Antony Ponzini
# Antony Ponzini

Antony Ponzini (June 1, 1933 – December 30, 2002) was an American actor. Some of Ponzini's credits include roles on soap operas The Edge of Night, Another World, and being a member of the original cast of One Life to Live as Vince Wolek, the latter of which lasted from 1968 through 1975. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Ponzini became a familiar face on television with numerous guest appearances on some of that era's most popular TV shows (including: Kojak, The Jeffersons, The Bionic Woman, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-O, The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Three's Company, Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, The Love Boat, Falcon Crest, Hardcastle and McCormick, Knight Rider, Remington Steele, Who's the Boss?, Hunter, Columbo, Baywatch, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote). Quite often he was cast as a "thug", "crime boss", or "tough cop." From 1989 to 1991, Ponzini played "Capt. Corelli", a recurring character (54 episodes) on the daytime soap opera Generations. He also appeared in Friday the 13th Part 4 as Vincent. In 1993, in one of Ponzini's most memorable roles, he played Enzo, the title role, in the Seinfeld episode The Barber.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight | Paul Metaxas | |
| 1977 | Relentless | Jack Hanratty | TV Movie |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Caruso | |
| 1979 | ...And Your Name is Jonah | Larry | TV Movie |
| 1979 | The Gift | Patsy | TV Movie |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | John Anglin | TV Movie |
| 1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Sal | |
| 1982 | Moonlight | Victor Barbella | TV Movie |
| 1984 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Vincent | |
| 1984 | Hardbodies | Rocco | |
| 1984 | Fear City | Mobster #1 | |
| 1985 | Desert Hearts | Joe | |
| 1985 | Stitches | The Commentator | |
| 1995 | Night of the Running Man | Ernie | |
| 1996 | Blood Money | Nick Vento | |
| 1997 | Opposite Corners | "Tootie" | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | General Hospital | Tony Perelli #2 (1980) | 1 episode |
| 1966-1967 | Another World | Danny Fargo | 8 episodes |
| 1966 | The Edge of Night | Tony Wyatt | 1 episode |
| 1968-1975 | One Life to Live | Vince Wolek | 36 episodes |
| 1970 | All My Children | Det. Victor Borelli (1986) | unknown episodes |
| 1973 | The Corner Bar | | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Serpico | Dominique | 1 episode |
| 1976-1979 | Hawaii Five-O | Mack/Eddie Marco/Ray Santoro | 4 episodes |
| 1976 | Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | Curt Haman | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Delvecchio | Artie Kravens | 1 episode |
| 1976-1977 | Kojak | Florello/Duff | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Wonderbug | | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Aspen | Ric | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Jeffersons | Neil | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Bionic Woman | Mauro | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Starsky & Hutch | Trayman/Frank Stryker | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Flatbush | Esposito | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | The Rockford Files | Tony Martine | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Nobody's Perfect | Slade | 1 episode |
| 1981-1982 | Lou Grant | Mario/Officer Polazzio | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Three's Company | Tony | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Miles Grayson/Allen Brown | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | Boss | 1 episode |
| 1983-1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Freddy Landers/Sid Storm | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Detective Franco | 1 episode |
| 1984 | The Love Boat | Al Dixon | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Rituals | Detective Lucas Gates (1984-1985) | unknown episodes |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Nick Falcone | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Falcon Crest | Mr. Wilson | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Sidekicks | Detective Kelly | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Knight Rider | Mel Tobey | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Remington Steele | Pittsburgh Phil | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Ohara | Alderson | 1 episode |
| 1989-1991 | Generations | Capt. Corelli | 54 episodes |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Taylor | 1 episode |
| 1990 | B.L. Stryker | Jennings | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Dante | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Hunter | Jim Matolla | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Columbo | Gregry Lopiccolo | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Dark Justice | Tony Paterno | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Baywatch | Angelo Maceri | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Enzo | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Murphy Brown | Guiseppe | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Tomaso Clurillo | 1 episode |
| 1996 | The Single Guy | Alfredo | 1 episode |
