Cheech Marin

Known for: Acting
Born: July 13, 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
Movies: 133

Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on Nash Bridges. Marin has also voiced characters in several Disney films, including Oliver & Company, The Lion King, The Lion King 1½, the Cars franchise, Coco, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Marin's trademark is his characters' strong Chicano accents.

Upcoming Cheech Marin Movies

Campeón Gabacho

2026

October 29, 2026

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Release date TBA

Coyote

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La Venganza Rodríguez

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Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie

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Best-Known Movies

8.2

Coco

2017

8.3

The Lion King

1994

7.1

Cars

2006

6.2

Cars 2

2011

7.1

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

6.9

Cars 3

2017

6.6

Ghostbusters II

1989

6.7

Planet Terror

2007

5.8

Spy Kids

2001

6.3

Machete

2010

Filmography

2026	Campeón Gabacho
2026	American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez	Self
2025	Radiator Springs Racers \| Disneyland Resort	Ramone (voice)
2025	Cheech & Chong's Last Movie	Self
2025	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip	Gil Morales
2024	The Long Game	Pollo
2023	Champions	Julio
2022	Shotgun Wedding	Robert Rivera
2022	Angry Neighbors	Hector (voice)
2022	Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain	Self
2021	Nash Bridges	Joe Dominguez
2021	A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings	Self
2021	Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!	Self
2021	Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend	Self (archive footage)
2020	The War with Grandpa	Danny
2020	AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star	Self
2020	The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault	(archive footage)
2019	Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo	Self
2019	Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire	Self
2017	Coco	Corrections Officer (voice)
2017	Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins	Quita Moz (voice)
2017	Cars 3	Ramone (voice)
2016	Good Fortune	Self
2016	Dark Harvest	Ricardo
2016	Americano	Martin (voice)
2015	The Latin Explosion: A New America	Self
2014	The Book of Life	Pancho Rodriguez (voice)
2014	The Radiator Springs 500½	Ramone (voice)
2014	Butch DEVO And The Sundance Gig	Self - Master of Ceremonies
2013	Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!	(voices)
2013	Spinning	Ramone (voice)
2012	El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza	Narrador / El Charro (voice)
2012	George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You	Self
2011	Cars 2	Ramone (voice)
2011	Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil	Mad Hog (voice)
2010	Pure Country 2: The Gift	Angel Pedro
2010	Machete	Padre Cortez
2010	Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This	Self
2010	Waking Sleeping Beauty	Tito (voice) (archive footage)
2009	The Perfect Game	Padre Estaban
2009	Race to Witch Mountain	Eddie
2009	Expecting a Miracle	Father Arturo
2008	Cheech & Chong Roasted	Self
2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Manuel (voice)
2007	Bloodsucking Cinema	Self
2007	Uncle P	Juan
2007	Grindhouse	Padre (segment "Planet Terror")
2007	Planet Terror	Priest
2006	Geared-Up
2006	Mater and the Ghostlight	Ramone (voice)
2006	AKA Tommy Chong	Himself
2006	Cars	Ramone (voice)
2006	Cheech Marin & Friends: Live from South Beach	Self - Host
2006	Dizzy & Bop's Big Adventure: The Great Music Caper	Dr. Hammer (voice)
2005	Underclassman	Captain Victor Delgado
2004	Christmas with the Kranks	Officer Salino
2004	The Lion King 1½	Banzai (voice)
2004	See You in My Dreams	Esteban
2004	Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5	Banzai (voice) (archive sound)
2003	Good Boy!	The Greater Dane's Henchman (voice)
2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Belini
2003	Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales	Himself
2003	Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story	Narrator
2003	Masked and Anonymous	Prospero
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Felix Gumm
2003	The Brothers Garcia: Mysteries of the Maya	Don Cortez
2003	This So-Called Disaster	Esteban
2002	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Felix Gumm
2002	The Original Latin Kings of Comedy	Himself
2001	Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians	Self (archive footage)
2001	Spy Kids	Felix Gumm
2000	Picking Up the Pieces	Mayor Machado
2000	Luminarias
1999	The Nuttiest Nutcracker	Mac (Voice)
1999	Grass	Self (archive footage)
1999	The Venice Project	Cheech Marin
1999	Chato's Kitchen
1998	Breakfast with Einstein	Einstein (voice)
1998	Paulie	Ignacio
1996	Tin Cup	Romeo Posar
1996	The Great White Hype	Julio Escobar
1996	From Dusk Till Dawn	Border Guard / Chet Pussy / Carlos
1995	Charlie's Ghost Story	Coronado
1995	'Twas the Night Before Bumpy	Juaquin Gusanito Sin Manos (voice)
1995	The Courtyard	Angel Steiner
1995	Desperado	Short Bartender
1994	The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III	Master Borgia
1994	The Lion King	Banzai (voice)
1994	A Million to Juan	Shell Shock
1994	The Cisco Kid	Pancho
1993	Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration	Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
1992	Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade	Self
1992	FernGully: The Last Rainforest	Stump (voice)
1991	La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale	El Cosmico
1990	The Shrimp on the Barbie	Carlos
1990	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme	Carnival Barker
1990	Far Out Man	Cheech Marin
1989	Rude Awakening	Jesús Monteya
1989	Ghostbusters II	Dock Supervisor
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Cheech Marin
1988	Oliver & Company	Tito (voice)
1988	Mickey's 60th Birthday	Disneyland Janitor
1987	Fatal Beauty	Bartender
1987	Born in East L.A.	Rudy
1986	Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment	Elvis Friend & Fan
1985	Echo Park	Syd
1985	Get Out of My Room	Cheech
1985	After Hours	Neil
1984	Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers	Corsican Brother
1984	Cannonball Run II	Tire Store Employee (uncredited)
1983	Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 3
1983	Return Engagement	Self
1983	Yellowbeard	El Segundo
1983	Group Madness	Self
1983	Still Smokin	Cheech
1982	It Came from Hollywood	Self
1982	Things Are Tough All Over	Cheech / Mr. Slyman
1981	Nice Dreams	Cheech
1980	Cheech & Chong's Next Movie	Cheech / Dwayne "Red" Mendoza
1978	Up in Smoke	Pedro
1978	Cheech and Chong Perform	Himself
1978	Cheech and Chong Perform Again?!	Himself
1974	Basketball Jones

Directing, Writing & Producing

2013	Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!	Writer
2002	The Original Latin Kings of Comedy	Writer
1987	Born in East L.A.	Director, Writer
1985	Get Out of My Room	Writer, Director
1984	Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers	Writer
1983	Still Smokin	Writer
1982	Things Are Tough All Over	Writer
1981	Nice Dreams	Writer
1980	Cheech & Chong's Next Movie	Writer
1978	Up in Smoke	Writer

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