Tony Longo

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Biography

, Tony Longo has frequently played football and baseball players on TV series and in feature films, but has also won a shot at more sensitive "gentle giant" roles as well. He is remembered as "Mad Dog," the "Animal House-esque" football player of "First & 10," the HBO series on which he co-starred from 1985-88, and as "Stump," the somewhat slow-witted aide-de-camp for Robert Blake in "Helltown" (NBC, 1985). Longo broke into TV in the early …
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Job Title

Actor

Career Milestones

1997

Cast in syndicated TV series version of "Police Academy"

1995

Had key dramatic role, "Young at Heart" (CBS)

1994

Played catcher in "Angels in the Outfield"

Was regular on "Shaky Ground" (Fox)

1989

Co-starred in "Bloodhounds of Broadway" for American Playhouse

Was regular on "1st & 10" (HBO)

1985

Co-starred on TV series "Hell Town" (NBC)

Had recurring role on "Alice" (CBS)

1982

Had early feature film roles, "Pink Motel" and "The Vals"