PEPE SERNA
ACTING
Durable Mexican-American actor Pepe Serna has appeared in more than 100 feature films and 300 television shows, but is most recognized for his gritty support performances in a variety of motion pictures, including Scarface (1983) as Al Pacino's ill-fated cocaine partner, as well as the western Silverado (1985) with Kevin Costner, the crime yarn The Rookie (1990) starring Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen, and the drama American Me (1992) starring Edward James Olmos.
In a career surpassing five decades, Pepe's characters have played on both sides of the law -- from drug peddlers to sheriffs.
He was born (and raised) in Corpus Christi, Texas on July 23, 1944, the son of a naval base interpreter for Latin American pilots and a hairdresser.
- Scarface 1983
- Fandango 1985
- The Day of the Locust 1975
- A Force of One 1979
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 1984
- The Jerk 1979
- The Black Dahlia 2006
- The Brave 1997
- The Killer Inside Me 1976
- Vice Squad 1982
- Caddyshack II 1988
- Latin Dragon 2004
- The Deadly Tower 1975
- Walk Proud 1979
- Bad Jim 1990
- The Streets of L.A. 1979
- The New Centurions 1972
- Red Dawn 1984
- Man from Reno 2014
- Out of Bounds 1986
- Group Marriage 1973
- Swashbuckler 1976
- Downsizing 2017
- Roots of Blood 1978
- Cake 2014
- Car Wash 1976
- Deadly Swarm 2003
- Inside Moves 1980
- The Rookie 1990
- Honeysuckle Rose 1980
- City in Fear 1980
- Break of Dawn 1988
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983
- The Planters 2019
- American Me 1992
- The Margarita Man 2019
- The Student Nurses 1970
- From the Dead 2019
- Only You 1992
- Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone 2022
- Shoot Out 1971
- Postcards from the Edge 1990
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo 1977
- Daybreak 2000
- Flamin' Hot 2023
- Bread and Roses 2000
- Picking Up the Pieces 2000
- Lowriders 2017
- Deal of the Century 1983
- The A-Team 1983
- Sliders 1995
- Criminal Minds 2005
- T. J. Hooker 1982
- Knight Rider 1982
- Kojak 1973
- Quantum Leap 1989
- Jesse 1998
- Hunter 1984
- The PJs 1999
- The Rockford Files 1974
- Dimension 404 2017
- Diagnosis: Murder 1993
- Justice League 2001
- Kojak 1973
- Barney Miller 1975
- With Love 2021
- Adam-12 1968
- Dudley 1993
- A Year in the Life 1987