Robert Beltran

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Robert Beltran

Beltran as Commander Chakotay
Birth name Robert Adame Beltran
Born November 19, 1953 (age 53)
Flag of United States Bakersfield, California, United States
Official site www.RobertBeltran.com
Notable roles Commander Chakotay in Star Trek: Voyager

Robert Adame Beltran (b. November 19, 1953) is an American actor best known for his role as Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Beltran is the son of first generation Mexican-American parents and refers to himself as being “Latindio”. He was born in Bakersfield, California where he attended East Bakersfield High School and Bakersfield College. He has seven brothers and two sisters, including the well-known Latin Jazz musician Louie Cruz Beltran.

[edit] Career

Beltran as Raoul
Beltran as Raoul

Beltran graduated from California State University, Fresno with a degree in Theater Arts and moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career. He has been working steadily since 1979 in both theater and film.

Beltran had his first film role in Zoot Suit in 1981, but his breakthrough came in 1982 when he played Raoul in the cult classic film Eating Raoul.

Beltran is perhaps best known for his role as Commander Chakotay in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 2001.

Beltran won the Nosostros Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series in 1997, and was nominated in 1996 for the NCLR Bravo Award for Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role, and the ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role in 1998 and 1999.

Beltran founded and co-directed the East LA Classic Theater Group. He is also a member of the Classical Theater Lab, an ensemble of professional actors who co-produced his production of Hamlet in 1997, which he directed and starred in as well.

Since at least 2003, Beltran has collaborated with actors in the LaRouche Youth Movement on the plays of Schiller and Shakespeare.

[edit] Personal life

One of Beltran's siblings was born with Down Syndrome and for four years between 1998 - 2001, Beltran hosted the Galaxy Ball, a fund raising event for the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA). The Galaxy Ball brought together actors from other Star Trek series for a small convention during which there was a cabaret and a dinner dance. In 2001, it was reported in USA Today that the Galaxy Ball raised more than US$50,000 for the DSALA, as well as other charities.

[edit] Recordings

Latino Poetry Excerpts from a live performance by Robert Beltran (recorded at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, April 2002)

[edit] Theater

  • The Big Knife (2003)
  • Hamlet (1997)
  • A Touch Of The Poet (1993)
  • Widows (1991)
  • Macbeth (1989)
  • A Burning Beach (1988)
  • Stars In The Morning Sky (1987)
  • I Don't Have To Show You No Stinkin' Badges (1986)
  • The Quartered Man (1985)

[edit] Filmography

  • Medium ("Whatever Possessed You") (2007)
  • Fire Serpent (2007)
  • Manticore (2005)
  • CSI: Miami (2003)
  • Foto-Novelas (2002)
  • 2001 ALMA Awards (Presenter) (2001)
  • Fahrenheit 452: The Art Police (short) (2000)
  • Luminarias (1999)
  • Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (1999)
  • How Else Am I Supposed To Know I'm Still Alive (1997)
  • Trekkies (1997)
  • Managua (1997)
  • Star Trek: Voyager (1995 - 2001)
  • 500 Nations (1995)
  • Nixon (1995)
  • Models, Inc. (1994)
  • Murder, She Wrote ("Time to die") (1994)
  • Shannongate (1994)
  • Rio Shannon (1993)
  • Lois & Clark ("Fly Hard") (1993)
  • State of Emergency (1993)
  • Murder, She Wrote ("Double Jeopardy") (1993)
  • Shadow Hunter (1993)
  • Stormy Weathers (1992)

[edit] Notable awards & nominations

  • 1997 Won Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series (Star Trek: Voyager)
  • 1998 ALMA Award Nominations for Outstanding Individual Performance for his work on Star Trek Voyager
  • 1999 ALMA Award Nominations for Outstanding Individual Performance for his work on Star Trek Voyager

[edit] External links

Major Cast Members of Star Trek: Voyager
Kate Mulgrew | Robert Beltran | Tim Russ | Robert Duncan McNeill | Roxann Dawson | Garrett Wang | Robert Picardo | Ethan Phillips | Jeri Ryan | Jennifer Lien
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