History for Creator/ValAvery

Val Avery (born Sebouh Der Abrahamian; July 14, 1924 – December 12, 2009) was an American actor. He was best known for ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'', ''Film/EasyMoney'', and ''Film/DonnieBrasco''. He was also in the ProductionPosse of actor/filmmaker Creator/JohnCassavetes.

Avery began acting as a youth with the Armenian Youth Federation and resumed after Air Force service in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. He was married to Margot Stevenson, an actress who mostly worked in theatre and radio. The couple had one child, sometime actress Margot Avery. He died of undisclosed causes at the age of 85.

!!Works with Val Avery:
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[[folder:Film]]
* 1955 ''Film/OneTouchOfVenus'': Bus Starter
* 1956 ''Film/TheHarderTheyFall1956'': Frank (UncreditedRole)
* 1956 ''Film/TheCradleSong'': The Driver (MadeForTVMovie)
* 1957 ''Film/EdgeOfTheCity'': Brother
* 1957 ''Film/ThereShallBeNoNight'': Gus Shuman (TV Movie)
* 1958 ''Film/TheLongHotSummer'': Wilk (Uncredited)
* 1958 ''Film/KingCreole'': Ralph (Uncredited)
* 1959 ''Film/LastTrainFromGunHill'': Steve, Horseshoe Bartender
* 1960 ''Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960'': Henry
* 1961 ''Film/ThePowerAndTheGlory'': Sergeant (TV Movie)
* 1961 ''Film/TooLateBlues'': Milt Frielobe
* 1962 ''Film/RequiemForAHeavyweight'': Young Fighter’s Promoter
* 1963 ''Film/{{Hud}}'': Jose
* 1963 ''Film/LoveWithTheProperStranger'': Stein (Uncredited)
* 1965 ''Film/{{Sylvia|1965}}'': Pudgey Smith (Uncredited)
* 1965 ''Film/TheHallelujahTrail'': Denver Bartender
* 1966 ''Film/WildWildWinter'': Fox
* 1966 ''Film/NevadaSmith'': Buck Mason
* 1966 ''Film/AssaultOnAQueen'': Trench
* 1966 ''Film/TheDangerousDaysOfKiowaJones'': Morgan (TV Movie)
* 1967 ''Film/{{Hombre}}'': Delgado
* 1968 ''Film/NoWayToTreatALady'': Bartender (Uncredited)
* 1968 ''Film/{{Faces}}'': Jim [=McCarthy=]
* 1968 ''Film/ThePinkJungle'': Rodriguez
* 1968 ''Film/TheBrotherhood'': Jake Rotherman
* 1969 ''Film/MachineGunMcCain'': Chuck Regan (Uncredited)
* 1969 ''Film/ADreamOfKings'': Fatsas
* 1970 ''Film/TheTravelingExecutioner'': Jake
* 1971 ''Film/VanishingPoint'': Police Officer (Uncredited)
* 1971 ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'': Rocco Parelli
* 1971 ''Film/ATatteredWeb'': Bartender (TV Movie)
* 1971 ''Film/WhoSaysICantRideARainbow'': The Marshal
* 1971 ''Film/MinnieAndMoskowitz'': Zelmo Swift
* 1972 ''Film/TheLegendOfHillbillyJohn'': Cobart
* 1973 ''Film/{{Firehouse}}'': Sonny Caputo (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/BlackCaesar'': Cardoza
* 1973 ''Film/{{Blood Sport|1973}}'': Frank Dorsdale (TV Movie)
* 1973 ''Film/{{Papillon}}'': Pascal
* 1973 ''Film/TheLaughingPoliceman'': Pappas
* 1975 ''Film/RussianRoulette'': Rudolf Henke
* 1975 ''Film/LetsDoItAgain'': Lt. Bottomley
* 1975 ''Film/LuckyLady'': Dolph
* 1976 ''Film/TheKillingOfAChineseBookie'': Blair Benoit
* 1976 ''Film/HarryAndWalterGoToNewYork'': Chatsworth
* 1977 ''Film/StonestreetWhoKilledTheCenterfoldModel'': Chuck Voit (TV Movie)
* 1977 ''Film/{{Heroes}}'': Mel
* 1978 ''Film/UpInSmoke'': The Hoods: Factory Boss
* 1979 ''Film/LoveAndBullets'': Caruso
* 1979 ''Film/TheWanderers'': Mr. Sharp
* 1979 ''Film/TheAmityvilleHorror1979'': Sgt. Gionfriddo
* 1980 ''Film/{{Brubaker}}'': Wendel
* 1980 ''Film/{{Gloria}}'': Sill
* 1981 ''Film/{{Choices}}'': Coach Rizzo
* 1981 ''Film/TheChosen'': College Dean
* 1981 ''Film/ContinentalDivide'': Yablonowitz
* 1981 ''Film/SharkysMachine'': Man with Siakwan
* 1982 ''Film/AssignmentBerlin'': Talaat Pasha
* 1982 ''Film/{{Jinxed}}'': Milt Hawkins
* 1983 ''Film/TheStingII'': O’Malley
* 1983 ''Film/EasyMoney'': Louie the Bartender
* 1984 ''Film/ThePopeOfGreenwichVillage'': Nunzi
* 1984 ''Film/TheStreets'': Whitcomb (TV Movie)
* 1984 ''Film/TooScaredToScream'': Dr. Richards
* 1985 ''Film/OutOfDarkness'': Guido Pressano (TV Movie)
* 1986 ''Film/{{Cobra}}'': Chief Halliwell
* 1986 ''Film/{{Courage}}'': Pete Solto (TV Movie)
* 1986 ''Film/{{The Messenger|1986}}'': Clark
* 1992 ''Film/TeamsterBossTheJackiePresserStory'': Salerno (TV Movie)
* 1994 ''Film/AssaultAtWestPointTheCourtMartialOfJohnsonWhittaker'': Gen. Sherman (TV Movie)
* 1997 ''Film/DonnieBrasco'': Santo Trafficante Jr.
