User:Tonyepierce

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Tony Pierce
Born
Tony E. Pierce

U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Children3

Personal Life

Born Tony E. Pierce in Long Beach, California, he is the second of five children to an iron worker and an accountant. Pierce is not only an actor, but a successful chief estimator in the field of Structural Steel, holding that job title for over 40 years. When he is not acting he is estimating. The jobs over his estimating career have had a cost bid up to $87 million (capturing the $87 million job) both in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Career

Acting

Film

Tony began his acting career in 1986 with the film Behind Enemy Lines along side David Carradine, Charles R. Floyd and Mako. In 1987 he went on to be in Number One With A Bullet along side Robert Carradine, Billy Dee Williams and Valerie Bertinelli followed later on that year with Near Dark along side Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton. In 1988 he was in Platoon Leader along side Robert F. Lyons, Michael Dudikoff and Michael DeLorenzo.

In 1990 he made his major break through with Oscar winning movie

Dances With Wolves along side Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene
.

In 1991 he was in Stone Cold along side Brian Bosworth, Lance Henriksen and William Forsythe followed later on that year with For the Boys along side Bette Midler, James Caan and George Segal.

In 1992 he was in the Oscar winning movie The Bodyguard along side Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston and Gary Kemp followed later on that year with Trancers III.

In 1994 he was in Wagons East along side John Candy, Richard Lewis and John C. McGinley. In 1996 he was in Big Bully along side Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold and Julianne Phillips. In 1997 he was in Blood Money along side James Brolin, Billy Drago and Dean Tarrolly. In 1998 he was in Zero Stress along side Michael DeLorenzo, Scott Schiaffo and Sascha Knopf. In 2001 he was in Cahoots along side Keith Carradine, David Keith and Wendie Malick followed later on that year with The Forsaken along side Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr and Izabella Miko. In 2003 he was in Graduation Night along side Adrian R'Mante, Abigail Spencer and Josh Waters. In 2004 he started in short The Undeserted along side Jillian McWhirter and Matt Iseman followed later on that year with You Are So Going To Hell along side Gerardo Vicente Martinez, Judson Rothschild and Susan Peretz. In 2005 he started in Break A Leg along side John Cassini, Carol Mansell and Frank Cassini.

TV

In 1987 he appeared in

Diagnosis Murder along side Dick Van Dyke,Barry Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell in the episode "Murder by the Book". In 1997 he appeared in The Pretender along side Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker and Patrick Bauchauin the episode "Jaroldo". He latest appearance was in 2009 on The Mentalist along side Simon Baker, Robin Tunney and Tim Kang
in the episode "Blood Brothers".

Filmography

List of Films
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Behind Enemy Lines Waite aka Attack Force NAM and P.O.W. the Escape
1987 Number One with a Bullet Purvis
Near Dark Highway Youth
1988 Platoon Leader Jan Shultz
1990 Dances with Wolves Spivey
1991 Stone Cold Tool
For the Boys Major at Firebase, Vietnam
1992 The Bodyguard Dan
Trancers III Jason
1994 Wagons East Junior Ferguson
1996 Blood Money Sabbit
Big Bully Ulf
1997 Blood Money Sabbit
1998 Zero Stress Barkowski
2001 Cahoots Tommy
The Forsaken Mechanic aka
Vampire Hunter
2003 Graduation Night The Bum aka Truth and Dare and Party On
2004 The Undeserted Steve
Your Are So Going to Hell! Angel Kevin
2005
Break a Leg
Bartender

Television

List of Television
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Moonlighting Police Detective Take a left at the Altar tv 1 episode
1991 Matlock Pete The Arsonist tv episode
1991 Tales from the Crypt Banjo Split Second tv episode
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Lucille Fresh Prince: The Movie tv episode
1996
Diagnosis Murder
Thomas L. Pitt tv episode
1997 The Pretender Dave Jaroldo tv episode
2009 The Mentalist Marshal Winston Blood Brothers tv episode

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