Angelo Lano

Angelo Joseph Lano
Born (1939-01-12) January 12, 1939 (age 87)
United States
OccupationFBI special agent
Years active1961–1990
Known forHeading the FBI investigation into the Watergate scandal
Notable workTestimony as a witness in the Watergate case
  • Ike Barinholtz in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
  • Chris Messina in Gaslit (2022)

Angelo Joseph Lano (born January 12, 1939) is a former American field agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1961–1990) in Washington, D.C., notable for his work heading the investigation of, and appearing as a witness for, the Watergate scandal surrounding President Richard M. Nixon. Lano was one of a number of FBI agents who was falsely accused as a source of information for Carl Bernstein and The Washington Post during the investigation, which helped shift White House suspicions away from Mark Felt, who was revealed as informant Deep Throat on May 31, 2005.

He was portrayed by Ike Barinholtz in the 2017 film Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House and by Chris Messina in the 2022 television series Gaslit.

References

  1. ↑ Jaworski, p. 41.
  2. ↑ Michael Dobbs (June 20, 2005). Watergate and the Two Lives of Mark Felt. The Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2007.

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