Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1/1/1959 (65 years old)
  • Place of birth: Puerto Rico
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
2014

Drama

5.6
52%
Teen Mom 2
IMDB 4.3
TMDB 66%
role:
Professor
2011

Reality TV

4.3
66%
Gun
IMDB 3.8
TMDB 55%
role:
Detective Jenkins
2010

Action

Crime

Thriller

3.8
55%
2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.2
56%
The Sentinel
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Deputy Director Cortes
2006

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.1
60%
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21 Grams
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Brown
2003

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.6
74%
2001

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.9
71%
Girlfight
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Sandro Guzman
Not available
2000

Drama

6.7
63%
Not available
Oxygen
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Jesse
Not available
1999

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.0
62%
Not available
Out of Sight
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Raymond Cruz
1998

Comedy

Crime

Romance

7.0
67%
Cop Land
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Hector - Medic
1997

Action

Crime

Drama

7.0
68%
Four Rooms
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Norman
1995

Comedy

Crime

6.7
57%
Clockers
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Jesus at Hambones
1995

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.9
69%
1994

Crime

Thriller

8.9
85%
The Firm
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Thomas Richie
1993

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.9
67%
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1992

Crime

Drama

7.0
71%
King of New York
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Joey Dalesio
1990

Crime

Thriller

6.9
67%
Q & A
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 60%
role:
Roger Montalvo
1990

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
60%
Sea of Love
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Serafino
1989

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

6.8
66%
Bad
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 74%
role:
Dealer
Not available
1987

Music

7.9
74%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Paul Calderon are, for example, Welcome to New York, Teen Mom 2 and Gun.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Pulp Fiction (8.7), 21 Grams (7.5) and Bad Lieutenant (7.1).
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