Carmen Argenziano
Character actor Carmen Argenziano began his career in the early 1970s, and made two appearances in the early films of director Jonathan Demme, as a wrestler in the girls-in-prison flick "Caged Heat," and as a supermarket manager in the exploitation picture "Crazy Mama." Argenziano got himself into a true movie classic in 1974 when he played a henchman for Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather, Part II." Around the same time, the actor began to appear in TV dramas such as "Kojak," "Columbo," and "The Rockford Files," which would become Argenziano's bread-and-butter for years to come. In the 1980s, Argenziano's hard-edged face showed up in some of the top shows of the era, including "The A-Team," "Cheers," and "Designing Women," and he returned to the big screen as a D.A. in Jodie Foster's Oscar-winner "The Accused." Starting in 1989, Argenziano had a prominent role on the "21 Jump Street" spin-off "Booker" as Chick Sterling, the corporate bigwig who constantly butts heads with his company's brash but brilliant investigator (Richard Grieco). In its second season, he joined the cast of "Stargate SG-1" as a retired military man who becomes an emissary to aliens. Argenziano continued working steadily in film and on television in small character roles for the next two decades, his highest-profile role coming on "CSI: NY" (CBS 2006-2013), where he appeared on six episodes over three seasons as a police inspector. Carmen Argenziano died in Los Angeles on February 10, 2019. He was 75.
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Carmen Argenziano
Filmography
Movies
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The Mercenary | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Where We Disappear | Train Passenger (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Legion Maxx | Father Elias (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Duke | Lt. Brannigan (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mad Whale | Dr. Withers (Character) | - | 2017 |
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Singularity | Damien Walsh (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Labyrinth | Vincent (Character) | - | 2017 |
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Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha | Don Quixote (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunny and RayRay | Carmen (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Omerta | Sal (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Amber Lake | Patrick Thomas (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Street Boss | Tony Pro (Character) | - | 2009 |
36% |
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Angels & Demons | Silvano Bentivoglio (Character) | $133.4M | 2009 |
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Murder 101 | Karl Larch (Character) | - | 2006 |
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What's Up Scarlet | Mr. Maggiami (Character) | - | 2005 |
63% |
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Identity | Defense Lawyer (Character) | $51.5M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing at the Harvest Moon | Paul Stanton (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Warm Blooded Killers | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cactus Kid | Addison (Character) | - | 2000 |
35% |
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Blue Streak | Capt. Penelli (Character) | $68.2M | 1999 |
0% |
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A Murder of Crows | Judge Wiley Banning (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Son Is Innocent | Det. Carver (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have You Seen My Son? | Chief Heman (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits | Hector Gustavo (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Coed Call Girl | Henry Binder (Character) | - | 1996 |
8% |
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The Tie That Binds | Phil Hawkes (Character) | $5.8M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped | Buddy Fortune (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Final Combination | Lt. Stein (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Dr. Cantore (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rave Review | Abe Weinstein (Character) | - | 1994 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Asst. Dist. Atty. Mallars (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story | Ed Lopez (Character) | - | 1993 |
76% |
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Unlawful Entry | Jerome Lurie (Character) | $55.9M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | First Officer Bill Records (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock: The Trial | Tom O'Hare (Character) | - | 1991 |
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Knight Rider 2000 | Russell Maddock (Character) | - | 1991 |
25% |
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The First Power | Lieutenant Grimes (Character) | $20.6M | 1990 |
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A Mom for Christmas | Sergeant Morelli (Character) | - | 1990 |
17% |
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Red Scorpion | Colonel Zayas (Character) | $3.5M | 1989 |
93% |
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The Accused | D.A. Paul Rudolph (Character) | $29.6M | 1988 |
10% |
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Dangerously Close | Molly (Character) | $2.0M | 1986 |
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Naked Vengeance | Det. Russo (Character) | - | 1985 |
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Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Dagg (Voice) | $3.4M | 1985 |
38% |
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When a Stranger Calls | Dr. Mandrakis (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fighting Mad | Morelli (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 3,000 Mile Chase | Santeen (Character) | - | 1977 |
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Sharks' Treasure | Lieutenant (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Search for the Gods | Wheeler (Character) | - | 1975 |
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The Hot Box | Flavio - the Guerrilla (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jesus Trip | Pinole (Character) | - | 1971 |
92% |
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Punishment Park | Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant (Character) | - | 1971 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 75% | Shooter | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
100% | 94% | Bunheads | Rick (Guest Star) | 2013 |
82% | 87% | Castle | Mario Rivera (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Lie to Me | Gus (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Mentalist | Vice Principal Joseph DeSouza (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: New York | Insp. Stanton Gerrard (Guest Star) | 2006-2008 |
90% | 96% | House | Henry Dobson (Guest Star) | 2007 |
82% | No Score Yet | Commander in Chief | Hugh Moreland (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
39% | No Score Yet | Blind Justice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The District | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 |
87% | 87% | 24 | General Gratz (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Agency | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Court | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Leonard Wallace (Guest Star) | 2002 |
45% | No Score Yet | Level 9 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
61% | 78% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | NightMan | Mr. Corleone (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bella Mafia | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Babylon 5 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Howard Davis (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Booker | Chick Sterling (Character) | 1989-1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Designing Women | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Dr. Schneider (Guest Star) | 1987 |
87% | 95% | Cheers | Marvin (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New Odd Couple | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Greatest American Hero | Murph (Guest Star) | 1981-1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Dumas (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CHiPs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bionic Woman | King Kusari (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Torelli (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Alex Shuller (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Coroner Anderson (Guest Star) | 1975 |