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{{short description|American actor}}
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| name = Tony Alcantar
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| birth_name = Anthony Joseph Alcantar
| caption = Tony Alcantar (left) and [[Dan Castellaneta]] (right) on the set of ''Behind the Camera: The Charlie's Angels Story''
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|35|1995|08|18}}
| birth_name = Anthony Joseph Alcantar
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|08|13}}
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| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| education = [[Roosevelt University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MFA]])
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| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| othername = Tony Alcanta <br> Tony Alcanter
| othername =
| spouse = Maria Kustkova (2003–present)
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'''Tony Alcantar''' is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]]. He may be best known for his [[improvisational comedy|improv]] work with the Windy City Women Improv Troupe, but he has also acted in many TV shows and films, provided [[voice acting]] for TV animations and video games, and worked as a [[dialect coach]].
'''Anthony Joseph Alcantar''' (born in 1959 or 1960)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/167815694/|title=Laughs|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=1995-08-18|accessdate=2017-05-29|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> is an American actor.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=Tony Alcantar|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/346079/Tony-Alcantar|url-status=dead|archivedate=March 6, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306182737/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/346079/Tony-Alcantar|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2016|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> He has done [[improvisational comedy|improv]] work with the Windy City Women Improv Troupe, acted in TV shows and films, provided [[voice acting]] for TV animation and video games, and worked as a [[dialect coach]].


==Career==
==Career==
Alcantar was born and raised in [[Chicago]]. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] in acting from [[The Theatre Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts|the Theatre Conservatory]] at [[Roosevelt University]].
Alcantar toured and performed with [[The Second City]] in both [[Toronto]] and [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]].
From 1989 to 1998, Alcantar taught at the Players Workshop of The Second City, directing 16 shows there. He has a BA in Theater and [[Master of Fine Art|MFA]] in Acting from [[The Theatre Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts|the Theatre Conservatory]] at [[Roosevelt University]] in Chicago, where he taught as well.


== Career ==
After relocating to [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] in 1999, Alcantar landed guest star or recurring roles on numerous shows, including ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Dead Like Me]]'', ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'', ''[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|The Dead Zone]]'', ''[[The Collector (television series)|The Collector]]'', ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'', ''[[Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', ''[[Strange World (TV series)|Strange World]]'', ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show|Honey I Shrunk the Kids]]'', ''[[Just Deal]]'', ''[[Cold Squad]]'', ''[[Los Luchadores (TV Show)|Los Luchadores]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', and ''[[Breaking News (TV series)|Breaking News]]''. He had a recurring role on [[NBC]]'s series ''[[American Dreams]]''.
Alcantar toured and performed with [[The Second City]] in both [[Toronto]] and [[London, Ontario]]. From 1989 to 1998, Alcantar taught at the Players Workshop of the Second City, directing 16 shows there.


After relocating to [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], in 1999, Alcantar landed guest star or recurring roles on numerous shows, including ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Dead Like Me]]'', ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'', ''[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|The Dead Zone]]'', ''[[The Collector (Canadian TV series)|The Collector]]'', ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'', ''[[Dark Angel (2000 TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', ''[[Strange World (TV series)|Strange World]]'', ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show|Honey I Shrunk the Kids]]'', ''[[Just Deal]]'', ''[[Cold Squad]]'', ''[[Los Luchadores (TV Show)|Los Luchadores]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', and ''[[Breaking News (American TV series)|Breaking News]]''. He had a recurring role on [[NBC]]'s series ''[[American Dreams]]''.
Alcantar performed in the award-winning mockumentary ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]'', the all-improvised film directed by [[Christopher Guest]].<ref>www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tony-alcantar/177352 Retrieved on 2009-24-04</ref> He also appeared in ''MVPII'', ''The Rhino Brothers'', ''[[Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever]]'', ''The Charlie's Angels Story'', ''Chestnut: Hero of Central Park'', ''[[Hope Springs (film)|Hope Springs]]'', ''[[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]]'', and ''[[In the Land of Women]]''.