* 1997 ''Film/GoldCoast'': Jimmy Capp (TV Movie)
* 1998 ''Film/AFishInTheBathtub'': Abe
* 2001 ''Film/InTheShadows'': Carlo Pierazzi
* 2004 ''Film/{{Blueberry}}'': Judge
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[[folder:Television]]
* 1953 ''Series/LuxVideoTheatre'': Hank (1 episode)
* 1954-56 ''Series/TheBigStory'': Informer (2 episodes)
* 1955 ''Series/RobertMontgomeryPresents'': Philip Reilly (1 episode)
* 1955-58 ''Series/KraftTheatre'': Mauck/John Hardy (5 episodes)
* 1956-58 ''Series/Playhouse90'': Bartender/Joe (2 episodes)
* 1956-63 ''Series/ArmstrongCircleTheatre'': Gino Dovelli/Ronald Levesque/Napol/Joe Varetti/Uncle Steve (10 episodes)
* 1957 ''Series/ZaneGreyTheatre'': Carson (1 episode)
* 1957-69 ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'': Joe Nadler/Dorner/Trent/Bull (4 episodes)
* 1959 ''Series/BorderPatrol'': Waxey Walters (1 episode)
* 1959 ''Series/PeterGunn'': Hoodlum (1 episode)
* 1959 ''Series/MikeHammer'': Sheriff Jenkins (1 episode)
* 1959 ''Series/JohnnyStaccato'': Corky Lewis (1 episode)
* 1959 ''Series/TheLawlessYears'': Bobo Koening (1 episode)
* 1959 ''Series/PlayOfTheWeek'': Police Chief (1 episode)
* 1960 ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'': Sheriff Trev Kincaid (1 episode)
* 1960 ''Series/HongKong'': Michael Fortune (1 episode)
* 1960 ''Series/TheUntouchables'': Johnny the Enforcer/Frank Salinas (2 episodes)
* 1960 ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': The Bartender (1 episode)
* 1961 ''Series/TalesOfWellsFargo'': Frank “Bully” Armstrong (1 episode)
* 1961 ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'': Banker B.J. Throckton (1 episode)
* 1961 ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'': Sheriff (1 episode)
* 1961 ''Series/TheAsphaltJungle'': The Big Fellow (1 episode)
* 1961 ''Series/TheInvestigators'': Phil Bledsoe (1 episode)
* 1961-63 ''Series/TheDefenders1961'': D.A. Anthony Periko/Mac Peters/Strafaci (3 episodes)
* 1962 ''Series/{{Everglades}}'': Harry Conlin/Pops (2 episodes)
* 1963 ''Series/NakedCity'': Franko (1 episode)
* 1963 ''Series/TheDoctorsAndTheNurses'': Chairman Tompkins (1 episode)
* 1963-64 ''Series/EastSideWestSide'': Det./Lt. Al Costello (5 episodes)
* 1964 ''Series/TheReporter'': Pete Krenek (1 episode)
* 1964 ''Series/MrBroadway'': Detective (1 episode)
* 1964-65 ''Series/TheMunsters'': Marty/The Commissar (2 episodes)
* 1965 ''Series/SlatterysPeople'': Lou Teller (1 episode)
* 1965 ''Series/KraftSuspenseTheatre'': Sergeant/Colonel Velasquez (3 episodes)
* 1965 ''Series/PeytonPlace'': Boudreau (1 episode)
* 1965 ''Series/DanielBoone'': Watowah (1 episode)
* 1965 ''Series/GetSmart'': KAOS Agent #1 (1 episode)
* 1965 ''Series/HoneyWest'': Roger (1 episode)
* 1965-67 ''Series/TheFugitive'': Burns/Jerry Kulik/Gordie Shiller/Jim Ross (4 episodes)
* 1966 ''Series/TheVirginian'': Jim Sunderland (1 episode)
* 1966 ''Series/RunForYourLife'': 2nd Killer (1 episode)
* 1966 ''Series/TheFelonySquad'': Gene Hardy (1 episode)
* 1966 ''Series/ISpy'': Josef (1 episode)
* 1966 ''Series/{{Laredo}}'': Sheriff Jonathan Daniels (1 episode)
* 1966-67 ''Series/TheWildWildWest'': John Crane/Brad Logan (2 episodes)
* 1966-74 ''Series/TheFBI'': Roy Sumner/Carn/Tony Hendricks/Max Horton (4 episodes)
