Victor Argo

Acting

Victor Argo

Born November 5, 1934 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died April 7, 2004 · aged 69

Victor Argo (November 5, 1934 – April 7, 2004) was a Puerto Rican - American actor who usually played the part of a tough bad guy in his movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Argo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Taxi DriverTaxi Driver · 1976
Taxi Driver
★ 8.11976
MovieCrimeDrama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
True RomanceTrue Romance · 1993
True Romance
★ 7.51993
MovieActionCrime
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Don't Say a WordDon't Say a Word · 2001
Don't Say a Word
★ 6.32001
MovieThrillerMystery
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.
Mean StreetsMean Streets · 1973
Mean Streets
★ 7.01973
MovieDramaCrime
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
After HoursAfter Hours · 1985
After Hours
★ 7.51985
MovieComedyThriller
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
Crimes and MisdemeanorsCrimes and Misdemeanors · 1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors
★ 7.41989
MovieComedyDrama
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.
King of New YorkKing of New York · 1990
King of New York
★ 6.81990
MovieThrillerCrime
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
The Last Temptation of ChristThe Last Temptation of Christ · 1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
★ 7.21988
MovieDrama
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

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