Tony Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban American stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing Ignacio Suarez, the father of the leading character on the television show "Ugly Betty".

Filmography

• Breaking Bear — (voice)
• 2026Office Romance — Francisco Alberto
• R.J. Decker — Baltazar Cruz
• 2024Holy Cash — Actor
• 2024Union of Kings — Jorge de Armas
• 2023A Snowy Day in Oakland — Jesus Salgado
• Not Dead Yet — Carlos Garza
• White House Plumbers — Rolando 'Musculito' Martinez
• The Legend of Vox Machina — Kamaljiori (voice)
• Only Murders in the Building — George
• Connecting... — Ramon
• Deputy — Jorge Reyes
• Madagascar: A Little Wild — Pedro (voice)
• 2020Wasp Network — Luis Posada Carriles
• 2019Bombshell — Geraldo Rivera
• David Makes Man — Joe Padilla
• Evil — Chet Garcia
• Playing with Fire — Peter
• 2019Seneca — Father Ruben
• Victor and Valentino — El Pintor (voice)
• Mayans M.C. — Devante
• 2017Butterfly Caught — Michael Channis (Acting Coach)
• Marvel's The Punisher — Rafael Hernandez
• One Day at a Time — Berto Riera
• 2017Roman J. Israel, Esq. — Jessie Salinas
• Room 104 — Bracamonte
• The Good Fight — Oscar Rivi
• 2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel — El Cardenal
• 2016America Adrift — William Fernandez
• Colony — Proxy Alcala
• Lethal Weapon — Ronnie Delgado
• Shooter — Guitierez
• StartUp — Adolfo Morales
• Superstore — Ron Sosa
• Jane the Virgin — Father Ortega
• Madam Secretary — Ed Parker
• The Affair — Ben Cruz
• 2013A Miracle in Spanish Harlem — Mariano
• Alpha House — Benito 'Benny' Lopez
• 2013Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret — Prosecutor Martinez
• 2013Meddling Mom — Luis
• 2013Pain & Gain — Captain Lopez
• The Blacklist — Mr. Diaz
• The Fosters — Victor Gutierrez
• Blue — Stribling
• Elementary — General Howard Alvero
• 2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez — Dr. Dominguez
• Body of Proof — Armando Rosas
• Harry's Law — Judge Tomás Garcia
• Person of Interest — J.P. Suarez
• Blue Bloods — President Velverde
• 2010Flowers for Norma — Older Gentleman #1
• Law & Order: LA — Jorge Gomez
• Castle — Father Arguello
• 2009Life Is Hot in Cracktown — Lou
• 2008Marina's Secret World
• 2007Half Past Dead 2 — Warden El Fuego
• 2007The Dead One — Aparicio
• 2007Towards Darkness — Carlos Gutierrez
• 2006Arte 1 Documenta
• Psych — Pablo Nuñez
• 2006Slayer — Javier
• Ugly Betty — Ignacio Suarez
• Commander in Chief — Pete Ragone
• 2005Goal! — Hernan Muñez
• The Closer — Alonzo Lopez
• 2005Vampire Bats — Sheriff Herbst
• Desperate Housewives — Alejandro, Director
• 2002Fidel — Gen. Fulgencio Battista
• Greetings from Tucson — Director
• 2002Half Past Dead — Warden El Fuego
• John Doe — Captain Ruiz
• Less than Perfect — Owl Inspector
• Monk — Cpt. Alameda
• 24 — Omar
• The Division
• 2001Vegas, City of Dreams — Captain Martin
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Elindio Zapata
• Clifford the Big Red Dog — Victor / Pedro (voice)
• 2000Knockout — Chuck Alvarado
• 2000Noriega: God's Favorite — Colonel Diaz-Herrera
• Resurrection Blvd. — Roberto Santiago
• 2000The Princess and the Barrio Boy — Ramon Torres, Story, Director
• 1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotel — Mayor
• 1999Justice — Orlando Reyes
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Father Menendez
• 1999Let the Devil Wear Black — Tall
• 1999My Little Assassin
• The West Wing — Mickey Troop
