Buffy Dee
American actor
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Anthony DeSantolo (September 15, 1923 – November 1995), known professionally as Buffy Dee, was an Italian-American actor and musician.[1] Buffy Dee suffered from Polio as a child and spent a short portion of his life in wheelchair. Although he recovered, he was left with a slight limp.
September 15, 1923
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| Born | Anthony DeSantolo September 15, 1923 Middletown, New York, USA |
| Died | November 1995 (72 aged) Middletown, New York, USA |
| Occupations | Actor and musician |
He went to school for law and finished his degree at the University of Miami. He lived most of his life in Miami, Florida. He married Eleanor Korn. He did not have any children.
Buffy Dee was a club owner in Miami and a drummer for Carmen Cavallaro, while also taking acting roles in a number of film and television productions, usually filmed in Miami. He is probably best remembered (at least by European audiences) as the supervillain "K-1" in the Italian action comedy film Go for It (1983).
Filmography
| Title | Year | Character |
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| Extralarge: Diamonds (TV Movie) | 1993 | Receiver |
| Nightmare Beach | 1989 | Kimberly's Third Client |
| Miss Caribe | 1988 | Rainbow |
| A Taxi Driver in New York | 1987 | Don Vincenzo |
| Superfantagenio | 1986 | Leader of the child trafficking gang |
| Miami Supercops | 1985 | Pancho |
| Miami Vice | 1984 | Mickey, season 1 episode: "One Eyed Jack" |
| Go For It | 1983 | K-1 |
| Super Fuzz | 1980 | Ticket seller with turban on fair |
| Hardly Working | 1980 | C.B. |
| Mako: The Jaws of Death | 1976 | Barney |
| Murph The Smurf | 1975 | Bucks |
| Caribe | 1975 | Tuskey, episode: "The Plastic Connection" |
| Peeper | 1975 | Bazooka Himself |
| Kojak (TV Series) | 1974 | Catonsky, season 2 episode: "The Best War in Town" |
| Lady Ice | 1973 | Tony Lacava |
| All Fall Down | 1962 | Police Lieutenant |