Jay Acovone

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Jay Acovone
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Acovone in 2007
Born (1955-08-20) August 20, 1955 (age 69)
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present

Jay Acovone (born August 20, 1955) is an American actor. Among his most famous roles is Charles Kawalsky in the TV series Stargate SG-1 .

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Personal life

Acovone was born in New York City. His family later moved to Mahopac, New York where his parents owned a dry-cleaning business. [1] He is also married to his manager, Fonda St. Paul.

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Jay Acovone in Malibu 1989

Career

Acovone has over 100 credits to his name spanning four decades of work in film and television. His television appearances include Search for Tomorrow as Brian Emerson; Beauty and the Beast where he played D.A. Joe Maxwell over the show's three season run; and Hollywood Beat . In a connection to his Beauty and the Beast co-star Linda Hamilton, he can be seen playing the officer pulling over the TX Terminator in Terminator 3 .

In 2016, he acted in the motion capture video game Mafia III (2K Games), playing the role of an Italian Mafia boss and main antagonist of the game, Sal Marcano. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Cruising Skip Lee
1980 Times Square Plainclothes Cop
1987 Cold Steel "Cookie"
1991 Out for Justice Bobby "Arms"
1992 Doctor Mordrid Tony Gaudio
1993 Conflict of Interest Detective Bob Falcone
1994 Lookin' Italian Vinny Pallazzo
1994Cercasi successo disperatamente
1995CrosscutFrank
1996 Independence Day Area 51 Guard
1996 Foxfire Chuck
1996Crash DiveMurphy
1996 Snitch MacElroy
1997Opposite Corners"Puggy"
1997 The Peacemaker Cop
1997 Time Under Fire Schmidt
1998The GetMichael Irish
1999 Molly Jack, The Bartender
2000 The Amati Girls Mr. Moltianni
2000 Cast Away Pilot Peter
2001The Seventh SenseMelvin SnowShort
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Eric
2002 Collateral Damage Bennie
2003Studio CityBobby FalconeShort
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Cop, Westside Street
2003 S.W.A.T. Lear Jet Pilot
2004 Rancid Captain Peters
2005Sharkskin 6Molina
2005 Mobsters and Mormons Jackie
2006Paved with Good IntentionsJohn Barrhauser
2006 World Trade Center Donna's Male Neighbor
2007 The Hills Have Eyes II Wilson
2007 Traci Townsend Jesse
2007 InAlienable Gerhard
2007 Shadow People Eerie Man
2009My New SweetHeartJayShort
201712 Round GunRay Bruno
2019 Rattlesnakes Jamie Jarret

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982ParoleLeoTV movie
1983–1984 Search for Tomorrow Brian Emmerson8 episodes
1985 Hollywood Beat Detective Jack Rado14 episodes
1986 Women of Valor Captain RaderTV movie
1987 Werewolf MickEpisode: "Running with the Pack"
1987 Down and Out in Beverly Hills EddieEpisode: "Jerry Jumps Right In"
1989 War and Remembrance Quartermaster Maselli (Barracuda)TV miniseries
1989 Hardball MatelliEpisode: "The Out of Towner"
1990 Jake and the Fatman Sonny RosettiEpisode: "I'll Dance at Your Wedding"
1987–1990 Beauty and the Beast District Attorney Joe Maxwell55 episodes
1991 Growing Pains JakeEpisode: "Carol's Carnival"
1992 Quicksand: No Escape Detective HarrisTV movie
1992 Stepfather III Steve DavisTV movie
1992 Nails Captain Evan GrahamTV movie
1992A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StoryLieutenant Robert CarlinoTV movie
1993 Civil Wars Neil LeeuwenEpisode: "Hit the Road, Jack"
1993 Marked for Murder MinelliTV movie
1993 The Commish Nick ColetteEpisode: "Family Business"
1993Born to RunRichieTV movie
1993The MagicianDavid KatzTV movie
1990–1994 Murder, She Wrote Lieutenant Nick Acosta / Sergeant Nick Acosta / Sergeant Vinnie Grillo3 episodes
1994LocalsTV movie
1987, 1995 Matlock Joe Ahern / Dr. Bruce Jacobs2 episodes
1995 Friends Fireman CharlieEpisode: "The One with the Candy Hearts"
1995 Columbo Bruno RomanoEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"
1995 High Tide Episode: "Down South"
1996 Crime of the Century Sergeant WallaceTV movie
1996 Viper Victor RandEpisode: "Condor"
1996 The Sentinel Gary HendricksonEpisode: "Spare Parts"
1996 Red Shoe Diaries GouchoEpisode: "The Forbidden Zone"
1997 Dark Skies Max KinkaidEpisode: "The Warren Omission"
1994, 1997 Renegade Russell, The Burglar / Brother Mike2 episodes
1997On the LineCaptain UnanderTV movie
1997 Total Security Tommy AnnunziatoEpisode: "Looking for Mr. Goombah"
1991–1998 Silk Stalkings Joey Pantangelo / Detective Ray Quiller / Tony Fielding / Ray4 episodes
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Clifton MoloneyEpisode: "Trapped in Paradise"
1999 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Frankie BeansEpisode: "Honey, It Takes Two to Mambo"
1999 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Johnny TerelliEpisode: "True Stories"
1997–2000 Sliders Stu / Ben Siegel III / Dr. Tassler3 episodes
2000 The Pretender Detective Stan Wilkins2 episodes
2000 Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For Lieutenant Bob MankowskiTV movie
2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood B.B. BascombTV movie
1995–2001 NYPD Blue Raymond DiSalvo3 episodes
2001 18 Wheels of Justice Agent BillingsleyEpisode: "A Place Called Defiance"
2001 The Invisible Man O'Ryan2 episodes
1997, 2001 The X-Files Duffy Haskell / Detective Curtis2 episodes
2002 Charmed KeatsEpisode: "Bite Me"
1999–2002 Providence Vincent / Aldini4 episodes
2004 Strong Medicine Jimmy GentileEpisode: "Quarantine"
2001, 2004 JAG General Montrose / Colonel Harry R. Presser2 episodes
2003 As the World Turns Del Brakett
2005 CSI: NY Paul GionettiEpisode: "Tri-Borough"
2005 Monk Ray GalardiEpisode: "Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic"
1997–2005 Stargate SG-1 Major Charles Kawalsky7 Episodes
2005 Cold Case Tom Collison In 2005Episode: "Kensington"
2005 Las Vegas Ray AbazonEpisode: "Magic Carpet Fred"
2005 Criminal Minds Detective MorrisonEpisode: "Won't Get Fooled Again"
2006 24 Tom WegmanEpisode: "Day 5: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m."
2008 General Hospital Joe Smith9 episodes
2008 Children of the Gods Major Charles Kawalsky(Video)
2011 How I Met Your Mother VanceEpisode: "Field Trip"
2011 Prime Suspect Detective of The Month Award PresenterEpisode: "The Great Wall of Silence"
2012 The Mentalist Nicky ShawEpisode: "Pink Champagne on Ice"
2012 Leverage Samuel BuseyEpisode: "The (Very) Big Bird Job"
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tommy Grazetti (Present Day)Episode: "It Was a Very Good Year"
2012 Vegas Nicky TomisanoEpisode: "Estinto"
2013 NCIS Frankie DeanEpisode: "Prime Suspect"
2018 Lethal Weapon Elliott NunziataEpisode: "What the Puck"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Mafia III Sal MarcanoVoice and mo-cap

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References

  1. "Jay Acovone Biography (1955-)". www.filmreference.com.
  2. "Mafia III (Video Game 2016)". IMDB.