Biography
Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges. He has also voiced characters in several Disney movies, including Oliver and Company, The Lion King, Cars and its 2011 sequel. The thick Mexican accent he often uses is a part of a comic persona, rather than a natural accent. Description above from...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
2025
as Self
Exploring their 5-decade career performing stand-up, making records, and starring in hit films. It covers their lives, comedy partnership, and lasting...

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
2025
as Gil Morales
Eleven-year-old Alexander and his family embark on a dream Spring Break vacation to Mexico City only to have all their plans go terribly wrong when th...

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2025
as Self
THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...

The Long Game
2024
as Pollo
In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, the...

Champions
2023
as Julio
A stubborn and hotheaded minor league basketball coach is forced to train a Special Olympics team when he is sentenced to community service.

Shotgun Wedding
2022
as Robert Rivera
Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage, “’Til Death Do Us Part” takes on ...

Angry Neighbors
2022
as Hector (voice)
When his ultra-wealthy neighbor in the Hamptons builds an obnoxious mega-mansion next door, grumpy retired novelist Harry March concocts an elaborate ...

Biography: The Bella Twins
2022
as Self (archival footage)
Chronicling Brie and Nikki's journey from waitresses to WWE Superstars and pop culture icons; success in sports got the Bellas through a difficult chi...

Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain
2022
as Self
A smoke-filled journey across the lives and the careers of the groundbreaking, genre-defying Hip Hop group, Cypress Hill. Their unique sound, influenc...

Nash Bridges
2021
as Joe Dominguez
Nash Bridges continues to run San Francisco's SIU in 2020 while confronting a changing city, a new boss, and a world in which police work focuses on m...

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a previousl...

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
2021
as Self
This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and release of this groundbreaking album. By use of interviews, musical demonstration,...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

The War with Grandpa
2020
as Danny
Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the cr...

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
as Self
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #4: FOLLOW YOUR OWN STAR is a brand new compilation of...

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
2019
as Self
71 years in the making, this feature documentary experience reveals the extraordinary life journey of Hollywood's most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo.

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
2019
as Self
Mixing archival footage with interviews, this film celebrates one of Los Angeles's most influential painters and Chicano art activists from the 1970s.

Coco
2017
as Corrections Officer (voice)
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desp...

Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins
2017
as Quita Moz (voice)
Join crown princess Elena as she soars through a hidden gateway into Vallestrella, the mysterious, dazzling domain of the Jaquins. On the way there, s...

Cars 3
2017
as Ramone (voice)
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in th...

Good Fortune
2016
as Self
GOOD FORTUNE is the rags to riches tale of conscious capitalism pioneer John Paul DeJoria. Born with nothing, at times homeless on the streets of LA, ...

Dark Harvest
2016
as Ricardo
On the eve of legalization a marijuana grower is brutally murdered. His best friend, against the advice of his mentor, teams up with a suspended narco...

Americano
2016
as Martin (voice)
Cuco, a mexican parrot, goes on an adventure from Mexico to Hollywood in order to get help from El Americano, a famous superhero from TV, against an e...

The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
as Self
With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the...

The Book of Life
2014
as Pancho Rodriguez (voice)
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path t...

The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
as Ramone (voice)
A 'leisurely drive' planned in honor of Radiator Springs’ town founder, Stanley, turns precarious as Baja pros descend on the town and challenge Light...

Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
2013
as (voices)
It's the legendary toker jokers Cheech & Chong as you've never seen them before - in their very first animated movie. Catch all the buzz as their most...

Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
2013
Writer
It's the legendary toker jokers Cheech & Chong as you've never seen them before - in their very first animated movie. Catch all the buzz as their most...

Spinning
2013
as Ramone (voice)
Guido discovers he has a hidden talent as a street corner sign spinner.

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012
as Narrador / El Charro (voice)
Santos, an overweight pacheco fighter suffers from his recent divorce with La Tetona Mendoza, a voluptuous and wild female fighter. To get out of his ...

George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You
2012
as Self
Comedy superstar George Lopez performs live in front of a packed house at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. in this stand-up special.

Cars 2
2011
as Ramone (voice)
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rock...

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Mad Hog (voice)
Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel an...

Pure Country 2: The Gift
2010
as Angel Pedro
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.

Machete
2010
as Padre Cortez
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against h...

Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This
2010
as Self
A documentary based on Cheech and Chong's "Light Up America" reunion tour.

Pixar Short Films
2009
as Ramone (voice)
A collection of 20 computer-animated short films including "Rescue Squad Mater", "Jack-Jack Attack", and Oscar-winners "For The Birds", "Geri's Game",...

The Perfect Game
2009
as Padre Estaban
Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Tito (voice) (archive footage)
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

Race to Witch Mountain
2009
as Eddie
A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also...

