Anthony De Longis

Anthony Charles De Longis (born March 23, 1950) is an American actor, stuntman, and fight choreographer.

Early life De Longis was born in Glendale, California. He attended California State University, Northridge where he was initiated into the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Career He is well known for his recurring role during the first two seasons of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager, as First Maje Jal Culluh, leader of the Kazon-Nistrim.

A very experienced swordsman, he is also known for his roles on Highlander: The Series, as Lymon Kurlow in the third-season episode "Blackmail", and as Otavio Consone in the fifth-season episode "Duende". De Longis auditioned and was considered for the lead role in the series. A martial artist and weapon master in several disciplines, he played a swordsman opposite Jet Li in the 2006 martial arts epic Fearless, and gave Harrison Ford extensive whip training for the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. He also taught Michelle Pfeiffer how to use the bullwhip for her role as Catwoman in the 1992 film Batman Returns.

De Longis provided the voice of Marshal Leigh Johnson in the 2010 western video game, Red Dead Redemption. He also appeared in the downloadable content pack Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare.

De Longis' best known film role was as the character Blade in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe, in which he was also Frank Langella's stunt double. He also portrayed Gary Ketchum in Road House, performing featured fights against Patrick Swayze's Dalton.

He appeared as Claus Van Zandt in 1985 on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, and as Leo Mitchell in 1989 on Santa Barbara. He has also made guest appearances on many other TV series, including Battlestar Galactica (original series), V, Babylon 5, Queen of Swords, and MacGyver. De Longis provided his voice in a Star Trek video game. De Longis was the voice actor as the main antagonist Lord Zygon in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin on 1985 film.

De Longis was also the swordmaster and stunt co-ordinator on the first six production episodes of the syndicated TV series Queen of Swords (101-107, not 105). The Queen of Swords was portrayed by newcomer Tessie Santiago and he trained her for two months in pre-production in California in the use of the rapier and dagger in the Spanish mysterious circle (Destreza) style to give the heroine a unique fighting style. He had used this style in the episode "Duende" of Highlander: The Series. He also trained Santiago in the use of the whip before moving to Texas Hollywood, Almería, Spain for the filming of the series. He appears in episode 1, "Destiny", as Maestro Torres the fencing instructor of Tessa Alvarado and episode 16, "The Hanged Man", as the ruthless Krane of the title. In the series he trained guest stars Bo Derek and Cristián de la Fuente and also doubled for him.

In 1999, De Longis formed Palpable Hit Productions, a production company specializing in bladed weapons and bullwhip training videos. The initial productions presented swordplay for performance, but in 2002 branched out to include historically correct combative fencing techniques in conjunction with the Martinez Academy of Arms.

In 2009, De Longis appeared on an episode of the Deadliest Warrior as an expert for the weapons and tactics used by William Wallace.

In 2015, De Longis appeared on an episode of MythBusters, teaching Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman how to use a bullwhip so they could test Indiana Jones myths.

In 2018, De Longis appeared as a guest on an episode of Good Mythical Morning in which he whipped Rhett McLaughlin on the buttocks. In April 2023, De Longis returned to the show, prompting Rhett & Link to play a memory game revisiting the details of his initial appearance.

Personal life He and his wife live at Rancho Indalo, Canyon Country.

Filmography Acting Film Years Title Role Notes 2018 Fallen Angel Spear Man Short Dead Men Anson Cardena 2016 Six Gun Savior Rex Cooper Duke John Wayne Short The Hunted: Origins Vincent Tower of Joy: A Game of Thrones FanFilm Lord Commander Gerold Hightower The Code of Cain Kidnapper 2015 Boomerang Returns Vic Short 2014 Rise of the Lonestar Ranger Jeff Ake 2013 Nightcomer 'Tex' Gangster Squad Burbank Jail Thug 2012 Cowboy Creed Sheriff Graves Short Day for Knight Narrator 2011 Last Words Cavalryman Video short 2010 Overlords, Incorporated Vincent Marlowe Short Blood Trail The Master 2006 Fearless Anthony Garcia 1995 Expect No Mercy Damian 1993 CIA II: Target Alexa Gate Mercenary Credited as Anthony DeLongis 1992 Batman Returns Terrifying Clown #2 Uncredited 1989 Road House Gary Ketchum 1987 Masters of the Universe Blade The Chipmunk Adventure Klaus Furschtein (voice) 1986 Dangerously Close Smith Raddock 1985 Starchaser: The Legend of Orin Lord Zygon (voice) 1984 3 Days Jesus The Warrior and the Sorceress Kief Credited as Anthony DeLongis 1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer Rodrigo 1979 Jaguar Lives Bret Barrett 1978 Circle of Iron Morthond 1976 Swashbuckler Soldier in Bar Uncredited 1969 The Gay Deceivers

