Val Avery

Biography

Val Avery was an American film and television actor.

Career Overview

Val Avery has 101 screen credits in a career dating back to 1950. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently The Sting Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Cobra, Assignment Berlin, Minnie and Moskowitz. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

101

Birth Date

1924-07-14 00:00:00

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

• 

  Cobra
• 

  Assignment Berlin
• 

  Minnie and Moskowitz
• 

  Satan's Bed
• 

  Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
• The Streets

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• The Sting Collection (1 titles)
• The Amityville Collection (1 titles)
• Cheech and Chong (1 titles)
• Cheech & Chong Collection (1 titles)
• Tommy Gibbs Collection (1 titles)
• Nevada Smith Collection (1 titles)
• The Magnificent Seven Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Sylvester Stallone (3 collaborations)
• John Cassavetes (3 collaborations)
• Mark De Alessandro (2 collaborations)
• Terry Leonard (2 collaborations)
• Brad Bovee (2 collaborations)
• Scott Dockstader (2 collaborations)
• Carl Boles (2 collaborations)
• Roger Wilson (2 collaborations)
• James Bigwood (2 collaborations)
• Harry Moses (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (101 credits)

  • Renegade

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • In the Shadows

    Carlo Pierazzi

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • A Constant Forge

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • A Fish in the Bathtub

    Abe

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Gold Coast

    Jimmy Capp

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Donnie Brasco

    Santo Trafficante Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

    Gen. Sherman

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Law & Order

    - Deadbeat (1996) ... Max Schaeffer actor actors

    - Confession (1991) ... Dan Magadan Sr. actor actors
    1990
  • Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

    Superintendent of Police

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Messenger

    Clark

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Courage

    Pete Solto

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Cobra

    Chief Halliwell

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Out of the Darkness

    Guido Pressano

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Moonlighting

    - In 'N Outlaws (1989) ... Mr. Viola actor actors
    1985
  • The Streets

    Whitcomb

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Pope of Greenwich Village

    Nunzi

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Hunter

    - Ring of Honor (1989) ... Ray Sullivan actor actors
    1984
  • Easy Money

    Louie the Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Sting II

    O'Malley

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Jinxed!

    Milt Hawkins

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Assignment Berlin

    Talaat Pasha

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Sharky's Machine

    Manny

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Choices

    Coach Rizzo

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Continental Divide

    Yablonowitz

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Chosen

    Teacher

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Gloria

    Sill

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Brubaker

    Wendel

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Amityville Horror

    Sgt. Gionfriddo

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Wanderers

    Mr. Sharp

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Love and Bullets

    Caruso

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Up in Smoke

    Factory Boss

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Heroes

    Mel

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?

    Chuck Voit

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Man from Atlantis

    - C.W. Hyde (1977) ... Lew actor actors
    1977
  • Harry and Walter Go to New York

    Chatsworth

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    Blair Benoit

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Quincy, M.E.

    - Of All Sad Words (1981) ... Rawley Dinehart actor actors

    - Requiem for the Living (1978) ... Rawley Dinehart actor actors

    - Snake Eyes (2) (1977) ... Rawley Dinehart actor actors

    - Snake Eyes (1) (1977) ... Rawley Dinehart actor actors
    1976
  • Lucky Lady

    Dolph

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Let's Do It Again

    Lt. Bottomley

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Russian Roulette

    Rudolf Henke

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Baretta

    - It's Hard But It's Fair (1977) ... actor actors

    - Murder for Me (1976) ... actor actors
    1975
  • Starsky & Hutch

    - Starsky and Hutch are Guilty (1977) ... actor actors
    1975
  • The Legend of Hillbilly John

    Cobart

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Laughing Policeman

    Insp. John Pappas SFPD

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Papillon

    Pascal

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Blood Sport

    Frank Dorsdale

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Black Caesar

    Cardoza

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Firehouse

    Sonny Caputo

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Police Story

    - Explosion (1974) ... actor actors

    - The Big Walk (1973) ... actor actors
    1973
  • Kojak

    - Marker to a Dead Bookie (1974) ... George Janis actor actors
    1973
  • Minnie and Moskowitz

