Antony Ponzini (June 1, 1933 â€" December 30, 2002) was an American
actor. Some of Ponzini's credits include stints on soap operas The
Edge of Night, Another World, and being a member of the original cast
of One Life to Live as Vince Wolek, the latter of which lasted from
1968 through 1975. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Ponzini
became a familiar face on television with numerous guest appearances
on some of that era's most popular TV shows (including: Kojak, The
Jeffersons, The Bionic Woman, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-O, The
Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Three's Company, Cagney & Lacey, Hill
Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, The Love Boat, Falcon Crest, Hardcastle
and McCormick, Knight Rider, Remington Steele, Who's the Boss?,
Hunter, Columbo, Baywatch, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote). Quite
often he was cast as a "thug", "crime boss", or "tough cop." From 1989
to 1991, Ponzini played "Capt. Corelli", a recurring character (54
episodes) on the daytime soap opera Generations. He also appeared in
Friday the 13th Part 4 as Vincent.. In 1993, in one of Ponzini's most
memorable roles, he played Enzo, the title role, in the Seinfeld
episode The Barber.
actor. Some of Ponzini's credits include stints on soap operas The
Edge of Night, Another World, and being a member of the original cast
of One Life to Live as Vince Wolek, the latter of which lasted from
1968 through 1975. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Ponzini
became a familiar face on television with numerous guest appearances
on some of that era's most popular TV shows (including: Kojak, The
Jeffersons, The Bionic Woman, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-O, The
Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Three's Company, Cagney & Lacey, Hill
Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, The Love Boat, Falcon Crest, Hardcastle
and McCormick, Knight Rider, Remington Steele, Who's the Boss?,
Hunter, Columbo, Baywatch, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote). Quite
often he was cast as a "thug", "crime boss", or "tough cop." From 1989
to 1991, Ponzini played "Capt. Corelli", a recurring character (54
episodes) on the daytime soap opera Generations. He also appeared in
Friday the 13th Part 4 as Vincent.. In 1993, in one of Ponzini's most
memorable roles, he played Enzo, the title role, in the Seinfeld
episode The Barber.
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