![Tony Mendez, 'Argo' spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 - The Washington Post Tony Mendez, 'Argo' spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/PMKY3QA4EQI6TCATZOO6Y5Q6OM.jpg)
Tony Mendez, 'Argo' spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78 - The Washington Post
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Ben Affleck pays tribute to Tony Mendez after Argo spy dies aged 78 following Parkinson's battle | Daily Mail Online
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Tony Mendez, CIA agent whose espionage masterstroke in exfiltrating US diplomats from Tehran was immortalised in the film 'Argo' – obituary
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4. Oktober 2012 - Hollywood, Kalifornien, USA - Tony Mendez & Frau besuchen die Premiere von "Argo" bei
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Tony Mendez, clandestine CIA hero of Ben Affleck's 'Argo,' reveals the real story behind film smash - Washington Times
![Ehemaliger CIA-Agent Tony Mendez, denen der Film "Argo" basiert, kommt mit seiner Frau Jonna an der 85. Academy Awards in Los Angeles 24. Februar 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Vereinigte Staaten - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) ( Ehemaliger CIA-Agent Tony Mendez, denen der Film "Argo" basiert, kommt mit seiner Frau Jonna an der 85. Academy Awards in Los Angeles 24. Februar 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Vereinigte Staaten - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) (](https://c8.alamy.com/compde/2d05129/ehemaliger-cia-agent-tony-mendez-denen-der-film-argo-basiert-kommt-mit-seiner-frau-jonna-an-der-85-academy-awards-in-los-angeles-24-februar-2013-reuterslucas-jackson-vereinigte-staaten-tags-entertainment-oscars-ankunfte-2d05129.jpg)