Tony Vincenzo

Tony Vincenzo

Tony Vincenzo
Continuity:	Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Type:	Supporting character
Gender:	Male
Location:	Chicago, Illinois
Introduction:	The Night Stalker (1972)
Actor:	Simon Oakland Cotter Smith

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 a newspaper editor employed by Independent News Service out of Chicago, Illinois. He is the bellicose supervisor of sensationalistic reporter Carl Kolchak and seems to be one of the only people willing to tolerate the investigator's maverick 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.

Biography[]

Notes & Trivia[]

The character of Tony Vincenzo was created by novelist Jeff Rice, author Richard Matheson and directors John Llewellyn Moxey and Dan Curtis.

Originally hailed from Westchester County, New York. ^[1]

Was the leader of a band in 1940 called Tony Vincenzo's Neapolitans. ^[1]

Lost five pounds of weight after five days of doing forty-five minute work-outs. ^[2]

Appearances[]

Kolchak: The Night Stalker[]

Night Stalker[]

Actor Cotter Smith was credited in all ten episodes of the series, but only appeared in eight episodes. He did not appear in "Malum" or "Timeless"

Night Stalker films[]

Comics[]

External Links[]

References[]

[Demoninlace-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Demon in Lace

[2] Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Youth Killer

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