---
name: "Tito Goya"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tito-goya"
fi1m_id: "tito-goya"
imdb_id: "nm0333026"
tmdb_id: 90441
wikidata_id: "Q7810174"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 April 1951"
died: "1 December 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T17:21:18.404385+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tito Goya

## Identity

Tito Goya

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tito-goya
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tito-goya
- **IMDb ID:** nm0333026
- **TMDB ID:** 90441
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7810174
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Goya, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7810174, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90441

Actor. Born 4 April 1951 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 1 December 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 April 1951, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 1 December 1985
- **Active:** 1976–1981
- **Also known as:** Tito
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 79 (2), 1980s 56 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Action 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $125m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Goya, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7810174, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90441

## Biography

Tito Goya, also credited as Tito, was an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. Born Andrew Butler on 4 April 1951, he appeared in supporting and character roles in several films and television series during the 1970s and 1980s.

His credits include *Marathon Man* (1976) as Melendez, *Short Eyes* (1977) as Cupcakes, *Andy Warhol's Bad* (1977) as Manuel Rivera, *All That Jazz* (1979) as Attendant, *Going in Style* (1979) as Gypsy Cab Driver, *Night of the Juggler* (1980), *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981) as Jumper/Detective, and his final screen role as Carlos Mendez in two episodes of *Miami Vice* (1984). He also had television appearances in series such as *Kojak*.

Goya died on 1 December 1985 in Travis County, Texas, aged 34, from cirrhosis of the liver. He had been arrested in connection with a 1978 murder in Austin and was free on bond at the time of his death.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), Fi1m 56, as Jumper / Detective — [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md)
- *All That Jazz* (1979), Fi1m 84, as Attendant — [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-jazz.md)
- *Marathon Man* (1976), Fi1m 74, as Melendez — [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Carlos Mendez — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), as Jumper / Detective — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md)
- *Night of the Juggler* (1980), as Pimp #2
- *Going in Style* (1979), as Gypsy Cab Driver
- *All That Jazz* (1979), as Attendant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-jazz.md)
- *Short Eyes* (1977), as Cupcakes
- *Bad* (1977), as Manuel Rivera
- *Marathon Man* (1976), as Melendez — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Chino — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)

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