolando 'Musculito' MartinezTV
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023A Snowy Day in Oaklandas Jesus SalgadoMovie
Not Dead Yet
2023Not Dead Yetas Carlos GarzaTV
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022The Legend of Vox Machinaas Kamaljiori (voice)TV
Only Murders in the Building
2021Only Murders in the Buildingas GeorgeTV
Connecting...
2020Connecting...as RamonTV
Madagascar: A Little Wild
2020Madagascar: A Little Wildas Pedro (voice)TV
Wasp Network
2020Wasp Networkas Luis Posada CarrilesMovie
Deputy
2020Deputyas Jorge ReyesTV
Bombshell
2019Bombshellas Geraldo RiveraMovie
Seneca
2019Senecaas Father RubenMovie
Evil
2019Evilas Chet GarciaTV
David Makes Man
2019David Makes Manas Joe PadillaTV
Victor and Valentino
2019Victor and Valentinoas El Pintor (voice)TV
Playing with Fire
2019Playing with Fireas PeterTV
Mayans M.C.
2018Mayans M.C.as DevanteTV
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017Roman J. Israel, Esq.as Jessie SalinasMovie
Marvel's The Punisher
2017Marvel's The Punisheras Rafael HernandezTV
Butterfly Caught
2017Butterfly Caughtas Michael Channis (Acting Coach)Movie
Room 104
2017Room 104as BracamonteTV
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Oscar RiviTV
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel
2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartelas El CardenalMovie
One Day at a Time
2017One Day at a Timeas Berto RieraTV
Shooter
2016Shooteras GuitierezTV
America Adrift
2016America Adriftas William FernandezMovie
Lethal Weapon
2016Lethal Weaponas Ronnie DelgadoTV
StartUp
2016StartUpas Adolfo MoralesTV
Colony
2016Colonyas Proxy AlcalaTV
Superstore
2015Superstoreas Ron SosaTV
Jane the Virgin
2014Jane the Virginas Father OrtegaTV
The Affair
2014The Affairas Ben CruzTV
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretaryas Ed ParkerTV
A
2013A Miracle in Spanish Harlemas MarianoMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Mr. DiazTV
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret
2013Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secretas Prosecutor MartinezMovie
The Fosters
2013The Fostersas Victor GutierrezTV
Alpha House
2013Alpha Houseas Benito 'Benny' LopezTV
Pain & Gain
2013Pain & Gainas Captain LopezMovie
Meddling Mom
2013Meddling Momas LuisMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas General Howard AlveroTV
Blue
2012Blueas StriblingTV
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandezas Dr. DominguezMovie
Person of Interest
2011Person of Interestas J.P. SuarezTV
Legally Brown
2011Legally Brownas Self - HostMovie
Body of Proof
2011Body of Proofas Armando RosasTV
Harry's Law
2011Harry's Lawas Judge Tomás GarciaTV
Flowers for Norma
2010Flowers for Normaas Older Gentleman #1Movie
Law & Order: LA
2010Law & Order: LAas Jorge GomezTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas President VelverdeTV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009Life Is Hot in Cracktownas LouMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Father ArguelloTV
M
2008Marina's Secret WorldMovie
Half Past Dead 2
2007Half Past Dead 2as Warden El FuegoMovie
Towards Darkness
2007Towards Darknessas Carlos GutierrezMovie
The Dead One
2007The Dead Oneas AparicioMovie
A
2006Arte 1 DocumentaMovie
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas Ignacio SuarezTV
Slayer
2006Slayeras JavierMovie
Psych
2006Psychas Pablo NuñezTV
Vampire Bats
2005Vampire Batsas Sheriff HerbstMovie
Goal!
2005Goal!as Hernan MuñezMovie
Commander in Chief
2005Commander in Chiefas Pete RagoneTV
The Closer
2005The Closeras Alonzo LopezTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas AlejandroTV
Half Past Dead
2002Half Past Deadas Warden El FuegoMovie
Less than Perfect
2002Less than Perfectas Owl InspectorTV
John Doe
2002John Doeas Captain RuizTV
G
2002Greetings from TucsonDirectorTV
Monk
2002Monkas Cpt. AlamedaTV
Fidel
2002Fidelas Gen. Fulgencio BattistaMovie
24
200124as OmarTV
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001Vegas, City of Dreamsas Captain MartinMovie
The Division
2001The DivisionTV
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
2000The Princess and the Barrio Boyas Ramon TorresMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Elindio ZapataTV
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2000Clifford the Big Red Dogas Victor / Pedro (voice)TV
Resurrection Blvd.
