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| rdfs:label | - Victor Rivers
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| rdfs:comment | - Victor Rivers appeared as Mendez, one of Colon's gang in the episode "Badge of Dishonor" and as Luis in the episode "Borrasca" of the series Miami Vice.
- right|thumb|200px|Victor Rivers Nacido en Octubre de 1955 en Sancti Spíritus (Cuba)
- Victor Rivers portrayed Sgt. Bob Amis in Season 2 of 24.
- Rivers emigrated to America from Cuba at the age of two. He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from its School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, He was an offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins football team from 1978-1979. In his youth, both Rivers and his mother were victims of his abusive father. Though he is often typecast as thugs or hitman, Rivers is now a prominent author, activist, and public speaker against child abuse and domestic violence.
- Rivers is now a leading activist against domestic violence against women and children. He is the national spokesman for the National Network to End Domestic Violence. He has acted in motion pictures such as Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Fear City (with Emilia Crow), 8 Million Ways to Die (with James Avery), Last Resort (with Ian Abercrombie), Cat Chaser (with Peter Weller), One Good Cop (with Tony Plana and Kevin Conway), Nixon (with Paul Sorvino, Michelle Krusiec, Annette Helde, Robert Beltran, Saul Rubinek and Tony Plana again), The Mask of Zorro and Hulk.
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| abstract | - Victor Rivers appeared as Mendez, one of Colon's gang in the episode "Badge of Dishonor" and as Luis in the episode "Borrasca" of the series Miami Vice.
- right|thumb|200px|Victor Rivers Nacido en Octubre de 1955 en Sancti Spíritus (Cuba)
- Rivers is now a leading activist against domestic violence against women and children. He is the national spokesman for the National Network to End Domestic Violence. He has acted in motion pictures such as Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Fear City (with Emilia Crow), 8 Million Ways to Die (with James Avery), Last Resort (with Ian Abercrombie), Cat Chaser (with Peter Weller), One Good Cop (with Tony Plana and Kevin Conway), Nixon (with Paul Sorvino, Michelle Krusiec, Annette Helde, Robert Beltran, Saul Rubinek and Tony Plana again), The Mask of Zorro and Hulk. In 1999, Rivers along with Larry Cedar, Brian George and Paul Winfield did voice work for an episode of Batman Beyond. He did voice work for another episode that year with James B. Sikking and Brian Tochi. He did voice work for a couple more episodes in 2000, with the second one involving voice work from Corey Burton and Keith Szarabajka. He has guest-starred in television shows such as Cybill, 24, Miami Vice and The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr..
- Victor Rivers portrayed Sgt. Bob Amis in Season 2 of 24.
- Rivers emigrated to America from Cuba at the age of two. He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from its School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, He was an offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins football team from 1978-1979. In his youth, both Rivers and his mother were victims of his abusive father. Though he is often typecast as thugs or hitman, Rivers is now a prominent author, activist, and public speaker against child abuse and domestic violence. A former football player, who stands six foot two, he is similar in height and build to his most prominent character in the DCAU, Hro Talak. According to the producers' commentary for the Justice League episode "Starcrossed, Part III", he was uncomfortable doing voice work for the showdown between Hro Talak and Hawkgirl (because of his strong personal feelings against domestic violence).
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