Tony Janius, an actor who made his film debut in Philip Kaufman’s 1979 comedy-drama. Hikers He played fan favorite Anthony “Mitt” Tobrillo in the 1980s Porky The sex comedian died on Sunday after undergoing surgery in a New York hospital. He was 64 years old.
His death It has been announced On social media by his fiancée, Amanda Serrano, who said that the actor fell ill last week, was hospitalized on Saturday due to inflammation of the spinal cord, and died on Sunday of heart failure.
He was depicted as an Italian-American street tough in the Bronx in a 1963 set Hikers, based on the novel by Richard Price, Janius became, for much of the 1980s, a go-to actor for directors looking for a touch of East Coast flavor. Gagnaeus re-cooperated with him Hikers He co-starred Ken Wahl in a recurring role as a mob lawyer in Wahl’s 1987-90 crime series A wise person.
John Friedrich, Ken Wahl, Tony Gagnus, Jim Youngs, “The Wanderers” (1979)
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Ganios’ other credits include Continental division (1981) starring John Belushi, and episodes of the 1980s series The Scarecrow and Mrs. King And Eq.
In the 1990s die hard 2Janius played an assassin who meets a gruesome and unforgettable end when Bruce Willis’ John McClane stabs him in the eye with an iceberg.
Gagnius found his breakout role when director Bob Clark cast him in what became a surprise hit in 1981, the teen sex comedy. PorkyThe film revolves around a group of high school boys looking to lose their virginity in 1950s-era Florida. Despite the brutality of critics, the film became the fifth highest-grossing film of 1982, and spawned two sequels.
Gagnius would return to the team with his friend Wahl in the 1990s Taking over Beverly Hillsand in what would be his last credit before he largely retired from acting, with Hikers“Director Kaufman, 1993 sunshine Starring Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes.