Tony Vincenzo

Tony Vincenzo is a fictional newspaper editor and a supporting character in the Kolchak television franchise. Played by actor Simon Oakland, he first appeared in the 1972 telemovie The Night Stalker. The character also appeared in the film's 1973 sequel, The Night Strangler. Tony Vincenzo was a regular series character on the Kolchak: The Night Stalker television series, which aired on ABC for one season from 1974-1975, totalling twenty episodes.

The character was re-imagined for the 2005-2006 TV series Night Stalker, where he was played by actor Cotter Smith.

Overview
Tony Vincenzo is Carl Kolchak's bellicose editor who seems to be one of the only people willing to tolerate Kolchak's antics, despite their arguments. Vincenzo has a grudging respect for Kolchak's reporting skills, but often finds himself caught between Kolchak's zeal and his own management responsibilities. Vincenzo's hot temper often negatively impacts his blood pressure and digestion and he sometimes laments that he did not go into his family's Venetian blinds business.