Carmen Argenziano
Carmen Argenziano | |
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 Argenziano at SciFi Convention 2012 in Toulouse | |
| Born | Carmen Antimo Argenziano October 27, 1943 Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2019 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–2019 |
| Children | 3 |
Carmen Antimo Argenziano (October 27, 1943 – February 9, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 73 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes.[1] He was best known for playing Jacob Carter on Stargate SG-1. He had recurring roles on Booker, L.A. Law, Melrose Place, and The Young and the Restless, as well as minor roles in The Godfather Part II, Angels & Demons, and The Accused.
Early life[edit]
Argenziano was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby Sharpsville, the son of parents of Italian descent, Elizabeth Stella (née Falvo) and Joseph Guy Argenziano, who was a restaurateur.
Career[edit]
One of Argenziano's best-known roles was as the recurring character Jacob Carter in the television series Stargate SG-1. He was also a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance as Jack Delasante in Thomas Babe's A Prayer for My Daughter.[1] In 2007, he was cast as one of the potential fellowship candidates in House M.D.—albeit as a fake doctor—but was eliminated. In 2009, he guest-starred in Criminal Minds, episode: "Demonology", where he portrayed Father Paul Silvano.[2][3]
Personal life[edit]
He had three children: two sons and a step-daughter.
Death[edit]
Argenziano died of lung cancer on February 9, 2019, at the age of 75.[4]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Cover Me Babe | Student #2 | |
| 1971 | Punishment Park | Jay Kaufman | |
| The Jesus Trip | Pinole | ||
| 1972 | Night of the Cobra Woman | Unknown | Uncredited |
| Rio Tigre | Unknown | ||
| The Hot Box | Flavio | ||
| Grave of the Vampire | Sam | ||
| Hit Man | Huey's White Partner | Uncredited | |
| The Outside Man | Second Hawk | ||
| 1973 | The Slams | Minor Role | |
| 1974 | Caged Heat | Undercover Wrestler | |
| The Godfather, Part II | Michael's Buttonman #2 | ||
| 1975 | Capone | Jack "Machine Gun Jack" McGurn | |
| Sharks' Treasure | Lieutenant | ||
| Crazy Mama | Supermarket Manager | ||
| 1976 | Vigilante Force | Brian Seldon | |
| Two-Minute Warning | Officer Jennings | ||
| 1978 | Death Force | Morelli | |
| The Boss' Son | Ken | ||
| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls | Dr. Mandrakis | |
| 1981 | Graduation Day | Halliday | |
| Circle of Power | Tony Annese | ||
| 1983 | Sudden Impact | Assistant District Attorney D'Ambrosia | |
| 1984 | Heartbreakers | Ron Bell | |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Stan | |
| Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Dagg Dibrimi | Voice | |
| Naked Vengeance | Detective Russo | ||
| 1986 | Dangerously Close | Molly | |
| 1987 | Under Cover | Lieutenant James Leonard | |
| 1988 | Stand and Deliver | Principal Molina | |
| Big Business | Board Member #2 | ||
| Remo Williams: The Prophecy | Tony | ||
| The Accused | District Attorney Paul Rudolph | ||
| Red Scorpion | Colonel Hernando Zayas | ||
| 1990 | The First Power | Lieutenant Grimes | |
| 1992 | Rompecorazones | Ron Ball | |
| Unlawful Entry | Jerome Lurie | ||
| 1994 | Rave Review | Abe Weinstein | |
| Final Combination | Lieutenant Stein | ||
| The Burning Season | Alfredo Sezero | TV movie | |
| Don Juan DeMarco | Don Alfonzo | ||
| 1995 | The Tie That Binds | Phil Hawkes | |
| 1996 | Broken Arrow | General Boone | |
| 1998 | A Murder of Crows | Judge Wiley Banning | |
| 1999 | Blue Streak | Captain Penelli | |
| Warm Blooded Killers | Vince Morehouse | ||
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Detective Mayhew | |
| A Better Way to Die | Carlos | ||
| The Cactus Kid | Addison | ||
| 2001 | Swordfish | FBI Agent #1 | |
| 2002 | Dancing at the Harvest Moon | Warren Lucas | |
| 2003 | Identity | Defense Lawyer | |
| 2005 | What's Up, Scarlet? | Mr. Maggiami | |
| Angels with Angles | Rico | ||
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Father Silvano Bentivoglio | |
| Street Boss | Tony | ||
| 2011 | Omerta | Sal | |
| Amber Lake | Patrick Thomas | ||
| 2013 | Sunny and RayRay | Carmen | |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club | Ollie | |
| 2015 | Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha | Don Quixote | |
| Sharkskin | Jakie Hooks | ||
| 2016 | Mafiosa | Sebastian Lombardo | |
| A Winter Rose | Joe | ||
| 2017 | The Labyrinth | Vincent | |
| The Institute | Apothecary | ||
| Actors Anonymous | Mr. Smithson | ||
| Empire of the Heart | Unknown | ||
| The Mad Whale | Dr. Withers | ||
| Singularity | Damien Walsh | ||
| 2018 | Future World | Grandfather | |
| 2019 | Duke | Lieutenant Brannigan | |
| 2020 | The Mercenary | Reverend Father | Posthumous release |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Dave Klein | episode: "The View from the Ivy Tower" |
| 1970 | The Young Lawyers | Hank Smith | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Monty Nash | Tomas / Benny | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | The F.B.I. | Ligot | episode: "Night of the Long Knives" |
