Robert Davi
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Robert John Davi is an American actor and singer. He has played such roles as Vietnam veteran and Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard
, the villainous Jake Fratelli in The Goonies
, and Al Torres in Showgirls
. However, Davi is perhaps best known for playing drug lord Franz Sanchez
in the 1989 James Bond
film Licence to Kill
as well as Agent Baily Malone in the NBC television series Profiler
. Classically trained as a singer, Davi launched his singing career in 2011 performing Frank Sinatra
classics.
Rulli) and Sal Davi. His mother was an Italian American
and his father was a native of Southern Italy; Davi spoke Italian during his childhood. He attended Seton Hall, a Catholic
high school in Patchogue (Long Island
), New York. He graduated from Hofstra University
, the same alma mater as fellow James Bond
villain Christopher Walken
. Davi was drawn to Hofstra because of the school's Shakespearean 'round' theatre.
, in which he shared the screen with the Chairman of the Board himself, Frank Sinatra
. Since then he's continued to work with the biggest names in Hollywood – Marlon Brando
, Clint Eastwood
, Arnold Schwarzenegger
, Benicio del Toro
, James Franco
, Catherine Zeta-Jones
, Bruce Willis
, and Roberto Benigni
, among others. He's been in such movies as The Goonies
, Die Hard
, Showgirls
, Son of the Pink Panther
, and in the 1989 Bond film
Licence to Kill
as the villain Franz Sanchez, a South American
drug lord and murderer, who was killed at the end of the film after being soaked in gasoline and set alight by Bond.
On TV, he starred as Commander Acastus Kolya on Stargate Atlantis
, appeared in two-part episodes of Criminal Minds, and played Agent Baily Malone in 88 episodes of his own NBC
series, Profiler
.
In 2011, Davi appeared alongside Val Kilmer
and Christopher Walken
in the gangster movie Kill the Irishman. The film, in which Davi played Mafia hitman Ray Ferritto
, is a biopic of Danny Greene
, an Irish-American mob boss who warred with the Cleveland crime family during the 1970s
. Currently, Davi can be seen in Game of Death
with Wesley Snipes
.
, a parable for today about how the current economic crisis is affecting the everyman. The story follows the members of a once successful Doo Wop group who, like most of the world, have fallen on hard times. The film is about chasing the American Dream, even when the reality of that dream is changing faster than you can run. It stars Chazz Palminteri
, Robert Davi, and Peter Bogdanovich
.
The Dukes was acclaimed and was selected for the premiere section at the Rome Film Festival, along with other filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola
, Sean Penn
, Robert Redford
, Sidney Lumet
, and Gavin Hood. Davi was the only first-time director in the premiere section. The film was then invited to the Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival, where it received awards for best first-time director and best screenplay. Following this, The Dukes was invited to the Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival in France, amongst others.
. As a young man, Davi studied classically under several of the top vocal teachers, Samuel Margolis
and Danial Ferro of Juilliard and later, opera great Tito Gobbi
. Davi did in fact damage his voice, claiming he was baritone with the heart of a tenor and had pushed too hard, too early. However, it isn't until recently that he has become successful as a singer. With a thirty-piece orchestra, Davi recorded his first album at the famous Capitol Records Building
in Hollywood (where Frank Sinatra recorded on many occasions). The album contains all new arrangements by composer Nic. tenBroek and is produced by Phil Ramone
, engineered by Dan Wallin, and mixed by Al Schmitt. The album, “Davi Sings Sinatra - On The Road To Romance,” will be released Oct 24th 2011.
gatherings. He has been invited to comment on numerous political shows and backed John McCain
during his presidential campaign. He narrated several film montages that aired during the 2008 Republican National Convention
. Davi also spoke at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference
in Washington D.C.
Davi is a devout Roman Catholic and regularly speaks of God or relates passages from the Bible in speaking. He is a frequent guest on Fox News's late-night satire program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
.
Davi's children are Sean Christian Davi (b. 1981), with Jeri McBride, and Ariana Marie Davi (b. April 3, 1990), Frances Davi (b. 1992), Isabella Davi, and Nicholas Edward Davi (twins, born on January 11th 2001), with Christine Bolster.