Television Year Title Role Notes 1976 The Quest Red Episode: "Day of Outrage" 1977 Family Tony Family: "Someone's Watching" Quincy, M.E. Russell Episode: "Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy?" Logan's Run Ketcham Episode: "Logan's Run" 1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Sergio Morse Episode: "Campus Terror" 1979 Battlestar Galactica Taba 2 episodes 1982 Strike Force Dennis Episode: "Lonely Ladies" 1984 General Hospital Irving Unknown episodes Matt Houston Klein Episode: "Criss-Cross" The A-Team Tony Episode: "Harder Than It Looks" Trapper John, M.D. Mick Taggart Episode: "The Fred Connection" The Master Draper Episode: "The Java Tiger" Velvet Rawls TV movie V Ghalen Episode: "The Dissident" Murder, She Wrote Serge Berensky Episode: "Death Takes a Curtain Call" 1982-1985 The Dukes of Hazzard Slade / Norton 2 episodes 1985 Days of Our Lives Claus Van Zandt Unknown episodes 1986 The Twilight Zone Thompson Episode: "The Convict's Piano" 1984-1987 The New Mike Hammer Jack Cooley / David Cardell 2 episodes 1987 She's the Sheriff The Butterfly Episode: "Butterfly Is Free" 1986-1987 MacGyver Major Nikolai Kosov / Piedra - Assassin 3 episodes 1987 Moonlighting Chain Gang Soloist Episode: "Cool Hand Dave: Part 2" Simon & Simon Zorn Episode: "You, Too, Can Be a Detective" 1988 Sledge Hammer! Arvin Swenson Episode: "Suppose They Gave a War and Sledge Came?" High Mountain Rangers Ivan Denisovitch Episode: "Asylum" Houston Knights Corliss Episode: "For Caroline" 1989 Santa Barbara Leo Mitchell Unknown episodes 1990 Days of Our Lives Hans Episode #1.6290" 1993 Renegade Pastorini / Frank Sand 2 episodes 1995–1996 Star Trek: Voyager First Maje Jal Culluh 5 episodes 1996 Pacific Blue Travis Morell Episode: "Rapscallions" Babylon 5 Harry Episode: "Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?" 1994-1997 Highlander: The Series Otavio Consone / Lymon Kurlow 2 episodes 1997 Goosebumps Man in Black Episode: "Don't Go to Sleep" Conan Prince Shadizar Episode: "The Curse of Afka" 1998 The Adventures of Sinbad Malek Episode: "The Gryphon's Tale" The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Vern Episode: "The Case of the Galloping Ghost" 2000-2001 Queen of Swords Maestro Juan Torres, Krane 2 episodes "Destiny", " Hanged Man" 2001 The Outer Limits Commander McCarty Episode: "The Vessel" MythQuest Sir Lancelot Episode: "Sir Caradoc at the Round Table" 2002 Ariana's Quest Tarak TV movie 2004 ER EMT Episode: "Try Carter" 2005 Las Vegas Very Big Guy Episode: "Double Down, Triple Threat" 2007 The War at Home Fencing Instructor Episode: "A Bitter Pill to Swallow" Mr. and Mrs. Smith Hajek Bodyguard #1" TV Short 2008 The Riches Redneck Episode: "Trust Never Sleeps" iCarly Emile Episode: "iFence" 2009 Leverage Butcher of Kiev Episode: "The Wedding Job" Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey Himself 2 episodes Deadliest Warrior Member of Team William Wallace "Episode 8: William Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu" 2010 Justified Rufus Episode: "Bulletville" 2011 The AOF Channel Anthony De Longis 5 episodes 2009–2011 The Hunted Vincent 6 episodes 2012 Grimm Judge Logan Patterson Episode: "Game Ogre" NCIS Whipcord Episode: "Secrets" Happily Never After Bruce Cleland Episode: "Weeping Widow" 2014 Revolution Head Ranger Episode: "S#!& Happens" Ride the Lightning Bill Dixon Episode: "Vengeance Part 3" NCIS: Los Angeles Harrison Goodsell Episode: "The Grey Man" 2015 The Millers The Pope Episode: "When the Pope Comes Marching In" The Story of Billy the Kidd Sheriff Gary Kidd TV movie MythBusters Himself Episode: "Indiana Jones Special" 2017 Rusty Revolver: Origin The Sunset Comanche Episode: "Pilot" Midnight, Texas Plantation Master Episode: "Lemuel, Unchained" 2018 Arrested Development Mr. F #2 3 episodes

Video games Year Title Role 1992 Star Trek: 25 Anniversary Enhanced Federation Admiral 1993 Star Trek: Judgment Rites Adm. Richards, Commander, Curator Breznia 2000 Fear Effect Jacob "Deke" DeCourt 2010 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Marshal Leigh Johnson Red Dead Redemption 2011 Resistance 3 Mick Cutler, Martin, Ray Might & Magic Heroes VI Hiroshi Bulletstorm General Victor Sarrano 2012 Hitman: Absolution Hope Cops, Supporting Cast 2014 Wasteland 2 Pistol Pete 2020 Wasteland 3 Male Nightclub Bouncer, Flab the Inhaler, Percival Wesson, Ranch Leader, Marshal Lupinski

Stunts/miscellaneous

Good Mythical Morning (2018) - volunteered in Rhett and Link's mirror-touch synesthesia experiment MythBusters (2015) - helped teach Adam and Jamie how to use a bullwhip to test Indiana Jones myths DC Nation Shorts (2011) - tested Green Arrow's boxing glove arrow La Verdadera Destreza: The True Art and Style of Spanish Swordsmanship (1999/2001) [with Maestro Ramon Martinez] Queen of Swords (2000) - first six production episodes as swordmaster/stunt co-ordinator Final Round (1994) Far and Away (1992) Dangerously Close (1986)

Honours