Joe Minjares
Actor
- Born
- February 5, 1946 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- July 21, 2025 (age 79)
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.
Known for
The Truman Show
June 4, 1998
Nothing to Lose
July 18, 1997
Wilson
March 24, 2017
Untamed Heart
February 12, 1993
Thin Ice
February 17, 2012
The Last of the Finest
March 9, 1990
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
January 18, 1995
Virus
May 8, 1995
A Chance of Snow
December 7, 1998
Next Door
September 4, 1994
Patti Rocks
January 15, 1988
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
March 25, 1995
Acting15
- 2017Wilson as Taxi Driver
- 2014The Frank as Bartender
- 2012Thin Ice as Hotel Manager
- 2006The Horrible Flowers as Bennett
- 1998A Chance of Snow as Traveler
- 1998The Truman Show as Bartender
- 1997Nothing to Lose as Security Guard
- 1995Nothing But the Truth as Sam Mitchell
- 1995Virus as Dr. Newman
- 1995Sleep, Baby, Sleep as Detective Rivera