| 1974 | Kojak | Davey | episode: "Marker to a Dead Bookie" |
| 1975 | Columbo | Coroner Anderson | episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| Bronk | Controller | episode: "Short Fuse" | |
| Cannon | Alex Shuller | episode: "The Wedding March" | |
| Matt Helm | Molinas | episode: "Think Murder" | |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Adam Brand | episode: "Part 4" |
| 1976–1979 | The Rockford Files | Dumas / Orin Wilson | 2 episodes |
| 1978–1981 | Lou Grant | Morton Tracy / Arnold Zinner / Anthony Leone | 3 episodes |
| 1978 | The Bionic Woman | King Kusari | 1 episode |
| 1979 | CHiPs | Officer Borlov | 1 episode |
| 1981–1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Murphy / Nick Castle | 2 episodes |
| The Phoenix | Dave / Kingston | 2 episodes | |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple | Tony S. | episode: "Opening Night" |
| 1983 | T. J. Hooker | Detective Chuck Tyler | episode: "Vengeance Is Mine" |
| Quarterback Princess | Ed Ainsworth | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Buffalo Bill | Unknown | 1 episode |
| The A-Team | Colonel Sanchez | episode: "In Plane Sight" | |
| Cheers | Marvin | 1 episode | |
| Hill Street Blues | Leon DeGaulle | episode: "Last Chance Salon" | |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Pierce | episode: "Brunettes Are In" | |
| 1986–1992 | L.A. Law | Lawyer Neil Robertson | 5 episodes |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Ronelli | 1 episode |
| Between Two Women | Robert Walker | TV movie | |
| 1987 | Hunter | Dr. Schneider | episode: "A Child is Born" |
| 1989–1990 | Booker | Chick Sterling | 22 episodes |
| 1989 | Heartbeat | Dr. Nathan Solt | 12 episodes |
| 1991 | Matlock | Tom O'Hare | 2 episodes |
| Knight Rider 2000 | Russell Maddock / KIFT | TV movie | |
| 1992–1994 | Melrose Place | Dr. Stanley Levin | 8 episodes |
| 1992 | A Thousand Heroes | First Officer William R. Records | TV movie |
| 1993 | Crime & Punishment | Lieutenant Anthony Bartolo | 3 episodes |
| Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story | Ed Lopez | TV movie | |
| 1994–1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | George Vickers / Paco Cruz | 2 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Sisters | Captain Smiley | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Babylon 5 | Urza Jaddo | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Andersonville | Hopkins | TV movie |
| L.A. Firefighters | Detective Lou Cerone | 3 episodes | |
| 1997 | JAG | Colonel Matthew O'Hara | 1 episode |
| 1998–2003 | The Practice | Attorney Horace Wright / Principal Gilbert | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2005 | Stargate SG-1 | General Jacob Carter / Selmak | 25 episodes |
| 1998 | Night Man | Mr. Corleone / Boss | episode: "Nightwoman" |
| 2000 | Party of Five | INS Agent Lawrence | episode: "Great Expectations" |
| Level 9 | Delacroix | episode: "Mail Call" | |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Monsignor Nicholas Rinaldi | episode: "Drugstore Cowgirl" |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Leonard Wallace | episode: "Night Five" |
| The Court | Ohio Senator Charlie Koloski | episode: "Life Sentence" | |
| 2003–2004 | The District | Mr. Parras / Nancy's Father | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | 24 | General Gratz | 1 episode |
| The Lyon's Den | Clark Honikee | episode: "Things She Said" | |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Lieutenant Colonel Bartek | episode: "Coming Home" |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Chief Tunney | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2008 | CSI: NY | Inspector Stanton Gerrard | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sylvano Fatelli | episode: "Rashomama" |
| Commander in Chief | Hugh Moreland | episode: "The Elephant in the Room" | |
| 2007 | House M.D. | Henry Dobson | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | The Young and the Restless | District Attorney Dennis Ellroy | 11 episodes |
| 2009 | Meteor | Commander Murphy | 2 episodes |
| Criminal Minds | Father Paul Silvano | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Joseph DeSouza | 1 episode |
| Lie to Me | Gus | episode: "Exposed" | |
| Castle | Mario Rivera | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Death Interrupted | Saint Peter | TV movie |
| 2013 | Bunheads | Rick | episode: "You Wanna See Something?" |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Albert Bagosa | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Shooter | Charles Broadwell | episode: "Don't Mess with Texas" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Profile". carmenargenziano.net. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Criminal Minds - Season 4 Episode 17". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Criminal Minds Season 4 Episode 17: Demonology Online (2019)". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "'Stargate' Actor Carmen Argenziano Dead at 75". TMZ. February 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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