[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/armandassante.jpg]]

->'''Dredd''': You killed innocent people--!\\
'''Rico''': A means to an end.\\
'''Dredd''': You started a massacre!\\
'''Rico''': I caused a revolution!\\
'''Dredd''': YOU BETRAYED '''THE LAW!'''\\
'''Rico''': '''LAAAAAW!'''

Armand Anthony Assante, Jr. (born October 4, 1949 in New York City, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor.

With his intimidating stare and raspy voice, he often plays hammy or intense villains although he does possess plenty of range.
----
!!Roles

* 1979 ''Film/{{Prophecy}}'' as John Hawks
* 1980 ''Film/PrivateBenjamin'' as Henri Alan Tremont
* 1987 ''[[Series/NapoleonAndJosephineALoveStory Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story]]'' as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte
* 1990 ''Film/QAndA'' as Robert Texador
* 1992 ''Film/TheMamboKings'' as Cesar
* 1992 ''Film/{{Hoffa}}'' as Carl "Dally" D'Allesandro
* 1993 ''Film/FatalInstinct'' as Ned Ravine
* 1995 ''Film/JudgeDredd'' as Rico
* 1996 ''[[Film/Gotti1996 Gotti (1996)]]'' as John Gotti
* 1996 ''Film/{{Striptease}}'' as Lt. Al Garcia
* 1997 ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' as Odysseus
* 2000 ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' as Tzekal-Kan
* 2005 ''Film/TwoForTheMoney'' as C.M. Novian
* 2007 ''Film/AmericanGangster'' as Dominic Cottano
* 2007 ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' as La Grenouille
* 2008 ''Film/TheManWhoCameBack'' as Amos
* 2009 ''Film/TheBleeding'' as Det. Jake Plummer
* 2010 ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' as Premier Alejandro Goya
* 2015 ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' as Nicolas Amaro (guest star)

!!Tropes in his works

* DyeingForYourArt: He gained nearly 50 lbs to play John Gotti.
* LargeHam: Has a habit of devouring scenery whole.
* PlaysGreatEthnics: Due to his ambigious ethnicity, he's played a variety of nationalities. He's actually of mixed Italian/Irish ancestry.
----