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3->'''Dredd''': You killed innocent people--!\
4'''Rico''': A means to an end.\
5'''Dredd''': You started a massacre!\
6'''Rico''': I caused a revolution!\
7'''Dredd''': YOU BETRAYED '''THE LAW!'''\
8'''Rico''': '''LAAAAAW!'''
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10Armand Anthony Assante, Jr. (born October 4, 1949 in New York City, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor.
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12With his intimidating stare and raspy voice, he often plays hammy or intense villains although he does possess plenty of range.
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14!!Roles
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16* 1979 ''Film/{{Prophecy}}'' as John Hawks
17* 1980 ''Film/PrivateBenjamin'' as Henri Alan Tremont
18* 1987 ''[[Series/NapoleonAndJosephineALoveStory Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story]]'' as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte
19* 1990 ''Film/QAndA'' as Robert Texador
20* 1992 ''Film/TheMamboKings'' as Cesar
21* 1992 ''Film/{{Hoffa}}'' as Carl "Dally" D'Allesandro
22* 1993 ''Film/FatalInstinct'' as Ned Ravine
23* 1995 ''Film/JudgeDredd'' as Rico
24* 1996 ''[[Film/Gotti1996 Gotti (1996)]]'' as John Gotti
25* 1996 ''Film/{{Striptease}}'' as Lt. Al Garcia
26* 1997 ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' as Odysseus
27* 2000 ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' as Tzekal-Kan
28* 2005 ''Film/TwoForTheMoney'' as C.M. Novian
29* 2007 ''Film/AmericanGangster'' as Dominic Cottano
30* 2007 ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' as La Grenouille
31* 2008 ''Film/TheManWhoCameBack'' as Amos
32* 2009 ''Film/TheBleeding'' as Det. Jake Plummer
33* 2010 ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' as Premier Alejandro Goya
34* 2015 ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' as Nicolas Amaro (guest star)
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36!!Tropes in his works
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38* DyeingForYourArt: He gained nearly 50 lbs to play John Gotti.
39* LargeHam: Has a habit of devouring scenery whole.
40* PlaysGreatEthnics: Due to his ambigious ethnicity, he's played a variety of nationalities. He's actually of mixed Italian/Irish ancestry.

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