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Danny Trejo born May 16, 1944, is an iconic American actor and entrepreneur. Best known for his tough-guy roles, Trejo has carved out a unique space for himself in Hollywood with his imposing presence and distinctive looks. After a tumultuous early life, involved in substance abuse and crime, leading to various stints in prison, Trejo made a dramatic turnaround after attending a 12-step program. Leveraging boxing skills he honed while behind bars, he carved himself a niche in Hollywood, often playing hardened characters with a dangerous edge.
Trejo's acting career began in 1985 and he has since had a diverse filmography. He found fame with roles in films such as 'Desperado', 'Heat', 'Con Air', and 'From Dusk till Dawn'. Trejo's fame transcended to newer heights when in 2001, he appeared as the character Isador "Machete" Cortez in the Robert Rodriguez-directed 'Spy Kids' franchise. Consequently, in 2010, the character Machete found its own spin-off film which turned into a franchise, further cementing Trejo's position in the industry. Not limited to live-action, Trejo has ventured into voice acting for popular video games like 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' and 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'. Alongside his extensive career in film and television, Trejo is a successful business owner with a series of popular Los Angeles restaurants to his name.
Learn more about Danny Trejo, including a detailed biography, career timeline, personal life insights, and complete filmography. Discover how Danny Trejo rose to fame, their major roles, industry impact, and personal milestones in the world of film.
Given Name: Danny Trejo
Born: Maywood, California, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: May 16, 1944
Occupations: Actor, Entrepreneur
Years Active: 1985-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Laura, Debbie Schipek, Joanne Discuillo, Debbie Shreve
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Grindhouse
The Short History of the Long Road
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Madness in the Method
3 from Hell
The Legend of La Llorona
Machete
Machete Kills
Maximum Impact
Violet & Daisy
THE PREY: Legend of Karnoctus
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Survivors Guide to Prison
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
It's a Wonderful Binge
Final Kill
The Outsider
Good Fortune
All About the Money
Pistolera
Wish Man
Big Kill
Renegades
Gone Are the Days
Acceleration
Seven Cemeteries
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
The Lazarus Papers
Justin Time
Shoot the Hero
Boston Girls
Shadows in Paradise
Shadows in Paradise
Cross
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
The Black Mamba
Recoil
Bad Ass
Rise of the Zombies
Death Race: Inferno
Counterpunch
Tattoo Nation
The Insomniac
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
The Contractor
Force of Execution
Voodoo Possession
Pastor Shepherd
Gun
Beatdown
Death Race 2
The Bill Collector
Predators: Moments of Extraction
The Cloth
Ticket to Vegas
Five Thirteen
Bullet
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending
House of the Rising Sun
Haunted High
Dead in Tombstone
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals
Throwdown
Bro’
Reaper
A Horse Story
Hope Lost
Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession
The Night Crew
Zombie Hunter
Courier from ‘Paradise’
The Burning Dead
3-Headed Shark Attack
4Got10
Sock ’Em Dead
Cyborg X
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
Juarez 2045
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale
Murder in the Woods
Avenge the Crows
#Roxy
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
Frat Pack
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
VANish
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Boost
Street Level
Cross Wars
Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast
American Nightmares
L.A. Slasher
Range 15
Dead Again in Tombstone
Slasher Party
The Short History of the Long Road
Bullets of Justice
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Cross: Rise of the Villains
East LA Interchange
Grand-Daddy Day Care
13 Moons
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Venice Underground
Bare Knuckle Brawler
Beat the Devil
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
Nobody Wants Your Film
Chasing Ghosts
30 Days in Hell: The Making of ‘The Devil’s Rejects’
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
7 Mummies
National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie
Halloween
Urban Justice
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
No Way Out
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
Nightstalker
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
The Making of ‘Heat’
Champion
The Curse of El Charro
Tennis Anyone?
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Planet Terror
Machete
Heckler
Maniac Cop 2
Slayer
On Bloody Sunday
Furnace
Guns
Femme Fatale
Doublecrossed
Carnal Crimes
Lonely Hearts
Wedlock
High Hopes
Whore
The Last Hour
Terminal Exposure
Cage
Penitentiary III
Bulletproof
Death Rider in the House of Vampires
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Maya and the Three
Pups Alone
Comedy Chingonas
VampFather
Bail Out
The Rebels of PT-218
A Tale of Two Guns
Lumpia: With a Vengeance
Donny’s Bar Mitzvah
Shadow of the Cat
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Wolf Mountain
1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom
Death on the Border
Miami Bici 2
The Night They Came Home
Penitentiary III
Bulletproof
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Maya and the Three
Sunset Grill
Love, Cheat & Steal
Lumpia: With a Vengeance
Dilemma
Los Locos
Point Blank
Toxic
Criminal Passion
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
The Face is Familiar
Against the Wall
Official Rejection
The Art of Travel
Eyeborgs
Necessary Evil
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter
Caroltyn
Champions
Babysitters Beware
Jaguar
Hunting Games
Nails
Doppelganger
Trojan War
Inferno
I Heart Robots
Track the complete movie timeline of Danny Trejo, including all film releases, career breakthroughs, and notable roles. Follow their journey from early performances to recent blockbusters and upcoming projects.