Die Hard
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
, the villainous Jake Fratelli in The Goonies
The Goonies
The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure-comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. The premise surrounds a band of pre-teens who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon hoping to save...
, and Al Torres in Showgirls
Showgirls
Showgirls is a 1995 American drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon...
. However, Davi is perhaps best known for playing drug lord Franz Sanchez
Franz Sanchez
Franz Sanchez is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Licence to Kill. He was played by Robert Davi. The character is based on Pablo Escobar...
in the 1989 James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the Eon Productions James Bond series and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming novel. It marks Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in his brief tenure in the lead role of James Bond...
as well as Agent Baily Malone in the NBC television series Profiler
Profiler (TV series)
Profiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia....
. Classically trained as a singer, Davi launched his singing career in 2011 performing Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
classics.
Early life
Davi was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, the son of Maria (néeMarried and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Rulli) and Sal Davi. His mother was an Italian American
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
and his father was a native of Southern Italy; Davi spoke Italian during his childhood. He attended Seton Hall, a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
high school in Patchogue (Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
), New York. He graduated from Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
, the same alma mater as fellow James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
villain Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Joe Dirt, Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New...
. Davi was drawn to Hofstra because of the school's Shakespearean 'round' theatre.
Acting career
Davi made his motion picture debut in Contract On Cherry StreetContract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street, a novel by Phillip Rosenberg about a New York police detective who turns vigilante against the mob when one of his partners is gunned down, was adapted for television in 1977 by Frank Sinatra's production company Artanis. Directed by William A...
, in which he shared the screen with the Chairman of the Board himself, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
. Since then he's continued to work with the biggest names in Hollywood – Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando, Jr. was an American movie star and political activist. "Unchallenged as the most important actor in modern American Cinema" according to the St...
, Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
, Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez is a Puerto Rican and Spanish actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier Rodríguez in Traffic . He is also known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual...
, James Franco
James Franco
James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...
, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE, is a British actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a number of United Kingdom and United States television films and small roles in films, she came to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies such as the 1998 action film The Mask of...
, Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...
, and Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director of film, theatre and television.- Early years :...
, among others. He's been in such movies as The Goonies
The Goonies
The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure-comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. The premise surrounds a band of pre-teens who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon hoping to save...
, Die Hard
Die Hard
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
, Showgirls
Showgirls
Showgirls is a 1995 American drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon...
, Son of the Pink Panther
Son of the Pink Panther
Son of the Pink Panther is the ninth entry in the 30-year-old The Pink Panther film series. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are Panther regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963...
, and in the 1989 Bond film
James Bond (film series)
The James Bond film series is a British series of motion pictures based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond , who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. Earlier films were based on Fleming's novels and short stories, followed later by films with original storylines...
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the Eon Productions James Bond series and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming novel. It marks Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in his brief tenure in the lead role of James Bond...
as the villain Franz Sanchez, a South American
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
drug lord and murderer, who was killed at the end of the film after being soaked in gasoline and set alight by Bond.
On TV, he starred as Commander Acastus Kolya on Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...
, appeared in two-part episodes of Criminal Minds, and played Agent Baily Malone in 88 episodes of his own NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series, Profiler
Profiler (TV series)
Profiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia....
.
In 2011, Davi appeared alongside Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! , then the cult classic Real Genius , as well as blockbuster action films, including a supporting role in Top Gun and a...
and Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Joe Dirt, Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New...
in the gangster movie Kill the Irishman. The film, in which Davi played Mafia hitman Ray Ferritto
Ray Ferritto
Raymond W. Ferritto was an Italian American mobster from Erie, Pennsylvania. Ferritto is best known for the 1977 murder of Irish mob boss Danny Greene....
, is a biopic of Danny Greene
Danny Greene
Daniel "Danny" J. Patrick Greene was an Irish American mobster and associate of Cleveland mobster John Nardi during the gang war for the city's criminal operations during the 1970s. Competing gangsters set off more than 35 bombs, most attached to cars in murder attempts, many successful...
