Shawn Elliott

Acting

Born February 24, 1937 · Santurce, Puerto Rico

Died March 11, 2016

Also known as Eliezer Santiago

Biography

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).

Filmography15 titles

Do the Right Thing

1989as Puerto Rican Icee Man

CSI: Miami

2002as Ray Santoya

Miami Vice

1984as Orrestes Pedrosa

Law & Order

1990as Judge Joseph Rivera

The Cosby Show

1984as Mr. Wilson

Beat Street

1984as Domingo

Short Eyes

1977as Paco

Death in Small Doses

1995as Detective Ortega

Arbitrage

2012as Flores

13 Conversations About One Thing

2001as Mickey Wheeler

The Dead Pool

1988as Chester Docksteder

Double Take

2001as Thomas Chela / Minty Gutierrez

Impulse

1990as Tony Peron

Hurricane Streets

1997as Paco

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

1975as Voice in 'Madeleine' (voice)