Dino Tavarone Explained

Dino Tavarone (born December 28, 1942) is an Italian-Canadian actor most prominent in the Cinema of Quebec.^[1] He is most noted for his role as mafia boss Giuseppe Scarfo in the television series Omertà,^[2] and his performance in Manon Briand's film 2 Seconds (2 secondes), for which he received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actor at the 1st Jutra Awards in 1999.

Before undertaking his career in acting, Tavarone spent four years in prison for drug trafficking,^[3] and subsequently opened his own restaurant in Montreal.

Filmography

Film

• Zie 37 Stagen (1997)
• 2 Seconds (2 secondes): Lorenzo (1998)
• La Position de l'escargot: Marcos (1999)
• The Uncles: Lino Rossi (2000)
• Café Olé: Sal (2000)
• Mambo Italiano: Giorgio (2003)
• The American Trap (Le piège américain): Carlos Marcello (2008)
• Hot Dog: Parrain Massino (2013)
• Corbo: Achille Corbo (2014)
• Antoine et Marie: Vito Pipingo (2014)
• My Friend Dino (Mon ami Dino): Dino (2016)
• The Honorable Society: Luciano (2018)
• Hotel Limbo: Frank Zamboni (2020)

Television

• Omertà

Giuseppe Scarfo (1996)

• Paparazzi: Mgr. Carabelli (1997)
• The Best Bad Thing

Mr. Sabatini (1997)

• 36 Hours to Die (Chantage sans issue): Angeli (1999)
• L'Or: Robert Martinelli (2001)
• Il Duce canadese

Turi (2004)

• Minuit, le soir

Paolo Campagnolo (2005)

Notes and References

1. Brendan Kelly, "Mon ami Dino: Q&A with actor Dino Tavarone". Montreal Gazette, August 4, 2016.
2. Hugo Meunier, "Dino Tavarone: «Tout est vrai, tout est faux»". La Presse, July 31, 2016.
3. Sophie Durocher, "Des images qui ne s’oublient pas". Le Journal de Montréal, December 3, 2017.