Tony Longo, Splash and The Last Boy Scout Actor, Dies at 53
Longo (left) with Mark Calaway in ‘Suburban Commando’ (Photo: Everett Collection)
Tony Longo, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound character actor who filled the screen in such films as Splash, Mulholland Drive and The Last Boy Scout, has died. He was 53.
Longo died in his sleep in his home in Marina del Rey, his manager, Susan Ferris, announced. She said she received the news of his death on Sunday.
A working actor in Hollywood for 30 years, Longo played Mad Dog Smears on the 1984–91 HBO series 1st & Ten: The Championship, and he had recurring roles on CBS’ Alice, the syndicated Police Academy: The Series and NBC’s Hell Town.
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Not surprising considering his size, the New Jersey native played characters like “Rock” in Sixteen Candles (1984), and he was “Huge Guy” in Mr. Destiny (1990), “Knuckles” in Suburban Commando (1991) and “Big Rocko” in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000).
Longo also appeared in Fletch (1985), How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and The Cooler (2003). On TV, he was on the daytime soaps The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives and on such recent primetime shows as Crossing Jordan, The Mentalist and Shameless.
Survivors include his daughters Chloe, Danielle and Alexis.
