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Tony Amendola
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Amendola at the May 2012 Phoenix Comiccon
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| Born | August 24, 1951 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Marx |
Tony Amendola (born August 24, 1951) is an American actor. He is well-known for playing the wise Jaffa master Bra'tac in the TV show Stargate SG-1. He also played Pinocchio's creator and father, Geppetto, in Once Upon a Time. Another big role was Edouard Kagame, a revolutionary leader, in the TV series Continuum.
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Tony Amendola's Early Life
Tony Amendola was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States. His mother came from a town called Amalfi in Italy. He was the first person in his family to go to college. At first, he planned to become a lawyer. However, his path changed, and he started taking both law classes and theater classes.
After finishing his studies at Southern Connecticut State University in 1974, he earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in 1977. He got this degree from Philadelphia's Temple University. In 1978, he moved to Los Angeles to start working in movies and television.
Tony Amendola's Acting Career
Tony Amendola is famous for playing many different types of characters. He played Santos Jimenez in the drama Dexter. He had a long-running role as the Jaffa master Bra'tac in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1. He was also Kagame, the leader of Liber8, in the Syfy show Continuum.
In ABC's fantasy drama Once Upon a Time, he played Geppetto and Marco. He also played Father Perez, a Catholic priest, in the 2014 horror movie Annabelle. He played this role again in the 2019 movie The Curse of La Llorona.
Amendola appeared in the 1998 adventure movie The Mask of Zorro as a Spanish judge. He played a different character in the 2005 sequel, The Legend of Zorro. In the 2001 crime drama Blow, he played a Mexican farmer.
He has also appeared in many other TV shows. These include The X-Files, Seinfeld, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Angel, Alias, The Practice, and Star Trek: Voyager.
Stage and Voice Acting
Tony Amendola also has a long history of acting on stage. For his first twelve years as an actor, he worked mostly in theater. Some of his stage roles include plays like Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Merchant of Venice.
He is also a voice actor for video games. He voices Khadgar, a main character in the video game World of Warcraft. In 2019, he voiced Jedi researcher Eno Cordova in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. He returned to voice Eno Cordova in the 2023 sequel, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Tony Amendola's Personal Life
Tony Amendola lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Judith Marx. He can speak both Italian and Spanish very well.
Some of His Roles
Tony Amendola has acted in many films and television shows. Here are some of his notable roles:
Film Roles
- 1996: Lone Star as Chucho Montoya
- 1998: The Mask of Zorro as Don Luiz
- 2001: Blow as Sanchez
- 2005: The Legend of Zorro as Father Quintero
- 2014: Annabelle as Father Perez
- 2019: The Curse of La Llorona as Father Perez
- 2023: Rebel Moon as King Levitica
Television Roles
- 1993: Seinfeld as Salman Rushdie (2 episodes)
- 1997–2007: Stargate SG-1 as Bra'tac (26 episodes)
- 2000: The X-Files as Cigarette Smoking Pontiff
- 2002: Alias as Tambor Barceló (2 episodes)
- 2007: Dexter as Santos Jimenez (3 episodes)
- 2011–2018: Once Upon a Time as Geppetto / Marco (13 episodes)
- 2012–2015: Continuum as Edouard Kagame (12 episodes)
- 2017: Castlevania as The Elder (voice, 3 episodes)
- 2022: Black Bird as Vincent Gigante (3 episodes)
Video Game Roles
- 2014: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor as Archmage Khadgar (voice)
- 2019: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order as Eno Cordova (voice and motion capture)
- 2023: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor as Eno Cordova (voice and motion capture)
- 2024: World of Warcraft: The War Within as Archmage Khadgar (voice)
See also
In Spanish: Tony Amendola para niños
