Alexis CruzFilmography

Occupation:
Actor
Biography:
The handsome and sturdy Hispanic-American actor Alexis Cruz chalked up an impressive array of bit and supporting roles from the 1980s onward -- mainly in A-list Hollywood features, and usually of an ethnic nature. He appeared very briefly as Charlie in James Toback's woefully underrated...Read More
  • Tortilla Heaven

    Actors: José Zuñiga, Miguel Sandoval, Olivia Hussey, George Lopez, Marcelo Tubert

    Synopsis: A tightly-knit New Mexico community devoted to God, family, and fresh Mexican food is unexpectedly thrust into the national spotlight when the face of Jesus Christ appears on a tasty tortilla as the owner and head cook prepares for the Sunday lunch rush. Isidor Navarro is the owner and proprietor Read More

    3/16/07
  • 2006
  • Slayer

    Actors: Casper Van Dien, Kevin Grevioux, Tony Plana, Lynda Carter, Jennifer O'Dell, Alexis Cruz

    Synopsis: A secret U.S. military strike force battles a vampire infestation in the South American jungle in this action/horror film commissioned for the SciFi cable network. The top brass can't officially admit that vampires exist, but that doesn't stop Col. Jessica Weaver (Lynda Carter) from sending army Read More

    2006
  • Spectres

    Synopsis: A terrified teenage suicide survivor has a horrific supernatural encounter in this haunting tale that's sure to send a chill down the spine of even the most hardened skeptic. It's been quite a while since 16-year-old Kelly (Lauren Birkell) and her workaholic mother Laura Lee (Marina Sirtis) have Read More

    2004
  • Touched by an Angel: Virtual Reality

    Synopsis: 17-year-old Victor Jackson (Billy Kay) is accused of using his car as a lethal weapon, deliberately running over a pedestrian while imitating the ultra-violent video game "Carjack 2000: Millenium Mayhem." That Victor's trial is not an ordinary one is tipped off by the fact that Tess (Della Reese) Read More

    2003
  • Bug

    Actors: Brian Cox, Michael Hitchcock, Jamie Kennedy, Jane Adams

    Synopsis: Various lives intersect to curious results in this sometimes surreal tale of life in Silverlake, from the duo who scripted crazy/beautiful and The Tuxedo. As Chinese-food restaurant and donut shop owner Cyr's (Brian Cox) obsessive-compulsive leanings begin to get the best of him, his workers' Read More

    2002
  • Touched by an Angel: Remembering Me, Part 1

    Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Special Agent Angel Sam (Paul Winfield) makes an unannounced appearance, admonishing Tess (Della Reese) to be strong for "what is coming." Not long afterward, while carrying out her assignment to help workaholic David Satterfield (Charles Shaughnessy) Read More

    2002
  • Touched by an Angel: Angels Anonymous

    Synopsis: Monica (Roma Downey) and the angels must restore hope and self-esteem in the heart of Dave, an aging, dispirited busboy at Bubba's Polynesian Paradise. So down is Dave on himself in particular and life in general that he may become a willing accomplice to a sinister arson scheme. All this changes Read More

    2001
  • Almost a Woman

    Actors: Wanda De Jesus, Miriam Colon, Ana Maria Lagasca, Cliff De Young, Francesco Quinn

    Synopsis: A girl poised on the brink of adolescence finds herself shouldering a whole new set of responsibilities in this made-for-TV drama based on the autobiographical book by Esmeralda Santiago. In 1961, Mami Santiago (Wanda De Jesus) decides to leave her life in a Puerto Rican farming community behind Read More

    2001
  • Touched by an Angel: Mi Familia

    Synopsis: 17-year-old Miguel (Renoly Santiago) is torn between loyalty to his fellow street-gang members and love for his girlfriend Anna (Crystle Lightning) and their baby. Making things worse for Miguel is Anna's hardhearted father (Jesse Borego), who absolutely refuses to let his daughter marry a "thug" Read More

    2001
  • Touched By an Angel: Legacy

    Synopsis: Throughout his life, Max Rigney (Jacob Tierney) has been bullied by his wealthy father Sam (Jere Burns), who holds the family purse strings. Not only has Sam strongarmed Max into attending the same college as he did, but he has also forced his son to pledge to his old fraternity, which is Read More

    2000
  • Stargate SG-1: Pretense

    Synopsis: The Jaffa Skaara and his Goa'uld symbiote Klorel, both sharing the same body (and both played by the same actor, Alexis Cruz), are put on trial and subjected to the Triad, the Tollans' ancient justice ceremony. The trial turns out to be custody battle, with Skaara and Klorel battling for permanent Read More