Expecting a Miracle
2009
as Father Arturo
Botched directions lead a struggling couple to a small Mexican town whose residents have a positive effect on the pair's faltering marriage.

Cheech & Chong Roasted
2008
as Self
Cheech and Chong, the stoner pair who dominated the comedy scene in the 1970s and ’80s and recently reunited for their Light Up America tour, take the...

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
as Manuel (voice)
A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely on her fri...
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
as Self
The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear o...

Uncle P
2007
as Juan
Rapper/multi-millionaire P. Miller becomes the guardian of his sister's three children - all of whom need a father figure in their lives.

Grindhouse
2007
as Padre (segment "Planet Terror")
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...

Planet Terror
2007
as Priest
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped...

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
2006
The Making of "Life is a Highway". A musical Road Trip with Rascal Flatts.

Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
as Ramone (voice)
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8...

AKA Tommy Chong
2006
as Himself
Documentary about Tommy Chong's federal prosecution under the Bush administration for selling bongs over the Internet.

Cars
2006
as Ramone (voice)
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself u...

Cheech Marin & Friends: Live from South Beach
2006
as Self - Host
Legendary King of Latino Comedy guy Richard 'Cheech' Marin hosts a unforgettable night of non-stop laughs with five up-and-coming comedians: Al Madrig...

Dizzy & Bop's Big Adventure: The Great Music Caper
2006
as Dr. Hammer (voice)
When sweet little Dizzy and smart-aleck Bop meet, the last thing they expected is to become friends. But when they decide to rescue their musical, mag...

Underclassman
2005
as Captain Victor Delgado
A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring.

Christmas with the Kranks
2004
as Officer Salino
When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip ...

The Lion King 1½
2004
as Banzai (voice)
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventu...

See You in My Dreams
2004
as Esteban
Joe, an overwrought rancher is striving from his harsh upbringing, trying make a better life for his family. When his business falters, Joe fears his ...
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Banzai (voice) (archive sound)
Timon and Pumbaa have Timon's Ma and Uncle Max for their new virtual safari.

Good Boy!
2003
as The Greater Dane's Henchman (voice)
An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
as Belini
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President ...

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
as Himself
Comedy special spotlighting Tracey Ullman’s larger than life character Ruby Romaine from HBO's “Tracey Takes On”. After an illustrious career, vetera...

Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
2003
as Narrator
How a community was betrayed by greed, political hypocrisy, and good intentions gone astray.

Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Prospero
A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest anticipates a giant charity concert, organized by deceptive promoter Uncle Sweetheart, who plans on ...

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Felix Gumm
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the worl...

The Brothers Garcia: Mysteries of the Maya
2003
as Don Cortez
In this movie detour from the Brothers Garcia TV series, the Garcia family takes a trip to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to learn more about their herita...

This So-Called Disaster
2003
as Esteban
Director Michael Almereyda's documentary on the weeks just prior to Sam Shepard's stage production of his play "The Late Henry Moss."

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Felix Gumm
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to...

The Original Latin Kings of Comedy
2002
as Himself
This stand up special features material from five of the most famous Hispanic standup comics of their era. Paul Rodriguez, George Lopez, Cheech Marin,...

The Original Latin Kings of Comedy
2002
Writer
This stand up special features material from five of the most famous Hispanic standup comics of their era. Paul Rodriguez, George Lopez, Cheech Marin,...

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
2001
as Self (archive footage)
This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which...

Spy Kids
2001
as Felix Gumm
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from thei...

Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Mayor Machado
A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband...

Luminarias
2000
Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste ...

The Nuttiest Nutcracker
1999
as Mac (Voice)
A group of fruit and vegetables try to help the Nutcracker's army get a star up on a Christmas tree before midnight, and stop a rodent army from destr...

Grass
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by ma...

The Venice Project
1999
as Cheech Marin
Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and ann...

Chato's Kitchen
1999
A family of mice moves into the barrio, next door to Chato the cat. With nefarious purpose, he invites them to dinner, and they accept. The mice, howe...

Breakfast with Einstein
1998
as Einstein (voice)
The outrageously wisecracking Cheech Marin unleashes the laughs as the voice of a smart-alecky dog named Einstein who's out to find himself a new fami...

Paulie
1998
as Ignacio
Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.

Tin Cup
1996
as Romeo Posar
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

The Great White Hype
1996
as Julio Escobar
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the on...

From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Border Guard / Chet Pussy / Carlos
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampi...

Charlie's Ghost Story
1995
as Coronado
Charlie is a kid whose archeologist father has made several discoveries while exploring a cave in Colorado. However, Charlie makes a discovery of his ...

The Courtyard
1995
as Angel Steiner
Architect Jonathan moves into an LA courtyard apartment complex; then one of his neighbors is murdered ... by mistake ... Jonathan was the intended vi...

