Val Avery

Val Avery
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Val Avery is probably best remembered by "Columbo" fans as Artie Jessup in
"A Friend In Deed," the sleazy ex-con enlisted by Columbo to help set a trap for the real killer, who happens to be the Police Commissioner. Avery appeared
with Peter Falk in the 1968 movie "Gli Intoccabili," which also starred future
"Columbo" guest-actors John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.

"Columbo" Appearances

Harry Barnes
Dead Weight

Ralph Dobbs
The Most Crucial Game

Artie Jessup
A Friend In Deed

Louie the Bartender
Identity Crisis

Actor filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s)

1. Donnie Brasco (1997) .... Trafficante
2. Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)
     (TV) .... General Sherman
3. Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) (TV) .... Salerno

4. Cobra (1986) .... Chief Halliwell
5. Courage (1986) (TV) .... Pete Solto
6. Too Scared to Scream (1985) .... Medical Examiner
     ... aka Doorman, The (1985)
7. Pope of Greenwich Village, The (1984) .... Nunzi
8. Sting II, The (1983) .... O'Malley
9. Easy Money (1983) .... Louie the Bartender
10. Jinxed! (1982) .... Milt Hawkins
11. Continental Divide (1981) .... Yablonowitz
12. Choices (1981)
13. Chosen, The (1981) .... Teacher
14. Sharky's Machine (1981) .... Man with Siakwan
15. Brubaker (1980) .... Wendel
16. Gloria (1980) .... Sill

17. Amityville Horror, The (1979) .... Sgt. Gionfriddo
18. Double Take (1979) .... Turk
19. Love and Bullets (1979) .... Caruso
20. Wanderers, The (1979) .... Mr. Sharp
21. Heroes (1977) .... Bus Driver
22. Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977) (TV)
23. Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) .... Chatsworth
24. Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The (1976) .... Blair Benoit
25. Columbo: Identity Crisis (1975) (TV) .... Louie
26. Let's Do It Again (1975) .... Lt. Bottomley
27. Russian Roulette (1975) .... Rudolph Henke
28. Columbo: A Friend in Deed (1974) (TV) .... Artie Jessup
29. Papillon (1973) .... Pascal
30. Black Caesar (1973) .... Cardoza
     ... aka Godfather of Harlem, The (1973)
31. Laughing Policeman, The (1973) .... Pappas
     ... aka Investigation of Murder, An (1973)
32. Legend of Hillbilly John, The (1973)
     ... aka Ballad of Hillbilly John (1973)
     ... aka My Name Is John (1973)
     ... aka Who Fears the Devil (1973)
33. Columbo: The Most Crucial Game (1972) (TV) .... Ralph Dobbs
34. Firehouse (1972) (TV) .... Sonny Caputo
35. Tattered Web, A (1971) (TV) .... Sergeant Harry Barnes
36. Anderson Tapes, The (1971) .... Socks Parelli
37. Columbo: Dead Weight (1971) (TV) .... Harry Barnes
38. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) .... Zelmo Swift
39. Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow? (1971) .... The Marshal
     ... aka Barney (1971)
40. Traveling Executioner, The (1970) .... Jake

41. Dream of Kings, A (1969) .... Fatsas
42. Intoccabili, Gli (1968) .... Chuck Regan
     ... aka Machine Gun McCain (1970)
43. Pink Jungle, The (1968) .... Rodriguez
44. Brotherhood, The (1968) .... Jake Rotherman
45. Faces (1968) .... Jim McCarthy
46. Hombre (1967) .... Delgado
47. Nevada Smith (1966) .... Buck Mason
48. Assault on a Queen (1966) .... Trench
49. Hallelujah Trail, The (1965) .... Denver Bartender
50. Hud (1963) .... Jose
51. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) .... Stein
52. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
     ... aka Blood Money (1962)
53. Too Late Blues (1961) .... Frielobe
54. Magnificent Seven, The (1960) .... Henry

55. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
56. Long, Hot Summer, The (1958) .... Wilk
57. Edge of the City (1957) .... Brother
     ... aka Man is Ten Feet Tall, A (1957)
58. Harder They Fall, The (1956) .... Frank
59. Fuller Brush Girl, The (1950) .... Burlesque Patron
     ... aka Affairs of Sally (1950)

Notable TV guest appearances

1. "Law & Order" (1990) playing "Max Schaeffer" in episode: "Deadbeat"
     (episode # 7.141) 11/13/1996
2. "Law & Order" (1990) playing "Dan Magadin, Sr." in episode:
     "Confession" (episode # 2.1) 9/17/1991
3. "Moonlighting" (1985) in episode: "In 'N Outlaws" 4/23/1989
4. "Friday the 13th" (1987) playing "Russ Sharko" in episode: "Badge of
     Honor" (episode # 1.23) 7/5/1988
5. "Mission: Impossible" (1966) playing "Augie Leach" in episode:
     "Puppet, The" (episode # 7.13) 12/22/1972
6. "F.B.I., The" (1965) in episode: "Outcast, The" (episode # 8.14)
     12/17/1972
7. "Mission: Impossible" (1966) playing "Frank Brady" in episode:
     "Encounter" (episode # 6.7) 10/30/1971
8. "Nichols" (1971) in episode: "Wings of an Angel" 1971
9. "Nichols" (1971) in episode: "Wonder Fizz Flies Again" 1971
10. "Mission: Impossible" (1966) playing "Al Ross" in episode: "Execution,
     The" (episode # 3.5) 11/10/1968
11. "Gunsmoke" (1955) playing "Trent" in episode: "Lure, The" (episode #
     12.23) 2/25/1967
12. "F.B.I., The" (1965) in episode: "Forests of the Night, The" (episode
     # 1.16) 1/2/1966
13. "Munsters, The" (1964) in episode: "Herman the Master Spy" 1965
14. "Munsters, The" (1964) in episode: "Midnight Ride of Herman Munster,
     The" 1964
15. "Investigators, The" (1961) in episode: "Something for Charity"
     12/21/1961
16. "Twilight Zone, The" (1959) playing "Bartender" in episode: "Night of
     the Meek" 12/23/1960
17. "Untouchables, The" (1959) playing "Frank Salinas" in episode: "Seat
     on the Fence, A" (episode # 2.6) 11/24/1960
18. "Untouchables, The" (1959) playing "Johnny" in episode: "Underworld
     Bank, The" (episode # 1.26) 4/14/1960
19. "Gunsmoke" (1955) playing "Joe Nadler" in episode: "Cows and Cribs"
     (episode # 3.13) 12/7/1957
20. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956) in episode: "Proud Woman" (episode # 2.4)
     10/25/1957