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-'''Tony Lo Bianco''' (born October 19, 1936) is an American actor in films and television famous for playing leads in +'''Tony Lo Bianco''' (1936 - 2024) is an [[American actor]] famous for his leads in ''[[The Honeymoon Killers]]'' (1970) and ''[[God Told Me To]]'' (1976).
-''[[The Honeymoon Killers]]'' (1970) and ''[[God Told Me To]]'' (1976).+==Overview==
 +Born to first-generation [[Italian Americans|Italian American]] parents in [[New York City]], Lo Bianco began his career in theater, and appeared in several [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] productions throughout the 1960s. He transitioned to film in the 1970s, starring in the [[New Hollywood]] crime films ''[[The Honeymoon Killers]]'' (1970), ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' (1971), and ''[[The Seven-Ups]]'' (1973). He won an [[Obie Award]] for his 1975 role in an [[Off-Broadway]] production of ''Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the Seventh'', and subsequently earned a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor]] for his role as Eddie in the 1983 Broadway revival of [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[A View from the Bridge]]''.
-===Film===+In addition to film and theater, Lo Bianco appeared as a guest-star on numerous television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including appearances on ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' (1974–1976), [[Franco Zeffirelli]]'s miniseries ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (TV series)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'' (1977), and ''[[Marco Polo (1982 TV series)|Marco Polo]]'' (1982).
-* ''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]'' (1968)+
-* ''[[A Fine Pair]]'' (1968)+
-* ''[[The Honeymoon Killers]]'' (1970)+
-* ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' (1971)+
-* ''[[The Seven-Ups]]'' (1973)+
-* ''[[Mean Frank and Crazy Tony]]'' (1973)+
-* ''[[The Story of Jacob and Joseph]]'' (1974)+
-* ''[[God Told Me To]]'' (1976)+
-* ''Goldenrod'' (1976)+
-* ''[[Merciless Man]]'' (1976)+
-* ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (film)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'' (1977)+
-* ''[[F.I.S.T]]'' (1978)+
-* ''[[She'll Be Sweet]]'' (1978)+
-* ''[[Bloodbrothers (1978 film)|Bloodbrothers]]'' (1978)+
-* ''[[Separate Ways (film)|Separate Ways]]'' (1981)+
-* ''[[City Heat]]'' (1984)+
-* ''[[Blood Ties (1986 TV series)|Blood Ties]]'' (1986)+
-* ''[[Body of Evidence (1988 film)|Body of Evidence]]'' (1988)+
-* ''[[City of Hope (film)|City of Hope]]'' (1991)+
-* ''[[Boiling Point (1993 film)|Boiling Point]]'' (1993)+
-* ''[[Nixon (film)|Nixon]]'' (1995)+
-* ''[[Tyson (1995 film)|Tyson]]'' (1995)+
-* ''[[The Juror]]'' (1996)+
-* ''[[Mafia!]]'' (1998)+
-* ''[[Rocky Marciano (film)|Rocky Marciano]]'' (1999)+
-* ''[[Friends and Family]]'' (2001)+
-* ''Endangered Species'' (2002)+
-* ''[[The Cruelest Day]]'' (2003)+
-* ''[[Kill the Irishman]]'' (2011)+
 +In 1984, he appeared in a stage production of ''Hizzoner!'', playing New York politician [[Fiorello La Guardia|Fiorello H. La Guardia]], for which he won a [[New York Emmy Awards|New York Emmy Award]]. The one-man play was subsequently staged on Broadway in 1989, and Lo Bianco went on to perform several other Off-Broadway iterations of it, including ''LaGuardia'' (2008) and ''The Little Flower'' (2012–2015).
 +==Filmography==
 +{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
 +|-
 +! scope="col" | Year
 +! scope="col" | Title
 +! scope="col" | Role
 +! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
 +! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1965
 +| ''The Sex Perils of Paulette''
 +| Allen
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1970
 +| ''[[The Honeymoon Killers]]''
 +| [[Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck|Ray Fernandez]]
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1971
 +| ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]''
 +| Salvatore Boca
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1973
 +| ''[[Mean Frank and Crazy Tony]]''
 +| Tony Breda
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +| ''[[Serpico]]''
 +| Rizzo
 +| Uncredited
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +| ''[[The Seven-Ups]]''
 +| Vito Lucia
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1976
 +| ''[[Goldenrod (film)|Goldenrod]]''
 +| Jesse Gifford
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +| ''[[God Told Me To]]''
 +| Peter J. Nicholas
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +| ''[[Merciless Man]]''
 +| The American
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1978
 +| ''[[F.I.S.T. (film)|F.I.S.T.]]''
 +| Anthony 'Babe' Milano
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +| ''[[Bloodbrothers (1978 film)|Bloodbrothers]]''
 +| Tommy De Coco
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1981
 +| ''Pals''
 +| Frank Green
 +| Short film
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +| ''Separate Ways''
 +| Ken Colby
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1983
 +| ''Another Woman's Child ''
 +| Mike DeBray
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1984
 +| ''[[City Heat]]''
 +| Leon Coll
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1991
 +| ''[[City of Hope (1991 film)|City of Hope]]''
 +| Joe Rinaldi
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +| ''The Good Policeman ''
 +| Jerry Diangelis
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1993
 +| ''[[Boiling Point (1993 film)|Boiling Point]]''
 +| Tony Dio
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1994
 +| ''La ragnatela del silenzio - A.I.D.S.''
 +| Professor Donati
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +| ''[[The Ascent (1994 film)|The Ascent]]''
 +| Aldo
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +| ''Power and Lovers''
 +| Warren
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1995
 +| ''[[Nixon (film)|Nixon]]''
 +| [[John Roselli|Johnny Roselli]]
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1996
 +| ''[[The Juror]]''
 +| Louie Boffano
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +| ''Sworn to Justice''
 +| Briggs
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 1997
 +| ''Cold Night Into Dawn''
 +| Supervisor Klyn
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1998
 +| ''[[Mafia!]]''
 +| Cesar Marzoni
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +| ''The Pawn''
 +| Lou
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2000
 +| ''[[The Day the Ponies Come Back]]''
 +| Paul DeCruccio
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2001
 +| ''[[Friends & Family (film)|Friends & Family]]''
 +| Victor Patrizzi
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +| ''[[Down 'n Dirty]]''
 +| Detective Dan Ward
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2002
 +| ''[[Endangered Species (2003 film)|Endangered Species]]''
 +| Captain Tanzini
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2003
 +| ''[[The Cruelest Day]]''
 +| Il Generale Loi
 +|
 +| align="center" |
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2006
 +| ''The Last Request''
 +| Monte
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2009
 +| ''[[Frame of Mind (film)|Frame of Mind]]''
 +| 'Mouthman'
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2011
 +| ''[[Kill the Irishman]]''
 +| [[James T. Licavoli|Jack White]]
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2013
 +| ''Send No Flowers''
 +| Anthony Albano
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2016
 +| ''{{'}}79 Parts''
 +| Vincent
 +|
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +| ''Blondie''
 +| Johnny
 +| Short film
 +| align=center|
 +|-
 +! scope="row" | 2022
 +| ''[[Somewhere in Queens]]''
 +| Dominic "Pops" Russo
 +| Final film role
 +| align=center|
 +|}
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Tony Lo Bianco (1936 - 2024) is an American actor famous for his leads in The Honeymoon Killers (1970) and God Told Me To (1976).

