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Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948) is an
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, and director. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he had his breakthrough role in the 1981 drama ''
Ticket to Heaven ''Ticket to Heaven'' is a 1981 Canadian drama film directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starring Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, and R.H. Thomson. The plot concerns the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a reli ...
'', for which he won the Genie Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor. He has over 155 film and television credits, including a starring role on the NBC series ''
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'' (1985–87) and as
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Franco Macalousso in the ''Apocalypse'' film series.


Early life and education

Mancuso was born May 29, 1948 in
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,
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. His family emigrated to
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in 1956 via
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, when he was eight years old. He grew up in
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and began acting in
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. On graduation, he studied psychology at the
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, but left to pursue acting full time.


Career

Mancuso began his professional career by performing in theatres across Canada such as the Vancouver Playhouse, Neptune Theatre,
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and Halifax's Pier One experimental theatre, where he was also an associate artistic director for one season. He went on to perform in various independent theatre companies including the Toronto Free Theatre,
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, Factory Theatre, and the
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. He had his first voice screen role debut with an uncredited role in the 1974 slasher film '' Black Christmas,'' as the voice of the stalking murderer Billy. He spent a season in 1976 at the
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, with leading roles in ''
The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...
'', ''
Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' ( First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in aroun ...
'', and ''
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'', and landed his first screen appearance in a supporting role in
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's debut film, '' A Sweeter Song''. In 1979, his American stage debut working directly with
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, starring in ''Tiger Tail'' and ''
The Night of the Iguana ''The Night of the Iguana'' is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams. It is based on his 1948 short story. In 1959, Williams staged it as a one-act play, and over the next two years he developed it into a full-length play, p ...
'' in
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. During this time, he came to the attention of producers at
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.
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were instrumental in getting Mancuso for the lead in the horror-thriller ''Nightwing'', directed by Hiller and co-starring David Warner. Ransohoff and Hiller hoped ''Nightwing'' would be a hit and be a breakthrough role for Mancuso, but it failed at the box office. In the early 1980s, Mancuso had his breakthrough role in ''
Ticket to Heaven ''Ticket to Heaven'' is a 1981 Canadian drama film directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starring Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, and R.H. Thomson. The plot concerns the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a reli ...
'' in which he played the part of a David Kappel, a non-observant
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ish teacher in
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. His girlfriend leaves him and he visits
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to find his footing and see an old friend. He is lured into spending a weekend at a camp that is actually the recruiting and indoctrination center for a religious cult. The film was voted one of the top 10 films of 1981 by the
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, and earned Mancuso the
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years o ...
. The success of the film and Mancuso's performance put him in the running to play
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in ''
Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ro ...
''. Mancuso played the titular role on the NBC series ''
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,'' which ran two seasons between 1985 and 1987. He played the
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Franco Macalousso in ''Apocalypse'', a series of direct-to-video films produced by
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. Among the other roles Mancuso has taken on there was the role of Holden Downes in '' Captured''. In this sometime violent film, he plays a real estate tycoon on the edge. He comes across some thieves who are out to rob him and takes his anger out on them. Instead, he turns the tables on them and making them the victims. He has also appeared in numerous independent and short films.


Personal life

In 1981, Mancuso married Lady Patricia Pelham-Clinton-Hope (born 1949), a daughter of Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 9th Duke of Newcastle; they divorced in 1983. He later married his second wife, Canadian actress Barbara Williams before divorcing. In 1998, he married his third wife Toronto-born actress Nadia Capone. The two have one child together. , Mancuso resides in
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, and was running a six-week acting workshop there. He has also published a book of poetry titled ''Mediterranean Man'' and created a number of abstract paintings. He is fluent in English and Italian, and speaks conversational French. He underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 2011. A longtime vegetarian and proponent of
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, Mancuso joined a class-action lawsuit against the government of Canada in 2012 over its ban of previously available herbs and vitamins that were offered by naturopaths and health food suppliers.


