Robert Davi
Robert John Davi (born June 26, 1951 in New York ) is an American actor and opera singer .
Life
The native New Yorker was enthusiastic about music and singing even as a child. As the winner of a US opera competition, he went to Italy to study with Tito Gobbi in Florence . At the age of 19 he made his debut with the Long Island Lyric Opera .
Davi began his acting career at the side of Frank Sinatra in the television film The Cherry Street Fiasco . After a number of guest appearances on series, Davi became known to a wider audience in 1985 through The Goonies . A year later he played alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Der City Hai . In 1988 the films Action Jackson and Die Hard followed . In License to Kill Davi was seen in 1989 as James Bond opponent Franz Sanchez . Other well-known films with Robert Davi are The Son of the Pink Panther , Hot Chick - Crazy Chickens and Showgirls . For the latter he was nominated in 1996 for the Anti-Prize Golden Raspberry as Worst Supporting Actor.
Robert Davi was best known on television for his Profiler series. He had guest appearances from 2005 to 2007 in the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis . Davi is close to the Republicans and spoke at the 2008 Republican National Convention . In 2009 he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Trapper John, MD
- 1981: The Gangster Chronicles (TV series)
- 1981: Until the Last Shot (Gangster Wars)
- 1984: City Heat - The Bull and the Snoop (City Heat)
- 1984: The A-Team (The A-Team) , 1 episode (The resurrection of the dead engineer) as Boyle
- 1985: The Goonies (The Goonies)
- 1986: The City Hai (Raw Deal)
- 1987: Asphalt Kid (Wild Thing)
- 1988: Action Jackson
- 1988: Die Hard
- 1988: Traxx
- 1989: James Bond 007 - License to Kill
- 1990: Predator 2
- 1990: Maniac Cop 2
- 1990: Peacemaker
- 1990: Sensual Deceptions
- 1992: Maniac Cop 3 (Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence)
- 1992: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
- 1992: Wilde Orchid 2 (Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue)
- 1993: Son of the Pink Panther (Son of the Pink Panther)
- 1994: Cops & Robbersons - That knocks the strongest cop (Cops and Robbersons)
- 1995: Showgirls
- 1996–2000: Profiler (TV series, 82 episodes)
- 2002: Hot Chick (The Hot Chick)
- 2002: Ben - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- 2004–2008: Stargate Atlantis (TV series)
- 2008: Big Fat Important Movie (An American Carol)
- 2009: The Butcher - The New Scarface
- 2010: The Magician (Magic Man)
- 2010: Game of Death
- 2010: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode "The Prince of Darkness" and "The Longest Night")
- 2010: Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price (TV series, 6-17 Christian Troy II and another as 'Christian's Dad')
- 2011: Bulletproof Gangster (Kill the Irishman)
- 2011: Swamp Shark - The Killer Shark (Swamp Shark)
- 2012: The Iceman
- 2013: Blood of Redemption
- 2014: Asteroid vs Earth
- 2014: The Expendables 3
- 2016: The Jerico Project (Criminal)
- 2019: Mob Town
Web links
- Robert Davi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Where are they now? Bond villains . In: Virgin Media . 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ Robert Davi Backstage at the Republican National Convention on YouTube
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Davi, Robert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davi, Robert John (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and opera singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , USA |