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Val Avery

Actor

Val Avery

Born July 14, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied December 12, 200973 films

Val Avery was an American film and television actor.

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Papillon posterFirst watchPapillon19737.8as PascalA man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.View film

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Donnie Brasco poster7.5Donnie Brasco1997The Magnificent Seven poster7.5The Magnificent Seven1960Cobra poster6.2Cobra1986Vanishing Point poster7.1Vanishing Point1971Brubaker poster7.1Brubaker1980The Amityville Horror poster6.3The Amityville Horror1979Hud poster7.3Hud1963Up in Smoke poster6.6Up in Smoke1978

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 2004BlueberryJudge
  2. 2001In the ShadowsCarlo Pierazzi
  3. 1999A Fish in the BathtubAbe
  4. 1997Gold CoastJimmy Capp
  5. 1997Donnie BrascoSanto Trafficante Jr.
  6. 1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerGen. Sherman
  7. 1987Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8Superintendent of Police
  8. 1986The MessengerClark
  9. 1986CouragePete Solto
  10. 1986CobraChief Halliwell
  11. 1985Out of the DarknessGuido Pressano
  12. 1984Too Scared to ScreamDr. Richards
  13. 1984The StreetsWhitcomb
  14. 1984The Pope of Greenwich VillageNunzi
  15. 1983Easy MoneyLouie the Bartender
  16. 1983The Sting IIO'Malley
  17. 1982Jinxed!Milt Hawkins
  18. 1982Assignment BerlinTalaat Pasha
  19. 1981Sharky's MachineManny
  20. 1981ChoicesCoach Rizzo
  21. 1981Continental DivideYablonowitz
  22. 1981The ChosenTeacher
  23. 1980GloriaSill
  24. 1980BrubakerWendel
  25. 1979The Amityville HorrorSgt. Gionfriddo
  26. 1979The WanderersMr. Sharp
  27. 1979Love and BulletsCaruso
  28. 1978Up in SmokeFactory Boss
  29. 1977HeroesMel
  30. 1977Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?Chuck Voit
  31. 1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkChatsworth
  32. 1976The Killing of a Chinese BookieBlair Benoit
  33. 1975Lucky LadyDolph
  34. 1975Let's Do It AgainLt. Bottomley
  35. 1975Russian RouletteRudolf Henke
  36. 1974The Legend of Hillbilly JohnCobart
  37. 1973The Laughing PolicemanInsp. John Pappas SFPD
  38. 1973PapillonPascal
  39. 1973Blood SportFrank Dorsdale
  40. 1973Black CaesarCardoza
  41. 1973FirehouseSonny Caputo
  42. 1971Minnie and MoskowitzZelmo Swift
  43. 1971Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!The Marshal
  44. 1971A Tattered WebBartender
  45. 1971The Anderson TapesParelli aka Socks
  46. 1971Vanishing PointPolice Officer (uncredited)
  47. 1970The Traveling ExecutionerJake
  48. 1969A Dream of KingsFatas
  49. 1969Machine Gun McCainChuck Regan (uncredited)
  50. 1968The BrotherhoodJake Rotherman
  51. 1968FacesJim McCarthy
  52. 1968The Pink JungleRodriguez
  53. 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightMcDermott
  54. 1967HombreDelgado
  55. 1966The Dangerous Days of Kiowa JonesMorgan
  56. 1966Assault on a QueenTrench
  57. 1966Nevada SmithBuck Mason
  58. 1966Wild, Wild WinterFox
  59. 1965The Hallelujah TrailBartender
  60. 1965Satan's Bed
  61. 1965SylviaPudgey Smith (uncredited)
  62. 1963The Power and the Glory
  63. 1963HudJose
  64. 1962Requiem for a HeavyweightYoung fighter's promoter
  65. 1961Too Late BluesMilt Frielobe
  66. 1960The Magnificent SevenHenry
  67. 1959Last Train from Gun HillSteve, Horseshoe Bartender'
  68. 1958King CreoleRalph (uncredited)
  69. 1958The Great GatsbyJoe
  70. 1958The Long, Hot SummerWilk (uncredited)
  71. 1957Edge of the CityBrother
  72. 1956The Harder They FallFrank (uncredited)
  73. 1955One Touch of VenusBus Starter