Tony Longo obit

Character Actor Tony Longo Dies at 53

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Tony Longo, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound character actor who filled the screen in such films as Splash, Mulholland Drive and The Last Boy Scout, has died. He was 53.

Longo died in his sleep at his home in Marina del Rey, announced his manager, Susan Ferris. She said she received the news of his death on Sunday.

A working actor in Hollywood for 30 years, Longo played Mad Dog Smears on the 1984–1991 HBO series 1st & Ten: The Championship, and he had recurring roles on CBS’ Alice, the syndicated Police Academy: The Series and NBC’s Hell Town.

Unsurprisingly, considering his size, the New Jersey native played characters like “Rock” in Sixteen Candles (1984), and he was “Huge Guy” in Mr. Destiny (1990), “Knuckles” in Suburban Commando (1991) and “Big Rocko” in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000).

He appeared in numerous television series, including The Facts of Life, Laverne & Shirley, Simon & Simon, Alice, Perfect Strangers, High Tide, Renegade, Sydney, Las Vegas, Six Feet Under and Monk. His film credits include Sixteen Candles, Mulholland Drive, Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, The Last Boy Scout, the 1994 version of Angels in the Outfield, Eraser, Suburban Commando with Hulk Hogan and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.

Longo also appeared in Fletch (1985), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and The Cooler (2003). On TV, he had been on the daytime soaps The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives and appeared on such recent primetime shows as Crossing Jordan, The Mentalist and Shameless.           

Filmography

    1981: Tarzan, the Ape Man as Stunts (uncredited)

    1982: Pink Motel as Mark

    1983: The Vals as Mike - Fraternity President

    1984: Splash as Augie

    1984: Sixteen Candles as Rock

    1985: Fletch as Detective #1

    1985: Stitches as Student Jock

    1987: Winners Take All as Bear Nolan

    1987: In the Mood as Carlo, Judy's Husband

    1988: Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw as Big Paw (voice)

    1988: Illegally Yours as Konrat

    1988: Feds as Sailor

    1989: Bloodhounds of Broadway as Crunch Sweeney

    1989: Let It Ride as Simpson

    1989: Worth Winning as Tarry Childs (with Madeleine Stowe)

    1989: Think Big as Supervisor

    1990: Mr. Destiny as Huge Guy

    1991: The Marrying Man as Sam

    1991: Suburban Commando as Knuckles

    1991: The Art of Dying as Victor

    1991: The Last Boy Scout as Big Ray Walton

    1992: Unlawful Entry as Big Anglo

    1992: Rapid Fire as Brunner Gazzi

    1993: Prehysteria! as Louis

    1994: Angels in the Outfield as Triscuitt Messmer

    1995: Houseguest as Joey Gasperini

    1996: Eraser as Little Mike

    1996: Big Packages as Phil

    1997: Living in Peril as Truck driver

    2000: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Big Rocko

    2001: Road to Redemption as Vincent the Enforcer

    2001: Lloyd Coach

    2001: Mulholland Drive as Kenny

    2001: Hard Luck as Bobby

    2002: Fangs as Louis

    2002: Serving Sara as Petey

    2003: The Cooler as Tony

    2003: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as Sensitive Moviegoer

    2005: Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Big Bad Bathroom Dude (uncredited)

    2005: Souled Out as Soul Broker

    2005: Hercules in Hollywood as Pool Hustler

    2007: Bunny Whipped as Sandro

    2007: The Fall of Night as Atlas

    2008: Jake's Corner as Gus

    2009: Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness as Tony

    2010: Jelly as Random Guy

    2010: Pizza with Bullets as Frankie 'Thats Right'

    2010: Cause We're Family as Uncle Tony

    2010: Pete Smalls Is Dead as Joey Sausa

    2010: Sinatra Club as Lenny

    2010: Changing Hands as Vito

    2011: From the Head as Customer G

    2012: Changing Hands Feature

    2015: Intersection as Fighting Barfly (final film role)