How old was Erik Estrada in his first movie: The Cross and the Switchblade?
Erik Estrada was 20 in The Cross and the Switchblade when he played the character 'Nicky Cruz'.
That was over 54 years ago in 1970.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
Today he is 75, and has starred in 69 movies in total, 68 of those since The Cross and the Switchblade was released.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In The Cross and the Switchblade, I think Erik Estrada looks:
Did you know?
- Director Don Murray has worked with Erik Estrada just once in his career.
- Erik Estrada's first movie was as 'Nicky Cruz' in The Cross and the Switchblade, released in 1970 when he was 20
- The Cross and the Switchblade scores 6.6 out of 10 on TMDB.
