Armand Assante

Armand Assante (born October 4, 1949, New York City, New York) is an American actor.

Biography

Assante was born to an Italian American father and an Irish American mother. He is a character actor whose first major role was in 1974, in "The Lords of Flatbush". His sinister look has made him a popular choice for villains and mobsters in movies and TV. He appeared with Antonio Banderas in 1992's The Mambo Kings and with Sylvester Stallone in the film version of Judge Dredd.

Assante was married to Karen McArn until they separated in 1994. He lives in upstate New York and has two daughters; he recently purchased a second home in Staten Island.

Selected filmography

• The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
• The Doctors (TV Series) (1975–1977)
• Little Darlings (1980)
• Private Benjamin (1980)
• I, the Jury (1982)
• Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
• Q&A (1990)
• The Mambo Kings (1992)
• 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
• Hoffa (1992)
• Fatal Instinct (1992)
• Kidnapped (1995) (TV)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• Striptease (1996)
• Gotti (1996) (TV)
• The Odyssey (1997) (TV)
• The Hunley (1999) (TV)
• Push, Nevada (2002) (TV series)
• Two for the Money (2005)

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