    2000
  • NYPD Blue: Sleep Over

    Synopsis: Wealthy Kathleen Gallegher (Nancy Linari) insists that her former housekeeper killed her own baby. When the identity of the dead child's father is revealed, Baldwin Jones (Henry Simmons) has a heated confrontation with the imperiously racist Gallegher. In another development, Danny Sorenson (Rick Schroder Read More

    2000
  • Stargate SG-1: Out of Mind

    Synopsis: Awakening from suspended animation, O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Jackson (Michael Shanks) are told that 79 years have passed while they slept, and that they are the only survivors of the SG-1 team. A group of scientists, claiming that they need the trio's memories Read More

    1999
  • Touched by an Angel: The Letter

    Synopsis: Migrant worker Roberto Morante (Efrain Figueroa) is disdainful of his son Tino (Carlo Alban), a talented pianist who hopes to study music at a prestigious college. Roberto is of the opinion that Tino should remain with his family and contribute to their meager income. The issue may be forced for Read More

    1999
  • Touched by an Angel: Fighting the Good Fight

    Synopsis: Impoverished 11-year-old Tim (Christ Marquette) takes up the sport of boxing to get even with the bullies in his life--specifically, his brother Steven (J. Evan Bonifant) and his uncle Frank (Richard Burgi). Anxious to prove to Tim that there are better reasons to become a boxer, angel Rafael Read More

    1999
  • Why Do Fools Fall In Love

    Actors: Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate, Paul Mazursky

    Synopsis: Gregory Nava directed this biographical drama on the brief but intense life of singer Frankie Lymon who stayed with the popular Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers group only for a year. Lymon was 13 years old when the group erupted from radios and jukeboxes with their 1956 hit, Why Do Fools Fall in Read More

    8/28/98
  • Touched By an Angel: God and Country

    Synopsis: Posing as an Army private, angel Rafael (Alexis Cruz) tries to reconcile hardhearted Col. Victor Walls (Edward James Olmos) with his embittered soldier son Tomas (Vincent Laresca). Already angered that his father has changed his name from Victor Paredes, presumably to distance himself from his Read More

    1998
  • Touched By an Angel: Perfect Little Angel

    Synopsis: Though Monica (Roma Downey) and her fellow angels aren't quite certain why female auto mechanic Tracy Beringer (Ele Keats) so desperately needs the first-prize money from a beauty pageant, they are committed to helping her achieve her goal. As it happens, Tracy's motivations are not the only Read More

    1998
  • Touched By an Angel: Last Dance

    Synopsis: The wedding plans of teenagers Greg (Corbin Allred) and Jill (Mercedes McNab) may be scuttled by their overbearingly "perfect" mothers Liz (Alley Mills) and Candice (Karen Austin), who have despised each other ever since their high school days. It turns out that Candice had long ago stolen Liz's Read More

    1998
  • Stargate SG-1: Within the Serpent's Grasp

    Synopsis: In part two of Stargate SG-1's first-season finale, the Stargate project has been determined to be a waste of money and shut down by the government. Still convinced that the Goa'ulds, led by Apophis (Peter Williams), are planning to attack the Earth, the SG-1 team defies orders and passes through Read More

    1998
  • Stargate SG-1: The Serpent's Lair

    Synopsis: This opening episode of Stargate SG-1's second season resolves the "cliffhanger" established at the end of Season One. As the earth gears up for an attack from the parasitic Goa'ulds, the SG-1 team, led by Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), is still trapped on the Goa'uld war vessel Read More

    1998
  • Touched By an Angel: Nothing But Net

    Synopsis: E.Z. Mony (Charles Malik Whitfield), the nasty, avaricious star player of the Salt Lake Saints basketball team, is idolized by 14-year-old Darnell (Jamil Walker Smith), who not only wants to emulate E.Z.'s athletic skill, but also his antisocial behavior. Special Agent Angel Sam (Paul Winfield) is Read More

    1997
  • Touched By an Angel: Sandcastles

    Synopsis: While vacationing at the beach, Monica (Roma Downey) and Rafael (Alexis Cruz) are swept up in a search for a boy named Scooter Fisher, who has left an ominous and rather desperate message in a bottle. Complicating matters is the fact that no one seems to have ever heard of Scooter Fisher, and that Read More

