Chu Chu Malave
Born: 1950-08-04 in New York, New York, U.S.
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edwin Malave (born August 4, 1950) in New York, New York, better known as "Chu Chu Malave" is a former professional boxer and an actor. Malave beat out Erik Estrada for the role of "Ramon Santos" in the Barney Miller pilot for ABC. He also co-starred in the short lived series Chopper One for NBC, and played a small part in Dog Day Afternoon. He then landed a role in Deadly Hero with Don Murray and James Earl Jones. ABC then flew Chu Chu back to LA to reshoot the Barney Miller pilot. He moved to Los Angeles in 1975 and remained there for the rest of his acting career with a one-year stint in New York for a starring role in the NBC soap For Richer, for Poorer in 1978. His acting career includes over 20 guest starring and co-starring roles in TV episodes and several pilots. He was an extra in the funeral scene of the 1981 movie S.O.B. written and directed by Blake Edwards
Filmography
1993
- Fit to Kill as Evel
1992
- Hard Hunted as Wiley
1991
- Do or Die as Bodreaux
1990
- Guns as Cubby
1983
- Mausoleum as Delivery Boy
1979
- A Force of One as Rudy
- The Main Event as Luis
- The Return of Mod Squad as Kid
1978
- Last of the Good Guys as Benita Juarez Zapata (uncredited)
1975
- Barney Miller as Ramon Santos
- Deadly Hero
- Dog Day Afternoon as Maria's Boyfriend