{{short description|American actor}} {{for|the American water polo player|John Vargas (water polo)}} {{Infobox person | name = John Vargas | image = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:John Vargas picture.jpg|thumb|center|]] --> | caption = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = [[The Bronx]], New York, U.S. | occupation = Actor | website = }}
'''John Vargas''' is an American actor best known for his roles in the films ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]'' and ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
==Early life== John Vargas was born in [[the Bronx]] and moved to [[Puerto Rico]] when his father Juan A. Maldonado was killed in [[Laos]] during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://1stmob.com/a10.htm |title=1st Mob History Juan Maldonado |website=1stmob.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041027210814/http://1stmob.com/a10.htm |archive-date=2004-10-27}}</ref>
==Career== John Vargas was cast in [[Neil Simon]]'s film ''[[Only When I Laugh (film)|Only When I Laugh]]'',{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} with [[Marsha Mason]] and [[James Coco]]. The following year, he featured in the film ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' in the role of Jedda, and then joined the cast of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[At Ease (TV series)|At Ease]]'', becoming one of the first Latino actors to star in an American television sitcom.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RyBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=chMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4930,5027375&dq=actor+john-vargas&hl=en |title="At Ease" actor is veteran of war movies |publisher=Star News |date=15 April 1983 |accessdate=2011-02-01}}</ref>
Vargas also appeared as Oliviera in ''[[The Hanoi Hilton (film)|The Hanoi Hilton]]''.
Vargas joined the ensemble cast of the film ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]'', directed by [[Academy Award]]-winning director [[Mike Nichols]], and starring [[John Travolta]], [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Kathy Bates]].
The following year, Vargas was cast in the role of Asher, the eurotrash maitre d' in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] comedy series ''[[Action (TV series)|Action]]'', starring [[Jay Mohr]] and [[Illeana Douglas]].
John Vargas has worked on several [[soap opera]]s. He joined the cast of ''[[General Hospital]]'' in the role of Rico Chacone,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1mEfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oNQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1128,2571110&dq=actor+john-vargas&hl=en |title=Latino plots are putting actors to work |publisher=Gadsden Times |date=21 October 1990 |first=John N. |last=Gowdas |accessdate=2011-02-01}}</ref> and ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' as Marcos Llamera. In 2004, John was cast as Dr. Rojas in the soap opera ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''. He also appeared in season 4, episode 11 of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. He played Pierson in the ''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]'' episode "A Current Affair" (1999).
== Filmography == *''[[Only When I Laugh (film)|Only When I Laugh]]'' (1981) - Manuel *''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' (1982) - Jedda *''[[My Tutor]]'' (1983) - Manuel *''[[Mass Appeal (film)|Mass Appeal]]'' (1984) - Scott Alvarez *''[[Wildcats (film)|Wildcats]]'' (1986) - Poolhall Man #3 *''[[The Hanoi Hilton (film)|The Hanoi Hilton]]'' (1987) - Oliviera *''Last Stand at Lang Mei'' (1989) - Pvt. Wolfdreamer *''[[Sunset Park (film)|Sunset Park]]'' (1996) - Mr. Santiago *''In Dark Places'' (1997) - Karl *''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]'' (1998) - Lorenzo Delgado *''[[The Minus Man]]'' (1999) - Priest *''Largo'' (2000) - Lucky Moreno *''[[Across the Line (2000 film)|Across the Line]]'' (2000) - Alvarez *''[[Zoolander]]'' (2001) - Italian Designer *''The Commission'' (2003) - Loran Hall *''Charlotta-TS'' (2010) - Father Juan *''The Lost One'' (2015) - Gypsy *''Airstream'' (2016) - Lex
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0889855}}
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