Chu Chu Malave

Chu Chu Malave

Born 1950-08-04 (age 75) New York, New York, U.S.
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Biography

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Edwin Malave (born August 4, 1950) in New York, New York, better known as "Chu Chu Malave" is a former professional boxer and an actor.

Malave beat out Erik Estrada for the role of "Ramon Santos" in the Barney Miller pilot for ABC. He also co-starred in the short lived series Chopper One for NBC, and played a small part in Dog Day Afternoon. He then landed a role in Deadly Hero with Don Murray and James Earl Jones. ABC then flew Chu Chu back to LA to reshoot the Barney Miller pilot. He moved to Los Angeles in 1975 and remained there for the rest of his acting career with a one-year stint in New York for a starring role in the NBC soap For Richer, for Poorer in 1978. His acting career includes over 20 guest starring and co-starring roles in TV episodes and several pilots. He was an extra in the funeral scene of the 1981 movie S.O.B. written and directed by Blake Edwards

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Known For

Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon

1975

as Maria's Boyfriend

Do or Die
Do or Die

1991

as Bodreaux

Hard Hunted
Hard Hunted

1992

as Wiley

Fit to Kill
Fit to Kill

1993

as Evel

Guns
Guns

1990

as Cubby

Deadly Hero
A Force of One
A Force of One

1979

as Rudy

The Main Event
The Main Event

1979

as Luis

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Last of the Good Guys

1978

as Benita Juarez Zapata (uncredited)

The Return of Mod Squad
Mausoleum
Mausoleum

1983

as Delivery Boy