Acting
Shawn Elliott
EN, ES, FR cinema · 20 credits
Born
24 February 1937
Died
11 March 2016 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Also known as Eliezer Santiago
Shawn Elliott (February 24, 1937 – March 11, 2016) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring in the original cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris onstage and as Paco in the film Short Eyes (1977).
Known for
Filmography
Arbitrage
as Flores
The Feast of the Goat
as Johnny Abbes
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
as Mickey Wheeler
Double Take
as Thomas Chela / Minty Gutierrez
Blue Moon
as The Ambassador
Death in Small Doses
as Detective Ortega
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
as Jackie Cairo
Impulse
as Tony Peron
Do the Right Thing
as Puerto Rican Icee Man
Promised a Miracle
as Romero
The Dead Pool
as Chester Docksteder
Off Beat
as Hector
Beat Street
as Domingo
When the Mountains Tremble
as President Jacobo Arbenz
Dream House
as Miguel Rivas
Short Eyes
as Paco
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
as Voice in 'Madeleine' (voice)