The last but one answer in this interview has a slight spoiler for Muppets Most Wanted.

If there’s one thing I discovered from our chat with Danny Trejo, it’s that he laughs a lot. For an actor who’s made a career out of playing bad asses whose actions speak louder than words, it was a strange thing to hear him so openly chuckling – when our call was connected I asked how he was doing and he replied “Great, we were just talking about Mel Brooks and Blazing Saddles – probably before your time, but it’s really funny!” and what followed was one of the most entertaining interviews I’ve ever done.

We were lucky enough to get a good amount of Mr Trejo’s time, but even then it was impossible to cover everything he’s done. A quick look on IMDB will show a staggering 280 credits to his name, with countless more to come no doubt. It was Desperado that first drew my attention to him, but as I mention below there was a period from the mid to late 90s where he was in every other film I watched; Michael Mann’s Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, Anaconda, Con Air, The Replacement Killers, Desert Heat – the list goes on.

While he may be best known for his work in action movies, especially those helmed by Robert Rodriguez, his distinctive voice has also led to a vast array of different work in everything from GTA: Vice City to Top Cat: The Movie and he’s appeared in a ton of great TV shows, including the ubiquitous Breaking Bad and Burn Notice – there’s nothing he can’t turn his hand to and make better in the process.