Tony Musante
Tony Musante has spent several decades portraying mob-connected criminals, vicious hit men, and general ne'er-do'wells. Musante, who began acting in Off-Broadway theater in 1960, broke into television with small but memorable roles in anthologies like the mystery series "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour." Some of Musante's earliest film roles were as a street-smart hoodlum in "The Incident," a New York City subway heist drama, and as an embattled guerilla Mexican general in "The Revolutionary," about Mexico's struggle for independence in the 1910s. In 1970, Musante was cast in Italian horror legend Dario Argento's "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage," as a writer who, after witnessing a murder attempt, is stalked by the vengeful killer. In 1973, he was cast in the lead role of the TV crime drama "Toma," based on the real-life exploits of a successful New Jersey police detective. The show drew heavy criticism for its graphic criminal and police violence and was canceled after one season; it was later brought back under the name "Baretta" and starred Robert Blake. Musante, who occasionally appeared in Italian films throughout the '70s, next landed a high-profile supporting role on the hospital drama "Medical Story" and portrayed a shady Mafioso uncle in 1984's "The Pope of Greenwich Village," about a robbery gone awry. In 1997, Musante appeared as prison gang leader and Mafia boss Antonio Schibetta in the critically acclaimed HBO series "Oz."
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Tony Musante
Filmography
Movies
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57% |
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We Own the Night | Jack Shapiro (Character) | $28.6M | 2007 |
64% |
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The Yards | Seymour Korman (Character) | $882.7K | 2000 |
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Exiled: A Law & Order Movie | Don Giancarlo Uzielli (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deep Family Secrets | Lennox (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Collector's Item | Michael (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Il pentito | Ragusa (Character) | - | 1985 |
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Dario Argento's World of Horror | Unknown (Character) | - | 1985 |
77% |
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The Pope of Greenwich Village | Pete (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rearview Mirror | Vince Martino (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | High Ice | Lt. Col. Harris Thatcher (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Story of Esther | King Ahasuerus (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther | King Ahasuerus (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eutanasia di un amore | Paolo Naviase (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Husband Is Missing | Derek Mackenzie (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goodbye & Amen | John Dhannay (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nowhere to Hide | Joey Faber (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Quality of Mercy | Unknown (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Judgement: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley | Lt. William Calley (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Desperate Miles | Joe Larkin (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Best of All the Safecrackers | Det. David Toma (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toma: The Safecracker | Det. David Toma (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toma | Det. David Toma (Character) | - | 1972 |
50% |
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The Last Run | Paul Rickard (Character) | - | 1971 |
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Anonymous Venetian | Enrico (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Portrait of an Actor | Unknown (Character) | - | 1971 |
46% |
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The Grissom Gang | Eddie Hagan (Character) | - | 1971 |
85% |
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The Bird With the Crystal Plumage | Sam Dalmas (Character) | - | 1970 |
80% |
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The Mercenary | Paco Roman (Character) | - | 1968 |
100% |
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The Detective | Felix (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | El Incidente | Unknown (Character) | - | 1967 |
88% |
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The Incident | Joe Ferrone (Character) | - | 1967 |
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Once a Thief | Cleveland 'Cleve' Shoenstein (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | La Colina del Diablo | Unknown (Character) | - |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | As the World Turns | Unknown (Character) | 2004 2006 |
71% | No Score Yet | Nothing Sacred | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
93% | 95% | Oz | Nino Schibetta (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | John Parker (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Charlie Harris (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Unknown (Character) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toma | Det. David Toma (Character) | 1973-1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Billy Karnes (Guest Star) | 1966 |