, an Irish-American mob boss who warred with the Cleveland crime family during the 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
. Currently, Davi can be seen in Game of Death
Game of Death (2010 film)
Game of Death is a 2010 action film directed by Giorgio Serafini and starring Wesley Snipes, Zoë Bell, Gary Daniels, Robert Davi, Jaime Moyer and Frank Zieger. The film is shot in Detroit, Michigan.The first trailer released on February 12.-Production:...
with Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
.
Directing career
In 2007, Davi made his directorial debut with The DukesThe Dukes (film)
The Dukes is a 2007 comedy-drama film about a group of has-been musicians who attempt a bank heist. The film was directed by Robert Davi, and stars Chazz Palminteri, Robert Davi, Peter Bogdanovich and Elya Baskin.-External links:*...
, a parable for today about how the current economic crisis is affecting the everyman. The story follows the members of a once successful Doo Wop group who, like most of the world, have fallen on hard times. The film is about chasing the American Dream, even when the reality of that dream is changing faster than you can run. It stars Chazz Palminteri
Chazz Palminteri
Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri is an American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale, and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway....
, Robert Davi, and Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich is an American film historian, director, writer, actor, producer, and critic. He was part of the wave of "New Hollywood" directors, which included William Friedkin, Brian De Palma, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Michael Cimino, and Francis Ford Coppola...
.
The Dukes was acclaimed and was selected for the premiere section at the Rome Film Festival, along with other filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
, Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...
, Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
, Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men , Dog Day Afternoon , Network and The Verdict...
, and Gavin Hood. Davi was the only first-time director in the premiere section. The film was then invited to the Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival, where it received awards for best first-time director and best screenplay. Following this, The Dukes was invited to the Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival in France, amongst others.
Recording career
Even as far back as high school, Davi received acclaim for his singing, being awarded first place in the prestigious New York State School Music Association’s – Solo Competition, singing Vincent Youmans’ Without A SongWithout a Song
"Without a Song" is a popular song with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, published in 1929. It was included in the musical play, Great Day....
. As a young man, Davi studied classically under several of the top vocal teachers, Samuel Margolis
Samuel Margolis
Samuel Margolis was a renowned American voice teacher. Born in Latvia, Margolis moved to the United States as a young child and grew up in New York City...
and Danial Ferro of Juilliard and later, opera great Tito Gobbi
Tito Gobbi
Tito Gobbi was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation.-Biography:Tito Gobbi was born in Bassano del Grappa and studied law at the University of Padua before he trained as a singer. Giulio Crimi, a well-known Italian tenor of a previous generation, was Gobbi's teacher in Rome...
. Davi did in fact damage his voice, claiming he was baritone with the heart of a tenor and had pushed too hard, too early. However, it isn't until recently that he has become successful as a singer. With a thirty-piece orchestra, Davi recorded his first album at the famous Capitol Records Building
Capitol Records Building
The Capitol Records Building, also known as the Capitol Records Tower, Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District, located in Hollywood, Los Angeles is a thirteen story tower designed by Welton Becket – and one of the city's landmarks...
in Hollywood (where Frank Sinatra recorded on many occasions). The album contains all new arrangements by composer Nic. tenBroek and is produced by Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone is a South-African violinist, composer, recording engineer, and record producer.-Biography:As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten...
, engineered by Dan Wallin, and mixed by Al Schmitt. The album, “Davi Sings Sinatra - On The Road To Romance,” will be released Oct 24th 2011.
Personal life
Davi is an outspoken conservative and often speaks at RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
gatherings. He has been invited to comment on numerous political shows and backed John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
during his presidential campaign. He narrated several film montages that aired during the 2008 Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
. Davi also spoke at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference
Conservative Political Action Conference
The Conservative Political Action Conference is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States....
in Washington D.C.
Davi is a devout Roman Catholic and regularly speaks of God or relates passages from the Bible in speaking. He is a frequent guest on Fox News's late-night satire program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on the Fox News Channel, airing at 3:00 am ET Tuesday through Saturday. The show features panelists and guests discussing the latest news in politics, pop culture, entertainment, business, sports, and religion...
.
Davi's children are Sean Christian Davi (b. 1981), with Jeri McBride, and Ariana Marie Davi (b. April 3, 1990), Frances Davi (b. 1992), Isabella Davi, and Nicholas Edward Davi (twins, born on January 11th 2001), with Christine Bolster.
