Jay Acovone
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| Born | August 20, 1955 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Jay Acovone (born August 20, 1955) is an American actor.
Personal life[]
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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]
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, Sal Marcano.
Filmography[]
Movies
| 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 / 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 |
Television
| 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, 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" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Mafia 3 | Sal Marcano | Voice and mo-cap |
References[]
- ^ "Jay Acovone Biography (1955-)". www.filmreference.com.
External links[]
- Jay Acovone at IMDb
- "Jay Acovone" - profile on Industry Central
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- Male actors from New York (state)
- People from Mahopac, New York
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