Desperado
1995
as Short Bartender
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, ...

'Twas the Night Before Bumpy
1995
as Juaquin Gusanito Sin Manos (voice)
The following trio of lovable characters has emerged from every child's imagination and landed under the bed of a young boy: Mr. Bumpy, the zany green...

The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III
1994
as Master Borgia
When a sly magician casts a spell so that he can buy Goldy, the last Golden Bear, Jesse runs away with her pet. Hiding deep in the heart of the forest...

The Lion King
1994
as Banzai (voice)
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his vill...

A Million to Juan
1994
as Shell Shock
Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls ...

The Cisco Kid
1994
as Pancho
This update of the 1950 western TV series changes Cisco and Pancho from wandering heroes of the old west to somewhat anti-"gringo" Mexican revolutiona...

FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Stump (voice)
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destr...
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
1991
as El Cosmico
Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ ...

The Shrimp on the Barbie
1990
as Carlos
Carlos has failed in show-biz and currently works as a waiter in a Mexican restaurant. There he meets Alex and dumb footballer Bruce celebrating their...

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
as Carnival Barker
Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gordon Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland ...

Far Out Man
1990
as Himself
An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.

Rude Awakening
1989
as Jesús Monteya
In the later 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle f...

Ghostbusters II
1989
as Dock Supervisor
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Troop Beverly Hills
1989
as Cheech Marin
A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.

Oliver & Company
1988
as Tito (voice)
A young cat named Oliver is left alone in a kitten box, while all the other young cats have new owners. A big dog named Dodger shows him how to get fo...

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Disneyland Janitor
This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the ang...

Fatal Beauty
1987
as Bartender
Detective Rita Rizzoli is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and mor...

Born in East L.A.
1987
as Rudy
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As hi...

Born in East L.A.
1987
Director, Writer
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As hi...

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986
as Elvis Friend & Fan
Charlie Barnett shows you how to succeed in college without trying.

Echo Park
1985
as Syd
In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress....

Get Out of My Room
1985
as Cheech
Get Out of My Room, was a mockumentary in the style of This Is Spinal Tap, written and directed by Cheech Marin. In the film, he and Tommy Chong are s...

Get Out of My Room
1985
Writer, Director
Get Out of My Room, was a mockumentary in the style of This Is Spinal Tap, written and directed by Cheech Marin. In the film, he and Tommy Chong are s...

After Hours
1985
as Neil
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

Elvira's MTV Halloween Party
1984
MTV Halloween special, hosted by Elvira, featuring skits and music videos.

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
1984
as Corsican Brother
Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
1984
Writer
Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.

Cannonball Run II
1984
as Tire Store Employee (uncredited)
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheel...

Return Engagement
1983
as Self
Filmmaker Alan Rudolph shows Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy and hippie guru Timothy Leary, alone and together onstage.

Yellowbeard
1983
as El Segundo
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sent...

Group Madness
1983
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard

Still Smokin
1983
as Cheech
Cheech & Chong are invited to a celebrity party in Amsterdam. When they get there, however, it turns out that the guy who invited them has taken off w...

Still Smokin
1983
Writer
Cheech & Chong are invited to a celebrity party in Amsterdam. When they get there, however, it turns out that the guy who invited them has taken off w...

It Came from Hollywood
1982
as Himself
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special feature...

Things Are Tough All Over
1982
as Cheech / Mr. Slyman
Everybody has problems these days, and Cheech and Chong are no exceptions. They're hired by Slyman and Habib to drive a limousine to Las Vegas with $5...

Things Are Tough All Over
1982
Writer
Everybody has problems these days, and Cheech and Chong are no exceptions. They're hired by Slyman and Habib to drive a limousine to Las Vegas with $5...

Nice Dreams
1981
as Cheech
Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thoroughly wacky comedy. The outrageous, permanently spa...

Nice Dreams
1981
Writer
Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thoroughly wacky comedy. The outrageous, permanently spa...

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
as Cheech / Dwayne "Red" Mendoza
Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot en...

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
Writer
Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot en...

Up in Smoke
1978
as Pedro
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit ...

Up in Smoke
1978
Writer
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit ...
Cheech and Chong Perform
1978
as Himself
A live performance of the comedy duo filmed at Spanky's Nightclub in 1978. Was original released on the Meda Home video label.

Cheech and Chong Perform Again?!
1978
as Himself
A live performance of the comedy duo filmed at Spanky's Nightclub in 1978. Was original released on the Meda Home video label.

Basketball Jones
1974
Basketball Jones is a 1974 animated short film based on the Cheech and Chong song. The cartoon was created to promote the song's release in the United...

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
N/A
as Dude (voice)
Naya, the Golden Dolphin Princess, is sent on an urgent mission by her father, the King, to eight corners of the Earth that are rich and fluid with do...