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Steven Bauer

Biography

Born in Havana and brought up in Miami, Steven Bauer is a Cuban-American actor who began on the PBS bilingual sitcom ¿Qué Pasa, USA?, playing Joe Peña from 1977 to 1979. He played Manny Ribera in Scarface (1983), a performance that earned critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to action and crime films including Running Scared (1986), Primal Fear (1996), and The Lost City (2005). In 2000 he was part of the ensemble cast of Traffic, sharing a Screen Actors Guild cast award. On television, he played Don Eladio Vuente in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and Avi Rudin in Ray Donovan.

69years old

Turns 70 on December 2in 22 days

  • Born Havana
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson crakoss (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
35
Career span
41 years1983 to 2024

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  1. Big break

    Bauer landed the role of Manny Ribera in Scarface despite being relatively unknown, convincing producers with a strong audition and his authentic Cuban background.

  2. About the name

    Bauer adopted the stage name Steven Bauer after moving to New York City, where he studied under acting teacher Stella Adler and appeared in off-Broadway productions.

  3. Early training

    Bauer studied acting at Miami Dade Community College and the University of Miami, where he became friends with Ray Liotta.

Steven Bauer movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Scarface1983 Crime, Dramaas Manny Ribera

    IMDb rating 8.31.0M votes

  2. Primal Fear1996 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Joey Pinero

    IMDb rating 7.7297K votes

  3. Raising Cain1992as Jack

    IMDb rating 6.119K votes

  4. Running Scared1986as Det. Frank Sigliano

    IMDb rating 6.518K votes

  5. Gleaming the Cube1989as Al Lucero

    IMDb rating 6.310K votes

  6. The Beast of War1988as Khan Taj

    IMDb rating 7.312K votes

  7. Thief of Hearts1984as Scott Muller

    IMDb rating 5.82.1K votes

  8. A Dark Truth2012as Tony Green

    IMDb rating 5.66.5K votes

Most often with

Brian De Palma directed two of these films, Jesse V. Johnson two and Matt Shapira two. Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Steven Bauer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$264 million

12 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 12 worldwide figure; 6 never in cinemas; 17 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 17Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Primal Fear1996as Joey Pinero
    $103M38.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Scarface1983as Manny Ribera
    $66M25.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Running Scared1986as Det. Frank Sigliano
    $39M14.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Raising Cain1992as Jack
    $37M14.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Thief of Hearts1984as Scott Muller
    $10M3.9% of the total
  6. 6
    The Lost City2005as Captain Castel
    $4.4M1.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Gleaming the Cube1989as Al Lucero
    $2.8M1.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Beautiful Wedding2024as Sancho
    $1.8M0.7% of the total
Masked and Anonymous (2003), $546,106The Beast of War (1988), $161,004Nola (2003), $10,550A Dark Truth (2012), $5,750

$723,410from the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total