---
name: "Anthony Mockus Sr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-mockus-sr"
fi1m_id: "anthony-mockus-sr"
imdb_id: "nm14719759"
tmdb_id: 83197
wikidata_id: "Q141281752"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 June 1929"
died: "1 April 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:46:25.673213+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Anthony Mockus Sr.

## Identity

Anthony Mockus Sr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anthony-mockus-sr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anthony-mockus-sr
- **IMDb ID:** nm14719759
- **TMDB ID:** 83197
- **Wikidata ID:** Q141281752
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141281752, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14719759/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83197

Actor. Born 13 June 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 1 April 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 June 1929, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 1 April 2022
- **Active:** 1987–1991
- **Also known as:** Tony Mockus
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 81 (1), 1990s 62 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141281752, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14719759/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83197

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Backdraft*](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md) (62)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Anthony Mockus Sr., also credited as Tony Mockus, was an American actor. Born in Chicago in 1929, he worked in theatre, film and television for seven decades.

He directed the first production of Goodman Theatre’s *A Christmas Carol* in 1978. His film roles include Chief John Fitzgerald in *Backdraft* (1991), a judge in *The Untouchables* (1987) and a minister in *She’s Having a Baby* (1988). On television he appeared in series such as *21 Jump Street* (1987), *Boss* (2011–2012) and *Chicago Fire* (2013).

Mockus died in Evanston, Illinois, in 2022.

*Sources: imdb.com, chicago.suntimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Backdraft* (1991), Fi1m 62, as Chief John Fitzgerald — [page](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Fi1m 81, as Judge — [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Boss* (2011), series, as Mayor Rutledge
- *Herman U.S.A.* (2001), as Arvid
- *Charming Billy* (1999), as Grandfather
- *The Home Coming* (1996), as Dean Staverman
- *Backdraft* (1991), as Chief John Fitzgerald — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md)
- *Caddyshack II* (1988), as Mr. Pierpont
- *She's Having a Baby* (1988), as Minister
- *The Untouchables* (1987), as Judge — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Principal Weintraub
- *The Lundstroms' Wilderness Christmas* (1979), as Jesse
- *One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story* (1978), as Board Chairman
- *The Enemy* (1974), Actor
- *Without Onion* (1966), as Mr. Deveroe
- *Beloved Enemy* (1964), as Dr. Mark Atwood

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