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Tony Musante

Jun 30, 1936 - Nov 26, 2013 (77 years old) in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Tony Musante (1936-2013) was an American actor. Born Anthony Peter Musante, Jr. in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Natalie Anne (née Salerno), a school teacher, and Anthony Peter Musante, an accountant, Musante attended Oberlin College and Northwestern University.

Musante acted in numerous feature films, in the United States and elsewhere, including Italy. Among his body of work are the television series Toma (predecessor to Baretta) and the soap opera As The World Turns, and the 1975 Broadway play, P. S. Your Cat Is Dead!, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work in a 1975 episode of Medical Center, A Quality of Mercy. Musante also played Antonio "Nino" Schibetta, a feared Mafia boss and the Italian gang leader inside of Emerald City during the first season of the HBO critically acclaimed television series Oz.

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Known For

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The Rockford Files
Charlie Harris
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The Equalizer
John Parker
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Oz
Nino Schibetta
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The Fugitive
Billy Karnes
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Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Rocco Santora
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100 Centre Street
Frank Esposito
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Toma
Det. David Toma

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