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Tony Colti

Tony Colti started out in the country music field in his home city of El Paso. He toured the Southern states for two years with various groups, and then turned solo vocalist. As a vocalist he headlined in clubs up and down the East coast, New York, Washington D.C., Virginia Beach, and Miami Beach. It was in Richmond, Virginia, where Tony Colti entered musical comedy. He starred in "Oklahoma", "Carousel", and other musical shows. He also appeared in dramatic roles in such plays as "Street Car Named Desire." Then, I performed in nightclubs in Spain. He did some adventure diving for shipwrecks off the coast of North Africa. In 1960 he returned to the United States to resume his acting and singing career. He moved to Los Angeles and was signed by Paramount Studios where he appeared in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" and "On A Clear Day." This led to television parts, and he had roles in "Bonanza", "Adam-12", "Dan August", "Cannon", "FBI", "Interns", "High Chaparral", "Most Wanted", and "Barnaby Jones". He was a star entertainer on board Royal Viking Lines cruise ships. He made five feature movies in Italy before going to the Far East on the Pacific Far East Lines ships.


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Born:
In El Paso, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the series Bonanza 1959-09-12
Latest Project:
Movie Dan August: Once Is Never Enough 1980-01-01
Known For
Poster of Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Poster of Barnaby Jones
Poster of Honky
Poster of Paint Your Wagon
Filmography
Movie Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (Archive footage) 1980-01-01
Series Archie Bunker's Place Piano Player 1979-09-23
Series Barnaby Jones Harry (Bartender) 1973-01-28
Movie Honky 1971-11-26
Series Cannon Woody Long 1971-09-14
Movie On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Preston 1970-06-17
Series Dan August Unknown 1970-09-23
Movie Paint Your Wagon Miner (uncredited) 1969-10-15
Series Adam-12 Robber's Partner 1968-09-21
Series The F.B.I. Doctor 1965-09-19
Series Bonanza Orv Pettis (as Anthony Colti) 1959-09-12