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After brief appearances in three films between 1991 and 1993, Ganios semi-retired from acting. One of those films was ''[[Rising Sun (film)|Rising Sun]]'', where he revisited his matchstick-chewing ''The Wanderers'' hero as an adversary for [[Sean Connery]]. He is also known for his recurring comedic role as a muscular mob lawyer on the [[Emmy Award]] winning series ''Wiseguy'' (1987). |
After brief appearances in three films between 1991 and 1993, Ganios semi-retired from acting. One of those films was ''[[Rising Sun (film)|Rising Sun]]'', where he revisited his matchstick-chewing ''The Wanderers'' hero as an adversary for [[Sean Connery]]. He is also known for his recurring comedic role as a muscular mob lawyer on the [[Emmy Award]] winning series ''Wiseguy'' (1987). |
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Ganios died of heart failure on February 18, 2024, at the age of 64, after being hospitalized for a spinal cord infection.<ref name="Deadline"/><ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/tony-ganios-dead-porkys-the-wanderers-1235917670/|title=Tony Ganios, Star of 'Porky's,' Dies at 64|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 20, 2024|access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Tony"/<ref name="Neo">{{cite web|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2024/04/tony-ganios-the-gentle-giant-who-was-a-renaissance-man/|title=Tony Ganios: The gentle giant who was a renaissance man|website=[[Neo (magazine)|NEO|date=April 2, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> His uncle Pete was a great influence on Ganios for staying fit and eating healthy. He is remembered for being a gentle giant and for his movies<ref name="Tony"/<ref name="Neo">{{cite web|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2024/04/tony-ganios-the-gentle-giant-who-was-a-renaissance-man/|title=Tony Ganios: The gentle giant who was a renaissance man|website=[[Neo (magazine)|NEO|date=April 2, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> |
Ganios died of heart failure on February 18, 2024, at the age of 64, after being hospitalized for a spinal cord infection.<ref name="Deadline"/><ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/tony-ganios-dead-porkys-the-wanderers-1235917670/|title=Tony Ganios, Star of 'Porky's,' Dies at 64|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 20, 2024|access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Tony"/<ref name="Neo">{{cite web|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2024/04/tony-ganios-the-gentle-giant-who-was-a-renaissance-man/|title=Tony Ganios: The gentle giant who was a renaissance man|website=[[Neo (magazine)|NEO]]|date=April 2, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> His uncle Pete was a great influence on Ganios for staying fit and eating healthy. He is remembered for being a gentle giant and for his movies<ref name="Tony"/<ref name="Neo">{{cite web|url=https://www.neomagazine.com/2024/04/tony-ganios-the-gentle-giant-who-was-a-renaissance-man/|title=Tony Ganios: The gentle giant who was a renaissance man|website=[[Neo (magazine)|NEO|date=April 2, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Tony Ganios | |
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Tony Ganios in Porky's 1981 | |
Born | October 21, 1959 |
Died | February 18, 2024 (aged 64) New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–2024 (semi-retired in 1993) |
Tony Ganios (October 21, 1959 – February 18, 2024) was an American actor.[1][2] He played the tough guy Perry in the 1979 film The Wanderers, and Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello in the 1981 comedy Porky's and its sequels.
Life and career
Tony Ganios made his debut appearance as tough guy Perry in The Wanderers. In 1981, he played a former football player turned mountain man in the John Belushi film Continental Divide.
Soon after, Ganios starred in the 1981 cult teen-sex comedy Porky's and its two sequels.
Ganios appeared in five episodes of the 1980s TV series Wiseguy as Mike "Mooch" Cacciatore, and he made a guest appearance in an episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King. In 1990, Ganios appeared as a mercenary in Die Hard 2, casually murdering a church caretaker and memorably meeting his death when Bruce Willis stabs him in the eye with an icicle.
After brief appearances in three films between 1991 and 1993, Ganios semi-retired from acting. One of those films was Rising Sun, where he revisited his matchstick-chewing The Wanderers hero as an adversary for Sean Connery. He is also known for his recurring comedic role as a muscular mob lawyer on the Emmy Award winning series Wiseguy (1987).
Ganios died of heart failure on February 18, 2024, at the age of 64, after being hospitalized for a spinal cord infection.[1][2][3] His uncle Pete was a great influence on Ganios for staying fit and eating healthy. He is remembered for being a gentle giant and for his movies[3]
Filmography
References
- ^ a b "Tony Ganios Dies: 'Porky's', 'The Wanderers' Actor Was 64". Deadline. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Tony Ganios, Star of 'Porky's,' Dies at 64". Variety. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Tony Ganios: The gentle giant who was a renaissance man". NEO. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024. Cite error: The named reference "Neo" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
"Tony Ganios:The gentle giant who was a renaissance man" Neo Magazine. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.