Steven Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson; December 2, 1956) is a Cuban-born American actor. Bauer began his career on PBS, portraying Joe Peña, the son of Cuban immigrants on ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? and is perhaps most famous for his role as the Cuban drug lord Manny Ribera in the 1983 crime drama Scarface (1983), in which he starred alongside Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. He also played the drug cartel leader Eladio Vuente in Breaking Bad and in Better Call Saul and as the retired Mossad agent Avi Rudin in Ray Donovan.
Filmography
Film
- 1983 Scarface (1983) - Manny Ribera
- 1984 Thief of Hearts - Scott Muller
- 1986 Sword of Gideon - Avner
- 1986 Running Scared (1986) - Det. Frank Sigliano
- 1988 Wildfire - Frank
- 1988 The Beast of War - Taj
- 1989 Gleaming the Cube - Al Lucero
- 1991 A Climate for Killing - Paul McGraw
- 1991 Raising Cain - Jack Dante
- 1992 Drive Like Lightning - Charlie Robinson
- 1993 Woman of Desire - Jonathan Ashby / Ted Ashby
- 1993 Snapdragon - David
- 1994 Terminal Voyage - Reese
- 1994 Improper Conduct - Sam
- 1994 Stranger by Night - Bobby Corcoran
- 1995 Codename: Silencer - Vinnie Rizzo
- 1995 Wild Side - Tony
- 1996 Primal Fear - Joey Pinero
- 1996 Navajo Blues - Nick Epps / John Cole
- 1997 Kickboxing Academy - Carl
- 1997 The Blackout - Mickey's Studio Actor
- 1997 Plato's Run - Sam
- 1998 Star Portal - Dr. Ray Brady
- 1998 The Versace Murder - FBI Agent John Jacoby
- 1998 Naked Lies - Kevin Dowd
- 2000 El Grito - Ibarra
- 2000 Glory Glory - Jack
- 2000 Forever Bloom - Lou
- 2000 Rave - Antonio
- 2000 Traffic (2000) - Carlos Ayala
- 2001 Speed Limit - Jeff
- 2001 The Learning Curve - Mark York
- 2002 Malevolent - Capt. Greg Pruitt
- 2003 Masked and Anonymous - Edgar
- 2003 Nola - Leo
- 2004 Doing Hard Time - Det. Anthony Wade
- 2005 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer - Victor Reyes
- 2005 Keeper of the Past - The Mayor
- 2005 Hitters Anonymous - Theodore Swan
- 2005 Pit Fighter - Manolo
- 2005 La fiesta del Chivo - Viñas
- 2005 The Lost City - Castel
- 2006 Dead Lenny - Lenny Long
- 2006 Ladrones & Mentirosos - Oscar
- 2007 The Last Sentinel - Drone Scientist
- 2008 Dark World - Rick
- 2008 Mutants - Santiago
- 2008 Didn't Know How I Was - Mr. Hernandez
- 2009 Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia - General Manuel Valez
- 2009 The Intruders - Michael Foster
- 2009 Venus & Vegas - Francis
- 2009 Charlie Valentine - Ferucci
- 2009 Raven - Williams
- 2009 Boyle Heights - Tino
- 2009 From Mexico with Love - Tito
- 2009 Fast Lane - Lt. Baynes
- 2009 A Numbers Game - Neal Black
- 2009 Disarmed - Caine
- 2009 Camouflage - Bobb
- 2010 Bulletface - Ned Walker
- 2010 Toxic - Conrad
- 2010 Zenitram - Frank Ramirez
- 2010 Crumble - Reda
- 2010 One in the Gun - Arthur
- 2010 Suicide Dolls - Hank
- 2010 Promises - Detective Stevens
- 2010 Session - Jake Tellman
- 2010 Enemies Among Us - Senator Edmonds
- 2010 Special Ops - Col. Caine
- 2011 Shadows in Paradise - Agent Stubbs
- 2011 The Last Gamble - Steven
- 2011 Pimp Bullies - Mr. Watson
- 2012 A Dark Truth - Tony Green
- 2012 Werewolf: The Beast Among Us - Hyde
- 2012 Sins Expiation - Williams
- 2013 Real Gangsters - Nick Salens
- 2013 Once Upon a Time in Queens - P. O. Ramirez
- 2017 Avenge the Crows - Ronaldo
Television
- 1977-79 ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? - Jose "Joe" Peña
- 1978 The Rockford Files - Jesus Hernandez
- 1980 From Here to Eternity - Private Ignacio Carmona
- 1981 Hill Street Blues - Officer Fuentes
- 1981 She's in the Army Now - Nick Donato
- 1981 One Day at a Time (1975) - Eduardo
- 1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Gambler
- 1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story - Enrique "Kiki" Camarena
- 1990 Wiseguy - Michael Santana
- 1992 Red Shoe Diaries - Michael
- 1998 The Outer Limits (1995) - Sergeant Waylon Dumar
- 1998 Welcome to Paradox - Detective Angel Cardenas
- 1999 Walker, Texas Ranger - Lorenzo Cabral
- 2000-01 Relic Hunter - Tony
- 2001 Nash Bridges - Lima
- 2001 V.I.P. - Blake Thompson
- 2001 UC: Undercover - Carlos Cortez
- 2005 Sex, Love & Secrets - Stefano
- 2006 South Beach - Lieutenant Rivera
- 2007 Burn Notice - Reyes
- 2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Raphael Gardner
- 2009 Cold Case - Osmany "Oz" Leon
- 2009 Mental - Diego Suarez
- 2010 Hacienda Heights - Mayor Eduardo Garcia
- 2011 Breaking Bad - Don Eladio Vuente
- 2012 Common Law - Miguel Avila
- 2013 The Mentalist - Don Clyde
- 2013-20 Ray Donovan - Avi
- 2013 CSI - Bobby Esposito
- 2014 The Night Shift - Milo Osborne
- 2014 Hawaii Five-0 - Jimmy Sykes
- 2015 Battle Creek - Roderigo
- 2015-17 Blue Bloods - Gerry Guerrero
- 2017-22 Better Call Saul - Don Eladio Vuente
- 2017 Queen of the South - El Santo
- 2018 Goliath - Willie
- 2019 Supergirl (2015) - Bernardo Rojas
Video Games
- 2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours - The Sandman
- 2012 Hitman: Absolution - Birdie
Western Animation
- 2009 American Dad! - Fernando Jaramillo
