Antonio Joseph Mendez (November 15, 1940 – January 19, 2019) was an American technical operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who specialized in support of clandestine and covert CIA operations. He wrote four memoirs about his CIA experiences.

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Jan 20, 2019 · Ex-CIA agent Tony Mendez, who inspired the Oscar-winning film Argo, has died at the age of 78. He had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease. At the CIA, Mendez specialised in disguises,...

Jan 21, 2019 · Mr. Mendez orchestrated one of the most audacious covert operations in the agency’s history: the rescue of six American diplomats from Iran in 1980.

Feb 20, 2013 · CIA agent Tony Mendez, played in the film by Ben Affleck, explains how the rescue plan was hatched. The six Americans in hiding had escaped from the back door of the embassy as Iranian...

Jan 20, 2019 · Tony Mendez, the former CIA officer who rescued six American diplomats from revolutionary Iran in 1980, died Saturday. He's shown here in 2012 in Washington, D.C.,...

Jan 21, 2019 · Tony Mendez, the real-life spy behind Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film "Argo," has died at the age of 78. Mendez died early Saturday morning, succumbing to a decade-long battle with Parkinson's disease, the former CIA operative's literary manager, Christy Fletcher, said in …

Aug 1, 2023 · Tony Mendez retired from the CIA in 1990, but his adventures were far from over. Alongside his wife, Jonna, he authored several books detailing his experiences, including the aptly named “The Master of Disguise” and “Argo,” the latter serving as the basis for the 2012 film of …

Dec 29, 2019 · Tony Mendez, former CIA technical operations officer, at the premiere of "Argo," a 2012 film based on a covert mission Mendez led in 1979 that rescued six Americans during the...

Jan 21, 2019 · F ormer CIA officer Tony Mendez, whose high-stakes 1980 rescue operation saved six American diplomats trapped in revolutionary Iran, died on Saturday, according to his literary agent. He was...