Person
Armand Assante
Acting · Born 1949-10-04 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Armand Anthony Assante (born October 4, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO television film Gotti, Nietzsche in When Nietzsche Wept and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in 1982's I, the Jury.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nicolas Amaro
NCIS
René 'La Grenouille'
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
ER
Richard Elliot
The Odyssey
Odysseus
Chuck
Premier Alejandro Fulgencio Goya
American Playhouse
Belizaire Breaux
Kojak
Tom Ryan
The Deuce
Mr. Martino
Human Target
Joubert
Filmography
- 2025260 daysOficir JNA
- 2025OakAbe
- 2024Don QDon Q
- 2022Forever as the End – FateHerself - Narrator (voice)
- 2022SugarErnie
- 2022Salvage MarinesKelkis Morturi
- 2021Mister Mayfair: Shooting PaulMax
- 2021Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of LifeMax Mayfair
- 2021The MatchCommander
- 2021Mister Mayfair: Serena's GameMax
- 2019The GeneralAndreas
- 2019The BraveFrank Pedulla
- 2018Carl Weber's The Family BusinessSal Dash
- 2018DarcLafique
- 2018The Wanderers: The Quest of The Demon HunterLouis
- 2018Con ManJack Saxon
- 2017The DeuceMr. Martino
- 2017The NeighborhoodTucci
- 2017The Man Who Unlocked the UniverseUlugh Beg
- 2017You Can't Have ItThe Man
- 2017Joe's WarDoctor Galante
- 2017Ley primera
- 2017The Red Maple LeafFBI Agent Joseph Cortez
- 2016BlowtorchCanarsie
- 2016Power of SilenceNarrator
- 2016Leaves of the TreeJoe Buffa
- 2016Stressed to KillPaul Jordan
- 2015Sicilian VampireVince
- 2015Kids vs MonstersDamian
- 2015Diamond CartelMussa
- 2014Beyond the GameMr. Leone
- 2014Charlie MantleInspector Bennett
- 2014A Fine StepAlejandro Bolivar
- 2014Hunting the PhantomCharles Ingrim
- 2014See You in MontevideoHotchkins
- 2014GuidoLorenzo De Costa
- 2013Assumed KillerAaron Banfield
- 2013Once Upon a Time in BrooklynJoseph Baldano Sr.
- 2013Dead Man DownLon Gordon
- 2012The Night Never SleepsInspector Romanelli
- 2011The Return of Joe RichUncle Dom
- 2011JesseDominick
- 2010Shadows in ParadiseCpt. John 'Ghost' Santos
- 2010Human TargetJoubert
- 2010Killer by NatureEugene Branch
- 2009Breaking PointMarty Berlin
- 2009Magic ManTaper
- 2009The BleedingJake Plummer
- 2009Chicago OvercoatStefano D'Agnostino
- 2009SmileTollinger
- 2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000sSelf
- 2009The LinePadre Antonio
- 2009The Steam ExperimentDetective Mancini
- 2009The LostKevin
- 2008Shark SwarmHamilton Lux
- 2008The Man Who Came BackAmos
- 2007American GangsterDominic Cattano
- 2007ChuckPremier Alejandro Fulgencio Goya
- 2007When Nietzsche WeptNietzsche
- 2007The Killing GroundsKemal Aslan
- 2007California Dreamin'Captain Jones
- 2007Mexican SunriseSalvidar
- 2007October Road
- 2007Dead LennyTony Thick
- 2007Casanova's Last StandSebastian Marr
- 2006SurveillanceHarley
- 2006Soul's MidnightSimon
- 2006Funny MoneyGenero
- 2005Two for the MoneyNovian
- 2005Mirror Wars: Reflection OneHenry York
- 2005Confessions of a Pit FighterArgento
- 2005The Third WishBenefactor
- 2005Dot.KillDet. Charlie Daines
- 2005Rambam - The Story of MaimonidesYitzchak, the Inkman (voice)
- 2004Tough LuckIke
- 2003NCISRené 'La Grenouille'
- 2003ConsequenceSam Tyler / Max Tyler / Sam Burns
- 2003Citizen VerdictSam Patterson
- 2002Partners in ActionJack Cunningham
- 2002Push, Nevada
- 2002Federal ProtectionFrank Carbone / Howard Akers
- 2001One Eyed KingHolly
- 2001After the StormJean-Pierre
- 2001Last RunFrank Banner
- 2001Ice Age SurvivorsNarrator
- 2000Looking for an EchoVince 'Vinnie' Pirelli
- 2000On the BeachCmdr. Dwight Towers
- 2000On the BeachCmdr. Dwight Towers
- 2000The Road to El DoradoTzekel-Kan (voice)
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNicolas Amaro
- 1999The HunleyLt. George Dixon
- 1999Rashi: A Light After The Dark AgesThe Inkman (voice)
- 1997The OdysseyOdysseus
- 1996GottiJohn Gotti
- 1996StripteaseLt. Al Garcia
- 1995KidnappedAlan Breck Stewart
- 1995Judge DreddRico
- 1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'Himself
- 1994ERRichard Elliot
- 1994Trial by JuryRusty Pirone
- 1994Blind JusticeCanaan
- 1993Fatal InstinctNed Ravine
- 1992HoffaCarol D'Allesandro
- 19921492: Conquest of ParadiseSanchez
- 1992The Mambo KingsCesar Castillo
- 1992Love at First SightCharles Harris
- 1991FeverRay
- 1991The Marrying ManBugsy Siegel
- 1990EternityRomi / Sean
- 1990Q & ABobby Texador
- 1989Animal BehaviorMark Mathias
- 1989Passion and ParadiseAlfred de Marigny
- 1988Jack the RipperRichard Mansfield
- 1988The PenitentJuan Mateo
- 1987Napoleon and Josephine: A Love StoryNapoleon Bonaparte
- 1987Hands of a StrangerJoe Hearn
- 1987Stranger in My BedHal Slater
- 1986Belizaire the CajunBelizaire Breaux
- 1986A Deadly BusinessCharles Macaluso
- 1985EvergreenJoseph Friedman
- 1984Why Me?Dr. James Stallings
- 1984Unfaithfully YoursMaxmillian Stein
- 1983Rage of AngelsMichael Moretti
- 1982I, the JuryMike Hammer
- 1982American PlayhouseBelizaire Breaux
- 1981Love & MoneyLorenzo Prado
- 1980Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryRiccardo Scicolone
- 1980Private BenjaminHenrí Trémont
- 1980Little DarlingsGary
- 1979ProphecyJohn Hawks
- 1979Mrs. Columbo
- 1978The PirateAhmed
- 1978Lady of the HouseErnest de Paulo
- 1978Human FeelingsJohnny Turner
- 1978Paradise AlleyLenny Carboni
- 1977The PirateAhmed
- 1974The Lords of FlatbushWedding Guest
- 1974How to Survive a MarriageJohnny McGee
- 1973KojakTom Ryan
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- —Land of MercyGongba Tulku (voice)
- —RevivalJean Perbost
- —The Book of LeahAdam Siegal
- —The Streets of Little Italy: 100 Years of San GennaroNarrator (voice)
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