Frank Ramírez

Birthday: 1939-02-12
Deathday: 2015-02-19
Birthplace: Aguazul, Colombia
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Frank Augusto Ramírez Mateus (Aguazul, February 12, 1939 – Bogotá, February 19, 2015) was a Colombian film and television actor and director.

The son of Ismael Ramírez and Cecilia Mateus, Frank Ramírez was born in Aguazul, Casanare. From a very young age, he was drawn to acting. When he turned 20, he moved to New York to study at the Actor’s Studio. Years later, he became involved in Hollywood, where he appeared in important films and television series such as Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, and Riptide.

He returned to Colombia to portray significant roles in films such as Cóndores no entierran todos los días and La estrategia del caracol. He also appeared in TV series like La Mala Hora, Los atrevidos, El gallo de oro, and ¿Por qué diablos?. His last television appearance was in the adaptation of Breaking Bad, Metástasis.

The actor passed away at Clínica Marly in Bogotá at the age of 76 due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which he had been suffering from for some time, in addition to Parkinson’s disease.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	1994-12-25	Águilas no cazan moscas	Profesor Albarracín
	1993-12-25	The Strategy of the Snail	"Perro" Romero
	1990-04-20	María Cano	Ignacio Torres Giraldo
	1990-01-01	Black River	Tomás Fúnes
	1989-08-14	Miracle in Rome	Margurito Durarte
	1988-06-03	A Matter of Honour	Teacher Albarracín
	1984-09-14	A Man of Principle	Leon Maria Lozano
	1976-05-06	Law and Order	Rodriquez
	1972-07-14	The Wrath of God	Carlos Moreno
	1972-05-09	Drive Hard, Drive Fast	Comandante Morales
	1969-03-21	Smith!	Gabriel Jimmyboy