Acting

Frank Ramírez

Frank Ramírez is best known for La saga: Negocio de Familia, Deadly Sins, St. Elsewhere and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Frank Ramírez was born on February 12, 1939. Frank Ramírez died on February 19, 2015 at the age of 76.

Born: February 12, 1939
Place of birth: Aguazul, Colombia
Died: February 19, 2015 (76 years old)

Biography

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.