Cheech Marin (born Richard Anthony Marin on July 13 1946), is a Mexican-American comedian and actor. He is best known for previously being a member of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong along with Tommy Chong. As a part of the duo he participated in a number of comedy albums and feature film comedies. After he and Tommy went their separate ways, he starred in a number of films as a solo actor, most notably Born in East L.A.. Later he made the transition to television when he co-starred with Don Johnson in the police show Nash Bridges (1996-2001) where they played San Francisco police detective partners. In recent years he has active in promoting Hispanic fine arts.

Filmography

• La Pastorela
• Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke" (1978)
• Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
• Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1981)
• Things are Tough All Over (1982)
• Still Smokin' (1983)
• Yellowbeard (1983)
• Os Irmãos Corsos
• Cheech and Chong's the Corsican Brothers (1984)
• Get Out of My Room (1985)
• A Leste De Los Angeles
• Born in East L.A. (1987)
• Oliver and Company (1988) (Voice)
• Troop Beverley Hills
• Rude Awakening (1989)
• The Shrimp On The Barbie (1990)
• Mother Goose Rock n Rhyme (1990) (TV)
• Ferngully -- The Last Rainforest (1992) (Voice)
• Ring of the Musketeers (1992) (TV)
• A Million to Juan (1994)
• The Lion King (1994) (Voice)
• Charlie's Ghost Story (1994)
• The Cisco Kid
• Desperado (1995)
• The Courtyard (1995) (TV)
• From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
• The Great White Hype (1996)
• Tin Cup (1996)
• Paulie (1998)
• Picking Up The Pieces (2000)
• Spy Kids (2001)
• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)(cameo)
• Masked and Anonymous (2003)
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
• Good Boy! (2003) (Voice)