Anthony was born on May 20, 1936 in Long Beach, CA. Early on he disdained the "surfer" mentality of his California boyhood friends, Anthony chose to head to New York to become an actor. He studied with Stella Adler and worked off-Broadway before achieving success in the mid-'60s. He made his film debut in 1967's
Will Penny, after which he settled into a series of sharkish, saturnine villainous portrayals. An adherent of EST training, Anthony preferred to work with people who allowed him "space" to develop a characterization; one such person was David Janssen, with whom Anthony appeared on the mid-'70s TV series
Harry O (in which he won an Emmy award for his portrayal of Lieutenant Trench). Active on-stage and in films and television into the 1990s, Anthony has contributed some unforgettable acting moments to the big screen, notably as the shadow-enshrouded leper in 1971's
Papillon and the "blowed up real good" secondary villain in the 1989 James Bond opus
License to Kill.
Anthony currently focuses on his stage work, and resides with his wife in CA.
Movie Credits
Veritas, Prince of Truth (2006) - Porterfield
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) - Councillor Hamann
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - Councillor Hamann
True Crime (1999) - Henry Lowenstein
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) - Vice-Admiral Dougherty
Touch (1997) - Father Donahue
Licence to Kill (1989) - Milton Krest
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) - Sutherland
Listen to Me (1989) - Senator McKellar
Opposing Force (1986) - Becker
The Dead Zone (1983) - Roger Stuart
The First Deadly Sin (1980) - Captain Broughton
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) (TV) - Abner Devereaux
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) - Antheil
The Omega Man (1971) - Matthias
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) - Rice Weedon
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) - Willie Joe Worth
The Molly Maguires (1970) - Tom Dougherty
Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Dog Boy
... and many more.
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Anthony was born on May 20, 1936 in Long Beach, CA. Early on he disdained the "surfer" mentality of his California boyhood friends, Anthony chose to head to New York to become an actor. He studied with Stella Adler and worked off-Broadway before achieving success in the mid-'60s. He made his film debut in 1967's
Will Penny, after which he settled into a series of sharkish, saturnine villainous portrayals. An adherent of EST training, Anthony preferred to work with people who allowed him "space" to develop a characterization; one such person was David Janssen, with whom Anthony appeared on the mid-'70s TV series
Harry O (in which he won an Emmy award for his portrayal of Lieutenant Trench). Active on-stage and in films and television into the 1990s, Anthony has contributed some unforgettable acting moments to the big screen, notably as the shadow-enshrouded leper in 1971's
Papillon and the "blowed up real good" secondary villain in the 1989 James Bond opus
License to Kill.
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