Armand Anthony Assante is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO television film Gotti, Nietzsche in When Nietzsche Wept and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in 1982's I, the Jury.
Known For

Oak
Abe
2025

Don Q
Don Q
2024

Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life
Max Mayfair
2021

Diamond Cartel
Mussa
2015

Charlie Mantle
Inspector Bennett
2014

Hunting the Phantom
Charles Ingrim
2014

See You in Montevideo
Hotchkins
2014

Assumed Killer
Aaron Banfield
2013

Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Joseph Baldano Sr.
2013

Dead Man Down
Lon Gordon
2013

The Return of Joe Rich
Uncle Dom
2011

Shadows in Paradise
Cpt. John 'Ghost' Santos
2010

Killer by Nature
Eugene Branch
2010

Breaking Point
Marty Berlin
2009

Magic Man
Taper
2009

The Bleeding
Jake Plummer
2009

Chicago Overcoat
Stefano D'Agnostino
2009

Smile
Tollinger
2009

The Line
Padre Antonio
2009

The Steam Experiment
Detective Mancini
2009

The Lost
Kevin
2009

Shark Swarm
Hamilton Lux
2008

The Man Who Came Back
Amos
2008

American Gangster
Dominic Cattano
2007

When Nietzsche Wept
Nietzsche
2007

The Killing Grounds
Kemal Aslan
2007

California Dreamin'
Captain Jones
2007

Dead Lenny
Tony Thick
2007

Surveillance
Harley
2006

Funny Money
Genero
2006

Two for the Money
Novian
2005

Confessions of a Pit Fighter
Argento
2005

The Third Wish
Benefactor
2005

Dot.Kill
Det. Charlie Daines
2005

Tough Luck
Ike
2004

Consequence
Sam Tyler / Max Tyler / Sam Burns
2003

Citizen Verdict
Sam Patterson
2003

Federal Protection
Frank Carbone / Howard Akers
2002

One Eyed King
Holly
2001

After the Storm
Jean-Pierre
2001

Last Run
Frank Banner
2001

Looking for an Echo
Vince 'Vinnie' Pirelli
2000

On the Beach
Cmdr. Dwight Towers
2000

The Road to El Dorado
Tzekel-Kan (voice)
2000

The Hunley
Lt. George Dixon
1999

Gotti
John Gotti
1996

Striptease
Lt. Al Garcia
1996

Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
1995

Judge Dredd
Rico
1995

Trial by Jury
Rusty Pirone
1994

Blind Justice
Canaan
1994

Fatal Instinct
Ned Ravine
1993

Hoffa
Carol D'Allesandro
1992

1492: Conquest of Paradise
Sanchez
1992

The Mambo Kings
Cesar Castillo
1992

The Marrying Man
Bugsy Siegel
1991

Eternity
Romi / Sean
1990

Q & A
Bobby Texador
1990

Stranger in My Bed
Hal Slater
1987

A Deadly Business
Charles Macaluso
1986

Why Me?
Dr. James Stallings
1984

Unfaithfully Yours
Maxmillian Stein
1984

I, the Jury
Mike Hammer
1982

Love and Money
Lorenzo Prado
1981

Private Benjamin
Henrí Trémont
1980

Little Darlings
Gary
1980

Prophecy
John Hawks
1979

Misdirection

Forever as the End – Fate
Herself - Narrator (voice)
2022

The General
Andreas
2019

Darc
Lafique
2018

The Wanderers: The Quest of The Demon Hunter
Louis
2018

Con Man
Jack Saxon
2018

The Neighborhood
Tucci
2017

The Man Who Unlocked the Universe
Ulugh Beg
2017

You Can't Have It
The Man
2017

Joe's War
Doctor Galante
2017

Ley primera
2017

The Red Maple Leaf
FBI Agent Joseph Cortez
2017

Blowtorch
Canarsie
2016

Leaves of the Tree
Joe Buffa
2016

Stressed to Kill
Paul Jordan
2016

Sicilian Vampire
Vince
2015

Kids vs Monsters
Damian
2015

Beyond the Game
Mr. Leone
2014
Guido
Lorenzo De Costa
2014

The Night Never Sleeps
Inspector Romanelli
2012

Jesse
Dominick
2011

Casanova's Last Stand
Sebastian Marr
2007

Mirror Wars: Reflection One
Henry York
2005

Partners in Action
Jack Cunningham
2002
Ice Age Survivors
Narrator
2001
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
Himself
1995

Fever
Ray
1991

The Penitent
Juan Mateo
1988

Hands of a Stranger
Joe Hearn
1987

Belizaire the Cajun
Belizaire Breaux
1986
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Riccardo Scicolone
1980

The Pirate
Ahmed
1978

Lady of the House
Ernest de Paulo
1978

260 Days
Oficir JNA
Land of Mercy
Gongba Tulku (voice)

Revival
Jean Perbost

Salvage Marines
Kelkis Morturi · (6 episodes)
2022

The Match
Commander
2020

The Brave
Frank Pedulla
2019

Carl Weber's The Family Business
Sal Dash · (8 episodes)
2018

The Deuce
Mr. Martino · (3 episodes)
2017

A Fine Step
Alejandro Bolivar
2014

Human Target
Joubert · (1 episode)
2010

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self
2009

Chuck
Premier Alejandro Fulgencio Goya · (2 episodes)
2007

Mexican Sunrise
Salvidar
2007

October Road
(2 episodes)
2007

Soul's Midnight
Simon
2006

Rambam - The Story of Maimonides
Yitzchak, the Inkman (voice)
2005

NCIS
René 'La Grenouille' Benoit · (4 episodes)
2003

Push, Nevada
(7 episodes)
2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nicolas Amaro · (1 episode)
1999
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
The Inkman (voice)
1999

The Odyssey
Odysseus
1997

The Odyssey
Odysseus · (2 episodes)
1997

ER
Richard Elliot · (4 episodes)
1994
Love at First Sight
Charles Harris · (1 episode)
1992

Animal Behavior
Mark Mathias
1989

Passion and Paradise
Alfred de Marigny
1989

Jack the Ripper
Richard Mansfield · (2 episodes)
1988

Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
Napoleon Bonaparte · (3 episodes)
1987

Evergreen
Joseph Friedman · (3 episodes)
1985

Rage of Angels
Michael Moretti
1983

Mrs. Columbo
(1 episode)
1979

The Lords of Flatbush
Wedding Guest
1974

The Book of Leah
Adam Siegal

Rage of Angels
Michael Moretti · (2 episodes)
1983
Human Feelings
Johnny Turner
1978

Paradise Alley
Lenny Carboni
1978
How to Survive a Marriage
Johnny McGee · (172 episodes)
1974

Kojak
Tom Ryan · (1 episode)
1973

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962