    1997
  • Touched By an Angel: Children of the Night

    Synopsis: Streetwise angel Rafael (Alexis Cruz) joins the "regular" Heavenly team of Monica (Roma Downey), Tess (Della Reese) and Andrew (John Dye) to help a quintet of homeless teens living under assumed names in a disease-ridden junkyard. Things aren't going so well for the wayard kids: "Ally" (Madeline Read More

    1997
  • Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods, Part 1

    Synopsis: The first episode of the TV series Stargate SG-1 takes place one year after the events in the 1994 Stargate theatrical feature. After quickly establishing that the Stargate portal was developed by an ancient Earth civilization in order to contact other solar systems, the focus of the story shifts Read More

    1997
  • Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods, Part 2

    Synopsis: In the conclusion of Stargate SG-1's opening episode, Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and his SG-1 team have located scientist Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), discoverer of the ancient Stargate technology enabling Earth to contact other solar systems. Jackson, who has proof that other Read More

    1997
  • Riot in the Streets

    Actors: Luke Perry, Cicely Tyson, Mario Van Peebles

    Synopsis: This off-beat urban anthology offers four different views of the mayhem and destruction that came from the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The first vignette "Gold Mountain," directed by Galen Yuen, centers on a struggle between a traditional-minded Chinese storekeeper and his increasingly uncontrollable Read More

    1997
  • ER: Long Day's Journey

    Synopsis: Amidst a heavy caseload including alleged parental abuse, suicide, and a teenage prostitute with aids, Ross (George Clooney) makes the acquaintance of Diane Leeds (Lisa Zane) from Risk Management. Meanwhile, Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) defends herself against the charges leveled by Kayson (Sam Anderson Read More

    1995
  • Streets of Laredo

    Actors: James Garner, Alexis Cruz, Sam Shepard, Sissy Spacek

    Synopsis: This miniseries follows the original Lonesome Dove miniseries, and both are based on the characters created by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry. Although much of the cast has changed from the original, the compelling saga is as satisfying as ever. The Western tale continues with the Read More

    1995
  • Stargate

    Actors: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz

    Synopsis: This lucrative, elephantine-budgeted sci-fi opus paved the way for director Roland Emmerich's mega-hit Independence Day (1996). The story commences in Giza, Egypt, circa 1928, where an archaeological expedition unearths an ancient ring with cryptic hieroglyphs. The film then moves to the present Read More

    1994
  • The Old Man and the Sea

    Actors: Anthony Quinn

    Synopsis: This adaptation of Hemingway's classic story adds a few characters but keeps the basic plotline of an old fisherman's greatest battle intact. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

    1990
  • Rooftops

    Actors: Jason Gedrick, Troy Beyer, Eddie Velez, Alexis Cruz, Tisha Campbell

    Synopsis: Set in the Manhattan street milieu that served him well in West Side Story, Robert Wise’s Rooftops tells the story of T, a quiet, soft-spoken teen-ager who has left his broken home and is living in a makeshift shelter in an old water tower on top of an abandoned tenement building. There are other Read More

    3/17/89
  • Gryphon

    Synopsis: Amanda Plummer stars as an unorthodox substitute teacher in Gryphon. Assigned to an inner-city classroom, Amanda tries to shake her pupils out of their apathy through her storytelling skills. She manages to "reach" Ricky (Alexis Cruz), the classroom's most contentious student. Unfortunately, Ricky Read More

    1988
  • The Pick-Up Artist

    Actors: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey, Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello, Mildred Dunnock

    Synopsis: With this rote but well-cast romantic comedy, writer-director James Toback began his long association with actor Robert Downey, Jr. The latter stars as Jack Jericho, a grade school teacher and smooth operator who zealously polishes his cliched pick-up lines in front of a mirror. Jack's come-ons Read More

    9/18/87
  • Outrageous Fortune

    Actors: Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky, John Schuck

    Synopsis: Two women with serious differences are forced to look out for each other in this anarchic comedy. Sandy (Bette Midler) and Lauren (Shelley Long) are a pair of struggling actresses who don't get along especially well -- and are even less fond of each other when they discover that they're both Read More

    1/30/87
  • The Cosby Show: Mr. Quiet

    Synopsis: Cliff (Bill Cosby) and Clair (Phylicia Rashad) volunteer their services at the urban community center run by their friend Tony Castillo (Tony Orlando). Cliff scores a hit while offering advice to pregnant ladies, while Clair does equally well dispensing free legal aid. But both Huxtables are Read More

    1985

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