Overview

Born to first-generation Italian American parents in New York City, Lo Bianco began his career in theater, and appeared in several Broadway productions throughout the 1960s. He transitioned to film in the 1970s, starring in the New Hollywood crime films The Honeymoon Killers (1970), The French Connection (1971), and The Seven-Ups (1973). He won an Obie Award for his 1975 role in an Off-Broadway production of Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the Seventh, and subsequently earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor for his role as Eddie in the 1983 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge.

In addition to film and theater, Lo Bianco appeared as a guest-star on numerous television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including appearances on Police Story (1974–1976), Franco Zeffirelli's miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and Marco Polo (1982).

In 1984, he appeared in a stage production of Hizzoner!, playing New York politician Fiorello H. La Guardia, for which he won a New York Emmy Award. The one-man play was subsequently staged on Broadway in 1989, and Lo Bianco went on to perform several other Off-Broadway iterations of it, including LaGuardia (2008) and The Little Flower (2012–2015).

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Template:Tooltip
1965 The Sex Perils of Paulette Allen
1970 The Honeymoon Killers Ray Fernandez
1971 The French Connection Salvatore Boca
1973 Mean Frank and Crazy Tony Tony Breda
Serpico Rizzo Uncredited
The Seven-Ups Vito Lucia
1976 Goldenrod Jesse Gifford
God Told Me To Peter J. Nicholas
Merciless Man The American
1978 F.I.S.T. Anthony 'Babe' Milano
Bloodbrothers Tommy De Coco
1981 Pals Frank Green Short film
Separate Ways Ken Colby
1983 Another Woman's Child Mike DeBray
1984 City Heat Leon Coll
1991 City of Hope Joe Rinaldi
The Good Policeman Jerry Diangelis
1993 Boiling Point Tony Dio
1994 La ragnatela del silenzio - A.I.D.S. Professor Donati
The Ascent Aldo
Power and Lovers Warren
1995 Nixon Johnny Roselli
1996 The Juror Louie Boffano
Sworn to Justice Briggs
1997 Cold Night Into Dawn Supervisor Klyn
1998 Mafia! Cesar Marzoni
The Pawn Lou
2000 The Day the Ponies Come Back Paul DeCruccio
2001 Friends & Family Victor Patrizzi
Down 'n Dirty Detective Dan Ward
2002 Endangered Species Captain Tanzini
2003 The Cruelest Day Il Generale Loi
2006 The Last Request Monte
2009 Frame of Mind 'Mouthman'
2011 Kill the Irishman Jack White
2013 Send No Flowers Anthony Albano
2016 Template:'79 Parts Vincent
Blondie Johnny Short film
2022 Somewhere in Queens Dominic "Pops" Russo Final film role


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