Alcantar performed in the mockumentary ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]'', the all-improvised film directed by [[Christopher Guest]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[TV Guide]]|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tony-alcantar/credits/177352/|title=Tony Alcantar: Credits|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> He also appeared in ''MVPII'', ''The Rhino Brothers'', ''[[Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever]]'', ''The Charlie's Angels Story'', ''Chestnut: Hero of Central Park'', ''[[Hope Springs (2003 film)|Hope Springs]]'', ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'', ''[[His and Her Christmas]]'' and ''[[In the Land of Women]]''.
Alcantar has had lead and principal roles in the animated shows ''Slammin' Sammy'', ''[[Being Ian]]'', ''Evolution'', ''[[Inspector Gadget spinoff incarnations#Gadget and the Gadgetinis|Inspector Gadget and the Gadgetinis]]'', ''Kong'', ''[[Gundam Wing]]'', ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'', and ''Megaman Net Warrior''. He has provided both voice and body to the upcoming [[Electronic Arts]]' video game ''[[The Godfather: The Game]]'', as well as doing multiple voices for multi-award winning ''[[SSX On Tour]]''. Alcantar has also been the dialect coach on the features ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]'', ''[[Whisper (film)|Whisper]]'', and ''[[The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' with [[Nicolas Cage]].

Alcantar has had lead and principal roles in the animated shows ''Slammin' Sammy'', ''[[Being Ian]]'', ''[[Alienators: Evolution Continues]]'', ''[[Inspector Gadget spinoff incarnations#Gadget and the Gadgetinis|Inspector Gadget and the Gadgetinis]]'', ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Gundam Wing]]'', ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'', and ''[[MegaMan NT Warrior]]''. He has provided both voice and body to the upcoming [[Electronic Arts]]' video game ''[[The Godfather: The Game]]'' and did multiple voices for ''[[SSX On Tour]]''. Alcantar has also been the dialect coach on the features ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]'', ''[[Whisper (film)|Whisper]]'', and ''[[The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]''.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} He has worked as a dialect coach on the TV shows ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/Hollywood+North+Vancouver+dialect+coach+Tony/9711201/story.html|title=Hollywood North: Vancouver dialect coach Tony Alcantar helped Fargo stars get it right|last=Krugel|first=Lauren|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|date=2014-04-07|accessdate=2017-06-28}}</ref> and ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/Vancouver+film+industry+need+Fear+Walking+Dead/11327317/story.html|title=Hey, Vancouver film industry: No need to Fear the Walking Dead|last=Schaefer|first=Glen|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=2015-08-30|accessdate=2017-06-28}}</ref>

In 2017, he played a minor role as the Mayor of Fillydelphia in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (season 7)|season seven]] episode "A Royal Problem".


== Notable students ==
== Notable students ==
* [[Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes]], Emmy winner, and star of ''[[Will & Grace]]'' studied under Tony at the Players Workshop of The Second City.
*[[Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes]], Emmy winner, and star of ''[[Will & Grace]]'' studied under Tony at the Players Workshop of The Second City.
* [[Stephnie Weir]], star of ''[[MADtv]]'', studied under Tony at the Players Workshop of The Second City in the 1990s.
*[[Stephnie Weir]], star of ''[[MADtv]]'', studied under Tony at the Players Workshop of The Second City in the 1990s.
* [[Grace Park (actress)|Grace Park]], who plays [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' studied with Tony at Improv Chicago in Vancouver.
*[[Grace Park (actress)|Grace Park]], who plays [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' studied with Tony at Improv Chicago in Vancouver.

