Tony Lo Bianco has had a prolific career spanning numerous films, television programs, and stage performances, both on-screen and off as a writer, director, and producer. On stage, he won an Obie Award for Best Actor in Jonathan Reynolds's "Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the 7th".
He is best known for his film performance as Sal Boca in the iconic Academy Award-winning film, The French Connection (1971). He also starred in the cult classic The Honeymoon Killers (1970),The Seven-Ups (1973),Bloodbrothers (1978),City Heat (1984),Nixon (1995),The Juror (1996),F.I.S.T. (1978),Boiling Point (1993),God Told Me To (1976),Kill the Irishman (2011),and La romana (1988) among many others.
On television, he starred as Rocky Marciano in Marciano (1979) and appeared in several mini-series and made-for-television movies, including Alle origini della mafia (1976),Marco Polo (1982),Jesus of Nazareth (1977),The Last Tenant (1978),and Another Woman's Child (1983).
As a director, he has credits including Police Story (1973),The Secret Empire (1979),Kaz (1978),and the feature film, Too Scared to Scream (1984). He is a member of the Italian American National Hall of Fame and served as the National Spokesperson for the Order Sons of Italy.
He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Eleanora Duse Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Performing Arts, Man of the Year for Outstanding Contributions to the Italian-American Community from the Police Society of New Jersey, Man of the Year Award from the State of New Jersey Senate, Lifetime Entertainment Award from the Columbus Day Parade Committee, Golden Lion Award (1997),the Humanitarian Award of the Boys' Town of Italy, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