2024
Seven Cemeteries
Bravo
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Laurence
The Night They Came Home
Digger
I Heart Robots
Bob
2023
1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom
Ferdinand Magellan
Death on the Border
Father Francis
Miami Bici 2
Mr Susan
Hunting Games
Sheriff Ramos
2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Stronghold
The Legend of La Llorona
Jorge
THE PREY: Legend of Karnoctus
Vega
It's a Wonderful Binge
Angel
Renegades
Sanchez
VampFather
Vampfather
A Tale of Two Guns
Junior
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
Wolf Mountain
Eddie
Caroltyn
Wells
2021
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
Hugo
Pistolera
Indio
Death Rider in the House of Vampires
Bela Latigo
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Ghost of Huet
Pups Alone
Vinnie P (voice)
Comedy Chingonas
Self - Host
The Rebels of PT-218
Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
Donny’s Bar Mitzvah
Self
Shadow of the Cat
Sombra
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Master Gin
2020
The Short History of the Long Road
Miguel
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Self
Final Kill
Francesco
Lumpia: With a Vengeance
Reyes
Lumpia: With a Vengeance
Reyes
2019
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Madness in the Method
Danny
3 from Hell
The Outsider
Carlos
Wish Man
Jose
Acceleration
Santos
Slasher Party
Danny Trejo
The Short History of the Long Road
Miguel
Bullets of Justice
Gravedigger
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Self
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Self
Cross: Rise of the Villains
Muerte
Grand-Daddy Day Care
Eduardo Hernandez
Bare Knuckle Brawler
Santo Ariza
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
Danny
2018
Maximum Impact
Don Sanchez
Survivors Guide to Prison
Self
Big Kill
General Morales
Gone Are the Days
River Man
#Roxy
Principal Castillo
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
Nino Grande
Frat Pack
Dirty
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Goldberg
Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actor
American Nightmares
Mister Malevolent
2017
Good Fortune
All About the Money
Juarez 2045
Angel Malvado
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale
El Moco (voice)
Murder in the Woods
Sheriff Lorenzo
Avenge the Crows
Antonio
Cross Wars
Murete
Dead Again in Tombstone
Guerrero
2016
Cyborg X
Captain Machine Gun
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
Mr. Morgo
Boost
Roy Casares
Street Level
Carlton the Doorman
Range 15
Zombie Trejo
2015
A Horse Story
Moonlight (voice)
Hope Lost
Marius
Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession
Narrator (voice)
The Night Crew
Aguilar
The Burning Dead
Night Wolf
3-Headed Shark Attack
Max Burns
4Got10
Mateo Perez
Sock ’Em Dead
Self - Host
VANish
Carlos
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Self
L.A. Slasher
The Drug Dealer #2
East LA Interchange
narrator
No Way Out
Don Caceres
2014
Voodoo Possession
Kross
Bullet
Frank
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending
Angel
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Frank Vega
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals
Reynaldo (voice)
Throwdown
Tattoo
Reaper
Jack
2013
Machete Kills
Violet & Daisy
Death Race: Inferno
Goldberg
Counterpunch
Manny Navarro
Tattoo Nation
Himself
The Insomniac
Jairo Torres
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Venom (voice)
The Contractor
Javier Reyes
Force of Execution
Oso
Ticket to Vegas
Mister Chich
Five Thirteen
El Loco
Dead in Tombstone
Guerrero
Zombie Hunter
Jesús
Courier from ‘Paradise’
2012
Recoil
Drayke
Bad Ass
Frank Vega
Rise of the Zombies
Caspian
The Cloth
Father Connely
Haunted High
Ortiz
Bro’
Gilbert
2011
Cross
Lexavier
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Ceasar
The Black Mamba
The Crippler
House of the Rising Sun
Carlos
2010
Machete
The Lazarus Papers
Aroon
Justin Time
Mardok
Shoot the Hero
Crazy Joe
Boston Girls
Uncle Reggie
Shadows in Paradise
Matador
Shadows in Paradise
Matador
Pastor Shepherd
Phil Harrison
Gun
Frankie Makina
Beatdown
Marcus
Death Race 2
Goldberg
The Bill Collector
Frankie Gutierrez
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Cuchillo (Voice)
2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Rico (voice)
The Face is Familiar
Himself
Official Rejection
Self
Eyeborgs
G-Man
Babysitters Beware
Clyde / The Guard
2007
Grindhouse
Halloween
Ismael Cruz
Urban Justice
El Chivo
Planet Terror
Machete
Machete
Machete
Heckler
Self
On Bloody Sunday
The Ref
Furnace
Fury
2006
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
Derelict
7 Mummies
Apache
National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie
Crow
Tennis Anyone?
Hector
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Hector
Slayer
Montegna
High Hopes
Shady
2005
Venice Underground
Papi
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
Harold
Nobody Wants Your Film
Self
Chasing Ghosts
Carlos Santiago
30 Days in Hell: The Making of ‘The Devil’s Rejects’
Self
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
Vargas Diaz
The Making of ‘Heat’
Self
Champion
Self
The Curse of El Charro
El Charro (Voice)
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Bartender
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars
Narrator
1991
Femme Fatale
Toshi
Doublecrossed
Lito
Carnal Crimes
Ticket Agent
Lonely Hearts
Angry Client
Wedlock
Tough Prisoner #1
Whore
Tattoo Artist
The Last Hour
Spider
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