Filmography
- Contract on Cherry StreetContract on Cherry StreetContract on Cherry Street, a novel by Phillip Rosenberg about a New York police detective who turns vigilante against the mob when one of his partners is gunned down, was adapted for television in 1977 by Frank Sinatra's production company Artanis. Directed by William A...
(1977) (TV) - Mickey Sinardos, Greek hijacker - Charlie's AngelsCharlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
(1978) (TV series) - Ritchie - And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) (TV) - Dickie
- From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity (TV series)From Here to Eternity was a six-hour 1979 television mini-series, followed by a thirteen episode 1980 television series.The mini-series was a remake of the 1953 film From Here to Eternity and based on the 1951 novel of the same name...
(1979) (mini TV series) - Guard - The Legend of the Golden GunThe Legend of the Golden GunThe Legend of the Golden Gun is a 1979 Made-for-TV Western film, starring Jeff Osterhage, Hal Holbrook, Carl Franklin, and Robert Davi-Plot Summary:...
(1979) (TV) - William Quantrill - City HeatCity HeatCity Heat is a 1984 American action-comedy film starring Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. The film was released in North America in December 1984. The pairing of Eastwood and Reynolds in a Prohibition-era action-comedy seemed to give the film the potential to be a hit...
(1984) - Nino - The A-TeamThe A-TeamThe A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
(1984) - Boyle (episode "Sheriffs of Rivertown") - The GooniesThe GooniesThe Goonies is a 1985 American adventure-comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. The premise surrounds a band of pre-teens who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon hoping to save...
(1985) - Jake Fratelli - Hunter (1985) (TV series) - Sonny Dunbar
- The EqualizerThe EqualizerThe Equalizer is an American television series that ran for four seasons, initially on CBS, between 1985 and 1989. It starred Edward Woodward as an aging New York vigilante with a mysterious past...
(1986) (TV series) - Michael Riegert - Raw DealRaw Deal (1986 film)Raw Deal is 1986 action film directed by John Irvin and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It is the story of an elderly and embittered high-ranking FBI agent who wants to get revenge against a Mafia organization, and sends a former FBI agent played by Schwarzenegger to destroy the organization from...
(1986) - Max Keller - Wild ThingWild Thing (film)Wild Thing is a 1987 film directed by Max Reid, screenplay by John Sayles, and story by Larry Stamper.-Cast:*Robert Knepper as Wild Thing*Kathleen Quinlan as Jane*Robert Davi as Chopper*Maury Chaykin as Jonathan Trask*Betty Buckley as Leah...
(1987) - Chopper - Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV) - Salim Ajami
- Action JacksonAction JacksonAction Jackson is a 1988 action film directed by Craig R. Baxley and starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson and Sharon Stone. Paula Abdul was the choreographer...
(1988) - Tony Moretti - L.A. LawL.A. LawL.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
(1988) (TV series) - Dominic Simonetti - Die HardDie HardDie Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
(1988) - FBI Special Agent Johnson - TraxxTraxxTraxx may refer to*TRAXX, family of locomotives*TraXX FM, radio station*Traxx , 1983 computer game by Jeff Minter*Traxx , 1988 film with Shadoe Stevens and Priscilla Barnes*Traxx Radio, radio station...
(1988) - Aldo Palucci - Licence to KillLicence to KillLicence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the Eon Productions James Bond series and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming novel. It marks Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in his brief tenure in the lead role of James Bond...
(1989) - Franz Sanchez - Wiseguy (1989) (TV series) - Albert Cerrico
- PeacemakerPeacemaker (1990 film)- Plot summary :Two aliens arrive on Earth trying to kill each other. This is not easy, since they seem to be able to regenerate lost body parts and survive bullet wounds. Both of them happen to meet a young pathologist Dori Caisson, and each alien tells her that he is a peacemaker and that the...
(1990) - Det. Sgt. Frank Ramos - DeceptionsDeceptionsDeceptions is a 1990 drama film starring Nicollette Sheridan, Harry Hamlin and Robert Davi. It was directed by Ruben Preuss and written by Ken Denbow and Richard Taylor....
