Acting
Tony Ganios
Born October 21, 1959 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died February 18, 2024 · aged 64
Tony Ganios (October 21, 1959 - February 18, 2024) was an American actor. He was probably best known for his roles as heroic tough-guy Perry in the 1979 film The Wanderers, and Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello in the 1981 comedy Porky's and its sequels.
Known For
Die Hard 2 · 1990Die Hard 2
★ 7.01990
MovieActionThriller
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.
Porky's Revenge · 1985Porky's Revenge
★ 5.51985
MovieComedy
As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team.
The Wanderers · 1979The Wanderers
★ 7.01979
MovieDrama
The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
Rising Sun · 1993Rising Sun
★ 6.21993
MovieActionDrama
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Porky's · 1981Porky's
★ 6.41981
MovieComedy
In 1954 Florida, a group of high school boys head to a strip club in the Everglades in an attempt to lose their collective virginity. When the club's owner and his sheriff brother swindle them out of their money and embarrass them, the boys plan revenge.
Porky's II: The Next Day · 1983Porky's II: The Next Day
★ 5.71983
MovieComedy
When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along his flock of followers to pressure the school into shutting down the production.
The Taking of Beverly Hills · 1991The Taking of Beverly Hills
★ 5.21991
MovieAction
A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to plunder the city of all its valuables. Finding himself siding with a corrupt cop who was once apart of the plan until he discovered the city's mayor had just been blown away, by one of the chief crooks in charge. Now both on the run with no help in sight...both must do whatever they can to stop these murderous looters.
Continental Divide · 1981Continental Divide
★ 6.11981
MovieComedyRomance
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.
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