Tony Anthony (actor)

For other people with the same name, see Tony Anthony (disambiguation).

Tony Anthony
Anthony as "The Stranger" during the production of A Stranger in Town (1967)
Born
Tony Roger Petitto

(1937-10-16) October 16, 1937 (age 87)
Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Other namesTony Petitto
Alma materCarnegie Mellon School of Drama
Occupation(s)Film actor, producer, screenwriter, director
Years active1959–1998
PartnerLuciana Paluzzi (1960s–1970s)[1]

Tony Anthony (born Tony Roger Petitto; October 16, 1937)[2][3] is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director best known for his starring roles in Spaghetti Westerns, most of which were produced with the aid of his friends and associates Allen Klein and Saul Swimmer. These films consist of The Stranger series - A Stranger in Town (1967), The Stranger Returns (1967), The Silent Stranger (1968) and Get Mean (1975) - and the Zatoichi-inspired Blindman (1971).[4] Anthony also wrote, produced and starred in Comin' at Ya! (1981) and Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983), the first film being largely credited with beginning the 1980s revival of 3D films in Hollywood.[1][2][5][6]

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  3. ^ "Celebrity Birthday: October 16". UGO.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Frayling, Christopher (April 2, 2006). Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys And Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone. I.B.Tauris. pp. 82–. ISBN 9781845112073. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
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