Filmography

* 1974 '' Red Emma'' (TV) * 1974 '' Black Christmas'' as Billy, The Prowler / Phone Voice * 1976 '' A Sweeter Song'' as Manuel * 1978 ''Dr. Scorpion'' (TV) as John Shackelford * 1979 ''
The House on Garibaldi Street ''The House on Garibaldi Street'' is a 1979 American television film based on the non-fiction book of the same name, written by Isser Harel. It was directed by Peter Collinson and starred Topol and Martin Balsam. The story is about the Mossad ope ...
'' (TV) as Ari * 1979 ''
Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Although ...
'' as Youngman Duran * 1980 as ''Scrupules'' (''Scruples'') (TV series) as Vito Orsini * 1980 '' Le Bateau de la mort'' (''Death Ship'') as Nick * 1981 ''
Ticket to Heaven ''Ticket to Heaven'' is a 1981 Canadian drama film directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starring Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, and R.H. Thomson. The plot concerns the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a reli ...
'' as David * 1982 ''
The Legend of Walks Far Woman '' The Legend of Walks Far Woman'' is a 1982 American television film starring Raquel Welch and Bradford Dillman. It aired on NBC. Plot An Indian woman kills her husband after he is violent towards her. She is banished from her tribe. Cast * R ...
'' (TV) as Horses Ghost * 1982 '' Mother Lode'' as Jean Dupre * 1983 ''Feel the Heat'' (TV series) as Andy Thorn * 1983 ''
Maria Chapdelaine ''Maria Chapdelaine'' is a romance novel written in 1913 by the Breton writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.Guy Laflèche. Polémiques'. Editions du Singulier; 1992. . p. 126 – 128. Aimed at young French and Quebecois people ...
'' as François Paradis * 1983 '' Desperate Intruder'' (TV) as Mike * 1983 '' Tell Me That You Love Me'' as Dan * 1984 '' Heartbreakers'' as Eli * 1984 ''
Blame It on the Night ''Blame It on the Night'' is a 1984 American drama film directed by Gene Taft and written by Len Jenkin. The film stars Nick Mancuso, Byron Thames, Leslie Ackerman and Richard Bakalyan. The film was released on November 2, 1984, by Tri-Star ...
'' as Chris Dalton * 1984 ''
Paroles et Musique ''Paroles et Musique'' ( en, Love Songs) is a 1984 comedy-drama romance film directed and written by Élie Chouraqui and starring Catherine Deneuve and Christopher Lambert. It is also the film debut of Charlotte Gainsbourg. Cast * Catherine D ...
'' as Peter * 1985 ''
Death of an Angel ''Death of an Angel'' is a 1952 British crime drama film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter and Jean Lodge.Chibnall & McFarlane p.79 It was filmed at Bray Studios as a second feature. Synopsis When a doctor' ...
'' as Father Angel * 1985 '' The Ray Bradbury Theater'', S1E3 ("The Crowd") as Spallner * 1985-1987 ''
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'' (TV series) as Ray * 1985 ''Embassy'' (TV) as Harry Brackett * 1985 '' Night Magic'' as Michael * 1986 ''Half a Lifetime'' (TV) as Toby * 1987 ''The King of Love'' (TV) * 1990 ''Last Train Home'' (TV) as Sam Steele * 1990 ''Frontière du crime'' (''Double Identity'') (TV) as Paul Flemming * 1990 ''Liaison brûlante'' (''Burning Bridges'') (TV) as Peter Hollinger * 1991 ''Lena's Holiday'' as Flynn * 1991 '' Milena'' as Jaromir * 1991 ''Fatal Exposure'' (TV) as Carl Stone * 1991 '' Lies Before Kisses'' (TV) as Sonny * 1991 '' Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride'' (TV) as Danny LaManna * 1992 '' Rapid Fire'' as Antonio Serrano * 1992 '' Somebody's Daughter'' (TV) as Noah Canaan * 1992 '' Under Siege'' as CIA Director Tom Breaker * 1993 ''
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'' (TV series) as Steven Matrix * 1993 '' Wild Palms'' (''Wild Palms'') (TV series) as Tully Woiwode * 1993 ''
Message from Nam ''Message From Nam'' is a romantic novel, written by American Danielle Steel and published by Dell Publishing in October 1990. It is Steel's 26th novel. Plot The novel follows Paxton Andrews, who is stationed in Vietnam as a journalist during th ...