• 1998Every Dog Has Its Day — Officer Tom
• Martial Law — Chava Rocha
• 1998Shadow of Doubt — Detective Krause
• 1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit — Victor Medina
• Ally McBeal — Judge Warren Figueroa
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — David Sanders (segment "The Unknown Patient")
• Brooklyn South — Lieutenant Casisas
• 1997Canción desesperada
• 1997Down for the Barrio — Cesar
• Gun — Innez
• 1997One Eight Seven — Garcia
• 1997Santa Fe — Chief Gomez
• 1997Sub Down — Lt. Commander Melges
• Total Security
• 1996Bad Business — Tony
• 1996Death in Granada — Lorca's Friend Marcos
• 1996Lone Star — Ray
• Nash Bridges — Roscoe Skirt
• 1996Peacock Blues
• 1996Primal Fear — Martinez
• The Pretender — Det. Guerra
• 500 Nations
• JAG — Colonel Okarman
• Murder One — A.D.A. Julio Salazar
• 1995Nixon — Manolo Sanchez
• Santo Bugito — Paco (voice)
• 1995Silver Strand — Richie Guttierez
• The Drew Carey Show — Andrew Rodriguez
• 1994A Million to Juan — Jorge, Associate Producer
• ER — Priest
• One West Waikiki
• 1994The Burning Season — Galvao
• Bakersfield P.D. — Luke Ramirez
• Dave's World — Juan Gallegos
• 1993Father & Son: Dangerous Relations — Torres
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Amaros
• 1993The Sinner in the Mask
• 1992Live Wire — Al-Red
• 1992The Panama Deception — English Voice-over
• 1991JFK — Carlos Bringuier
• 1991Keeper of the City — Gunman
• 1991One Good Cop — Beniamino
• Veronica Clare
• Drug Wars: The Camarena Story — Pavon Reyes
• 1990Havana — Julio Ramos
• 1990In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing — Mario Portillo Grande
• 1990So Proudly We Hail — FBI Agent Alonso
• 1990Sweet 15 — Samuel Dela Cruz
• 1990The Rookie — Morales
• 1989Buy & Cell — Raoul
• Coach — Albert
• 1989Romero — Father Manuel Morantes
• Seinfeld — Manny
• Snoops — Eduardo Montoya
• 1989The Case of the Hillside Stranglers — Mike Hernandez
• 1988Break of Dawn — Rodriguez
• 21 Jump Street — Robert Mendez
• Beauty and the Beast — Louis Horner
• 1987Born in East L.A. — Feo
• 1987Disorderlies — Miguel
• 1987The Gambler: The Legend Continues
• It's Garry Shandling's Show — Jorge Herrera
• L.A. Law — Roberto Rivera
• 1986Salvador — Major Maximilliano Casanova
• 1986The Best of Times — Chico
• 1986¡Three Amigos! — Jefe
• 1985Godzilla 1985 — Goro Maki (voice) (uncredited)
• 1985Latino — Ruben
• The Equalizer — Antonio Cruz
• The Golden Girls — Alvarez
• Hunter — Vern, Otero, D.A.
• Miami Vice — Ernesto Guerrero, Cinco
• Murder, She Wrote — Desi Ortega
• 1983Deal of the Century — Chicano Man
• 1983El Norte — Carlos the Bus Boy
• 1983Listen to Your Heart — Julio
• 1983Nightmares — Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
• 1983Valley Girl — Low Rider
• 1983What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon — Officer Ignatz
• American Playhouse — Carlos the Bus Boy, Gene Rodriguez
• 1982An Officer and a Gentleman — Emiliano Della Serra
• Cagney & Lacey — Freddie
• Remington Steele — Hector Sanchez
• T. J. Hooker — Chuy Vallestero
• Falcon Crest — Sal Tortino
• Hill Street Blues
• 1981Madame X — Senor Rueda
• 1981Zoot Suit — Rudy
• 1980First Family — White House Gardener
• 1979The Streets of L.A. — Alberto "Toto" Corona
• 1978The Boss' Son — Juan
• Quincy, M.E.
• What's Happening!! — Amid
• These Little Ones Perish

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2011Legally Brown — Self - Host
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self