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Tony Alcantar
Born
Anthony Joseph Alcantar

1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)
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

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

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

Filmography

Film

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

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

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

  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.