Editing Victor Argo (section)

==Professional career==
Argo began his career as a stage actor. Attempting to break into show business at a time when there was much prejudice against [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] performers, Victor professionally adopted the surname "Argo" to better his casting chances, stating in an interview that he "felt the prejudice was against the name, not even against me."<ref name=CTobit/> While performing in an [[Off-Broadway]] play during the 1960s, Argo met [[Yoko Ono]], with whom he participated in the so-called "Happening" movement. He met [[Harvey Keitel]] during the early stages of his career; the two actors remained close friends for nearly forty years and worked together on several films, including ''[[Bad Lieutenant]]'' which Argo helped persuade Keitel to accept the lead role for.<ref>''Bad Lieutenant'' − DVD commentary by Abel Ferrara</ref> In 1977, Argo became a founding member of the [[Riverside Shakespeare Company]] on New York City's [[Upper West Side]]. As a member, he toured the parks of [[Manhattan]] playing Lord Montague.<ref>"Shakespeare on the Drive," ''The New York Times'', August 19, 1977.</ref> 

In the 1970s, Argo made his film debut with a small part in ''[[Unholy Rollers]]'' and his [[television]] debut in a made-for-TV film ''Smile Jenny, You're Dead''. Often playing the part of the New York City 'heavy' or mobster on film, Argo was a favorite of such directors as [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Abel Ferrara]] and [[Woody Allen]]. His film credits include ''[[Taxi Driver]]'', ''[[King of New York]]'', ''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]'', ''[[New York Stories]]'', ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'', ''[[Bad Lieutenant]]'', ''[[True Romance]]'' and ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]''. He played the father of [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s character in the 2001 romantic drama ''[[Angel Eyes (film)|Angel Eyes]]''. His television guest appearances include ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[Spenser: For Hire]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'' and ''[[Miami Vice]]''. Argo lent his talents to seventy-five films and twenty-one television guest roles in total.<ref name="SDT">{{Cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040411/news_1m11argo.html|title=San Diego Tribune}}</ref>

Outside of acting on the screen and stage, another deep passion for Argo was country music, the actor at one time having traveled to [[Nashville]] to cut several song demos.<ref name=CTobit>{{cite web |title=Victor Argo, 69 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/04/12/victor-argo-69-2/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=12 April 2004}}</ref>