(1990) (TV) - Jack 'Harley' Kessler - Maniac Cop 2Maniac Cop 2Maniac Cop 2 is a 1990 American action horror film directed by William Lustig and written by Larry Cohen. It is the sequel to Maniac Cop and stars Robert Davi, Claudia Christian, Michael Lerner and Bruce Campbell.-Plot:...
(1990) - Det. Sean McKinney - Predator 2Predator 2Predator 2 is a 1990 science fiction action film starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso, Rubén Blades, and Bill Paxton. Written by Jim and John Thomas and directed by Stephen Hopkins, the film is a sequel to 1987's Predator, with Kevin Peter Hall again playing the role of the...
(1990) - Captain Phil Heinemann - Amazon (1990) - Dan
- Legal TenderLegal tenderLegal tender is a medium of payment allowed by law or recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency is a common form of legal tender in many countries....
(1991) - Fix Cleary - Under Surveillance (1991) -
- White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddWhite Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddWhite Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd is a 1991 television film. The film is a biographical film, on the life of the 1930s comedienne actress Thelma Todd...
(1991) (TV) - Lucky Luciano - FBI: The Untold StoriesFBI: The Untold StoriesF.B.I.:The Untold Stories was a police drama anthology series which was aired in the United States by ABC from 1991 to 1993.Unlike ABC's The F.B.I., which was one of the network's major successes of the late 1960s and early 1970s, F.B.I.:The Untold Stories had no ongoing characters or storylines;...
(????) (TV series) - Donnie Brasco - The Taking of Beverly HillsThe Taking of Beverly HillsThe Taking of Beverly Hills is a 1991 American action film, directed by Sidney J. Furie. An action film in the vein of Die Hard, the film stars Ken Wahl, fresh off the success of the television series Wiseguy, as football hero Boomer Hayes, with Matt Frewer stepping up to the plate as his sidekick,...
(1991) - Robert Masterson - Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1992) - Sully
- Center of the Web (1992) - Richard Morgan
- Illicit Behavior (1992) - Lt. Matt Walker
- Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryChristopher Columbus: The DiscoveryChristopher Columbus: The Discovery, a 1992 film directed by James Bond alumnus John Glen, was the last project developed by the father and son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. It follows the events leading up to and including the voyage of Columbus to the New World in 1492...
(1992) - Martin Pinzon - Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993) - Det. Sean McKinney
- Night TrapNight TrapNight Trap is a video game that was released in North America on October 15, 1992 originally for the Sega Mega-CD. It was filmed over a three week period in 1987 for an unreleased game entitled "Scene of the Crime"...
(1993) - Mike Turner - Son of the Pink PantherSon of the Pink PantherSon of the Pink Panther is the ninth entry in the 30-year-old The Pink Panther film series. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are Panther regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963...
(1993) - Hans Zarba - Quick (1993) - Matthew Davenport
- No ContestNo contestNo contest may refer to:*Nolo contendere, a plea in a criminal court case *No contest , a decision at a sporting event *No Contest a film starring Shannon Tweed...
(1994) - Sergeant Crane - The Dangerous (1994) - Billy Davalos
- Blind Justice (1994) - Alacran
- The November Men (1994) (uncredited) - Robert Davi
- Cops and RobbersonsCops and RobbersonsCops & Robbersons is a 1994 American crime comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Chevy Chase, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest, and Robert Davi.-Plot:...
(1994) - Osborn - Cyber Vengeance (1995) - R.D. Crowley
- VR.5VR.5VR.5 was an American television program. It was broadcast on the Fox network from March 10 to May 12, 1995. Of the 13 episodes that were produced, only 10 aired during its original run.-Premise:...
(1995) (TV series) - Simon Buchanan - Codename: Silencer (1995) - Eddie Cook
- Delta of VenusDelta of VenusDelta of Venus is a book of short stories by Anaïs Nin. Though the stories were largely written in the 1940s while Nin was writing erotica for a private collector, the book was first published posthumously in 1978. In 1995 a film version of the book was directed by Zalman King. There are multiple...
