This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Bryan Cranston, left, as Jack O’Donnell and Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in "Argo," a rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.

A family statement and his literary agent confirmed that Antonio “Tony” Mendez died Saturday at an assisted-living center in Frederick, Maryland. He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Antonio "Tony" Mendez is the rarest of creatures: A former spy who has come out of the woodwork. His story is the subject of Ben Affleck's new film, "Argo," released in the ...

One of Ben Affleck’s highest-rated movies is streaming this August. Ever since his breakout role in 1997’s Good Will Hunting, the actor has proven himself to be one of Hollywood’s leading men. Some of ...

Tony Mendez is an "ex filtration" specialist who proposes that they pose as a Canadian film crew scouting locations for a science fiction movie called Argo.

Watching 'Argo' brought me right back to that moment in time. Simply put, they got it right," says Mendez, who wrote a book about the mission after President Clinton declassified the operation in ...

Starring Ben Affleck (who also directed), the movie is based on the exfiltration of six American hostages during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, Argo follows CIA specialist Tony Mendez (Affleck) as ...

Johnson's identity for decades had been hidden from the public, with him known only by the pseudonym "Julio" after fellow CIA officer Antonio "Tony" Mendez published a book recounting the operation.

In this true story, Affleck plays Tony Mendez, a CIA agent who specializes in extracting U.S. citizens from dangerous situations abroad. In 1979, Iran was ground zero for the explosion of anti ...

This image of a painting hanging at the CIA's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, is an artist's take on former CIA officers Antonio "Tony" Mendez, face visible, and Edward B. Johnson preparing ...

Both Johnson and Mendez received the CIA’s Intelligence Star, its second-highest award for valor, for the operation. He retired from the CIA in 1995 and worked as a contractor while exploring a ...