Danny Trejo Recalls How He Got His Hollywood Break
In a clip from the upcoming documentary 'Inmate #1,' the actor recalls a fateful phone call that led to him being discovered.
Danny Trejo is known for his prolific appearances in film and TV, but acting was something he fell into — not something he thought would be his life's work.
In an exclusive clip from the documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, the actor recalls being called down to the set of Runaway Train (1985) by a young man he was mentoring. There, he saw extras dressed in prison blues, acting tough. But to Trejo, who had spent time in prison two decades earlier, they didn't look authentic, and he made it known that he thought so.