Devon, Tony 1951–

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DEVON, Tony 1951


PERSONAL


Original name, Anthony Acchione; born December 5, 1951, in Philadelphia, PA.


Addresses: Agent Dorothy Palmer Talent Agency, 235 West 56th St., Suite 24K, New York, NY 10019; William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.


Career: Actor, writer, and producer. Appeared in a number of television commercials, including Pepsi (1984), Veteran's Life Insurance (1985), Kroeger Finance (1985), Volkswagen (1986), Nokia (1999), Fiat (1999), CBS News (1999), Peco Energy (1999), and Giant Foods (2000). Previously worked as a singer and opening act for Rodney Dangerfield, New York City.


CREDITS


Film Appearances:

Franco "Mad Dog" Portelli, La mano negra (also known as The Black Hand and La mano nera ), 1980.

Sailor's friend, Blow Out, Filmways, 1981.

Neighbor, Fighting Back (also known as Death Vengeance ), Paramount, 1982.

The coroner, Amityville II: The Possession, Orion, 1982.

The store customer, The Sub Shop (short film), 1982.

Police officer, Without a Trace, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1983.

Plainclothesman, The King of Comedy, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1983.

(Uncredited) Young intern #2, The House of God, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1984.

(Uncredited) The jogger, Deathmask (also known as Unknown ), 1984.

(Uncredited) The best man, Prizzi's Honor, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1985.

Eren's love interest, Whatever It Takes, Aquarius Releasing Inc., 1986.

Marty, Putz, 1988.

Bodyguard, Cookie, Warner Bros., 1989.

Booker, The Lemon Sisters, Miramax, 1990.

Angry driver, Funny about Love, 1990.

(Uncredited) Mob family lawyer at the church, The Godfather: Part III (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part III ), Paramount, 1990.

(Uncredited) Security guard, Philadelphia, TriStar, 1993.

Clinton, As Long As You're Alive, 1993.

Reverend Lacy, The Adventures of the Devil's Pulpit, 1993.

George Hill, Aju teukbyeolhan byeonshin (also known as Change ), Universal, 1994.

(Uncredited) Lover boy, Two Bits (also known as A Day to Remember ), Miramax, 1995.

Danny Hogan, Telling Lies in America, Banner Entertainment, 1997.

(Uncredited) Himself, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, Buena Vista, 1997.

(Uncredited) IRS agent, 54 (also known as FiftyFour ), Miramax, 1998.

(Uncredited) FBI agent, Belly, Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

Jake Roselli, Jungle City (also known as Driftwood ), 1998.

The hockey fan, At First Sight, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1999.

Mr. Marino, The Sterling Chase (also known as Graduation Week ), Overseas Film Group, 1999.

Agent Bill Jones, The Lottery, 1999.

Dale, Dead Man's Tango (also known as Stain ), Independent Film Channel, 1999.

The prison inmate, Animal Factory, New City Releasing, 2000.

Balloon man, Just for the Time Being, Creative Light Worldwide, 2000.

Jewish neighbor, Keeping the Faith, Buena Vista, 2000.

Charlie, They Walk among Us, 2000.

Mr. Pitts, The Reappearance of Homer Pitts, 2000.

Jerry Orlando, The Disintegration of a Boy Band, 2000.

(Uncredited) The bartender, The Business of Strangers, IFC Films, 2001.

Prison guard Lawrence, Prison Song, New Line Cinema, 2001.

Sarge, The Demo Crew, Ritz/Lowe's Theaters, 2001.

Detective Nardini, The Strike Zone, 2001.

Burt, Better Days, 2001.

Agent Allen, 25th Hour, Buena Vista, 2002.

Louie Eggs, The Father, the Son, 2002.

Walt, Dirty River Dancing (also known as West River Drive ), 2002.

Limo driver, Uptown Girls, MetroGoldwynMayer, 2003.

Film Work:

Executive producer, The Life and Times of Charlie Putz, 1991.

Television Appearances; Series:

Tony the bartender, Hometown, CBS, 1985.

Detective Bill Madden, The F.B.I. Files, The Discovery Channel, 1999.

Mike Lynch, One Life to Live, ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

White House guard Jansen, NetForce, ABC, 1999.

Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton, Navy SEALS: The Untold Stories (documentary), The Learning Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mr. Jay the Weatherman, Found Money (also known as My Secret Angel ), NBC, 1983.

Al Davis, Monday Night Mayhem, TNT, 2002.

Carlos, Recipe for Disaster, Comedy Central, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The waiter, Big Blonde (also known as Dorothy Parker's Big Blond ), PBS, 1980.

Wilson, O'Malley, NBC, 1980.

Dad, Santa and Son, NBC, 1982.

Carl, The Family Dog, PBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Melendez, "Pride and Joy," Law & Order, NBC, 1993.

Customs Agent Tom Macetti, U.S. Customs Classified, syndicated, 1995.

The hit man, "Who Killed Superman?," Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 1995.

Detective Baines, America's Most Wanted, Fox, 1995.

Uniform policeman, "Divorced," Law & Order, NBC, 1998.

FBI man #1, "The Nutty Deputy Mayor," Spin City, ABC, 1999.

Trooper Adams, "The Baby Killers," Arrest & Trial, syndicated, 2000.

Mobster Borelli, "Red Herring," Deadline, NBC, 2001.

Detective Nelson, "The Janet Wong Story," Unsolved Mysteries, Lifetime, 2002.

The business man, "Equal Rights," Law & Order, NBC, 2002.

Jerry, "Trust," Ed, NBC, 2002.

Bar patron, "Third Strike," Hack, CBS, 2003.

Judge Franklin, One Life to Live, ABC, 2003.

Lab tech Marcucci, "Dominance," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: S.V.U. ), NBC and USA Network, 2003.

Justice of the peace, One Life to Live, ABC, 2003.

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