Armand Assante Biography (1949-)

Born October 4, 1949, in New York, NY; son of a painter and a music teacher;married Karen McArn (an actress), 1982 (separated, 1994); children: Alesandra, Anya. Addresses: Agent: Special Artists Agency, 9465 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 890, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Untitled Entertainment, 331 North Maple Dr., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA.; Publicist: Patricola/Lust PublicRelations, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 530, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 4, 1949; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Armand Assanti) Wedding guest, The Lords of Flatbush (also known as The Lord's of Flatbush), Columbia, 1974
Lenny Carboni, Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
John Hawks, Prophecy (also known as Prophecy: The Monster Movie), Paramount, 1979
Lorenzo Prado, Love and Money, Paramount, 1980
Gary Callahan, Little Darlings, Paramount, 1980
Henri Tremont, Private Benjamin, Warner Bros., 1980
Mike Hammer, I, the Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Maxmillian Stein, Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Belizaire Breaux (title role), Belizaire the Cajun, Skouras/Norstar, 1986
Juan Mateo, The Penitent (also known as Los Penitentes), Cineworld, 1988
Bobby Texador, Q & A, TriStar, 1990
Mark Mathias, Animal Behavior, Cinestar, 1990
Sean/Roni, Eternity, Academy Entertainment, 1990
Bugsy Siegel, The Marrying Man (also known as Too Hot to Handle), Buena Vista, 1991
Cesar Castillo, The Mambo Kings (also known as The Mambo KingsPlay Songs of Love), Warner Bros., 1992
Sanchez, 1492: Conquest of Paradise (also known as 1492: La conquete du paradis, 1492: La conquista del paraiso, and 1492: Christophe Colomb), Paramount, 1992
Carol D'Allesandro, Hoffa, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Ned Ravine, Fatal Instinct, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
Rusty Pirone, Trial by Jury, Warner Bros., 1994
Rico, Judge Dredd, Buena Vista, 1995
Lieutenant Al Garcia, Striptease, Columbia, 1996
Voice, Rashi: A Light after the Dark Ages (documentary), 1999
Hunt for the Devil, Fries Film Group, 1999
Voice of Tzekel-Kan, The Road to El Dorado (animated), DreamWorks,2000
Vince "Vinnie" Pirelli, Looking for an Echo, Echo Productions, 2000
Frank Banner, Last Run, DEJ Productions, 2001
Holly, One Eyed King, Lions Gate Films, 2001
Frank Carbone/Howard Akers, Federal Protection, Promark Entertainment, 2002
Jack Cunningham, Partners in Action, DEJ Productions, 2002
Ike, Tough Luck, Curb Entertainment, 2003
Sam Patterson, Citizen Verdict, Bauer Martinez Studios, 2003
Sam Tyler, Max Tyler, and Sam Burns, Consequence, Warner Bros., 2003
Ennemis publics, 2005
Kumal, Children of Wax, 2005
Charlie Daines, Dot.Kill, DEJ Productions, 2005
Benefactor, The Third Wish, Skyway Productions, 2005

York, Zerklanie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye (also known as MirrorWars: Reflection One), 2005
Novian, Two for the Money, Universal, 2005
Argento, Confessions of a Pit Fighter, 2005
Genero, Funny Money, 2005
Tony Thick, Dead Lenny, 2006
Harley, Soul's Midnight, Image Entertainment, 2006
Film Work
Executive producer, Dot.Kill, DEJ Productions, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Johnny McGee, How to Survive a Marriage, NBC, 1974-75
Dr. Mike Powers, The Doctors, NBC, 1975-77
Mr. Smooth, Push, Nevada, ABC, 2002
Miniseries
Joseph Friedman, Evergreen, NBC, 1985
Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story, ABC, 1987
Richard Mansfield, Jack the Ripper, CBS, 1988
Alfred DeMarigny, Passion and Paradise, ABC, 1989
Alan Breck Stewart, Kidnapped, The Family Channel, 1995
Odysseus, The Odyssey (also known as Homer's "The Odyssey," Die abenteuer des Odysseus, and Odissea), NBC, 1997
Captain Dwight Towers, On the Beach, Showtime, 2000
Movies
Johnny Turner, Human Feelings (also known as Miles the Angel), NBC, 1978
Hamid, Harold Robbins' "The Pirate" (also known as The Pirate), CBS, 1978
Ernest de Paulo, Lady of the House, NBC, 1978
Riccardo Scicolone, Sophia Loren: Her Own Story, NBC, 1980
Michael Moretti, Rage of Angels (also known as Sidney Sheldon's"Rage of Angels"), NBC, 1983
Dr. James Stallings, Why Me?, ABC, 1984
Charles Macaluso, A Deadly Business, CBS, 1986
Joe Hearn, Hands of a Stranger (also known as Double Standard), NBC, 1987
Hal Slater, Stranger in My Bed, NBC, 1987
Ray Wellman, Fever, HBO, 1991
Canaan, Blind Justice (also known as Canaan's Way), HBO, 1994
John Gotti, Gotti (also known as John Gotti: The Rise and Fall and King of the Volcano), HBO, 1996
Lieutenant George Dixon, The Hunley, TNT, 1999
Jean-Pierre, After the Storm, USA Network, 2001
Specials
Narrator, The Life and Times of Jesus: The First Christmas (documentary), The Learning Channel, 1993
Intimate Portrait: Jacqueline Bisset (documentary), Lifetime, 1997
Presenter, The 25th International Emmy Awards, Thirteen/WNET, 1998
Tito Puente: The King of Latin Music (documentary), PBS, 2001
Episodic
Tom Ryan, "Caper on a Quiet Street," Kojak, 1977
Freddie Faust, "A Chilling Surprise," Mrs. Columbo (also known asKate Columbo, Kate Loves a Mystery, and Kate the Detective), 1979
Narrator (Rudolph Valentino/Archbishop Cicognani, and Cardinal Spellman),Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
"Hoffa," History Vs. Hollywood, History Channel, 2001
Himself, Tussen de sterren, 2003
Stage Appearances
(Off-Broadway debut) Christo, Lake of the Woods, 1971
Leonine and Knight of Tharsus, Perciles, Prince of Tyre, DelacorteTheatre, New York City, 1974
Bunce, Rob Roy Fruitwell, Vernon Equinox, Wagnerian, Fish Market Boy, andJoe Gourielli, The Beauty Part, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1974
Masetto and Ferondo, Boccaccio, Edison Theatre, New York City, 1975
Teddy/Ged Murray, Comedians, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1976
Tybalt, Romeo and Juliet, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1977
Emperor Napoleon I, Kingdoms, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1981-82
Also appeared in off-Broadway productions of Yankees 3, Detroit 0, Rubbers, and Why I Went Crazy.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

American Film, January-February, 1992, p. 22
People, February 28, 1983, p. 95

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