(1995) (voice) - The Collector - ShowgirlsShowgirlsShowgirls is a 1995 American drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon...
(1995) - Al Torres - Absolute Aggression (1996) - R. D. Crowley
- For Which He Stands (1996) - Carlito Escalara
- The ZoneThe ZoneThe Zone is the flagship weekday afternoon programming block on the Canadian television channel YTV. It airs between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET in Canada...
(1996) - Rowdy Welles - An Occasional HellAn Occasional HellAn Occasional Hell is a crime novel by the American writer Randall Silvis.Set in 1990s in the lower Monongahela River Valley below Pittsburgh, it tells the story of Ernest DeWalt, a former Chicago private investigator and successful novelist who is now a college professor...
(1996) - Trooper Larry Abbott - The Beneficiary (1997) (TV) - Gil Potter
- The Bad PackThe Bad PackThe Bad Pack is a 1997 independent action film directed and written by Brent Huff, and starring, Robert Davi, Ralf Möller, and Roddy Piper. The film also features Larry B. Scott, Shawn Huff, Patrick Dollaghan, Brent Huff himself, Marshall R...
(1998) - McQue - Batman BeyondBatman BeyondBatman Beyond is an American animated television series created by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy...
(1999) (TV series) (voice) - Dr. Mike Morgan - My Little Assassin (1999) (TV) - Frank Sturgis
- The PretenderThe Pretender (TV series)The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with "the ability to become anyone he wants to be," i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work...
(1999–2000) (TV series) - Agent Bailey Malone - ProfilerProfiler (TV series)Profiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia....
(1996–2000) (TV series) - Agent Bailey Malone - SoulkeeperSoulkeeperSoulkeeper is a Sci Fi Pictures original film that premiered October 13, 2001 on the Sci Fi Channel.-Synopsis:After stealing Abraham Lincoln's stovepipe hat from a Civil War reenactment and then being subsequently dumped by their unseen boss "Mr M", two thieves , Corey Mahoney and Terrence...
(2001) - Mallion - The Sorcerer's ApprenticeThe Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002 film)The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 2002 fantasy film. Although set in England, the film was shot on location in South Africa.-Synopsis:Every hundred years, the evil Morgana returns to claim Fingall's talisman from the wizard Merlin, with which she intends to destroy the world. For the last fourteen...
(2002) - Merlin/Milner - Verdict in Blood (2002) (TV) - Wade Waters
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityGrand Theft Auto: Vice CityGrand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...
(2002) (VG) (voice) - Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez - The 4th Tenor (2002) - Ierra
- The Hot ChickThe Hot ChickThe Hot Chick is a 2002 American comedy film about a teenage girl whose body is magically swapped with that of a 30-year-old criminal. It was directed by Tom Brady and produced by Guy Riedel for Happy Madison and Touchstone Pictures, from a screenplay by Tom Brady and Rob Schneider...
(2002) - Stan, April's Dad - Hitters (2002) - Nick
- One Last Ride (2003) - FatherFatherA father, Pop, Dad, or Papa, is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to father, parallel to "maternal" for mother...
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) (TV) - Ivan Nagy
- Karen SiscoKaren SiscoKaren Sisco is a television series about a fictional United States Marshal created by novelist Elmore Leonard.As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach highlife while tracking down fugitives. She also...
(2004) (TV series) - Denton - Halo 2Halo 2Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...
(2004) (VG) (voice) - Rtas 'Vadumee (SpecOps Leader) - Breaking VegasBreaking VegasBreaking Vegas is a television series that premiered on The History Channel in the United States in the spring of 2004. The series covers the great lengths people have gone to make money, sometimes illegally, from casinos. It premiered in Pakistan on January 19, 2006 and was renamed Decoding...
(2005) (TV series) - NarratorNarratorA narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for... - In the MixIn the Mix (film)In the Mix is a 2005 American crime-comedy film starring R&B/pop singer Usher. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2005, the film being targeted at the traditionally large Thanksgiving weekend audience....
(2005) - Fish - HuffHuff (TV series)Huff is an American television dramedy series produced by Sony Pictures Television for Showtime. The series was created by Bob Lowry and features Hank Azaria as Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, a psychiatrist whose life changes abruptly when a 15-year-old client commits suicide in his office...