* 1967 ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'': Phil Masturian (1 episode)
* 1967 ''Series/TheInvaders1967'': Manager (1 episode)
* 1967 ''Series/IronHorse'': Grimes (1 episode)
* 1967 ''Series/MrTerrific'': Leo (1 episode)
* 1967 ''Series/CBSPlayhouse'': [=McDermott=] (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/{{Lancer}}'': Wade Hackett (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/JuddForTheDefense'': John Rowan (1 episode)
* 1968 ''Series/NYPDBlue'': Walter Carrey (1 episode)
* 1968-71 ''Series/TheModSquad'': Turk/Briggs (2 episodes)
* 1968-72 ''Series/MissionImpossible'': Al Ross/Constantine Victor/Frank Brady/Augie Leitch (4 episodes)
* 1970 ''Series/DanAugust'': Ranch Foreman Russ Carter (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheNameOfTheGame'': Mike (1 episode)
* 1970 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheLawyers'': Lt. Aram Makarian (1 episode)
* 1970-74 ''Series/{{Mannix}}'': Harry Ruxton/Mel Cooley/Doyle/Vanaman (4 episodes)
* 1971 ''Series/TheBoldOnesTheNewDoctors'': Victor Corso (1 episode)
* 1971 ''Series/MontyWalsh'': Man/Luis Perez (2 episodes)
* 1971-72 ''Series/McCloud'': Gruber/Walter [=McKay=] (2 episodes)
* 1971-75 ''Series/{{Columbo}}'': Harry Barnes/Ralph Dobbs/Artie Jessup/Louie (4 episodes)
* 1972 ''Series/{{Nichols}}'': Jasper (2 episodes)
* 1972-73 ''Series/Ironside1967'': Arnie Hummel/[=McKay=] (2 episodes)
* 1972-74 ''Series/{{Cannon}}'': Pawnshop Owner/Leo Crothers (2 episodes)
* 1973 ''Series/{{Madigan}}'': Augie (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/{{Shaft}}'': Captain Rigano (1 episode)
* 1973 ''Series/TheOddCouple1970'': Elmo (1 episode)
* 1973-74 ''Series/BarnabyJones'': Andy Burns (4 episodes)
* 1973-74 ''Series/PoliceStory1973'': Steve/Sgt. Mahler (2 episodes)
* 1974 ''Series/{{Kojak}}'': George Janis (1 episode)
* 1975 ''Series/{{Archer}}'': Joe Mengers (1 episode)
* 1975 ''Series/TheLaw'': Ouspensky
* 1975 ''Series/McCoy'': Turk (1 episode)
* 1976-77 ''Series/{{Baretta}}'': Pogo/Ray Carmona (2 episodes)
* 1976-78 ''Series/Switch1975'': Irving Munn/Rosie Finniston (2 episodes)
* 1977 ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'': Capt. Ryan (1 episode)
* 1977-81 ''Series/QuincyME'': Rawley Dinehart/Carlo Russo/Aaron Zakarian (4 episodes)
* 1981 ''Series/{{Riker}}'': Benton (1 episode)
* 1981 ''Series/TheMisadventuresOfSheriffLobo'': Bearded Man in Suit (1 episode)
* 1984 ''Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick'': Willie Lerner (1 episode)
* 1987 ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'': Rekubian (1 episode)
* 1988 ''Series/FridayThe13thTheSeries'': Russ Sharko (1 episode)
* 1989 ''Series/{{Men}}'': Burt (1 episode)
* 1989 ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'': Mr. Viola (1 episode)
* 1991-96 ''Series/LawAndOrder'': Dan Madagan Sr./Max Schaeffer (2 episodes)
* 1992 ''Series/{{Counterstrike}}'': Morey Lempke (1 episode)
* 1992 ''Series/SecretService'': Moe (1 episode)
* 1992 ''Series/CivilWars'': Sol Lobell (1 episode)
* 2001 ''Series/OneHundredCentreStreet'': Sal Gentle (1 episode)
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History Creator / ValAvery