Frank Pando
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Frank Pando | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Frank Pando is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Agent Frank Grasso on the TV series The Sopranos.[1] He has since acted in several television shows, movies, and plays, including roles as policemen in The Visitor, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Blue Bloods.
Career
[edit]Pando first played the character Agent Frank Grasso in season 1 of the television series The Sopranos.[1] He later recalled that while the show was airing, he would get stopped in the street by strangers urging him to "Leave Tony Soprano alone!"[2]
Pando also portrayed Pablo in the 2005 version of A Streetcar Named Desire, from Studio 54, and provided a voiceover for The Local Population in Red Dead Redemption. He has also acted in many other roles in several TV shows, and along with fellow actor Armando Riesco and his wife Shirley Rumierk, has a collaborative YouTube channel called "Rumando Pando".[citation needed]
In 2017, he played “Angel” in the Lynne Ramsay film You Were Never Really Here,[3] and was also cast in a starring role in a San Diego production of the play The Blameless.
Filmography
[edit]- The Equalizer - Captain Torres 2021
- Katy Keene - Luis Lopez 2020
- When They See Us - Detective Gonzalez 2019
- You Were Never Really Here – Angel 2017[3]
- Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine - Luther 2016
- Blue Bloods - Detective Puentes 2014
- The Blacklist - George Wilkinson 2014
- A Little Game - Officer 2014
- Girl Most Likely - Policeman #1 2012
- Man on a Ledge - Cameraman 2012
- Bored to Death - Policeman at Carousel (Gumball!) 2011
- Damages - John Rosetti (2 episodes) 2011
- American Experience (TV series documentary) - Reenactment actor / Vicente Perez Rosales (2 episodes) 2006-2011
- Red Dead Redemption (Video Game) - The Local Population (voice) 2010
- Nurse Jackie (TV series) - Miguel (Caregiver) 2010
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Max (1 episode) 2009
- Law & Order (TV series) Bartender / Chris / Silvio Mangiafico – Bailout (2009) … Silvio Mangiafico – Bodies (2003) … Chris – Attorney Client (2002) … Bartender 2009
- Children of Invention - Bruce 2009
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series) Jesse Bleyer 2007
- The Visitor - Cop #2 2007
- The Sopranos (TV series) Agent Frank Grasso / Agent Grasso / FBI Agent Frank Grasso – Made in America (2007) … Agent Frank Grasso – All Due Respect (2004) … Agent Frank Grasso – Irregular Around the Margins (2004) … Agent Frank Grasso – Rat Pack (2004) … Agent Frank Grasso – Whitecaps (2002) … Agent Grasso – Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood (2001) ... FBI Agent Frank Grasso See all 12 episodes » 2007
- Live Free or Die - Trucker 2006
- Third Watch - Firefighter #3 (Honor) 2001
- Deadline - Murphy 2001
- The $treet - Fireman 2000
References
[edit]- ^ a b Donaldson, Mark (May 15, 2023). "A Classic Tony Soprano Insult Creates An Accidental Plot Hole". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Vincent, Christopher J. (2014). Paying Respect to The Sopranos: A Psychosocial Analysis. McFarland. ISBN 9780786451814.
- ^ a b "Movie is a pulse-pounding thriller". Victoria Advocate. April 12, 2018. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
External links
[edit]- Frank Pando at IMDb