    Zelmo Swift

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

    The Marshal

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • A Tattered Web

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Anderson Tapes

    Parelli aka Socks

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Columbo

    - Identity Crisis (1975) ... Ralph Dobbs actor actors

    - A Friend in Deed (1974) ... Artie Jessup actor actors

    - The Most Crucial Game (1972) ... Ralph Dobbs actor actors

    - Dead Weight (1971) ... Harry Barnes actor actors
    1971
  • Cannon

    - The Hit Man (1974) ... actor actors

    - Treasure of San Ignacio (1972) ... actor actors
    1971
  • The Traveling Executioner

    Jake

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • A Dream of Kings

    Fatas

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Machine Gun McCain

    Chuck Regan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Brotherhood

    Jake Rotherman

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Faces

    Jim McCarthy

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Pink Jungle

    Rodriguez

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

    McDermott

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Hombre

    Delgado

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Mannix

    - A Small Favor for an Old Friend (1974) ... actor actors

    - Walk a Double Line (1974) ... actor actors

    - Run Till Dark (1971) ... actor actors

    - The Lost Art of Dying (1970) ... actor actors
    1967
  • Ironside

    - Love Me in December (1973) ... actor actors

    - Achilles' Heel (1972) ... actor actors
    1967
  • The Invaders

    - The Mutation (1967) ... Manager actor actors
    1967
  • The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones

    Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Assault on a Queen

    Trench

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Nevada Smith

    Buck Mason

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Wild, Wild Winter

    Fox

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Mission: Impossible

    - The Puppet (1972) ... Al Ross actor actors

    - Encounter (1971) ... Al Ross actor actors

    - The System (1969) ... Constantine Victor actor actors

    - The Execution (1968) ... Al Ross actor actors
    1966
  • The Hallelujah Trail

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Satan's Bed

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The F.B.I.

    - A Piece of the Action (1974) ... Max Horton actor actors

    - The Outcast (1972) ... Tony Hendricks actor actors

    - The Cave-In (1966) ... Carn actor actors

    - The Forests of the Night (1966) ... Roy Sumner actor actors
    1965
  • The Wild Wild West

    - The Night of the Bubbling Death (1967) ... John Crane actor actors

    - The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) ... John Crane actor actors
    1965
  • Get Smart

    - Now You See Him... Now You Don't (1965) ... KAOS Agent #1 actor actors
    1965
  • Daniel Boone

    - The Old Man and the Cave (1965) ... Watowah actor actors
    1964
  • The Munsters

    - Herman, the Master Spy (1965) ... The Commissar actor actors

    - The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster (1964) ... The Commissar actor actors
    1964
  • The Power and the Glory

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Hud

    Jose

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Fugitive

    - Run the Man Down (1967) ... Jim Ross actor actors

    - The Chinese Sunset (1966) ... Burns actor actors

    - Wings of an Angel (1965) ... Jerry Kulik actor actors

    - Moon Child (1965) ... Burns actor actors
    1963
  • Requiem for a Heavyweight

    Young fighter's promoter

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Virginian

    - Harvest of Strangers (1966) ... Jim Sunderland actor actors
    1962
  • Too Late Blues

    Milt Frielobe

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Asphalt Jungle

    - The Kidnapping (1961) ... actor actors
    1961
  • The Magnificent Seven

    Henry

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Last Train from Gun Hill

    Steve, Horseshoe Bartender'

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Rawhide

    - Incident of the Blackstorms (1961) ... Sheriff actor actors
    1959
  • The Twilight Zone

    - The Night of the Meek (1960) ... Bartender actor actors
    1959
  • King Creole

    Ralph (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Great Gatsby

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Long, Hot Summer

    Wilk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Naked City

    - Beyond This Place There Be Dragons (1963) ... Franko actor actors
    1958
  • Edge of the City

    Brother

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - The Gold Bar (1961) ... actor actors
    1957
  • The Harder They Fall

    Frank (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - Proud Woman (1957) ... Carson actor actors
    1956
  • One Touch of Venus

    Bus Starter

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Gunsmoke

    - A Man Called Smith (1969) ... Bull actor actors

    - The Lure (1967) ... Trent actor actors

    - Twenty Miles from Dodge (1965) ... Dorner actor actors

    - Cows and Cribs (1957) ... Joe Nadler actor actors
    1955
  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    - The Tall Dark Man (1955) ... Philip Reilly (The Tall Dark Man) actor actors
    1950