- Hector was nominated for four SAG Awards from 1995-1998 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Chicago Hope. In 1997, he was also nominated for a SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series" for Chicago Hope.
- Hector has been in thirteen Garry Marshall Films.
- Hector is a longtime supporter of The Alzheimer’s Association, Amnesty International, The American Cancer Society, and Pediatric Aids.
- Hector joined the Ballet Art Company of Carnegie Hall in 1963.
- Hector attended New York City College and majored in history.
- Hector graduated from Booker T. Washington Jr. High School in 1951.
- Hector grew up on 107th Street in Manhattan, New York.
- Hector has one granddaughter named Juliet.
- Hector plays the flute, drums, conga, and guitar.
- Hector lives in Sherman Oaks, California.
- Hector's favorite color is purple.
- Hector enjoys cooking, eating, and smoking cigars.
- Hector has one son named Rodd.
- Hector enrolled in the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in 1951.
- Hector has a younger sister named Emma.
- Hector is the son of Martin Echevarria Elizondo and Carmen Medina.
- Hector is 5 feet 10 inches tall.
- Hector married Carolee Campbell on April 13, 1969.
- Hector received the Alma Award for his work in Chicago Hope in 2000.
- He is a nuyorican which means he's half-puertorican and half from New York.
- Hector Elizondo was the voice actor for the knowledge spirit Wan Shi Tong in the series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Hector: (On his New York neighborhood) It was a healthy, working class place where you could raise a family. A wonderful place to be from. I'm glad my son was raised there.
- Hector Elizondo: I don't have a career, I have jobs. It's not good to have a career; it's like having hair, it's like you're liable to lose it.