'' (TV) as Captain Bill Quinn * 1994 ''Vitrine sur meurtre'' (''Flinch'') as Miles Raymond * 1994 ''
For the Love of Aaron ''For the Love of Aaron'' is a Canadian television film, directed by John Kent Harrison and released in 1994."A daring, honest look at mental illness". '' Toronto Star'', February 25, 1994. Based on the true story of Margaret Gibson, a noted Cana ...
'' (TV) as Stuart Singer * 1994 ''Suspicious Agenda'' as Jimmy Davane * 1995 '' The Takeover'' as Anthony Vilachi * 1995 ''
Young Ivanhoe ''Young Ivanhoe'' is a 1995 Romance film, romantic adventure film, adventure TV movie based on the 1819 Ivanhoe, novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starred Kristen Holden-Ried as Ivanhoe. Other starring actors were S ...
'' (TV) as De Bourget * 1995 ''Arbalète et rock'n roll'' (''A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'') as
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* 1995 '' Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' as CIA Director Tom Breaker * 1996 ''
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'' as Martin, Season 2 Episode 2 "Resurrection" * 1996 ''
Twists of Terror ''Twists of Terror'', originally titled ''Primal Scream'', is a 1997 Canadian made-for-television horror anthology film directed by Douglas Jackson and starring Jennifer Rubin, Françoise Robertson, Nick Mancuso and Joseph Ziegler. Plot A c ...
'' (TV) as Crenshaw * 1996 '' Sealed With a Kiss'' (TV) as Barry Kuda * 1996 ''Marquis de Sade'' as
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* 1996 ''Les Amants de rivière rouge'' (TV series) as O'Connor * 1996 '' Once You Meet a Stranger'' (TV) * 1996 ''
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'' * 1996 ''Vows of Deception'' (TV) as Matt Harding * 1997 '' Against the Law'' as Detective John Shepard * 1997 ''Question de confiance'' (''
Matter of Trust ''Matter of Trust'' is a 1997 independent erotic thriller film directed by Joey Travolta and written by John Penney. Model and dancer Dita Von Teese played a small role. Other cast members include: C. Thomas Howell as Michael D'Angelo, Joan Se ...
'') as Peter Marsh * 1997 ''Piégée'' ('' Laws of Deception'') as Sergeant Lou Mather * 1997 '' The Ex'' as David Kenyon * 1997 '' The Invader'' as Willard * 1997 ''
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'' (TV) * 1998 ''Harlequin's Loving Evangeline'' as Robert Cannon * 1998 '' Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House'' (TV) as General Metzger * 1998 '' Provocateur'' as Toynbey Bates * 1998 '' Misbegotten'' as Paul Bourke * 1998 ''Past Perfect'' as Stone * 1998 '' Captured'' (vidéo) as Holden Downs * 1998 ''Programmés pour tuer'' (''Perfect Assassins'') (TV) as Samuel Greely * 1999 ''Revelation'' as Franco Macalousso * 1999 '' Total Recall 2070'' (TV) as Richard Collector * 1999 ''Question of Privilege'' as Steven Healy * 1999 ''Jack of Hearts'' as Roy Murcant * 2000 ''Tribulation'' as Franco Macalousso * 2000 '' Call of the Wild'' as John Thornton * 2001 ''
The Outer Limits (1995 TV Series) ''The Outer Limits'' is a television series that originally aired on Showtime, Syfy and in syndication between 1995 and 2002. The series is a revival of the original '' The Outer Limits'' series that aired from 1963 to 1965. ''The Outer Limi ...
'' as Father, Season 6 Episode 3 "A New Life" * 2001 ''Judgment'' as Franco Macalousso * 2001 ''La Mort en blanc'' (''
Avalanche Alley ''Avalanche Alley'' is a 2001 live action Canadian television film directed by Paul Ziller and starring Ed Marinaro, Nick Mancuso, Kirsten Robek and Wolf Larson. Premise Rick ( Ed Marinaro) is not having a good day. His small ski resort is go ...
'') (TV) as Scott * 2001 ''The Secret Pact'' as Dominic Patton * 2002 ''Time of Fear'' as Jack Barone * 2002 ''