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1992
|''Butterscotch and Chocolate''
|Butterscotch Barnes
|
|-
|2000
|[[Best in Show (film)|''Best in Show'']]
|Philly AM Chef
|
|-
|2001
|[[The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records|''The Rhino Brothers'']]
[[The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records|''Present the World's Worst Records'']]
|Frank
|
|-
|2001
|''[[MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate]]''
|Eric Clark
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever]]''
|Edgar Moore
|
|-
|2003
|[[Hope Springs (2003 film)|''Hope Springs'']]
|Webster
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Chestnut: Hero of Central Park]]''
|Chef
|
|-
|2005
|[[The Deal (2005 film)|''The Deal'']]
|Agent Grazer
|
|-
|2005
|[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|''Fantastic Four'']]
|Compound Reporter #1
|
|-
|2007
|''[[When a Man Falls in the Forest]]''
|Hardware Store Customer
|
|-
|2007
|[[Numb (2007 film)|''Numb'']]
|Mt. Sinai Researcher
|
|-
|2007
|[[Postal (film)|''Postal'']]
|Angry Man
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Battle in Seattle]]''
|Mark Harrinton
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Martian Child]]''
|Barber
|
|-
|2008
|''Christmas Town''
|Santa Charlie Ketchum
|
|-
|2009
|''[[The Break-Up Artist]]''
|Bob Green
|
|-
|2012
|''[[A Christmas Story 2]]''
|Dr. Gunter Strassen
|
|-
|2013
|''[[The Marine 3: Homefront]]''
|Glen
|
|-
|2013
|''Concrete Blondes''
|Mick
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Lawrence & Holloman]]''
|Lawrence's Boss
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Big Eyes]]''
|Fan #2
|
|-
|2014
|''Cheat''
|Harris Brown
|
|-
|2016
|''Killing Poe''
|Ralph Thompson
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1995
|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]''
|Additional voices
|1 episode
|-
|1999
|[[Millennium (TV series)|''Millennium'']]
|Chuck
|Episode: "Collateral Damage"
|-
|1999
|''[[Strange World (TV series)|Strange World]]''
|FBI Assistant
|Episode: "Eliza"
|-
|2000
|[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']]
|Director
|Episode: "Judgement Day"
|-
|2000
|''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]]''
|Thug
|Episode: "Honey, Whodunit?"
|-
|2000
|''Hollywood Off-Ramp''
|Claude
|Episode: "Death by Gossip"
|-
|2000
|''[[The Fearing Mind]]''
|Hospital Attendant
|Episode: "Good Harvest"
|-
|2000
|''[[Just Deal]]''
|Car Salesman
|Episode: "Joyride"
|-
|2001
|[[The Immortal (2000 TV series)|''The Immortal'']]
|Gnome Two
|Episode: "Forest for the Trees"
|-
|2001
|''[[Los Luchadores]]''
|Museum Guard Bob
|2 episodes
|-
|2001
|''[[Till Dad Do Us Part]]''
|Smoking Man
|Television film
|-
|2001
|''[[MegaMan NT Warrior]]''
|SpikeMan
|1 episode
|-
|2001–2002
|''[[Ultimate Book of Spells]]''
|Voice
|26 episodes
|-
|2001–2002
|''[[Alienators: Evolution Continues]]''
|Additional voices
|17 episodes
|-
|2002
|[[Dark Angel (American TV series)|''Dark Angel'']]
|Irving
|Episode: "Borrowed Time"
|-
|2002
|''[[Romantic Comedy 101]]''
|Mannix Waiter
|Television film
|-
|2002
|[[Breaking News (American TV series)|''Breaking News'']]
|Dino
|7 episodes
|-
|2002–2003
|''[[American Dreams]]''
|Lewd Camera Guy
|6 episodes
|-
|2003
|''Impromptu: The Audition''
|Marty Klein
|Television film
|-
|2003
|''[[Gadget & the Gadgetinis]]''
|Voice
|51 episodes
|-
|2004
|[[Andromeda (TV series)|''Andromeda'']]
|Sy
|Episode: "Exalted Reason,
Resplendent Daughter"
|-
|2004
|''[[The L Word]]''
|Man in Suit
|Episode: "Let's Do It"
|-
|2004
|''[[Being Ian]]''
|Dirk Octane
|Episode: "Ian's Louse-Ey Day"
|-
|2004
|''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]''
|Barry
|Episode: "The Squirrels Are of
English Descent"
|-
|2004
|[[Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels|''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized'']]
