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John Santucci (1940-2004) was an actor who appeared in Thief, Crime Story and Miami Vice. He was also a technical consultant and advisor for some of these shows, based on his experience as a former jewel thief.
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Jan 21, 2018 · Learn about the fascinating background of John Santucci, who played Dale Menton in Miami Vice and was a technical advisor and actor in Thief. Find out how he was arrested by Dennis Farina, who also starred in Thief, and how his criminal skills influenced the film.
- This is great! I love it!! Thanks for sharing! Post of the week!
- I remember this being mentioned before in here (MVNYC's This week in Miami Vice) and I had looked it up, as Farina was a cop in my neck of the wood...
- What a fantastic piece - so interesting Thankyou
- Sad he died so young at 63
- they did a hell of a job on his hair in Crime Story . Sad that Farina is gone too, i think he actually knew him when he was a cop in chicago and Sa...
- Santucci was absolutely great. Great as Pauli Taglia in Crime Story and great as a crooked cop in Thief. He was also a technical advisor to Michael...
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John Louis Schiavone (November 8, 1940 - February 22, 2004) was an American actor known as John Santucci. He appeared in the show Miami Vice as Dale Menton, Rabbi to and CIA liaison for Lao Li in the episode "Golden Triangle (Part II)", Charlie Fusco, an aide to Al Lombard who turned on his boss and went to work for Librizzi in the episode "Lombard...
Santucci was a jewel thief before he was hired by Michael Mann to appear in and be a technical advisor in the 1981 movie Thief (with Chuck Adamson, Dennis Farina, Willie Nelson and Tom Signorelli); Thief is notable for the extraordinary coincidences surrounding its cast, largely stemming from Mann's love of employing the right people for technical authenticity - Farina was a Chicago police officer before he became an actor and actually arrested Santucci while the latter was a jewel thief. Furthermore, the main heist in Thief, involving the use of a thermal lance to cut through a vault door, was based on a real-life robbery orchestrated by Santucci. Many of the other tools used in robberies throughout the film were also Santucci's own.
Mann also cast Santucci in his other 1980s series Crime Story (with Farina) as mob boss Pauli Taglia, then in his TV movie L.A. Takedown (with Scott Plank, Ely Pouget and Xander Berkeley). His other appearances were in Wiseguy and The Flash. His last recorded appearance was in 1995's Pointman.
Santucci died in Chicago, Illinois, of cancer on February 22, 2004, at the age of 63.
Michael Mann interview (mentions Santucci's death)
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Jan 16, 2023 · John Santucci allegedly forced an ex-cop to work despite being sick from cancer (NYU Langone Health) QUEENS, NEW YORK: An NYPD officer alleged that she was bullied and harassed by a doctor, eventually forcing her to resign from the force.
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John Santucci was born on November 8, 1940. He was an actor, known for Thief (1981), Crime Story (1986) and Miami Vice (1984). He died on February 22, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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