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Tony Lip
American actor (1930-2013) · United States · Actors · Died at 82
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Something wrong?He played mob muscle on screen for decades, then became the subject himself when his stint as driver and bodyguard to a Black concert pianist in the segregated South turned into an Oscar-winning film half a century later.
A life in dates
StilettoFilm, Gus1999
The SopranosSeries, Carmine Lupertazzi1998
A Brooklyn State of MindFilm1997
Donnie BrascoFilm, Philip 'Philly Lucky' Giaccone1994
A Brilliant DisguiseFilm, Pete1993
Who's the Man?Film, Vito Pasquale1991
29th StreetFilm, Nicky Bad Lungs1990
Law & OrderSeries, Doc
GoodFellasFilm, 1990Frankie The Wop1988
Last RitesFilm, Cabbie1987
HeartFilm, Max1984
The Pope of Greenwich VillageFilm, Frankie1980
Raging BullFilm, Nightclub Patron (uncredited)1973
The Stone KillerFilm, Associate (uncredited)1972
The GodfatherFilm, Wedding Guest (uncredited)1930Born30 July 1930Also in Deutsch
Filmography 22
SOSopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2STStiletto
AIAll In
EXExiledAMA Brooklyn State of MindDBDonnie Brasco
IKIn the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is KingADA Brilliant DisguiseWMWho's the Man?
IBInnocent BloodTS29th StreetGOGoodFellas
LULock UpLRLast RitesHEHeart
YDYear of the DragonTVThe Pope of Greenwich VillageRBRaging Bull
TCThe Super Cops
CJCrazy JoeTKThe Stone KillerTGThe Godfather27 credits on file
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TSThe SopranosLOLaw & OrderFamily
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Frank Anthony Vallelonga Sr. was born July 30, 1930, and went by Tony Lip. Working at the Copacabana nightclub, he met Francis Ford Coppola and Louis DiGiaimo, which led to a small role in The Godfather - his film debut. From there he built a career playing mobsters: Philip Giaccone in Donnie Brasco, Francesco Manzo in Goodfellas, and crime boss Carmine Lupertazzi across multiple seasons of The Sopranos. In the early 1960s he'd driven and protected classical pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Jim Crow South; that chapter of his life became Green Book in 2018, with Viggo Mortensen playing him, and the film took Best Picture. He also co-wrote Shut Up and Eat! in 2005. Lip died January 4, 2013.
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