[[Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels|''Story of Charlie's Angels'']]
|VP of Research
|Television film
|-
|2004
|''[[Tru Calling]]''
|Monty the Car Salesman
|Episode: "Death Becomes Her"
|-
|2004
|''[[Meltdown: Days of Destruction]]''
|Reactor Tech Chuck Pasquin
|Television film
|-
|2004
|[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|''The Dead Zone'']]
|Polygraph Operator
|Episode: "Finding Rachel: Part 2"
|-
|2004
|[[The Collector (Canadian TV series)|''The Collector'']]
|Frank
|Episode: "Another Collector"
|-
|2004
|''[[Dead Like Me]]''
|Ned Benjamin
|Episode: "In Escrow"
|-
|2005
|''[[His and Her Christmas]]''
|Hayden
|Television film
|-
|2006
|''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
|Dr. Myers
|Episode: "The Scourge"
|-
|2006
|[[The Evidence (TV series)|''The Evidence'']]
|Landlord
|Episode: "Wine and Dine"
|-
|2006
|''[[Three Moons Over Milford]]''
|Councilman Rose
|Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
|-
|2007
|''Unthinkable''
|Forensic Agent
|Television film
|-
|2007
|''[[Psych]]''
|Auctioneer
|Episode: "Gus's Dad May
Have Killed an Old Guy"
|-
|2008
|[[Under One Roof (2008 TV series)|''Under One Roof'']]
|Lyle Fitzgerald
|Episode: "Cell Out"
|-
|2008
|''[[Aliens in America]]''
|Mr. Weinblau
|Episode: "The Muslim Guard"
|-
|2008
|''Love to Kill''
|Nabor
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2009
|''Revolution''
|Principal {{proper name|Dont}}
|-
|2009
|[[Alice (American TV series)|''Alice'']]
|Waiting Room Ace
|2 episodes
|-
|2010
|[[Hiccups (TV series)|''Hiccups'']]
|School Principal
|Episode: "Autograph Hound"
|-
|2010
|''[[Tower Prep]]''
|Psychology Professor
|Episode: "Dreams"
|-
|2012
|''[[Abducted: The Carlina White Story]]''
|Statistics Clerk
|Television film
|-
|2012
|[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|''Once Upon a Time'']]
|Cashier
|Episode: "Tallahassee"
|-
|2012
|[[Level Up (American TV series)|''Level Up'']]
|The Swirling Giver
|Episode: "The Swirling Giver"
|-
|2013
|[[Supernatural (American TV series)|''Supernatural'']]
|Chris Hinckley
|Episode: "Torn and Frayed"
|-
|2013
|[[Motive (TV series)|''Motive'']]
|Devon Pearman
|Episode: "Ruthless"
|-
|2013
|[[Continuum (TV series)|''Continuum'']]
|Future Clerk
|Episode: "Seconds"
|-
|2013
|[[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']]
|Pharmacist
|Episode: "[[State v. Queen]]"
|-
|2014
|''[[A Fairly Odd Summer]]''
|Ed Leadly
|Television film
|-
|2014–2018
|''The Actress Diaries''
|Archie
|10 episodes
|-
|2015
|''Bridal Wave''
|Dorian
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|2015
|''Harvest Moon''
|Howard Gordon
|-
|2015
|''Once Upon a Holiday''
|Simon
|-
|2015
|''[[When Calls the Heart]]''
|Mike Ward / Reporter
|Episode: "New Year's Wish"
|-
|2016
|''Stake Out''
|Boss
|Episode: "The Beginning"
|-
|2017
|''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''
|Mayor of Fillydelphia
|Episode: "The Royal Problem"
|-
|2018
|[[IZombie (TV series)|''iZombie'']]
|Casper
|Episode: "Chivalry Is Dead"
|-
|2019
|[[Project Blue Book (TV series)|''Project Blue Book'']]
|Carlton Fanshaw
|Episode: "The Lubbock Lights"
|-
|2019
|[[Van Helsing (TV series)|''Van Helsing'']]
|Officer Rudolph
|Episode: "No 'I' in Team"
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2005
|''[[SSX on Tour]]''
|Additional voices
|
|-
|2006
|[[The Godfather (2006 video game)|''The Godfather'']]
| rowspan="4" |Paulie Gatto
|
|-
|2006
|''The Godfather: Mob Wars''
|
|-
|2007
|''The Godfather: The Don's Edition''
|
|-
|2007
|''The Godfather: Blackhand Edition''
|
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.improvchicago.ca Windy City Women]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009201424/http://www.improvchicago.ca/ Windy City Women]
* {{IMDb name|id=0017167|name=Tony Alcantar}}
*{{IMDb name|0017167|Tony Alcantar}}

