---
name: "Tony DiBenedetto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-dibenedetto"
fi1m_id: "tony-dibenedetto"
imdb_id: "nm0225112"
tmdb_id: 138116
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 July 1944"
died: "3 April 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T18:37:55.783248+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."
---

# Tony DiBenedetto

## Identity

Tony DiBenedetto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tony-dibenedetto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tony-dibenedetto
- **IMDb ID:** nm0225112
- **TMDB ID:** 138116
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225112/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/138116

Actor. Born 1 July 1944 in Manhattan, New York, USA. Died 3 April 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 July 1944, Manhattan, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 April 2023
- **Active:** 1981–1984
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225112/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/138116

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Splash*](https://film.one/film/splash.md) (80)

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## Biography

Tony DiBenedetto was an American actor. He was born on 1 July 1944 in Manhattan, New York, USA, and died on 3 April 2023 in the USA.

He appeared in supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the late 1970s onwards. His credits include *Short Eyes* (1977), *The Exterminator* (1980), *Prince of the City* (1981), *My Favorite Year* (1982), *Splash* (1984) as Tim the Doorman, *Raw Deal* (1986), *Marked for Death* (1990) as Jimmy Fingers, *My Blue Heaven* (1990), *Analyze This* (1999) as Johnny 'Bigs', and episodes of *Cheers* and *Law & Order*.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Splash* (1984), Fi1m 80, as Tim, the Doorman — [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md)
- *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), Fi1m 56, as Moran — [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *Analyze This* (1999), as Johnny "Bigs"
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as News Stand Operator
- *The Hidden II* (1993), as Bum
- *Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight* (1992), as Tony D
- *Marked for Death* (1990), as Jimmy Fingers
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Bud Murphy — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *My Blue Heaven* (1990), as Benny
- *Dangerous Passion* (1990), as Walt
- *Family Business* (1989), as Phil
- *Last Rites* (1988), as Lt. Jericho
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, as Nick La Rosa — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *Hero and the Terror* (1988), as Dobeny
- *Someone to Watch Over Me* (1987), as T.J.
- *Kojak: The Price of Justice* (1987), as Detective Catalano
- *Raw Deal* (1986), as Rudy
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Sam the Doorman
- *Garbo Talks* (1984), as Construction Worker #1
- *The Pope of Greenwich Village* (1984), as Ronnie
- *Splash* (1984), as Tim, the Doorman — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md)
- *My Favorite Year* (1982), as Alfie Bumbacelli
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Tony — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *Deathtrap* (1982), as Burt
- *Paternity* (1981), as Butcher
- *Prince of the City* (1981), as Carl Alagretti
- *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), as Moran — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md)
- *The Exterminator* (1980), as Chicken Pimp
- *Defiance* (1980), Actor
- *Windows* (1980), as Nick
- *Going in Style* (1979), as Prison Guard
- *...And Your Name Is Jonah* (1979), as 3rd Baseman
- *Just Me and You* (1978), as Stranger
- *Nunzio* (1978), as Tony
- *Short Eyes* (1977), as Tony

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