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John Mengatti(1954-2023)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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John Mengatti in Meatballs Part II (1984)
John Mengatti was born on 21 September 1954 in New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Tag: The Assassination Game (1982), For Love and Honor (1983) and The White Shadow (1978). He was married to Lisa Nash-Jones. He died on 26 March 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 21, 1954
DiedMarch 26, 2023(68)
BornSeptember 21, 1954
DiedMarch 26, 2023(68)
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Known for

Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
Tag: The Assassination Game
5.8
  • Randy Simonetti
  • 1982
Yaphet Kotto, Gary Grubbs, Cliff Potts, and Shelley Smith in For Love and Honor (1983)
For Love and Honor
6.6
TV Series
  • Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
The White Shadow (1978)
The White Shadow
8.0
TV Series
  • Nick Vitaglia
  • Student
NYPD Blue (1993)
NYPD Blue
7.8
TV Series
  • Officer Howard
  • Uniform Howard

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Actor

  • Land of the Free? (2004)
    Land of the Free?
    6.9
    • Walker
    • 2004
  • NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Officer Howard
    • Uniform Howard
    • 2001–2002
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Commander Santero
    • 1997
  • Dead Men Don't Die (1990)
    Dead Men Don't Die
    4.3
    • Officer Ramirez
    • 1990
  • Knights of the City (1986)
    Knights of the City
    4.8
    • Mookie
    • 1986
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Billy De Salvo
    • 1986
  • Joe Guzaldo and Larry Riley in Stir Crazy (1985)
    Stir Crazy
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Pepper
    • 1985
  • Elliott Gould, Mary McDonnell, Corinne Bohrer, Conchata Ferrell, Shuko Akune, Lynne Moody, and Bruce A. Young in E/R (1984)
    E/R
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Jake
    • 1985
  • Meatballs Part II (1984)
    Meatballs Part II
    3.8
    • Armand 'Flash' Carducci
    • 1984
  • Yaphet Kotto, Gary Grubbs, Cliff Potts, and Shelley Smith in For Love and Honor (1983)
    For Love and Honor
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Pvt. Dominick Petrizzo
    • 1983–1984
  • Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
    Hadley's Rebellion
    7.0
    • Bobby Clark
    • 1983
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Boz
    • 1982
  • Nine to Five (1982)
    Nine to Five
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Fast Freddie
    • 1982
  • Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
    Tag: The Assassination Game
    5.8
    • Randy Simonetti
    • 1982
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Paul Largo
    • 1982

Producer

  • Justin Gocke and Bettina Rae in The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987)
    The Witching of Ben Wagner
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1987

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 21, 1954
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 26, 2023
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lisa Nash-Jones2006 - present

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    Best known for playing Nick, the New York City native who joins the L.A. based Carver High School basketball team on the cult television series The White Shadow.

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