Most Recent Role: Memorial Sequence (Archive Footage) on The Academy Awards
Alias Name(s): Tony Franciosa
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, NY
Birthday: 10-25-1928
Birth Name: Anthony Papaleo
Date of Death: 1-19-2006
Cause of Death: Stroke
Alias Name(s): Tony Franciosa
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, NY
Birthday: 10-25-1928
Birth Name: Anthony Papaleo
Date of Death: 1-19-2006
Cause of Death: Stroke
Most Recent Appearance
The 78th Annual Academy Awards
Sunday 5 March 2006 on NBC
"The 78th Annual Academy Awards" were held on Sunday March 5, 2006 from the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland. This year's awards continued the trend of nominating films produced independently, veering away from the big-budget blockbusters as four of the Best Picture nominees were...
His second ex-wife, Judy Balaban, is author of the book, "The Bridesmaids", about her friend, Grace Kelly. She served as a bridesmaid in the princess's wedding. Judy and Tony had a daughter together.
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He was fired from "The Name of the Game" (1968) during the show's second or third season and, instead of being replaced by one actor, he was replaced by a series of actors filling in on his rotation including Robert Culp, Peter Falk, Darren McGavin and Robert Wagner.
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Mentioned in Tom Waits's song Goin' Out West.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for A Hatful of Rain, a role he recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version with the same name, A Hatful of Rain (1957).
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Studied at the Actors Studio and the New School for Social Research.
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Other Appearances
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Finder of Lost Loves
Cary Maxwell |
Matt Helm
Matt Helm |
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Search
Nick Bianco |
The Name of the Game
Jeff Dillon |
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Valentine's Day
Valentine Farrow |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
The 13th Floor Morris Conrad |
Arrest and Trial
Call It A Lifetime Steve Jared |
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Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
A Case of Armed Robbery Jack Montrose |
Breaking Point
Last Summer We Didn't Go Away John Rollins |
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Dick Powell Show
Charlie's Duet Charlie Harris |
Goodyear Television Playhouse
County Fair Time |
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Finder of Lost Loves
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Devastated by the death of his wife, Cary Maxwell dedicates himself to investigative work as a detective specializing in finding vanished lovers. His assignments are elusive, unpredictable—and... more Matt Helm
Former secret agent Matt Helm becomes a swinging, wisecracking private detective based in Los Angeles. His clientele is the elite, and he lives the good life with a fancy foreign sports car and... more Search
The premise of "Search" centered on Probe, a division of World Securities Corporation. Individuals, companies, governments would hire the Probe Division to "search and recover that which was... more The Name of the Game
Welcome to The Name of the Game guide at tv.com. The Name of the Game was actually three series under one title. Each of the three stars of the show, Gene Barry, Robert Stack and Tony... more Valentine's Day
A bachelor named Valentine Farrow is involved with numerous women while working as an editor at a publishing company. more