2000Resurrection Blvd.as Roberto SantiagoTV
Noriega: God's Favorite
2000Noriega: God's Favoriteas Colonel Diaz-HerreraMovie
Knockout
2000Knockoutas Chuck AlvaradoMovie
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotelas MayorMovie
My Little Assassin
1999My Little AssassinMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Mickey TroopTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Father MenendezTV
Justice
1999Justiceas Orlando ReyesMovie
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999Let the Devil Wear Blackas TallMovie
Martial Law
1998Martial Lawas Chava RochaTV
Every Dog Has Its Day
1998Every Dog Has Its Dayas Officer TomMovie
Shadow of Doubt
1998Shadow of Doubtas Detective KrauseMovie
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suitas Victor MedinaMovie
Sub Down
1997Sub Downas Lt. Commander MelgesMovie
Canción desesperada
1997Canción desesperadaMovie
Total Security
1997Total SecurityTV
Brooklyn South
1997Brooklyn Southas Lieutenant CasisasTV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Judge Warren FigueroaTV
One Eight Seven
1997One Eight Sevenas Principal GarciaMovie
Santa Fe
1997Santa Feas Chief GomezMovie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas David Sanders (segment "The Unknown Patient")TV
Down for the Barrio
1997Down for the Barrioas CesarMovie
Death in Granada
1996Death in Granadaas Lorca's Friend MarcosMovie
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas Det. GuerraTV
Lone Star
1996Lone Staras RayMovie
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas Roscoe SkirtTV
Primal Fear
1996Primal Fearas MartinezMovie
Peacock Blues
1996Peacock BluesMovie
Nixon
1995Nixonas Manolo SanchezMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Colonel OkarmanTV
Murder One
1995Murder Oneas A.D.A. Julio SalazarTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Andrew RodriguezTV
500 Nations
1995500 NationsTV
Santo Bugito
1995Santo Bugitoas Paco (voice)TV
ER
1994ERas PriestTV
The Burning Season
1994The Burning Seasonas GalvaoMovie
One West Waikiki
1994One West WaikikiTV
A Million to Juan
1994A Million to Juanas JorgeMovie
Dave's World
1993Dave's Worldas Juan GallegosTV
Bakersfield P.D.
1993Bakersfield P.D.as Luke RamirezTV
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993Father & Son: Dangerous Relationsas TorresMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas AmarosTV
The Sinner in the Mask
1993The Sinner in the MaskMovie
Live Wire
1992Live Wireas Al-RedMovie
The Panama Deception
1992The Panama Deceptionas English Voice-overMovie
JFK
1991JFKas Carlos BringuierMovie
Keeper of the City
1991Keeper of the Cityas GunmanMovie
V
1991Veronica ClareTV
One Good Cop
1991One Good Copas BeniaminoMovie
Havana
1990Havanaas Julio RamosMovie
The Rookie
1990The Rookieas MoralesMovie
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killingas Mario Portillo GrandeMovie
So Proudly We Hail
1990So Proudly We Hailas FBI Agent AlonsoMovie
Sweet 15
1990Sweet 15as Samuel Dela CruzMovie
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1990Drug Wars: The Camarena Storyas Pavon ReyesTV
Snoops
1989Snoopsas Eduardo MontoyaTV
Romero
1989Romeroas Father Manuel MorantesMovie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas MannyTV
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
1989The Case of the Hillside Stranglersas Mike HernandezMovie
Coach
1989Coachas AlbertTV
Buy & Cell
1989Buy & Cellas RaoulMovie
Break of Dawn
1988Break of Dawnas RodriguezMovie
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987The Gambler: The Legend ContinuesMovie
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the BeastTV
Born in East L.A.
1987Born in East L.A.as FeoMovie
Disorderlies
1987Disorderliesas MiguelMovie
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Streetas Robert MendezTV
¡Three Amigos!
1986¡Three Amigos!as JefeMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Roberto RiveraTV
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986It's Garry Shandling's Showas Jorge HerreraTV
Salvador
1986Salvadoras Major Maximilliano CasanovaMovie
The Best of Times
1986The Best of Timesas ChicoMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras Antonio CruzTV
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas AlvarezTV
Godzilla 1985
1985Godzilla 1985as Goro Maki (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Desi OrtegaTV
Hunter
1984Hunteras Vern, MechanicTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Ernesto GuerreroTV
Deal of the Century
1983Deal of the Centuryas Chicano ManMovie
El Norte
1983El Norteas Carlos the Bus BoyMovie
Nightmares
1983Nightmaresas Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")Movie
Valley Girl
1983Valley Girlas Low RiderMovie
Listen to Your Heart
1983Listen to Your Heartas JulioMovie
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
1983What's Up, Hideous Sun Demonas Officer IgnatzMovie
Remington Steele
1982Remington Steeleas Hector SanchezTV
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982An Officer and a Gentlemanas Emiliano Della SerraMovie
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas FreddieTV
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Chuy VallesteroTV
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crestas Sal TortinoTV
Zoot Suit
1981Zoot Suitas RudyMovie
Madame X
1981Madame Xas Senor RuedaMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
First Family
1980First Familyas White House GardenerMovie
The Streets of L.A.
1979The Streets of L.A.as Alberto "Toto" CoronaMovie
The Boss' Son
1978The Boss' Sonas JuanMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.TV
What's Happening!!
1976What's Happening!!TV
T
—These Little Ones PerishMovie
O
—Office Romanceas Francisco AlbertoMovie