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Leonardo Cimino (1917–2012)

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Veteran little old man Italian character actor Leonardo Anthony Cimino steadily worked in both movies and TV shows alike from the late 50s up until 2007. Cimino was born on November 4, 1917 in New York City. He was the son of tailor Andrea Cimino and his wife Leonilda. Leonardo played violin as a child and studied at Juilliard as a teenager... See full bio »

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Leonardo Anthony Cimino
in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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(age 94) in Woodstock, New York, USA
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2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
William
 
2001 Made
Leo
 
2001 18 Shades of Dust
Connie Broglio
 
1996-2000 Law & Order (TV series)
Costello / Tommy Valducci
– Panic (2000) … Tommy Valducci
– Remand (1996) … Costello
 
1999 Cradle Will Rock
VTA - Man in Line
 
1998 Witness to the Mob (TV movie)
Neil Dellacroce
 
1997 The Hunger (TV series)
Nero
– Necros (1997) … Nero
 
1995 Waterworld
Elder
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series)
Benny Cruikshank
– The Black Dragon (1994) … Benny Cruikshank
 
1993 Household Saints
Mario, a Storyteller
 
1993 Claude
Daddy V.J.
 
1991 Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (TV movie)
 
1991 Hudson Hawk
Cardinal
 
1990 The Freshman
Lorenzo
 
1990 Q & A
Nick Petrone (mob boss)
 
1989 Penn & Teller Get Killed
Ernesto
 
1989 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV series)
Orambello Johnson
– Here's a Rough Way to Learn a Foreign Language (1989) … Orambello Johnson
 
1986-1989 The Equalizer (TV series)
Doctor Molinari / Thomas Marley Sr.
– 17 Zebra (1989) … Doctor Molinari
– The Visitation (1989) … Doctor Molinari
– Counterfire (1986) … Thomas Marley Sr.
 
1988 The Seventh Sign
Head Cardinal
 
1987 Moonstruck
Felix
 
1987 The Monster Squad
Scary German Guy
 
1984 One Life to Live (TV series)
Antonesgu
– Episode dated 17 December 1984 (1984) … Antonesgu
 
1984 Dune
The Baron's Doctor
 
1983 V (TV movie)
Abraham Bernstein
 
1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? (TV movie)
Adolph Zukor (as Leonard Cimino)
 
1983 Cocaine and Blue Eyes (TV movie)
Orestes Anatole
 
1982 Monsignor
The Pope
 
1982 Amityville II: The Possession
Chancellor
 
1981-1982 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Alexei Vartova
– Episode #1.1778 (1982) … Alexei Vartova
– Episode #1.1776 (1982) … Alexei Vartova
– Episode #1.1773 (1982) … Alexei Vartova
– Episode dated 18 March 1982 (1982) … Alexei Vartova
– Episode #1.1605 (1981) … Alexei Vartova
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1980 A Time for Miracles (TV movie)
Italian Priest
 
1980 Stardust Memories
Sandy's Analyst
 
1980 Hide in Plain Sight
Don Angelo Venucci
 
1980 Rappaccini's Daughter (TV movie)
Rappaccini
 
1974-1976 Kojak (TV series)
Ruby Kabelsky / Mr. Cordick
– Black Thorn (1976) … Mr. Cordick
– The Chinatown Murders: Part 1 (1974) … Ruby Kabelsky
– The Chinatown Murders: Part 2 (1974) … Ruby Kabelsky
 
1976 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV mini-series)
Ben Rosselli
 
1975 The Man in the Glass Booth
Dr. Alvarez
 
1973 Jeremy
Cello teacher
 
1973 Honor Thy Father (TV movie)
Sam DeCavalcante
 
1972 Come Back, Charleston Blue
Frank Mago
 
1970 Cotton Comes to Harlem
Tom
 
1969 Stiletto
Allie Fargo (uncredited)
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Dino
– The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) … Dino
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
LeBlanc
– The Right to Kill (1965) … LeBlanc (as Leonard Cimino)
 
1964 The Confession
Dr. Paoli
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Ralph Kinderman
– The Seal of Confession (1963) … Ralph Kinderman
 
1958-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Alberto Russo / Johnny / Julio Varraco / …
– On the Battle Front: Every Minute Is Important (1963) … Sid Kitka
– Lament for a Dead Indian (1962) … Alberto Russo
– Make-Believe Man (1961) … Julio Varraco
– Economy of Death (1961) … Miklos Konya
– A Death of Princes (1960) … Johnny
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1961 Route 66 (TV series)
Vendor
– The Thin White Line (1961) … Vendor
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Daytime Murderer
– Dissolve to Black (1961) … Daytime Murderer
 
1961 The Young Savages
Mr. Rugiello (uncredited)
 
1961 Mad Dog Coll
 
1961 Give Us Barabbas! (TV movie)
Caleb
 
1959-1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– The Scarlet Pimpernel (1960)
– I, Don Quixote (1959)
 
1960 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Joe March
– The Numbers Racket (1960) … Joe March
 
1959 Brenner (TV series)
Mr. Jackson
– Crime Wave (1959) … Mr. Jackson
 
1959 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Bandit #3
– Viva Bilko (1959) … Bandit #3
 
1949 The Big Story (TV series)
Tyler
– A Madman is Loose … Tyler
 

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Acted in a 1946 Broadway stage revival of "Cyrano de Bergerac". See more »

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Rumored to be a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp because of his work in Monster Squad and in V. Mr. Cimino, a resident of New York City at the time of WWII, joined the U.S. Army in the 1940s and participated in the Normandy invasion. See more »

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