William Fiore (January 1, 1940 – October 3, 2014) was an American television, film and voice actor. Over his lengthy career, he appeared in television shows such as ''
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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'', ''
Tales from the Darkside
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'', ''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'' and ''
Rocket Power
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Premise
''Rocket Power'' revolves around t ...
''. Fiore was born January 1, 1940, in
Williston Park, New York
Williston Park is an incorporated village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 7,287 at the 2010 census.
History
Williston Park was founded in 1926 when of land were purc ...
. His first film role was in ''
The Swimmer'' (1968).
Aside from television and film work, Fiore also appeared in many television commercials during the 1960s and 1970s, including the “Hi, guy!”
Right Guard
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antiperspirant adverts with actor
Chuck McCann
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, who appeared as his neighbor on the other side of a shared medicine cabinet.
He then provided the voice for the character Darkel in the video game ''
Grand Theft Auto III
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'' (2001), and even though his character was cut from the final game, he is still credited in it.
He died on October 3, 2014, in
New York City
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, aged 74.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1940 births
2014 deaths
People from Williston Park, New York
20th-century American male actors
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