MAN WITH A PLAN: Ben Affleck (standing) stars in “Argo” as Tony Mendez, who’s interviewed on Discovery’s “The Inside Story.” Claire Folger Discovery Channel has picked a terrific time ...

Tony Mendez, a spy best known for rescuing six American diplomats during the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis — which was the subject of the 2012 film Argo — has passed away. He was 78.

Tony Mendez, the former CIA officer who famously supervised the rescue of six American diplomats from Iran in 1980 and authored the memoir upon which the 2012 film Argo was based, has died. He was 78.

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 ...

Tony Mendez, ‘Argo’ spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78. January 19, 2019 More than ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: Tony Mendez, 78, Master of Disguise for C.I.A. Who Hatched ‘Argo’ Plot, Dies.

Now retired, Tony Mendez is not easy to find. He has hidden himself along a rocky road in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western Maryland, where he and his wife, Jonna, another former spy, have ...

Tony Mendez, the the CIA officer played by Ben Affleck in 2012's Agro that won the Best Picture Oscar, has died. Continue to Deadline SKIP AD You will be redirected back to your article in seconds ...

By Michael S. Rosenwald The Washington Post. KNOXVILLE, Md. — The artist was a spy. In some of the world’s most dangerous places, his cover was often his palette. And his painter’… ...