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Latest revision as of 15:38, 8 January 2024

Tony Alcantar
Born
Anthony Joseph Alcantar

1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationRoosevelt University (BA, MFA)
OccupationActor

Anthony Joseph Alcantar (born in 1959 or 1960)[1] is an American actor.[2] He has done improv work with the Windy City Women Improv Troupe, acted in TV shows and films, provided voice acting for TV animation and video games, and worked as a dialect coach.

Career

[edit]

Alcantar was born and raised in Chicago. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and MFA in acting from the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University.

Career

[edit]

Alcantar toured and performed with The Second City in both Toronto and London, Ontario. From 1989 to 1998, Alcantar taught at the Players Workshop of the Second City, directing 16 shows there.

After relocating to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1999, Alcantar landed guest star or recurring roles on numerous shows, including Stargate SG-1, Dead Like Me, Da Vinci's Inquest, The Dead Zone, The Collector, Andromeda, Dark Angel, Millennium, Strange World, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Just Deal, Cold Squad, Los Luchadores, The Outer Limits, and Breaking News. He had a recurring role on NBC's series American Dreams.

Alcantar performed in the mockumentary Best in Show, the all-improvised film directed by Christopher Guest.[3] He also appeared in MVPII, The Rhino Brothers, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, The Charlie's Angels Story, Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, Hope Springs, Fantastic Four, His and Her Christmas and In the Land of Women.

Alcantar has had lead and principal roles in the animated shows Slammin' Sammy, Being Ian, Alienators: Evolution Continues, Inspector Gadget and the Gadgetinis, Kong: The Animated Series, Gundam Wing, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and MegaMan NT Warrior. He has provided both voice and body to the upcoming Electronic Arts' video game The Godfather: The Game and did multiple voices for SSX On Tour. Alcantar has also been the dialect coach on the features Slither, Whisper, and The Wicker Man.[citation needed] He has worked as a dialect coach on the TV shows Fargo[4] and Fear the Walking Dead.[5]

In 2017, he played a minor role as the Mayor of Fillydelphia in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season seven episode "A Royal Problem".

Notable students

[edit]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Butterscotch and Chocolate Butterscotch Barnes
2000 Best in Show Philly AM Chef
2001 The Rhino Brothers

Present the World's Worst Records

Frank
2001 MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate Eric Clark
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Edgar Moore
2003 Hope Springs Webster
2004 Chestnut: Hero of Central Park Chef
2005 The Deal Agent Grazer
2005 Fantastic Four Compound Reporter #1
2007 When a Man Falls in the Forest Hardware Store Customer
2007 Numb Mt. Sinai Researcher
2007 Postal Angry Man
2007 Battle in Seattle Mark Harrinton
2007 Martian Child Barber
2008 Christmas Town Santa Charlie Ketchum
2009 The Break-Up Artist Bob Green
2012 A Christmas Story 2 Dr. Gunter Strassen
2013 The Marine 3: Homefront Glen
2013 Concrete Blondes Mick
2013 Lawrence & Holloman Lawrence's Boss
2014 Big Eyes Fan #2
2014 Cheat Harris Brown
2016 Killing Poe Ralph Thompson

