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    Paul Calderon

    1959-01-01 (65 years old) in Puerto Rico

    He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company. Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role. Correction Samuel Jackson told Tarantino he had messed up by not casting him in Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino agreed and told him he was writing a script and had a character that he had written specifically with Jackson in mind. Calderon had a better initial reading than Jackson and Tarantino gave serious consideration to casting him as Jules Winnfield. Calderon portrays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace. Calderon also co-wrote Abel Ferrara's 1992 crime drama Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel. Calderon acted in The Last Castle and the critically acclaimed independent feature Girlfight. His more than three dozen film credits also include Out of Sight, Cop Land, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant, The Firm, The Addiction, Q & A, Sea of Love, Clockers and King of New York. In addition, he has made numerous guest appearances on television series, including recurring roles on Dream Street, Law & Order and Miami Vice. In 2010, Calderon is set to star as The Businessman in Sanzhar Sultanov's crime drama - The Story.

    Movies

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    Staging Anna
    0 %|Sep 6, 2024
    Drama
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    The Strike
    0 %|Apr 14, 2016
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    actor
    West End
    20 %|Nov 20, 2014
    Drama, Crime
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    Welcome to New York
    52 %|Aug 7, 2014
    Drama
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    Gun
    54.459999999999994 %|Feb 28, 2014
    Action, Crime
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    Biodegradable
    10 %|Nov 14, 2013
    Drama, Action
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    Bolaetrapo
    50 %|Oct 15, 2013
    Comedy
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    Burning Daylight
    50 %|Nov 14, 2010
    Adventure, Crime
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    Down This Road
    0 %|Apr 20, 2010
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    La Soga
    53 %|Sep 12, 2009
    Crime, Drama
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    A Kiss of Chaos
    25 %|Jun 27, 2009
    Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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    The Hungry Ghosts
    10 %|Jan 22, 2009
    Drama
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    Pistol Whipped
    54 %|Mar 4, 2008
    Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
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    The Sentinel
    60.49 %|Apr 19, 2006
    Action, Thriller, Crime
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    21 Grams
    73.3 %|Sep 6, 2003
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Kill the Poor
    44 %|May 9, 2003
    Drama
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    The Last Castle
    71.59 %|Oct 19, 2001
    Action, Drama, Thriller
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    3 A.M.
    55 %|Jul 1, 2001
    Crime, Drama
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    The Atlantis Conspiracy
    20 %|Jan 1, 2001
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Once in the Life
    44 %|Oct 27, 2000
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Bait
    57 %|Sep 15, 2000
    Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Girlfight
    63 %|May 1, 2000
    Drama
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    Oxygen
    61 %|Nov 12, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    One Tough Cop
    36 %|Oct 9, 1998
    Action
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    Out of Sight
    66.83 %|Jun 26, 1998
    Romance, Comedy, Crime
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    All Revved Up
    58 %|Apr 19, 1998
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    Montana
    57 %|Jan 16, 1998
    Drama, Action, Comedy, Crime
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    Cop Land
    67.85 %|Aug 15, 1997
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Dark Angel
    15 %|Sep 10, 1996
    Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Four Rooms
    59 %|Dec 9, 1995
    Comedy
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    Condition Red
    45 %|Dec 8, 1995
    Thriller, Action, Drama
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    The Addiction
    65 %|Oct 6, 1995
    Drama, Horror
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    Clockers
    67.02 %|Sep 15, 1995
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Sweet Nothing
    65 %|Jun 8, 1995
    Drama
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    Hand Gun
    47 %|Oct 1, 1994
    Crime, Action, Thriller
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    Pulp Fiction
    84.87 %|Sep 10, 1994
    Thriller, Crime
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    The Firm
    67 %|Jun 30, 1993
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Bad Lieutenant
    70.22 %|Nov 20, 1992
    Crime, Drama
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    CrissCross
    63 %|May 8, 1992
    Crime, Drama
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    The Keys
    0 %|Apr 12, 1992
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    King of New York
    67.11 %|Jul 18, 1990
    Thriller, Crime
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    Q & A
    58 %|Apr 27, 1990
    Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Penn & Teller Get Killed
    54 %|Sep 22, 1989
    Comedy
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    Sea of Love
    66 %|Sep 15, 1989
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    The Chair
    32 %|Oct 8, 1988
    Horror, Mystery, Comedy
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    Sticky Fingers
    68 %|May 6, 1988
    Comedy
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    Band of the Hand
    64 %|Apr 11, 1986
    Action
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    Doubletake
    52 %|Nov 24, 1985
    Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Tenement
    56 %|Sep 20, 1985
    Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Community Plot
    0 %|Dec 31, 1984
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    Prick
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama

    Series

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    Justified: City Primeval
    69 %|Jul 18, 2023
    Crime, Drama
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    East New York
    74 %|Oct 2, 2022
    Crime, Drama
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    This Is Us
    82 %|Sep 20, 2016
    Drama
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    Blindspot
    74 %|Sep 21, 2015
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Fear the Walking Dead
    77 %|Aug 23, 2015
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Bosch
    79.14 %|Jan 14, 2015
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    The Blacklist
    76.32 %|Sep 23, 2013
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Elementary
    76 %|Sep 27, 2012
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    Blue Bloods
    78 %|Sep 24, 2010
    Crime, Drama
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    Lie to Me
    79.02 %|Jan 21, 2009
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Black Donnellys
    75 %|Feb 26, 2007
    Drama, Crime
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    Law & Order: Trial by Jury
    80 %|Mar 3, 2005
    Drama
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    75.67 %|Sep 30, 2001
    Drama
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    75.67 %|Sep 30, 2001
    Drama
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    The Education of Max Bickford
    10 %|Sep 23, 2001
    Drama
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    Third Watch
    79 %|Sep 23, 1999
    Drama, Crime
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    79 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Dellaventura
    0 %|Sep 23, 1997
    Crime, Drama
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    New York Undercover
    71.56 %|Sep 8, 1994
    Drama, Crime
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    The Equalizer
    71 %|Sep 18, 1985
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Equalizer
    71 %|Sep 18, 1985
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    Miami Vice
    75 %|Sep 16, 1984
    Crime, Drama