Actor Tony Lo Bianco has sadly died at the age of 87.
The film and TV star’s passing was announced by New York radio station TalkRadio 77 WABC on X formerly known as Twitter. Sharing the news online, they wrote: “Breaking News – Actor Tony Lo Bianco has Passed more to Follow.”
Lo Bianco was born to first-generation Italian American parents in New York City. His career began in theater and he went on to appear in several Broadway productions throughout the 1960s.
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He first appeared on the big screen in The Sex Perils of Paulette (1965), before taking on the role of a killer in the semi-autobiographical crime flick, The Honeymoon Killers in 1970. He then starred as Salvatore Boca in William Friedkin’s critically acclaimed action film, The French Connection in 1971.
The star later played a detective investigating a series of murders in Larry Cohen’s horror film, God Told Me To in 1976. He also appeared in six episodes of Joseph Wambaugh’s anthology TV series Police Story, four times alongside Don Meredith.
As his career flourished, Lo Bianco went on to appear in number of well-known films throughout the 90s to 2022. But fans may also remember him for his regular appearance on Law and Order.
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Tony first appeared on the hit crime drama in 1992. He also came back in 2007 playing the role of Joesph.
As well as his several acting credits, Lo Bianco previously served as the national spokesperson for the Order Sons of Italy in America. His humanitarian work has been recognised with numerous awards.
One of his awards includes Man of the Year for Outstanding Contributions to the Italian-American Community from the Police Society of New Jersey. In addition to this, he also received a Man of the Year Award from the State of New Jersey Senate; a Lifetime Entertainment Award from the Columbus Day Parade Committee; the 1997 Golden Lion Award; and the Humanitarian Award of the Boys’ Town of Italy.
Lo Bianco was married to Dora Landey from 1964 to 1984, and they had three daughters together. He was then married to Elizabeth Fitzpatrick from 2002 to 2008. In June 2015, he tied the knot with his wife, Alyse Best Muldoon.
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