Bauer was given the role of Manny Ribera , the part played by George Raft in the original 1932 version , in the 1983 movie '' Scarface '' , even though ( like Raft ) he was a relatively unknown actor at the time . The producers of '' Scarface '' were convinced that he was right for the role based on his strong audition , as well as his authentic Cuban background . His performance drew a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor . In 1986 he had two other important roles . The first was as Det. Frank Sigliano in the Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines cop comedy '' Running Scared '' . The second was as an Israeli soldier named Avner in the Canadian CTV television movie '' Sword of Gideon '' , which tells the story of Mossad agents hunting down terrorists in the aftermath of the 1972 Munich massacre . The Sword of Gideon script was the basis for Steven Spielberg 's later film '' Munich '' , which follows the same storyline and borrows heavily from the Sword of Gideon story and script . In 1990 Bauer played the role of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique " Kiki " Camarena in the television miniseries '' Drug Wars : The Camarena Story '' alongside Benicio Del Toro and Craig T. Nelson . That same year , Bauer took over the series lead of the television show '' Wiseguy '' from Ken Wahl for the fourth and final season , playing US Attorney Michael Santana after Wahl 's character disappears
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
Steven Bauer