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Additional voices 1 episode
1999 Millennium Chuck Episode: "Collateral Damage"
1999 Strange World FBI Assistant Episode: "Eliza"
2000 The Outer Limits Director Episode: "Judgement Day"
2000 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Thug Episode: "Honey, Whodunit?"
2000 Hollywood Off-Ramp Claude Episode: "Death by Gossip"
2000 The Fearing Mind Hospital Attendant Episode: "Good Harvest"
2000 Just Deal Car Salesman Episode: "Joyride"
2001 The Immortal Gnome Two Episode: "Forest for the Trees"
2001 Los Luchadores Museum Guard Bob 2 episodes
2001 Till Dad Do Us Part Smoking Man Television film
2001 MegaMan NT Warrior SpikeMan 1 episode
2001–2002 Ultimate Book of Spells Voice 26 episodes
2001–2002 Alienators: Evolution Continues Additional voices 17 episodes
2002 Dark Angel Irving Episode: "Borrowed Time"
2002 Romantic Comedy 101 Mannix Waiter Television film
2002 Breaking News Dino 7 episodes
2002–2003 American Dreams Lewd Camera Guy 6 episodes
2003 Impromptu: The Audition Marty Klein Television film
2003 Gadget & the Gadgetinis Voice 51 episodes
2004 Andromeda Sy Episode: "Exalted Reason,

Resplendent Daughter"

2004 The L Word Man in Suit Episode: "Let's Do It"
2004 Being Ian Dirk Octane Episode: "Ian's Louse-Ey Day"
2004 Da Vinci's Inquest Barry Episode: "The Squirrels Are of

English Descent"

2004 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized

Story of Charlie's Angels

VP of Research Television film
2004 Tru Calling Monty the Car Salesman Episode: "Death Becomes Her"
2004 Meltdown: Days of Destruction Reactor Tech Chuck Pasquin Television film
2004 The Dead Zone Polygraph Operator Episode: "Finding Rachel: Part 2"
2004 The Collector Frank Episode: "Another Collector"
2004 Dead Like Me Ned Benjamin Episode: "In Escrow"
2005 His and Her Christmas Hayden Television film
2006 Stargate SG-1 Dr. Myers Episode: "The Scourge"
2006 The Evidence Landlord Episode: "Wine and Dine"
2006 Three Moons Over Milford Councilman Rose Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2007 Unthinkable Forensic Agent Television film
2007 Psych Auctioneer Episode: "Gus's Dad May

Have Killed an Old Guy"

2008 Under One Roof Lyle Fitzgerald Episode: "Cell Out"
2008 Aliens in America Mr. Weinblau Episode: "The Muslim Guard"
2008 Love to Kill Nabor Television film
2009 Revolution Principal Dont
2009 Alice Waiting Room Ace 2 episodes
2010 Hiccups School Principal Episode: "Autograph Hound"
2010 Tower Prep Psychology Professor Episode: "Dreams"
2012 Abducted: The Carlina White Story Statistics Clerk Television film
2012 Once Upon a Time Cashier Episode: "Tallahassee"
2012 Level Up The Swirling Giver Episode: "The Swirling Giver"
2013 Supernatural Chris Hinckley Episode: "Torn and Frayed"
2013 Motive Devon Pearman Episode: "Ruthless"
2013 Continuum Future Clerk Episode: "Seconds"
2013 Arrow Pharmacist Episode: "State v. Queen"
2014 A Fairly Odd Summer Ed Leadly Television film
2014–2018 The Actress Diaries Archie 10 episodes
2015 Bridal Wave Dorian Television film
2015 Harvest Moon Howard Gordon
2015 Once Upon a Holiday Simon
2015 When Calls the Heart Mike Ward / Reporter Episode: "New Year's Wish"
2016 Stake Out Boss Episode: "The Beginning"
2017 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Mayor of Fillydelphia Episode: "The Royal Problem"
2018 iZombie Casper Episode: "Chivalry Is Dead"
2019 Project Blue Book Carlton Fanshaw Episode: "The Lubbock Lights"
2019 Van Helsing Officer Rudolph Episode: "No 'I' in Team"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 SSX on Tour Additional voices
2006 The Godfather Paulie Gatto
2006 The Godfather: Mob Wars
2007 The Godfather: The Don's Edition
2007 The Godfather: Blackhand Edition

References

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  1. ^ "Laughs". Chicago Tribune. 1995-08-18. Retrieved 2017-05-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tony Alcantar". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Tony Alcantar: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Krugel, Lauren (2014-04-07). "Hollywood North: Vancouver dialect coach Tony Alcantar helped Fargo stars get it right". Vancouver Sun. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. ^ Schaefer, Glen (2015-08-30). "Hey, Vancouver film industry: No need to Fear the Walking Dead". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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