Biography
American actor Victor Argo was principally a stage performer, both in New York and in regional repertory, when he tentatively began his film work in the 1970s. Early Argo movie credits include 1972's
Boxcar Bertha and the 1975
Martin Scorsese production
Mean Streets. In the late 1980s, Argo enjoyed a burst of movie activity, though thanks to location shooting he didn't have to leave Manhattan too often. The actor was seen as Roy Bishop in
King of New York (1987), Avram in
Her Alibi (1989), a cop in
New York Stories (1989).
Woody Allen utilized Argo in two films,
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1988) (as a detective) and
Shadows and Fog (1990). Rare non-New York film productions featuring Victor Argo have included
McBain (1988), in which he played "El Presidente," and the controversial
Last Temptation of Christ (1988) in which Argo portrayed Peter Apostle. And in early 1989, Victor Argo had weekly work as Anthony Coltrera on the New Jersey-based TV series
Dream Street. His 1990s film credits included a major role in
Smoke (1995) and its sequel
Blue in the Face (1996) and
Next Stop Wonderland (1998). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide