Acting credits
19
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Joe Minjares
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 15Series: 4
TMDB ID: 1357694
IMDb ID: nm0591406
Known for: Acting
Born: February 5, 1946
Died: July 21, 2025
Age: 79
Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Biography
Was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Guadalupe and Benjamin Minjares. Served in the military from 1964 to 1968 with the U.S. Army intelligence corps. Founder of Pepitos Mexican Foods Inc., 1971. Began acting career in 1982 in the movie Patty Rocks. Won the 1984 Minneapolis Comedy Invitational as a stand-up. Worked on Stage in several productions at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis. Was a regular at the Comedy Store and Improv in Los Angeles. Worked as a Staff writer at Universal Studios on the "Tom" show.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joe Minjares.
as Retro's grandpa (voice)
I Now Pronounce You Retro & Ellie
2025 • Movie
as Taxi Driver
Wilson
2017 • Movie
as Bartender
The Frank
2014 • Movie
as Hotel Manager
Thin Ice
2012 • Movie
as Traveler
A Chance of Snow
1998 • Movie
as Bartender
The Truman Show
1998 • Movie
as Security Guard
Nothing to Lose
1997 • Movie
as Sam Mitchell
Nothing But the Truth
1995 • Movie
as Dr. Newman
Virus
1995 • Movie
as Detective Rivera
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
1995 • Movie
as Brazilian
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995 • Movie
Next Door
1994 • Movie
as Jim
Untamed Heart
1993 • Movie
as Contra #3
The Last of the Finest
1990 • Movie
as Chicano Mechanic
Patti Rocks
1988 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joe Minjares.
