In Television
- Simon Adebisi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Oz
- Johnny Allen (Billy Murray), EastEnders
- Marcus Álvarez (Emilio Rivera), Sons of Anarchy
- Jackie Aprile, Sr. (Michael Rispoli), The Sopranos
- Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris), The Wire
- Stringer Bell (Idris Elba), The Wire
- Sacha Belov (Sergei Bezrukov), Brigada
- Jimmy Cacuzza (Jeff Wincott), Sons of Anarchy
- Rocco Cammeniti (Robert Forza), Neighbours
- Fat Cat (Jim Cummings), Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
- Fyodor Chevchenko (Roy Scheider), Third Watch
- Bill Church, Jr. (Bruce Campbell), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Bill Church, Sr. (Peter Boyle), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Johnny Zacchara (Brandon Barash), General Hospital
- Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), General Hospital
- Freddie Cork (Kevin Chapman), Brotherhood (2006 TV series)
- Carlos Cortez (Steven Bauer), UC: Undercover
- Roland Daggett (Edward Asner), Batman: The Animated Series
- Jack Dalton (Hywel Bennett), EastEnders
- Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico (Joe Mantegna), The Simpsons
- Ernest Darby (Mitch Pileggi), Sons of Anarchy
- King Dedede (Ed Paul), Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo), Days of our Lives
- Fred Flintstone (Maurice LaMarche), Harvey Birdman
- Anthony "Tony" Dracon (Richard Grieco), Gargoyles
- Morgan Edge (Rutger Hauer and Patrick Bergin), Smallville
- Escobar Gallardo (Robert LaSardo), Nip/Tuck
- Giovanni (Ted Lewis), Pokémon
- The Greek (Bill Raymond), The Wire
- Steven Green (Victor Slezak), Law & Order
- Carlos Guerrero (Rudolf Martin), Dexter
- Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez (Luis Guzmán), Oz
- Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs), EastEnders
- Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston), Days of our Lives
- Ryuichiro Kuroda (Dan Green), Gokusen
- Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent), The Sopranos
- Henry Lin (Kenneth Choi), Sons of Anarchy
- Ray Luca (Anthony Denison), Crime Story
- Carmine Lupertazzi (Tony Lip), The Sopranos
- Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim (Bruce Weitz), Superman: The Animated Series
- Frank Masucci (Charles Cioffi), Law & Order
- Milo McCrary (John J. York), Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
- Enrique Morales (David Zayas), Oz
- Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), General Hospital
- Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), Sons of Anarchy
- Alberto Napoli (Frank Savino), Law & Order
- Antonio Nappa (Mark Margolis), Oz
- Chucky Pancamo (Chuck Zito), Oz
- Big Fat Paulie (Michael Chiklis), Family Guy
- Rick Pinzolo (Stanley Tucci), Wiseguy
- Mel Profitt (Kevin Spacey), Wiseguy
- Rancid Rabbit (Billy West), CatDog
- Quito Real (Ving Rhames), UC: Undercover
- Jimmy Reardon (Ian Tracey), "Intelligence"
- Burr Redding (Anthony Chisholm), Oz
- Frederico Righetti (Joseph Ragno), Law & Order
- Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Long John Baldry), Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Arnold Rothstein (Michael Stuhlbarg), Boardwalk Empire
- John "Johnny Sack" Sacrimoni (Vince Curatola), The Sopranos
- Nino Schibetta (Tony Musante), Oz
- Peter Schibetta (Eddie Malavarca), Oz
- Vernon Schillinger (J. K. Simmons), Oz
- Anthony "Tony" Soprano (James Gandolfini), The Sopranos
- Corrado "Junior" Soprano (Dominic Chianese), The Sopranos
- Marlo Stanfield (Jamie Hector), The Wire
- Sonny Steelgrave (Ray Sharkey), Wiseguy
- James Stenbeck, (Anthony Herrera), As The World Turns
- Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart (Robert F. Chew), The Wire
- Ernest Strepfinger (Tim Curry, Brad Garrett, and Jim Cummings), Ozzy & Drix
- Rupert Thorne (John Vernon), Batman: The Animated Series
- Valmont (Julian Sands), Jackie Chan Adventures
- Constantin Volsky (Olek Krupa), Law & Order
- Spiros Vondopoulos (Paul Ben-Victor), The Wire
- Sonny Walker (William Forsythe), UC: Undercover
- Annalisa Zucca (Sofia Milos), The Sopranos
- Tony Zucco (Thomas F. Wilson and Mark Hamill), Batman: The Animated Series and The Batman
- Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam), Sons Of Anarchy
- John Thomas "J.T." Teller (Victor Newmark), Sons Of Anarchy
- Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau), Sons Of Anarchy
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Famous quotes containing the word television:
“Laughter on American television has taken the place of the chorus in Greek tragedy.... In other countries, the business of laughing is left to the viewers. Here, their laughter is put on the screen, integrated into the show. It is the screen that is laughing and having a good time. You are simply left alone with your consternation.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)
“Cultural expectations shade and color the images that parents- to-be form. The baby product ads, showing a woman serenely holding her child, looking blissfully and mysteriously contented, or the television parents, wisely and humorously solving problems, influence parents-to-be.”
—Ellen Galinsky (20th century)