Tony Musante

Born: 1936-06-30

Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Biography

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

The Grissom Gang
The Mercenary
We Own the Night
The Yards
The Deep End of the Ocean
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Trap
The Detective
The Incident
The Pope of Greenwich Village

Top Movie Credits

The Grissom Gang Eddie Hagan
The Mercenary Paco Roman
We Own the Night Jack Shapiro
The Yards Seymour Korman
The Deep End of the Ocean Angelo
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Sam Dalmas
The Trap Michael
The Detective Felix Tesla
The Incident Joe Ferrone
The Pope of Greenwich Village Pete