Dancing at the Harvest Moon ''Dancing at the Harvest Moon'' is a 2002 American made-for-television romantic drama film starring Jacqueline Bisset, Valerie Harper and Eric Mabius. Directed by Bobby Roth, it is based on K.C. McKinnon's novel of the same name. Plot Maggie, ...
'' (TV) * 2003 ''Firefight'' as George * 2003 ''Lightning: Bolts of Destruction'' (TV) as General Fields * 2004 '' Brave New Girl'' (TV) as Ditz's Father * 2004 ''The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled'' as Yehudah * 2004 ''Lives of the Saints'' (TV) as Mario Innocente * 2005 ''Dreaming on Christmas'' as Sid * 2005 ''
Today You Die ''Today You Die'' is a 2005 American action film directed and shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. The film stars Steven Seagal, who also producer with Randall Emmett, George Furla and Danny Lerner. It co-stars Treach, Sarah Buxton, Mari Morrow, Nick ...
'' as FBI Agent Saunders * 2005 ''Betting On Love'' (TV) as Arnie Tannenbaum * 2005 '' In the Mix'' as Salvatore * 2006 ''Night of Terror'' (TV) as Richard Grant * 2007 ''Vanessa'' as Mr. Bennet * 2008 ''The Wrong Mr. Johnson'' as Jim Johnson * 2008 ''
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'' as Witkoff * 2009 ''Deadtime Stories 2'' as Swan * 2009 ''
Rise of the Gargoyles ''Rise of the Gargoyles'' ( in France) is a 2009 television film directed by Bill Corcoran and produced for the Syfy channel. It is the 18th film in the ''Maneater'' series. Plot In Paris, France, two workers find a hidden chamber while diggin ...
'' as Father Gable * 2009 '' ZOS: Zone of Separation'' as Dragan Michailov * 2009 ''Death Warrior'' as Ivan * 2009 ''Lost Soul'' as Dr. Charles Crowther * 2009 ''Napoleonic'' as Adam Trufant * 2009 '' Violent Blue'' as Pietro * 2009 ''The Last Gamble'' as Nick * 2009 ''Bruco'' as Mario, Dead Father * 2010 ''Napoleonic'' (short) as Adam Trufant * 2013 ''Real Gangsters'' as Vincent "Jimmie" Lo Giacamo, also producer * 2014 ''The Big Fat Stone'' as Mickey Goldstein * 2016 ''Born Dead'' * 2017 ''
Adam's Testament ''Adam's Testament'' is a Canadian 2017 drama film directed by Jason Barbeck and Rafael Kalamat. It premiered in theaters of Canada on April 18, 2017. The film stars Philip Moran, Luke Bilyk, Nick Mancuso, Frank Chiesurin and Zoé De Grand Maiso ...
'' as The Stranger * 2017 ''Misfortune'' as Roman * 2018 '' Road to the Lemon Grove'' as Guido


Awards

*
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years o ...
, 1982, for role in film ''
Ticket to Heaven ''Ticket to Heaven'' is a 1981 Canadian drama film directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starring Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, and R.H. Thomson. The plot concerns the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a reli ...
'' * Best Actor,
Houston Film Festival The WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, founded in 1968, is an annual film festival held annually in April in Houston, Texas. Notable festival alumni include John Lee Hancock, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film '' The Blind ...
, 1982, for role in film ''Ticket to Heaven'' * Best Actor,
Taormina Film Festival Taormina Film Fest (TFF) is a film festival that began in 1955 under the name Rassegna Cinematografica Internazionale di Messina e Taormina. The exhibition, which moved permanently to Taormina in 1971, has hosted over the years many stars of inter ...
, 1982, for role in film ''Ticket to Heaven'' * Best Actor, Academy of Family Films and Family Television, for role in film ''Ticket to Heaven'' * Best Actor, Houston Film Festival, 1986, for role in film '' Heartbreakers'' * Lifetime Achievement Award, Toronto Italian Film Festival, June 2005


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mancuso, Nick 1948 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Calabrian descent Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners