From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 costarred 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 oneyear 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 costarring roles in TV episodes and several pilots He was an extra in the funeral scene of the 1981 movie SOB written and directed by Blake Edwards
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