Tony Ganios
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present (semi-retired since 1993)

Tony Ganios is an American actor. 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.

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.

Ganios semi-retired from acting after Rising Sun, with brief appearances in three films between 1991 and 1993, 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).

Filmography

List of acting credits in film
Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Wanderers Perry LaGuardia Tony Ganios's first debut as an actor and his first collaboration with director Philip Kaufman and actor Ken Wahl.
1981 Back Roads Bartini
1981 Continental Divide Max Bernbaum
1981 Porky's Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello
1983 Porky's II: The Next Day Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello
1984 Body Rock 'Big Mac' Mac
1985 Porky's Revenge! Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello
1987 (TV Series) Scarecrow and Mrs. King Simons Episode "Any Number Can Play"
1988 (TV Series) The Equalizer Sergio 'Serge' Episode "Video Games"
1989-1990 (TV Series) Wiseguy Mike 'Mooch' Cacciatore Five episodes as 'Mike "Mooch" Cacciatore'. Second collaboration with Ken Wahl.
1990 Die Hard 2 Baker
1991 The Taking of Beverly Hills EPA Man Third collaboration with Ken Wahl.
1992 (TV Movie) Ring of the Musketeers Tony
1993 Rising Sun Doorman guard (Perry) Tony Ganios's last appearance as an actor and his second collaboration with director Philip Kaufman

References

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