(2006) (TV series) - Dickins - Scarface: The World Is YoursScarface: The World is YoursScarface: The World Is Yours is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games. The game is based on and is a quasi-sequel to the 1983 motion picture Scarface starring Al Pacino reprising his role as Tony Montana, with André Sogliuzzo providing Montana's...
(2006) (VG) (voice) - Stargate: Atlantis (2004–2006, 2008) (TV series) - Commander Acastus Kolya
- The DukesThe Dukes (film)The Dukes is a 2007 comedy-drama film about a group of has-been musicians who attempt a bank heist. The film was directed by Robert Davi, and stars Chazz Palminteri, Robert Davi, Peter Bogdanovich and Elya Baskin.-External links:*...
(2007) - Danny (also: directorial debut) - Halo 3Halo 3Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...
(2007) (VG) (voice) - Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadumee - An American CarolAn American CarolAn American Carol is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Zucker and starring Kevin Farley. In some other countries the film is known as Big Fat Important Movie...
(2008) - Aziz - American SummerAmerican SummerThe Pool Boys, also known as American Summer is a 2011 comedy film from Seven Arts Pictures directed by James B. Rogers. It stars Matthew Lillard, Brett Davern, Rachelle Lefèvre, Efren Ramirez and Tom Arnold.-Plot:...
(2009) - Himself - The ButcherThe Butcher (2009 film)The Butcher is a 2009 Action film directed by Jesse Johnson and starring Eric Roberts.-Plot:Merle Hench, nicknamed "The Butcher" is a henchman for gangster Murdoch , until Hench takes the fall for his boss...
(2009) - Murdoch - Magic ManMagic Man (film)Magic Man is a thriller film directed by Roscoe Lever and starring Billy Zane and Alexander Nevsky.-Plot:Tatiana and her beautiful girlfriends are on holiday in Las Vegas, City of Illusion. The daughter of a magician's assistant,...
(2009) - Simpson - Spring Break '83Spring Break '83-Plot:Four friends who were bullied by their graduating high school class seek revenge against the now freshman college students while on Spring break during 1983.-Production:...
(2010) - Dean Whitter - Magic (2010) - Dr. David Ortero
- One in the Gun (2010) - Vincent
- Ballistica (2010) - Macarthur
- The IrishmanThe Irishman (2010 film)Kill the Irishman is a crime drama film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer...
(2010) - Ray FerrittoRay FerrittoRaymond W. Ferritto was an Italian American mobster from Erie, Pennsylvania. Ferritto is best known for the 1977 murder of Irish mob boss Danny Greene.... - Apocalypse IslandApocalypse IslandApocalypse Island was a television show on the History Channel, part of the "Armageddon" series. Canadian explorer Jim Turner goes to Robinson Crusoe Island to show the viewers two rock formations he claims are Mayan statues. The title's "Apocalypse" relates to the 2012 phenomenon.-External...
(Documentary) (2010) - Narrator - Game of DeathGame of Death (2010 film)Game of Death is a 2010 action film directed by Giorgio Serafini and starring Wesley Snipes, Zoë Bell, Gary Daniels, Robert Davi, Jaime Moyer and Frank Zieger. The film is shot in Detroit, Michigan.The first trailer released on February 12.-Production:...
(2010) - Frank Smith - DoonbyDoonbyDoonby is an upcoming film written and directed by Peter Mackenzie and produced by Michael Mackenzie, Mark Joseph and Tommy Warren. It stars John Schneider, Jenn Gotzon, Ernie Hudson, Jennifer O'Neill, Will Wallace, Robert Davi, and Joe Estevez...
(2011) - Sheriff Woodley - Swamp SharkSwamp SharkSwamp Shark is a 2011 American horror film directed by Griff Furst and starring Kristy Swanson, D. B. Sweeney, Robert Davi, Jason Rogel, Sophia Sinise, Richard Tanne, and Jeff Chase. The film was produced by Kenneth M. Badish and Daniel Lewis and was written by Eric Miller, Charles Bolon, and...
(2011) - Sheriff Watson