Jaime Sánchez
Biography
Jaime Sánchez is a Puerto Rican actor whose theater, film and television career began in the late 1950s. Born in Rincón, he worked as a radio actor as a teenager and made his Broadway debut at eighteen in 1957 playing Chino in the original production of West Side Story. He trained with Wynn Handman and at Lee Strasberg's Actor's Studio, and later played Marc Antony in Joseph Papp's 1979 Julius Caesar. Sánchez appeared in Frank Perry's David and Lisa (1962) and Sidney Lumet's The Pawnbroker (1964), then in Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969), earning a Screen World Award and a Laurel Award nomination. He later acted in Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993). On television he had roles in series such as The Fugitive and Law & Order. In 2002 he received the HOLA Lifetime Achievement Award.
87years old
Turns 88 on December 19in 39 days
- Born Rincón
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Jaime Sanchez and Jamie Sanchez
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 31 years1962 to 1993
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Big break
Sánchez was recruited for West Side Story while working at the Joward Johnson Hotel, and he auditioned along 300 candidates before being accepted as Chino.
Beyond film
In off-Broadway theater, Sánchez took the role of Marc Antony in Joseph Papp's 1979 staging of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and he also acted in a King Lear adaptation.
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Worked with
Jaime Sánchez shares two films with Al Pacino, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Leguizamo's page
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Ernest Borgnine's page
Rip Torn's page
All films by Brian De Palma
All films by Sam Peckinpah
Joseph ZitoDirector, 1 film, 1985
All films by Joseph Zito
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1965 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
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