Antonio J. Mendez

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Antonio J. Mendez was a former CIA technical operations officer and master of disguise best known for his role in the 1979–1980 Iran hostage rescue mission later depicted in the film "Argo."

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Antonio J. Mendez canonical 3
Antonio Joseph Mendez 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Intelligence Agency officer
human
memoirist
awardReceived CIA Trailblazer Award NERFINISHED
Intelligence Star NERFINISHED
birthDate 1940-11-15
birthPlace Eureka, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
coAuthor Jonna Mendez NERFINISHED
Malcolm McConnell NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2019-01-19
educatedAt University of Colorado Denver (attended, did not complete) NERFINISHED
employer Central Intelligence Agency
ethnicGroup Mexican American
familyName Mendez NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork clandestine operations
disguise and identity transformation
fullName Antonio Joseph Mendez NERFINISHED
genre memoir
non-fiction
givenName Antonio NERFINISHED
hasChild Amanda Mendez NERFINISHED
Ian Mendez NERFINISHED
Jesse Mendez NERFINISHED
knownFor developing advanced disguise techniques for CIA operations
leading the exfiltration of six American diplomats from Iran in 1980
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Air Force
notableWork Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History NERFINISHED
Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold War NERFINISHED
The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA NERFINISHED
occupation CIA officer
technical operations officer
writer
participantIn Canadian Caper NERFINISHED
Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Frederick, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Ben Affleck NERFINISHED
positionHeld chief of disguise at the CIA Office of Technical Service
residence Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
retirement 1990
serviceEntry 1965
spouse Jonna Mendez NERFINISHED
subjectOf film Argo

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The Master of Disguise author Antonio J. Mendez
The Master of Disguise basedOnExperienceOf Antonio J. Mendez
The Master of Disguise hasNotableCharacter Antonio J. Mendez
Tony Mendez fullName Antonio J. Mendez
this entity surface form: Antonio Joseph Mendez