Victor Argo

Victor Argo

November 5, 1934 · 91 years old

Victor Argo (November 5, 1934 – April 7, 2004) was a Puerto Rican - American actor who usually played the part of a tough bad guy in his movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Argo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

25 titles
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Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976 · 1h 54m · Movie

A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.

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True Romance

True Romance

1993 · 1h 59m · Movie

In Detroit, a pop-culture enthusiast steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.

7.9
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Mean Streets

Mean Streets

1973 · 1h 52m · Movie

In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999 · 1h 56m · Movie

An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

7.5
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The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988 · 2h 44m · Movie

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.

7.5
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Don't Say a Word

Don't Say a Word

2001 · 1h 53m · Movie

When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret...

6.3
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Bad Lieutenant

Bad Lieutenant

1992 · 1h 36m · Movie

While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.

7.0
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King of New York

King of New York

1990 · 1h 43m · Movie

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

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Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1986 · 1h 46m · Movie

A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them.

5.6
10
Smoke

Smoke

1995 · 1h 52m · Movie

A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.

7.4
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Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes

2001 · 1h 42m · Movie

A mysterious man is drawn to a feisty female police officer and an unusual relationship ensues, as not everything is as it seems.

5.7
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The Yards

The Yards

2000 · 1h 55m · Movie

Ex-con Leo tries to go straight, but his plans are derailed after reuniting with his old crew and a well-connected railway contractor.

6.4
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Quick Change

Quick Change

1990 · 1h 29m · Movie

Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.

6.8
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Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984 · 1h 46m · Movie

Although they live married lives, two strangers keep running into each other, starting a friendship that could blossom into so much more.

6.5
15
Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972 · 1h 28m · Movie

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.

6.0
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Blue in the Face

Blue in the Face

1995 · 1h 23m · Movie

Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.

6.6
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The Funeral

The Funeral

1996 · 1h 39m · Movie

After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

6.6
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Her Alibi

Her Alibi

1989 · 1h 34m · Movie

Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?

5.8
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Monkey Trouble

Monkey Trouble

1994 · 1h 36m · Movie

A young girl's life turns hairy when her new pet monkey turns out to be a trained pickpocket on the run from a scheming gypsy.

5.3
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Dangerous Game

Dangerous Game

1993 · 1h 48m · Movie

A New York City film director working on his latest movie in Los Angeles begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.

5.6
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Lulu on the Bridge

Lulu on the Bridge

1998 · 1h 43m · Movie

A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

6.2
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Double Whammy

Double Whammy

2001 · 1h 33m · Movie

A world-weary police detective who fails to stop a fast-food restaurant massacre struggles to regain his departmental reputation, public image and self-worth.

5.7
23
'R Xmas

'R Xmas

2001 · 1h 25m · Movie

A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.

5.7
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Household Saints

Household Saints

1993 · 2h 4m · Movie

Unsettling drama about three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York's Little Italy.

6.9
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Bridget

Bridget

2002 · 1h 30m · Movie

Finishing his trilogy about desperate young women in New York, Amos Kollek focuses on an alcoholic, who tries to regain custody of her son. Being addicted to alcohol, single mother Anna had to give her son to foster parents, but t...

5.8