Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

Argenziano at SciFi Convention 2012 in Toulouse
Born Carmen Antimo Argenziano
(1943-10-27) October 27, 1943
Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1970–present

Carmen Antimo Argenziano (born October 27, 1943) is an American actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes.[1][2]

Life and career

Argenziano was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth Stella (née Falvo) and Joseph Guy Argenziano, who was a restaurateur.[3] He has three children: two boys, Tony and Joseph Argenziano, and one step daughter. He is of Italian descent.

One of Argenziano's best-known roles is as the recurring character Jacob Carter/Selmak in the television series Stargate SG-1. He is 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 A Prayer for My Daughter.[2] Argenziano is often cast as overbearing authority figures. He was cast in 2007 as one of the potential fellowship candidates in House M.D.albeit as a fake doctorbut was eliminated. He guest-starred in 2009 in Criminal Minds, in the season 4 episode "Demonology" where he portrayed Father Paul Silvano, an insane priest carrying out illegal exorcisms which he believed were happening as a result of God's will.

As of August 2014, he appears in AARP commercials.

Filmography

References

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