Carmen Antimo Argenziano (October 27, 1943February 10, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 73 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes. He was best known for playing Jacob Carter on ''

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''. He had recurring roles on '' Booker'', '' L.A. Law'', ''

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'', as well as minor roles in '' The Godfather Part II'', ''

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'', and '' The Accused''.

Life and career

Argenziano was born in

Sharon, Pennsylvania Sharon is a city in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city, located along the banks of the Shenango River on the state border with Ohio, is about northeast of Youngstown, about southeast of Cleveland and about northwe ...

, and raised in nearby Sharpsville, the son of parents of Italian descent, Elizabeth Stella (

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Falvo) and Joseph Guy Argenziano, who was a restaurateur. He had three children: two sons and a step-daughter. One of Argenziano's best-known roles was as the recurring character Jacob Carter in the television series ''

''. He was also a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance as Jack Delasante in Thomas Babe's ''

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''. In 2007, he was cast as one of the potential fellowship candidates in '' House M.D.''—albeit as a fake doctor—but was eliminated. In 2009, he guest-starred in ''

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'', episode: "Demonology", where he portrayed Father Paul Silvano. Argenziano died of lung cancer on February 10, 2019, at the age of 75.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Selmak.Org ~ Unofficial Fan Site
1943 births 2019 deaths People from Sharon, Pennsylvania People from Mercer County, Pennsylvania Male actors from Pennsylvania American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American people of Italian descent {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub