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| Born | August 20, 1955 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–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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Acovone was born in New York City. His family later moved to Mahopac, New York where his parents owned a dry-cleaning business. [1]
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, Sal Marcano.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1994 | Cercasi successo disperatamente | (video) | |
| 1995 | Crosscut | Frank | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Area 51 Guard | |
| 1996 | Foxfire | Chuck | |
| 1996 | Crash Dive | Murphy | (Video) |
| 1996 | Snitch | MacElroy | |
| 1997 | Opposite Corners | "Puggy" | |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Cop | |
| 1997 | Time Under Fire | Schmidt | |
| 1998 | The Get | Michael Irish | |
| 1999 | Molly | Jack, The Bartender | |
| 2000 | The Amati Girls | Mr. Moltianni | |
| 2000 | Cast Away | Pilot Peter | |
| 2001 | The Seventh Sense | Melvin Snow | (Short) |
| 2001 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Eric | |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Bennie | |
| 2003 | Studio City | Bobby Falcone | (Short) |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Cop, Westside Street | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Lear Jet Pilot | |
| 2004 | Rancid | Captain Peters | |
| 2005 | Sharkskin 6 | Molina | |
| 2005 | Mobsters and Mormons | Jackie | |
| 2006 | Paved with Good Intentions | John 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 | |
| 2009 | My New SweetHeart | Jay | (Short) |
| 2017 | 12 Round Gun | Ray Bruno | |
| 2019 | Rattlesnakes | Jamie Jarret | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Parole | Leo | TV movie |
| 1983-1984 | Search for Tomorrow | Brian Emmerson | 8 episodes |
| 1985 | Hollywood Beat | Detective Jack Rado | 14 episodes |
| 1986 | Women of Valor | Captain Rader | TV movie |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Mick | Episode: "Running with the Pack" |
| 1987 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Eddie | Episode: "Jerry Jumps Right In" |
| 1989 | War and Remembrance | Quartermaster Maselli (Barracuda) | TV miniseries |
| 1989 | Hardball | Matelli | Episode: "The Out of Towner" |
| 1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Sonny Rosetti | Episode: "I'll Dance at Your Wedding" |
| 1987-1990 | Beauty and the Beast | District Attorney Joe Maxwell | 55 episodes |
| 1991 | Growing Pains | Jake | Episode: "Carol's Carnival" |
| 1992 | Quicksand: No Escape | Detective Harris | TV movie |
| 1992 | Stepfather III | Steve Davis | TV movie |
| 1992 | Nails | Captain Evan Graham | TV movie |
| 1992 | A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story | Lieutenant Robert Carlino | TV movie |
| 1993 | Civil Wars | Neil Leeuwen | Episode: "Hit the Road, Jack" |
| 1993 | Marked for Murder | Minelli | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Commish | Nick Colette | Episode: "Family Business" |
| 1993 | Born to Run | Richie | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Magician | David Katz | TV movie |
| 1990-1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Nick Acosta / Sergeant Nick Acosta / Sergeant Vinnie Grillo | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Locals | TV movie | |
| 1987, 1995 | Matlock | Joe Ahern / Dr. Bruce Jacobs | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Friends | Fireman Charlie | Episode: "The One with the Candy Hearts" |
| 1995 | Columbo | Bruno Romano | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| 1995 | High Tide | Episode: "Down South" | |
| 1996 | Crime of the Century | Sergeant Wallace | TV movie |
| 1996 | Viper | Victor Rand | Episode: "Condor" |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Gary Hendrickson | Episode: "Spare Parts" |
| 1996 | Red Shoe Diaries | Goucho | Episode: "The Forbidden Zone" |
| 1997 | Dark Skies | Max Kinkaid | Episode: "The Warren Omission" |
| 1994, 1997 | Renegade | Russell, The Burglar / Brother Mike | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | On the Line | Captain Unander | TV movie |
| 1997 | Total Security | Tommy Annunziato | Episode: "Looking for Mr. Goombah" |
| 1991-1998 | Silk Stalkings | Joey Pantangelo / Detective Ray Quiller / Tony Fielding / Ray | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Clifton Moloney | Episode: "Trapped in Paradise" |
| 1999 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Frankie Beans | Episode: "Honey, It Takes Two to Mambo" |
| 1999 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Johnny Terelli | Episode: "True Stories" |
| 1997-2000 | Sliders | Stu / Ben Siegel III / Dr. Tassler | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | The Pretender | Detective Stan Wilkins | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Lieutenant Bob Mankowski | TV movie |
| 2000 | The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood | B.B. Bascomb | TV movie |
| 1995-2001 | NYPD Blue | Raymond DiSalvo | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Agent Billingsley | Episode: "A Place Called Defiance" |
| 2001 | The Invisible Man | O'Ryan | 2 episodes |
| 1997, 2001 | The X-Files | Duffy Haskell / Detective Curtis | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Charmed | Keats | Episode: "Bite Me" |
| 1999-2002 | Providence | Vincent / Aldini | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Jimmy Gentile | Episode: "Quarantine" |
| 2001, 2004 | JAG | General Montrose / Colonel Harry R. Presser | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | As the World Turns | Del Brakett | |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Paul Gionetti | Episode: "Tri-Borough" |
| 2005 | Monk | Ray Galardi | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic" |
| 1997-2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Major Charles Kawalsky | 7 Episodes |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Tom Collison In 2005 | Episode: "Kensington" |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Ray Abazon | Episode: "Magic Carpet Fred" |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Detective Morrison | Episode: "Won't Get Fooled Again" |
| 2006 | 24 | Tom Wegman | Episode: "Day 5: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m." |
| 2008 | General Hospital | Joe Smith | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | Children of the Gods | Major Charles Kawalsky | (Video) |
| 2011 | How I Met Your Mother | Vance | Episode: "Field Trip" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Detective of The Month Award Presenter | Episode: "The Great Wall of Silence" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Nicky Shaw | Episode: "Pink Champagne on Ice" |
| 2012 | Leverage | Samuel Busey | Episode: "The (Very) Big Bird Job" |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tommy Grazetti (Present Day) | Episode: "It Was a Very Good Year" |
| 2012 | Vegas | Nicky Tomisano | Episode: "Estinto" |
| 2013 | NCIS | Frankie Dean | Episode: "Prime Suspect" |
| 2018 | Lethal Weapon | Elliott Nunziata | Episode: "What the Puck" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Mafia III | Sal Marcano | Voice and mo-cap |
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