Cheech Marin movies

|location=Los Angeles, California, USA|notable role=Cheech in the Cheech and Chong film series Rudy in Born in East L.A.Joe Dominguez in Nash BridgesBelini in Once Upon a Time in Mexico}}Richard "Cheech" Marin (born on July 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian and actor, who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech and Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnsons quick-and-scheme partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges. His nickname "Cheech" is short for "Chicharron", a spicy fried pork skinCheech Marin Bio on TV.com which is a popular snack amongst Mexicans.Marin is a graduate of California State University Northridge where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. His stage persona is that of a stereotypical Mexican American, or an uneducated urban Chicano.

Fleeing from the U.S. draft during the height of the Vietnam War in 1968, Marin settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he met future comedic partner Tommy Chong. As a part of the duo Cheech and Chong he participated in a number of comedy albums and feature film comedies. After he and Tommy went their separate ways, he starred in a number of films as a solo actor, most notably Born in East L.A., Tin Cup and Once Upon a Time in Mexico.FilmographyMarin made the transition to television when he co-starred with Don Johnson and Yasmine Bleeth in the police show Nash Bridges (1996-2001), in which they played San Francisco police-detective partners. In recent years he has been active in playing supporting roles in films and performing voice overs for animated features. His last television work included a supporting role in Judging Amy, where he played an independently wealthy landscape designer.

Cheech Marin Movies

All movies starring Cheech Marin.

• After Hours
• Cars
• Christmas with the Kranks
• Desperado
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest
• From Dusk Till Dawn
• Grindhouse
• "Nash Bridges"
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico
• Scarface: The World Is Yours
• The Perfect Game